Spoiled for choice this festive season

By Chen Jie, Liu Wei and Gan Tian (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-22 11:34

Israel Ballet will perform a modern ballet triple-bill at the National Center for the Performing Arts on Jan 31.

Watching CCTV's annual Spring Festival gala and one of the many festival films tailor-made for the season is no longer the dominant way of spending your leisure time during the week-long break. A great variety of entertainment is also on offer at theaters around Beijing.

No matter what your age or taste, there is sure to be something to whet your appetite.

Israel Ballet's Cinderella and Russian National Ballet Theater's Swan Lake and The Nutcracker are good family fare. For sophisticated ballet lovers, Israel Ballet will perform a modern ballet night on Jan 31 at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

The same company's Cinderella adds a "beggar" character in the dance. When Prince Charming picks his wife at the ball, Cinderella's stepmother and sisters leave her at home alone, but she befriends a beggar who turns out to be a fairy and sends her to the ball.

On Jan 31, Israel Ballet will perform a modern ballet triple-bill including Written In the Sand, Ni-Na and XTA.

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