20.01.2017

Soloists of the National Ballet of China to Perform at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre for the First Time

Sun Ruichen and Xu Yan are to perform the title parts in Swan Lake on January 27. The principal and the soloist of the National Ballet of China have arrived in Vladivostok at a special invitation to take part in the performance of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.

Sun Ruichen is a principal dancer of the National Ballet of China (NBC), a laureate of international competitions. He graduated from the Beijing Ballet Academy. His repertoire includes leading roles in classical and modern ballet performances. With the NDC company he has toured extensively in Europe, Canada, the USA, Brazil, Australia and Cuba.

Xu Yan is a soloist of the National Ballet of China, a laureate of international competitions. She graduated from the Affiliated Dance School of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Following the results of the II Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition she was awarded a year internship at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Also, the ballet Le Corsaire scheduled for 3 January will feature the principal dancer of the National Ballet of China Ma Xiaodong.

Ma Xiaodong graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and was the third and the second prize winner of the prestigious Varna International Ballet Competition in 2008 and 2010, respectively. He performs leading parts in the NBC classical and modern productions. With the NBC company he toured around Europe, Canada, USA, Brazil, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In 2015 Ma Xiaodong was an invited soloist at the Richmond Ballet premiere of Don Quixote.

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