Circus Oz performer balances on the top of stacked chairs during a media preview of their show "Barely Contained" in Sydney December 30, 2009.
The Russian State Academic Pushkin Ballet will perform Sleeping Beauty at Peking University Hall. Founded in 1935, the troupe is one of the nine outstanding ballet companies in Russia.
Magic moments on stage demonstrate wonder and splendor.
The China Puppet Theater presents the bilingual puppet show Nutcracker, about a little girl and her magical dream on Christmas Eve.
Standing near his second-floor office window in Xicheng district, Fan Xing gazes at the flow of passengers at a subway station nearby.
Chen Weiya choked back tears as he watched the rehearsal of the modern dance drama "Zhou Xuan" earlier this week, which will debut for audiences at Shanghai Grand Theatre next year.
"All right, Beijing!" screamed Johan Hegg, lead singer of the heavy metal band Amon Amarth, to an audience of die-hard fans toward the end of their set at Mao Livehouse on Dec 1. "It's time to bleed... for ancient gods!"
Beijing audiences have another chance to catch bossa nova star Lisa Ono.
Last weekend, celebrated Taiwanese choreographer and dancer Lin Hwai-min thrilled Beijing with his signature piece Cursive. Now comes Lin's "mentor" Jose Limon.
The play Mei Lanfang on the Peking Opera master's life and loves will have local actors Bai Yongcheng, Liu Ying and Chen Liangping playing the lead roles.
Now the company is soliciting the music and will choose one from the following five pieces. Your vote would decide which Chinese song would be performed in Riverdance
With a team of "translators" watching every performance of Fame - The Musical to tailor-make it for the Chinese market, the version that local audiences see on Dec 23 is going to be quite different from the final show 10 days later.
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