The Peony Pavilion

FESTIVAL: Edinburgh International Festival

CATEGORY: Dance

Beautiful Du Liniang falls asleep by the Peony Pavilion and dreams of Liu Mengmei, a lover she has never met. She wakes in despair and asks the Flower Goddess to find her lost love. Unable to find him, Liniang dies of a broken heart and is forced to turn to the Infernal Judge of the Underworld for help.

Fei Bo’s sensuous choreography is a mesmerising fusion of western classical ballet, complete with a full corps de ballet, and traditional Chinese dance. The Peony Pavilion is one of the most famous love stories in Chinese literature, a deeply romantic tale of the power of love to conquer death.

This is a full-scale ballet production with lavish sets and sumptuous costumes. It is set to an enchanting and passionate original score by Guo Wenjing, incorporating references to Debussy’s Daphnis et Chloé, Holst’s The Planets and Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite, performed by the National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra. This is a ballet for dance-lovers of all ages.

‘Remarkable and unique Chinese Ballet’ Time Out Hong Kong
‘It is hard to praise too highly the exceptional quality of the dancing’ The Times on Raise the Red Lantern

Supported by The Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China
Sponsored by Baillie Gifford & Co, Investment Managers

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Tickets from £ 12.00

from 13/08/2011
to 14/08/2011

This event has no further performances scheduled at this time

Venue Details

Edinburgh Festival Theatre

The Festival Theatre stands on the site of the old Empire Theatre and opened in 1994, boasting the largest stage of any presenting house in Britain at the time. Today, at just over 2,500 square feet it is the largest performance area in Scotland, second only to the Royal Opera House in the UK, and is established as one of the country’s most prestigious venues. Not only is it the Capital’s home for Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera, and at the heart of the Edinburgh International Festival, it has also gained an international reputation as one of the leading dance houses in the world. The 1915-seat venue hosts a cutting-edge contemporary dance season alongside large-scale musicals, international ballet productions and a variety of one-night musical events.

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