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Ballet Drama Raise the Red Lantern

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Playwright, Director, Artistic Director: Zhang Yimou Costum Designer: Jérome Kaplan(French) Lighting Designer: Zhang Yimou Performer: National Ballet of China Accompaniment: Symphony Orchestra of China National Ballet Conductor: Zhang Yi

Synopsis

Raise the Red Lantern tells of a girl who reluctantly becomes the third wife of a powerful mandarin in the 20s of the last century. Her beauty makes her husband desire her greatly, to the extent that he forces her to submit when she shows reluctance. She protests desperately but fails to avoid her tragic destiny. She idles away her life by watching operas in theaters or playing mah-jong all day long. From time to time she would seek chances to meet her former lover, a handsome young opera performer. But her private dating is spied by her husband's second wife who is jealous. Her adultery is caught by her husband on the spot. But the second concubine receives nothing but a slash on the face from her husband. Frustrated in agony, she tears all the red lanterns in the courtyard. Their husband, also their master, because furious and put his two concubines to death. Before dying, the two envious concubines forgive each other, entirely forgetting their hatreds.

Contributed by jessica0000

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The ballet is adapted and directed by Zhang Yimou from his movie of the same name. The National Ballet of China's stirring performance in London in 2004 was nominated ""Best Foreign Dance Company"" at the National Dance Awards. RMB20-200.