Chinese dance drama to debut in Seattle

SAN FRANCISCO - The classical Chinese dance drama Butterfly Lovers is set for its debut at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle this week as part of an arts festival currently underway in the United States. The two-hour dance drama, also known as "Chinese Romeo and Juliet", is a romantic tragedy set in ancient China.

It has been choreographed by dance director Li Hengda.

With a cast of young artists from the Beijing Dance Academy, the dance drama will bring one of four most treasured tragic love stories in China to audiences on the US West Coast.