Late at night on January 9th, Beijing time, the principal dancer of the Hamburg Ballet in Germany posted a missing person notice on her social media, saying that Zhang Lin, a 21-year-old Chinese female dancer of the company, died at 1 pm local time last Friday (5th). He disappeared after rehearsing at :30 and has been unable to be contacted.
A missing person notice posted on social media
On the morning of January 10, Weibo’s account “a rabbit rc” certified as a dance blogger confirmed the news of Zhang Lin’s disappearance to a Red Star News reporter. As the "Teacher Rabbit" in the eyes of children and parents, she has been taking professional photos for Beijing Dance Ballet for a long time, and at the same time giving lectures on repertoire knowledge.
"Currently the Hamburg Ballet has called the local police and contacted the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg." According to "Teacher Rabbit", a friend sent an email to the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg yesterday for help and received an email. Email reply from the Consulate General. “The Consulate General said it attaches great importance to this matter and has contacted the Hamburg police, Zhang Lin’s mother and friends, and provided help for Zhang Lin’s mother to apply for a visa to Germany. At the same time, members of the German Hamburg Ballet also Missing notices were posted around the dance troupe, Zhang Lin’s residence, and along the way to and from work.”
“Teacher Rabbit” told the Red Star News reporter that she had witnessed Zhang Lin’s growth along the road of ballet. In 2020, when When Zhang Lin, who was only 17 years old, won fourth place at the Lausanne International Ballet Competition in Switzerland, he was by her side. "Zhang Lin has grown up under my lens. I have always been particularly optimistic about her from the third grade of the high school attached to her graduation."
"Zhang Lin won the Lausanne (competition) and received a scholarship. I strongly recommended her to choose the Hamburg Ballet in Germany." "Teacher Rabbit" said that she also studied in Germany and knew that there were very few cameras on the roads in Hamburg, so she was worried that this situation would be detrimental to the police's handling of the case. She showed a bit of self-blame during her conversation.
▲ Zhang Lin competed in the Lausanne International Ballet Competition
According to "Teacher Rabbit"'s recollection, Zhang Lin was developing well in Hamburg, Germany, before her disappearance. She officially joined the Hamburg Ballet in January last year. "This child loves dancing very much. She Before she graduated from the Hamburg Ballet School, she was confirmed by the director to graduate and join the company. After joining the dance company, she also obtained a formal work visa, and there were always opportunities for new roles and new repertoires. Before she lost contact, she I have just played a new role, and my life and work are very normal."
According to Red Star News
