“Magic Makeup Ballet” Staged with 4 “Pandas”

On October 31, Chongqing Ballet Theater performed a magic makeup ballet at the Caesar Palace Theatre in Chongqing. Traditional classics, new modern works, and graceful dances were on the show, creating another sleepless night in the Happy Valley.

The "Magic Makeup Ballet" is a theatrical dance performance choreographed by Chongqing Ballet Theater based on familiar music pieces such as Swan Lake, Waltz No. 2, Sleeping Beauty, Carmen, and Nutcracker, combined with classic ballet dramas and dances, as well as incorporating passionate ballroom dancing such as waltz and tango. The whole performance is intended to interpret the mood expressed by famous music pieces and music with ballet's fantasy-like dance techniques and fantastic choreography, including costumes, props, and stage curtains, focusing on the choreography and creative essence of the Chongqing Ballet Theater over the years. In addition to focusing on the dance story through ballet and ballroom dancing, this "Magic Makeup Ballet" also provides the audience with a wonderful interactive experience in the form of immersion and zero-distance viewing. Some of the highlights of the program are as follows:

1. Four Little Pandas

Under the background music of the famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Swan Lake, the clumsy pandas take the place of the clever swans. The charmingly naive pandas and the graceful swans form a sharp contrast. A humorous and relaxing opening act kicks off the Magical Makeup Ballet.

2. Waltz No. 2

Under the beautiful melody of Waltz No. 2 by Russian musician Shostakovich, the beautiful and handsome young men and women of the ballet theater, wearing gorgeous clothes and exquisite masks, waltzed merrily to show the bold and unrestrained national customs of Russia.

3. Radetzky March

With the music of Johann Strauss Sr.'s classic masterpiece Radetzky March, the audience could not help but rise and applaud when the ballerinas appeared in full dress in front of them. With the brilliant lighting, the audience's moods were brought to a climax.

4. Carmen

This is the original dance of the Chongqing Ballet Theater. The dancers use unique ballet artistic language to describe the Gypsy girl Carmen's passionate character, describing her moving and beautiful love story, thus helping the audience understand the story of the French realist writer Prosper Mérimée from a different artistic perspective.

5. Casablanca

Set during World War II, Casablanca is a moving and excellent love story, a classic melancholy love song, and a lingering and moving love ballet dance between two lovers. The ballet version of Casablanca was staged in the Caesar Palace Theatre for the audience to enjoy.

6. The Waltz of the Flowers

The waltz in the third act of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is selected. Under the famous music, the performers of Chongqing Ballet Theater showed the audience the dance that the Flower Fairy performs for Clara (the protagonist of the play) when she comes to the fairy tale kingdom with the prince.

7. Polka

Nobody won't be impressed by John Strauss's Pizzicato Polka or excited by the festive and cheerful ballet under Pizzicato Polka! This is the magic of ballet and famous music pieces, which is the most beautiful artistic combination!

8. MADE IN CHINA

Based on classical ballet, the modern ballet Made in China does not lose its own artistic characteristics and cultural spirit. It uses traditional dancing skills and modern aesthetics to interpret the rapid changes in contemporary China with the cultural revival.

9. Feathers

The Dying Swan is sad and beautiful. It eulogizes the pursuit and desire for life and the tenacious struggle and resistance. The ballet solo Feathers expresses the dance of life of a black swan that wants to take wing and fly.

At the end of the year, Chongqing Ballet Theater will continue to put on shows at Caesar Palace Theatre in Chongqing Happy Valley, including the "Makeup Ballet — Dressed-up Ball" in late November, the Nutcracker on December 24 and 25, and especially the "New Year Concert" on December 31, which is the climax of the year-end celebration!