The entire company of 44 dancers with a staff of 15 traveled to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Beijing, Shenyang, and Ningbo. Special VIP sponsors and guests also accompanied the dancers and staff on their travels.
This was the Company’s first international tour since September 2000, and only the second international tour in over 20 years.
Ballet San Jose was the first American dance company to perform this extensively throughout China in it's newest and grandest theaters. The Ballet also reached out to the public with "Ballet by Day", a special educational program with dancers in our company from China acting as moderators. The Ballet also worked with local schools and professional ballet companies incorporating young dancers into our productions. All rehearsals and classes were open to the public.
The Company has also established relationships with several Chinese dance companies and plans are being made to bring those companies to San Jose to perform.

Tour Features 3 Chinese Dancers | Chinese Dancer Press Release

"Come Fly with Us" -- A virtual tour of the Tour!

Slide Show of the Departure

Slide Show of Carmina Burana Rehearsals in Shanghai

Slide Show of Hangzhou & Dongguan & Touring

Slide Show of PR Shots

Ballet Blog from China (May & June entries)

World-wide Blog Readership

THE FIREBIRD

SERENADE

MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONY

ONTOGENY

SWAN LAKE Pas de Cinq from Act I

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

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