Bright Red Star gets the ballet treatment for Shanghai show

Ballet dancer Wu Husheng, who is used to playing princes, emperors and dukes, will take the role of a young revolutionary in Bright Red Star. This original production of the Shanghai Ballet will premiere at the Shanghai International Dance Center on Oct 24.

This is a ballet tailor-made for Wu, the lead star dancer of the Shanghai Ballet, says Zhao Ming, the director and choreographer of the play.

The story of Bright Red Star is familiar to many in China, thanks to the 1974 movie of the same name.