Chinese ballet troupe impresses at recent Tokyo performances

TOKYO - When dancers from the National Ballet of China depicted scenes from Raise the Red Lantern, audiences in Tokyo, Japan were left thrilled by the performance.

In order to illustrate the classic story in an artistic form, the performers were dressed in exquisite traditional Chinese costumes of bright colors for the performance on Friday. Their equally delicate dance moves also won the appreciation of the audience.

According to Feng Ying, director of the National Ballet of China, a troupe of 120 performers came to Tokyo to put on shows of Raise the Red Lantern and Swan Lake, the largest-scale performance in Japan since the ballet company was established 60 years ago.