Trans-century classic
Transnational inheritance
Genuine love submerged in everlasting perfection

Introduction
The new version of Romeo and Juliet was combined traditional elements of Chinese culture and melt into Chinese classical aesthetic. Sometimes fan, umbrella and drama masks are tools of dance, sometimes are embellishment of choreography in their arrangement, which is a fusion of the East and the West.

 

 

Suzhou Ballet Theatre
Suzhou Ballet Theatre, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzhou New Era Group was established in 2007 and Artistic Directors are Ying Li and Jiabin Pan. Members come from Beijing Dance Academy, Shanghai Theatre Academy and major ballet companies in China. Based on classical ballet, the company constantly challenges new dance forms and always insists on creating ballet works with unique Chinese cultural connotation and aesthetics.

 

 

Since it was founded, with inheritance and innovation, Suzhou Ballet Theatre has created large-scale productions including Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Legend of Beauty, The Nutcracker, Carmen, Cinderella, Tang Yin and Swan Lake, as well as modern ballet works, like Tchaikovsky’s Giselle, Double Happiness, Chopin's poem, Dancing on Rock and so on.

 

 

 

Creative Team
Directors/Choreographers: Ying Li, Jiabin Pan
Stage/Lighting Designer: Jiang Han
Costume Designer: Xueman Xu, Jiajuan Xu
Music: Sergey Prokofiev