Spanish National Ballet presents a wonderful performance to ECNUers.
On the evening of November 11, Spanish National Ballet presented a feast of dancing to ECNUers on Minhang Campus. It was an important part of the 16th China Shanghai International Arts Festival as well as Great China Stage series activities of ECNU. The performance captivated audience by its unique splendor.
Dancing at the first half is romantic and elegant.
Contrary to traditional style which relies more on body languages, this time Spanish National Ballet made music play an important role in performing. Dancing at the first half was romantic and elegant while that at the second half, passionate and enthusiastic. Climax arrived at the second part of the fourth dance: dozens of actors and actresses dressed in black MJ clothes went down to the audience, each inviting one to dance. Those invited performed various kinds of dancing such as waltz, jitterbug and rumba with great passion. With ears and eyes amused, audience as well as actors fully enjoyed happiness and pleasure brought by dancing. One said that the show given by Spanish Ballet was unique in forms as well as contents. What impressed him most was the combination of Spanish folk music and dances, which made the performance passionate and memorable.
The second hald of the performance is passionate and enthusiastic.
Founded in 1979, Spanish National Ballet is regarded as an ambassador of Spanish culture for its innovation and combination of traditional dancing style in Spain with classical ballet. Their performances are highly praised by critics all over the world and have won many prizes. ECNU is the only university in Shanghai that has witnessed their performance this year. Prof. Xie Chao, Director of the Publicity Department of ECNU, presented a souvenir to José Carlos Martinez, Artistic Director of Spanish National Ballet, and expressed gratitude to their wonderful performance.
The dancers and the audience dance together.
Prof. Xie Chao (L3) presents a souvenir to José Carlos Martinez (R4).
The performance is a part of the Great China Stage series activities.
China Shanghai International Arts Festival is one of the highest-level national cultural exchange activities. In order to make university students feel the charm of outstanding culture and arts, Shanghai International Arts Festival has conducted activities in campus every year since 2007.
Written by: Zhao Shuyu
Edited by: Liu Jinyu
