Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On July 28, the 3rd Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition "Awarding Party and Ceremony" was co-sponsored by Beijing Tianqiao Theater Co., Ltd. and Beijing Universal Ballet Art Center, with the National Ballet of China as the guiding unit. "Celebration Performance" was held at the Tianqiao Theater.
Feng Ying, Chairman of the Jury of the Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition, Director and Artistic Director of the National Ballet of China, presented medals and certificates to the winners. Photo provided by the organizer
At the awards night, Feng Ying, chairman of the jury of the Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition, director and artistic director of the National Ballet of China, expressed his gratitude to people from all walks of life who support and care about this competition, and introduced to everyone The origin of the name of the game. Feng Tuan said, "'Ailian' is taken from the name of Mr. Dai Ailian, the first director of the National Ballet of China. Mr. Dai is not only the mother of dance in China, but she also always attaches great importance to the mutual reference and common development of culture and art between different countries. , we named the competition after her, judged with a professional and authoritative judging attitude, and tried our best to create a display platform with international vision and influence for young people, especially children who love ballet. This is our respect for Mr. Dai and others A high tribute to the predecessors who have made great contributions to the development of culture and art!"
Afterwards, Director Feng Ying met with John Meehan, former principal of the American Ballet Theater and Australian Ballet, chairman of the jury of the American Jackson International Ballet Competition; deputy director of the National Ballet of China; Director Zhu Yan; former ballerina and instructor of the Paris Opera House in France, Peggy Dussault; deputy director of the National Ballet of China and deputy principal of the National Ballet of Dance School Zhang Jian; ballet master and choreographer Christo of the Berlin State Ballet School in Germany husband Boehm; assistant ballet master Xu Gang, artistic director of the National Ballet of China; Dirk Badenhorst, CEO of the South African International Ballet Competition; Zou Zhirui, professor of the Beijing Dance Academy and former director of the ballet department, presented medals and certificates to the winners respectively.
Group photo at the "Awards Gala and Celebration Performance" of the 3rd Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition.
It is understood that this competition started on April 1 and has gone through the preliminary rounds of the Chengdu sub-division, the preliminary round of the Beijing sub-division, online judging and finals, with a total of 695 applicants. In the end, a total of 162 people from the non-professional group (ballet, modern dance, group dance) and the professional group won the first, second and third prizes, the special jury award and the best instructor award respectively.
The party celebration performance kicked off with the group dance "Dream of Flowers, Rain and Butterflies". The winning contestants showed their talents and charm. Classic ballet variations, modern dances of various styles, and group dances demonstrated the breadth and depth of the creative works and performance levels of each participating unit and contestant. Among them, there are many familiar figures from young contestants who have participated many times. They stand out and continue to grow on the platform of the Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition.
Director Feng Ying said, "As a platform, the Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition is committed to joining hands with more international professionals and more people from all walks of life to promote art. Together, we start from the aesthetic education of children's ballet and let more non-professionals Young children and teenagers can also gradually shape their own perfect life through ballet aesthetic education. "
celebration performance scene.
At the end of the party, Zhang Zhiling, the winner of the second competition, presented the audience with a unique and charming modern dance "Border". Yan Mengxuan, the winner of the first competition, joined hands with Shen Lexuan to perform a delicate and moving pas de deux of "Cinderella". Amid the cheers and applause of the audience, the 3rd Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition came to a successful conclusion.
After three editions, the Ailian International Youth Ballet Competition has now become a uniquely influential international exchange platform for youth ballet in China, and has indeed played a certain role in promoting the high-quality development of Chinese youth ballet aesthetic education. The organizer stated that the competition will inherit and carry forward the dedication of the older generation of artists such as Mr. Dai Ailian to the cause of Chinese dance, use the international artistic language of ballet to promote international cultural and artistic exchanges, and continue to make progress towards newer and higher artistic goals!
editor, Wu Longzhen
proofreader, Liu Yue
