Dance Drama Commission XU Xiake Co-produced by the NCPA and the Central Academy of Drama

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About

XU Xiake is a dance drama commission co-produced by the NCPA and the Central Academy of Drama in 2026. Inspired by the extraordinary life of XU Xiake, the renowned geographer and traveler of the Ming dynasty, the production draws on his celebrated travelogue, The Travel Diaries of XU Xiake, a work of enduring geographical, historical and literary significance. Through dance, it brings to life the remarkable journey and adventurous spirit of this extraordinary figure, who pursued his dreams with the conviction that “a true man should set his sights on the blue sea at dawn and the vast mountains by dusk.”

In 2011, May 19^th—the date marking the opening of The Travel Diaries of XU Xiake—was officially designated as China Tourism Day. Since then, landmarks commemorating XU Xiake’s travel routes have been established across the country. A pioneer of backpackers, XU Xiake has found a new place in contemporary life as a cultural tourism icon, embodying China’s enduring spirit of exploration and its rich tradition of travel.

The creation of the dance drama XU Xiake seeks to bring this cultural legacy to life through the performing arts. It transforms the traveler’s footsteps, once preserved in books and traced along ancient routes, into a vivid physical narrative that audiences can see and feel.

Guided by the creative philosophy of “using the land as paper and the body as brush,” the production seeks to carry the spirit of exploration into the present day. It weaves together realism, romanticism and expressionism, alternating between realistic storytelling and evocative, symbolic spaces to create dynamic dramatic tension through dance. In doing so, it develops a distinctive dance-theatre language that combines raw physical power with contemporary aesthetics, conveying the enduring strength of perseverance and the pursuit of truth and discovery.

The first round of production in 2026 offers a fresh interpretation of XU Xiake’s spirit, exploring its resonance and relevance in our time.

Creative
Chief Director: MENG Yan
Composer: JI Peng
Playwrights: FU Meng, XIAO Ping, ZHU Xi

Visual Director / Lighting Designer: REN Dongsheng
Set Designer: FENG Lei
Costume and Styling Designer: YANG Donglin
Multimedia Designer: BAO Erwen
Props Designer: JIN Jifeng
Ou Styling Designer: CAO Tingting
Sound Designers: HE Biao, WANG Haidong

Executive Director: ZHANG Yuanchun
Theatre Director: HUI Qianqian
Choreographers: LI Nan, LIU Xiaoyan, CHEN Shiyi, FU Dafu, MA Liangliang, WU Meiyi, ZHANG Yueming, CHEN Zheng
Ou Director: GU Yue
Martial Arts Director: PANG Guohui
Acrobatics Movement Director: SUN Lili
Aerial Wire Designer: XIE Yongwei

Cast
XU Xiake: GONG Qijie ▲ (Dec. 17/22), HUANG Longbiao (Dec. 18/20), MAO Changjun * (Dec. 19)
XU Youmian (XU Xiake’s Father): ZHAO Lei (Dec. 17/18/19/22), ZHAO Tingzhang * (Dec. 20)
Madam WANG (XU Xiake’s Mother): SUN Xiaojuan ▲(Dec. 17/18/19/22), ZHAO Yulu *(Dec. 20)
Mu Zeng (Friend): HUANG Longbiao (Dec. 17/22), DANZHEN Angxiu (Dec. 18/20), DENG Tianrui * (Dec. 19)
Phantom Wanderer: CHEN Tian (Dec. 17/18/19/22), ZHAO Zihao * (Dec. 20)
Inn Tycoon: CHANG Hongji (Dec. 17/22), PANG Guohui (Dec. 18/19/20)
LI Ji (XU Xiake’s Son): WU Honglei *(Dec. 17-22)
Xiao Gu (Companion and Study Attendant): ZHANG Yixiang (Dec. 18/19/20), LI Haoze * (Dec. 17/22)
Madam XU (XU Xiake’s Wife): HUANG Lufei (Dec. 18/20), CHEN Yi *(Dec. 19), OUYANG Tongxin * (Dec. 17/22)
Mu Zeng's Mother: ZHAO Yulu* (Dec. 17/18/19/22), LI Nuo* (Dec. 20)
Young XU Xiake: LU Yiwen* (Dec. 17-22)
Young Xiao Gu: ZHENG Zijian* (Dec. 17-22)
Shadow Questioner: DENG Tianrui* (Dec. 17/18/20/22), ZHAO Tingzhang* (Dec. 19)
Mu Zeng's Servant A: LU Chuanyun* (Dec. 17-22)
Mu Zeng's Servant B: LI Zhijie* (Dec. 17-22)

▲ Faculty members of the Dance Department, Central Academy of Drama
* Current students of the Dance Department, Central Academy of Drama

Synopsis

During the reign of the Wanli Emperor in the Ming dynasty, a young XU Xiake embraced the ambition that “a true man should set his sights on the blue sea at dawn and the vast mountains by dusk.” After bidding farewell to his father, receiving a ceremonial cap from his mother, and taking leave of his wife, he set out with his family’s blessing on a solitary journey of thousands of miles, determined to pursue his dream of exploring and mapping the land.

No hardship could hold him back. No danger could break his resolve. No loneliness could extinguish his spirit. Yet the death of his loyal companion left him utterly devastated. It was the enduring spirit of his family and friends that eventually rekindled his determination. Even after losing the use of both legs, he refused to stop.

When nature challenged him with sheer cliffs and yawning chasms, he met them with every ounce of his strength. When the wonders of the natural world called to him, he answered by writing 600,000 words, using his blood as ink and his body as a brush, inscribing his discoveries into the light of the moon and the very fabric of the land.

After a lifetime of exploration, he discovered karst landscapes and was the first to verify the source of the Yangtze River through his own journeys. The mountains and rivers were no longer distant horizons; they had become part of him, and his journey had become a homecoming.

Generation after generation, explorers continue to follow in his footsteps. What began as one man's solitary journey has become an enduring echo in the hearts of countless others...

Creative

MENG YanChief Director

MENG Yan

MENG Yan is a member of the 14^th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and its relevant special committees, and a first-class director. She also serves as a Council Member of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, Vice Chairperson of the China Dancers Association, Vice Chairperson of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Vice Chairperson of the Beijing Dancers Association, among other positions.

She has been named one of the Fifth National Outstanding Literary and Art Workers Recognized for Both Artistic Excellence and Moral Integrity. She has also been selected for the National High-Level Talent Program (the “Ten Thousand Talents Program”) as a leading talent in philosophy and social sciences, the Publicity Department’s National Cultural Experts and “Four Batches” Talent Program, and the National New Century Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project. She receives a special government allowance from the State Council.

Her work has won more than 100 gold awards at major national and international events, including the Ministry of Culture’s Stars Award, the CCTV Dance Competition, the National Youth Arts Festival, the 119^th Pasadena Tournament of Roses in the United States, the Edinburgh International Festival in the United Kingdom, the Jakarta International Festival, and the Singapore Youth International Festival.

Selected Works include Red Fan, Youth in Full Flame, the dance drama The Ancient Tea Horse Road, the campus productions Our Footsteps and Dancing Youth, the musicals Under a Clear Sky and Hello, Beijing, and the films Youth Is Wonderful and Growing Up with My Country.

MENG has held key directing roles in numerous major national events and productions. She was a core director for the opening ceremonies of both the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, making her part of the creative team behind both editions of the Olympic Games hosted by Beijing.

In 2021, she was a key creative team member of The Great Journey, a large-scale situational epic celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and served as Chief Director of its fourth chapter, A Splendid Future. In 2018, she was a key creative team member and Chief Director of the first section, The Tide of a Resurgent East, of Our Forty Years, a gala at the Great Hall of the People commemorating the 40^th anniversary of China's reform and opening up. That same year, she directed the welcoming ceremony at the state banquet hosted by President XI Jinping and Madame PENG Liyuan for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation.

Her other major directing credits include the closing ceremony of the 2010 Asian Para Games, You Have Made the World Different; the celebrations in Tiananmen Square marking the 60^th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2009; and the 2025 gala Walking Together on the Right Path, marking the 80^th anniversary of the China Association for Promoting Democracy.

From 2019 to 2024, she served as Chief Director for six consecutive editions of the Growing Up with My Motherland themed programme jointly presented by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, the China Welfare Institute and the NCPA. In 2023, she directed Advancing on the Journey of Civilization, a large-scale gala jointly organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Office of the Central Commission for Guiding Cultural and Ethical Progress, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

She has also served as a key director for numerous major national events, including the Spring Festival receptions hosted by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council at the Great Hall of the People, the CPPCC's New Year gatherings, and Spring Festival galas produced by China Central Television and Beijing Television.

JI PengComposer

JI Peng

JI Peng is a young composer with the National Theatre of China. His works have received numerous prestigious awards, including the Five-One Project Award for the Development of Socialist Spiritual Civilization, the Wenhua Award, the China Dance Lotus Award and the Magnolia Award.

Over the years, he has contributed to the music for major national cultural galas and important cultural performances accompanying high-level diplomatic events hosted by China.

Selected Works include the dance dramas The Ancient Tea Horse Road, Beyond the Great Wall, The Spirit of the Scholars, Hehuang and The Twelve Zodiac Animals; the symphonic version of the dance drama Confucius, staged at the NCPA; the musicals Nine Songs of Loulan, Raise a Toast, Water Rhythms of Aershan and The Blooming of the Dama Flower; the plays and stage productions The Live Broadcast of the Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China, Literature and Art During the War of Resistance, Warriors of the Nation, Spring Dawn at Su Causeway and Three Lives on the Road to the Peony Pavilion; and the film and television productions Ace Troops, The Passionate Years and Four Directions Pavilion.

JI has served as music director for a series of major cultural programmes produced by China Media Group (CMG), including China in the Classics, China in Stories, China in Intangible Cultural Heritage, Bamboo and Wooden Slips: Exploring Chinese Civilization, The Fashion of China, New Sounds of Ancient Melodies and The First Lesson of the New School Year.

He also served as music director for the Changsha sub-venue of the 2024 CMG Spring Festival Gala, the Wuxi sub-venue of the 2025 Gala, and the Yiwu sub-venue of the 2026 Gala.

FU MengPlaywright

FU Meng

FU Meng is a professional screenwriter and advertising creative strategist. She is a member of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), the China Film Association, and the Television Screenwriters Committee of the China Federation of Radio and Television Associations.

Her film The Amber (Xiangpo) won the Gold Award in the China Competition at the 41^st Montreal World Film Festival. Mobile Hospital received the Special Award for Outstanding Contribution at the 13^th Pyongyang International Film Festival and was selected as one of the key films produced to mark the 18^th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Her television drama The Xin'an Clan received the Third Prize at the 28^th Flying Apsaras Awards. Other works include the international co-production ZHENG He’s Voyages to the Western Seas and Those Years, Those Stories , which received the Audience Rating Contribution Award from Beijing Television.

XIAO PingPlaywright

XIAO Ping

XIAO Ping is an associate professor and master’s supervisor at the School of Music and Recording Arts, Communication University of China. Her main research interests include stage music direction and composition, AI-generated music and its promotion, and the promotion of revolutionary music.

In 2025, she served as a key creative team member and scriptwriter for Walking the Right Path Together, a gala celebrating the 80^th anniversary of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD). In 2026, she was chief director of Spring Festival Overture: An Audio-Visual Journey Through Musical Memories at the Communication University of China. In 2025, she also served as chief planner of the Music and Image exhibition. Her previous appointments include artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2019 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education, and deputy head of the arts and sports division responsible for training participants in the “Chinese Culture” formation of the mass parade marking the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 2019. Her academic work includes the books A Study of Vocal Art in the Yan’an Period and Artificial Intelligence and Audio Production, as well as more than 30 papers published in leading CSSCI-indexed journals, including Modern Communication, Music Research and People’s Music. She has also led several research projects, including a sub-project under a major National Social Science Fund of China programme and commissioned research projects with Tencent AI Lab.

ZHU XiPlaywright

ZHU Xi

ZHU Xi is an emerging playwright. She has served as executive playwright for the large-scale original dance drama The Ancient Tea Horse Road. From 2019 to 2023, she was executive playwright for the annual “Growing Up with My Country” events jointly presented by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, the China Welfare Institute and the NCPA.

In 2022, she co-directed and choreographed Our Story, the opening performance of the pre-ceremony programme for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. She also served as a director and choreographer for the 10^th-anniversary showcase of teaching and artistic achievements in the transmission of traditional arts at the Beijing Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.

Her performance credits include the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles’ gala Together with Love; The Great Journey, a large-scale situational epic celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; Together with You, a gala marking the 70^th anniversary of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles; the central gala celebrating the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; and the 2018 and 2019 Spring Festival receptions hosted by the CPC Central Committee.

REN DongshengVisual Director / Lighting Designer

REN Dongsheng

REN Dongsheng has worked as lighting and multimedia designer for the NCPA’s dance drama commission The Railway to Tibet, and as visual director for The Spring in Yangjialing, dance drama commission jointly presented by the NCPA and Beijing Dance Academy. He also served as visual director for the new production of the classic dance drama The Railway Guerrillas, co-produced by the NCPA and Beijing Dance Academy. He is a member of the NCPA Arts Expert Committee.

REN Dongsheng is Director of the Department of Stage Design at Beijing Dance Academy and a professor-level stage designer. He is Executive Deputy Director of the Lighting Committee of the China Institute of Stage Design, doctoral supervisor at the Central Academy of Drama, visiting professor and artist-in-residence at Shanghai Theatre Academy, and visiting professor and master’s supervisor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. He is also a specially appointed professor at Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

His work has received numerous national awards, including the Wenhua Award and the Five-One Project Award, as well as the Best Stage Design Award at Russia’s Benois de la Danse.

Selected Works include the conceptual performance 2047 Apologue; the dance dramas The Eternal Wave, The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting and Wing Chun; the dramas The Pillowman, The Wave and The Age of Awakening; the musical In the Distance; and the large-scale situational epics The Great Journey and Justice Shall Prevail.

FENG LeiSet Designer

FENG Lei

FENG Lei graduated in Theatre, Film and Television Art Design from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. He is a National First-Class Stage Designer. In 2025, he was named an Outstanding Artist by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China.

His recent credits include the productions The Legend of the White Snake: Green Snake, Four Generations Under One Roof, The Song of Cinema, Gone with the Wind, The Cat God at the Palace Museum, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried, Lan Hui of Beichuan, Into the Woods, The Treasure Ship, Only A Dream of Red Mansions: A Theatrical Fantasy City, 1212: The Xi’an Incident, The Iron Man: Warrior of the Nation, Impressions of Jingchu, Only My Green and White, The North Courtyard of Barkhor Street, The Willow of ZUO Zongtang and Tianshan: An Oath.

His work has received numerous awards, including the Wenhua Production Award at the 18^th Wenhua Awards, the Golden Lion Award for Stage Art in Chinese Theatre, the Five-One Project Award, and the Best Design Award at the 14^th International Animation Theatre Festival in Bucharest. Other honours include the Outstanding Production Award at the first Xinjiang Culture and Arts Festival and the Gesang Flower Grand Prize at the first Tibet Culture and Arts Festival. He has also received the Outstanding Stage Design Award multiple times at the National Arts Troupes Outstanding Productions Showcase. Several of his productions were selected for key support under the initiative to create outstanding stage works commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

YANG DonglinCostume and Styling Designer

YANG Donglin

YANG Donglin is Chief Costume Designer at the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theatre, an Outstanding Expert recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and a council member of the Chinese Society for the Study of Costume and Dress. His work has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Five-One Project Award, the Wenhua Award and the China Dance Lotus Award. He also received the Outstanding Styling Design Award from the China Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. His major appointments include Chief Costume and Styling Designer for the opening ceremonies of the 31^st FISU World University Games and the 15^th National Games of the People’s Republic of China. In 2025, he served as Chief Costume Designer for Justice Shall Prevail, a gala commemorating the 80^th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Selected works include the dance dramas The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, The Eternal Wave, Wing Chun, The Mighty Qin, Confucius, Nine Songs, Farewell by the Hanging Rainbow, Memories of Shawan, Qiuci, Yingge, Dream of the Red Chamber, Five Stars Rising in the East, DU Fu, The Exploitation of the Works of Nature and LI Qingzhao; the operas Turandot, The White-Haired Girl, The Marriage of Xiao Erhei and Cradle; the musicals The Message, The Longest Day in Chang'an and Mulan; and traditional Chinese operas, including the Cantonese opera Princess Wencheng, the Peking Opera Mother, the Yue Opera The Reunion, the Qinqiang Opera The Wordless Stele, the Gan Opera Dream of the Red Chamber and the Sichuan Opera General Ba Manzi.

BAO ErwenMultimedia Designer

BAO Erwen

BAO Erwen graduated from the Department of Stage Design at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. He is a Level II Stage Designer, visual artist, Chief Art Consultant for Baidu Smart Tourism, and co-founder of Beijing Salamander Culture Development Co., Ltd.

Selected works include the multimedia design and full digital pre-visualisation of the overall opening ceremony design for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; the theatrical fantasy city Only A Dream of Red Mansions; the immersive epic theatre production Chongqing 1949; the The Mummy Returns theme park for Columbia Pictures; the Star Trek immersive exhibition for 21^st Century Fox; the China National Theatre for Children productions The Orchid Flower, The Treasure Ship and The Cat God at the Palace Museum; the Central Opera House production of Der Ring des Nibelungen; the Jiangxi Cultural Performance Group’s dance drama trilogy The Exploitation of the Works of Nature; the musical Butterfly; and the Guangxi ethnic acrobatic drama The Flower-Clad Zhuang Warriors.

His works have received numerous awards, including the Production Award at the 18^th Wenhua Awards; Outstanding Production Awards at the National Arts Troupes Performance Seasons on multiple occasions; an award from the Outstanding Stage Works Creation Project commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; the Special Award for Productions at the 7^th National Ethnic Minority Arts Festival; the Best Commercial Animated Short Film Award and the Outstanding Advertisement Award at the CCGF Digital Image China Festival.

JIN JifengProps Designer

JIN Jifeng

JIN Jifeng has served as props designer for numerous opera, drama and dance productions staged by the NCPA.

He currently works at the NCPA. He holds a master’s degree from the Central Academy of Drama and is a Level II Stage Designer (Associate Senior Professional). Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous artists from China and abroad on nearly 200 artistic productions and projects spanning opera, drama, dance, traditional Chinese theatre, children’s theatre, outdoor performances, film and television, and large-scale events. Productions on which he has served as a key creative team member have received national and provincial-level awards on multiple occasions.

His major national-level cultural events include the dance epic The Road to Rejuvenation; A Millennium of Promise, a cultural performance at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation; receptions hosted by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council; artistic performances at the annual CPPCC tea gatherings; the gala celebrating the 20^th anniversary of Macao’s return to China; and Justice Shall Prevail, a gala commemorating the 80^th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Selected recent props design credits include the dance dramas The Ancient Tea Horse Road, The Railway Guerrillas and The Spring in Yangjialing; the play Spring Dawn at Su Causeway; the music drama Called to Dunhuang; and the operas The Daughter of the Party and The Wild Rhododendron.

HE BiaoSound Designer

HE Biao

HE Biao has served as sound designer for several NCPA productions, including the opera commissions Minning Town and The Wild Rhododendron, opera The Daughter of the Party, the NCPA musical commission War and Peace, and the drama commission Zhongdu of the Jin Dynasty.

He is a sound designer and audio engineer, and serves as Deputy Director of the Performing Arts Sound Reinforcement Committee of the China Association of Recording Engineers, as well as a member of the Technical Experts Committee of the China Association of Performing Arts.

His sound design credits for major events include a gala commemorating the birth of Chairman MAO Zedong; large-scale galas marking the 60^th and 70^th anniversaries of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War; the gala celebrating the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; Hello, Xiaoping!; the large-scale gala Ode to the Long March; the First China Arts Festival; A Millennium of Promise, a cultural gala at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation; the large-scale symphonic music and dance epic The Road to Rejuvenation; and the musical and dance epic Strive On, Sons and Daughters of China.

As an audio engineer, he has also worked on a wide range of productions and events, including the music drama Called to Dunhuang, the original symphonic choral song cycle The Chinese Spirit, and the Beijing stop of HAN Hong’s Ode to Life concert.

WANG HaidongSound Designer

WANG Haidong

WANG Haidong is a sound designer and audio engineer with extensive experience in sound design and mixing for cultural and artistic performances. He has worked on numerous major national cultural events, opening ceremonies of large-scale international events, and mainstream variety programmes.

His major event credits include sound design and mixing for Faith Endures, a concert celebrating the 95^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; Our Forty Years, a gala marking the 40^th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up; Victory and Peace, a gala commemorating the 70^th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War; Under the Party's Flag, a gala celebrating the 90^th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army; The Long March Forever, a gala marking the 80^th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army; and a concert celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

He has also contributed to sound design and mixing for the opening ceremony of the China–DPRK Friendship Year in Pyongyang; performances by the DPRK Friendship Art Troupe during its visit to China; a concert marking the 75^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia; events associated with the China–Central Asia Summit and the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation; the opening and closing ceremonies of the 14^th National Winter Games; the opening ceremony of the 12^th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities; and the opening ceremony of the 2^nd Summer Youth Olympic Games.

His stage credits include the opera The Daughter of the Party, the music drama Called to Dunhuang, and the musical War and Peace. His television variety show credits include The Sound, Call Me by Fire, Born to Be an Actor, Masked Singer, King Cross, Youth With You, The Rap of China, Rap for Life and Praise for the Song, for which he was responsible for sound design and mixing.

Other event credits include the 2026 New Year Opera Gala, the CPPCC New Year Reception, and the Spring Festival reception hosted by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.

ZHANG YuanchunExecutive Director

ZHANG Yuanchun

ZHANG Yuanchun is a renowned contemporary Chinese choreographer and a scholar of dance education and research. He formerly served as Head of the Department of Contemporary Dance at the School of Creative Studies, Beijing Dance Academy. He has undertaken creative projects in France, the United States and China’s Hong Kong, and served as a jury member for the International Dance Competition in Rome, Italy. Works created and performed by students under his guidance have won gold, silver and bronze medals at numerous international and domestic dance competitions.

Selected works and credits include the dance dramas White Deer Plain (playwright and chief director), Life Elsewhere (playwright and chief director), and Hamlet, You’re Killing Me! (playwright and choreographer); Many Waters and the Sacred Word, created for the “Dance Without Borders” initiative; and the dance dramas My Postmodern Life and The Wind Across the Fields (tutor).

His major directing and choreography credits also include chief planner and chief director of the central stage for the mass celebration in Tian’anmen Square marking the 60^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 2009; chief director of the Beijing Charm special performance during Beijing Week at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo; contemporary dance guest instructor and choreographer for Dragon TV’s So You Think You Can Dance; chief choreographer of the themed acrobatic gala Shouts and Whispers and the music and dance gala Chinese Variations; judge and dance director for Southeast TV’s Glee Club; and planner and dance director of the large-scale water-based show Spring, Mist and Time.

His choreography has also received numerous awards. For Memory, the dancer won the Gold Medal for Performance at the Varna International Ballet Competition. Free and Easy received Third Prize for Choreography at the 6^th National Dance Competition. Heartstrings and Ode to the Red Flag won First Prize for Performance and First Prize for Choreography at the 6^th Beijing Dance Competition, as well as an Outstanding Work Award marking the 50^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.

His other credits include movement design for the plays The Clatter of Hooves and One and Eight; movement design for the newly adapted Kunqu opera A Swan Song of Old Beijing; and directing and choreography for the musical Under a Clear Sky.

HUI QianqianTheatre Director

HUI Qianqian

HUI Qianqian is an emerging theatre director with a Level II professional qualification. She has created and directed numerous musicals, dance dramas, children's theatre productions, cultural tourism projects and large-scale events.

She served as a director for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and was a member of the directing team for The Great Journey, a large-scale situational epic staged at the National Stadium in 2021 to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. She also participated in the production of Our Forty Years, a large-scale gala marking the 40^th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up in 2018. In addition, she has participated in directing projects supported by the China National Arts Fund and the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles Arts Fund.

Selected original works include the musical Heartbeat of the Central Axis, supported by the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles; the immersive interactive musical Legends of the Forest, which won a Gold Award in the entertainment industry; the children's theatre production A Night at the Museum; the large-scale fantasy production The Monkey King: Flower Fruit Mountain, recipient of the Five-One Project Award; the puppet theatre production Fly, Red-Crowned Crane!; and the children's play Young Confucius. Her works created in 2008 and 2022 have both received the Five-One Project Award from the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.

LI NanChoreographer

LI Nan

LI Nan graduated from Beijing Dance Academy with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Performance. He is a second-class performer and currently works in the Department of Dance Drama at the Central Academy of Drama.

He has participated in numerous major productions and events, including the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; the grand celebration in Tian’anmen Square marking the 60^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; Heavenly Rhythms of Tunpu and The Ming Dynasty Tunpu for Colourful Guizhou; the opening ceremonies of the Inner Mongolia Games, the Beijing NGO Forum on Women, and the Beijing Agricultural Games; performances at the Beijing Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo; the outdoor production Tianmen Fox Fairy in Zhangjiajie, Hunan; Cloud Song by Wuyantang; and Zhengyangmen, jointly produced by Beijing Dance Academy and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He created the solo dance Fishing Alone on a Cold River for the 13^th Taoli Cup Dance Competition. His graduation production with the Department of Dance Drama at the Central Academy of Drama, Three Tales of Dream Catching, was selected in 2026 for support under the National Arts Fund’s programme for small- and medium-scale dance dramas. He also served as Chief Director of In Search of Dreams in Fuzhou, the opening ceremony of the Fuzhou Arts Festival in Jiangxi, and as director and choreographer of the dance A Shared Beauty for the 2025 CPPCC New Year Reception.

His performance in A Lament for the Zither won First Prize for Performance at the 8^th Beijing Dance Competition. Honour received Third Prize for Performance at the 7^th National Dance Competition and the Taoli Cup Dance Competition. The pas de deux Seven Steps won the Gold Medal for Performance at the 6^th National Dance Competition. His original pas de deux Coming Home was named a “Star of the Lotus” in the Modern Dance category at the Lotus Award for Dance. Ink Dance: Leaving Space—which he choreographed and performed—won the top award in the Classical Dance category at the 11^th Lotus Award for Dance. The dance drama Jinggang, Jinggang, in which he performed, received the Dance Drama Award at the same edition of the Lotus Awards.

Solo and duet works include Seven Steps, A Lament for the Zither, and Coming Home. His other performance credits include the short dance drama A Love in Sorrow; dance dramas Half a Lifelong Romance and Tang Wan; the dance poem Song of the Great Wind; and the short dance drama Cloud Song. His research and creative projects include the dance dramas Nuo: A Tale of Love, Jinggang, Jinggang, If Only We Had Met at First Sight, and Zhengyangmen.

LIU XiaoyanChoreographer

LIU Xiaoyan

LIU Xiaoyan graduated from the Department of Choreography at Beijing Dance Academy. She has served as director and choreographer for the dance dramas Life Elsewhere and The Ancient Tea Horse Road, and as Executive Director of the musical SUN Simiao and the outdoor productions Only This Langya, Mulian Rescues His Mother, Rainy Night in Bashan, and A Dream of the Western Chamber. Her other credits include the children’s theatre productions Where Is Happiness? and A Future Together; Chinese Executive Director of As If, a large-scale indoor show at the Water Cube; and director and choreographer for the closing ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Para Games, the opening ceremony of the Anhui Provincial Games for Persons with Disabilities, and Walking the Right Path Together, a cultural gala commemorating the 80^th anniversary of the China Association for Promoting Democracy.

Selected Awards and Grants:

· First Prize at the Guangdong Dance Competition for Huniu and Xiangzi in the New Era.

· The musical SUN Simiao received the Wenhua Award for Outstanding Production at the 8^th Shaanxi Arts Festival.

· The dance drama The Ancient Tea Horse Road received support from the 2024 Shanxi Provincial Arts Fund.

· At the 2025 Beijing College Students Dance Festival, the group dance Oath won the Gold Award, Outstanding Choreography Award, Best Director and Choreographer Award, and Outstanding Instructor Award.

· The group dance Memories of the Snowy Plateau, Along the Road of Healing won the Silver Award at the 2025 Beijing College Students Dance Festival.

· Traces of Memory received Second Prize for Choreography at the 11^th Beijing Dance Competition.

· Building Dreams won Third Prize for Choreography in the Youth Group of the Mass Culture category at the 17^th Beijing Dance Competition, and the Silver Award in the General Senior Division of the Contemporary Dance category at the 2021 Beijing College Students Dance Festival.

· The group dance An Everlasting Ode received the Outstanding Work Award and the Choreography Award at the 13^th Taoli Cup Dance Competition.

CHEN ShiyiChoreographer

CHEN Shiyi

CHEN Shiyi graduated from the Department of Choreography at Beijing Dance Academy. She teaches choreography and contemporary dance technique at the Academy’s School of Continuing Education, and has served as a demonstration performer for the Academy’s teaching textbook Contemporary Dance Technique.

She has worked as a dance director and choreographer for a wide range of major productions and events, including the pre-ceremony performance for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games; the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala and Children’s Day Gala; the Central Military Commission’s musical Sparks of Hope in Young Hearts; the dance drama Setting Out for the Primary School Affiliated to Tsinghua University; the Fujian acrobatic drama Ironclad Fujian Fleet; the Henan Spring Festival Gala; and the Hunan Tourism Development Conference.

As a performer, she was invited to take part in The Great Journey, the large-scale situational epic celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, in which she played a leading role in the segment Uprising! Uprising! She also performed at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 and in the pre-ceremony performance for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Her choreographic work 37.2 won the Gold Award for Choreography and Best Actress at the Bauhinia Cup International Dance Competition. The Little Red Satchel won the Gold Award at the National “Little Lotus” Children’s Dance Competition. The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again and Spring Flowers Bloom each won Gold Awards at both the National “Little Lotus” Children’s Dance Competition and the Beijing Dance Competition. Something Good Is on the Way received the Silver Award at the National “Little Lotus” Children’s Dance Competition. Little Birds at the Border won Gold Awards at both the Chaoyang District Arts Festival and the Beijing Student Arts Festival. Her work Stars on Silk Threads was selected for Beijing Dance Academy’s Outstanding Talent Programme. Gazing at the Sea received Third Prizes for both Choreography and Performance at the Beijing Dance Competition. Children of the Stars won the Gold Award at the Overseas Taoli Cup Dance Competition. She has also served as dance choreographer for the 40^th anniversary celebration of the China National Children’s Centre.

FU DafuChoreographer

FU Dafu

FU Dafu has served as dance choreographer for the China Media Group (CMG) Spring Festival Gala, Lantern Festival Gala and Children’s Day Gala. His major event credits include the 2018 gala Our Forty Years, celebrating the 40^th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up; the 2021 large-scale situational epic The Great Journey, commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; and the pre-ceremony performance for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. From 2007 to 2022, he served as Chief Planner and Executive Director of the OCT Beijing Happy Valley International Street Dance Competition. From 2010 to 2012, he collaborated with singer and performer HAN Geng as a choreographer. He also competed on director and choreographer FANG Jun’s team on Zhejiang TV’s So You Think You Can Dance China, and served as dance choreographer for the Hunan Tourism Development Conference Gala.

MA LiangliangChoreographer

MA Liangliang

MA Liangliang is Head of the Department of Choreography at the School of Dance, Minzu University of China, where he is a professor and doctoral supervisor. He has been recognised as a Young Leading Talent in the field of Culture and Arts under the National High-Level Talent Special Support Plan, and as a Young Cultural Talent by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission. He also leads the Ministry of Education’s National First-Class Undergraduate Programme in Dance Choreography and serves as an expert in the national evaluation of professional master’s degree programmes in dance. His choreographic works include the dance dramas I Fold My Love, You You Ni and The Eternal Horse-Head Fiddle, as well as more than 50 dance pieces, including Song of the Swan, Encounter, Lama Lake of the Evenki, Roc, March Romance, Warmth, Springtime Narrative and A Date with Cherry Blossoms. His works have received numerous awards at dance competitions in China and abroad, and he has won more than 100 Outstanding Instructor Awards.

WU MeiyiChoreographer

WU Meiyi

WU Meiyi is a member of the Beijing Dancers Association. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Dance at Minzu University of China, where she is currently pursuing a doctoral degree.

Her choreographic works have won awards at national, international and provincial-level professional competitions. Her Miao ethnic solo dance She Walks Towards the Moon and classical Chinese dance solo Yao Bian Tian Mu both received the Grand Theatre Award at the PDE International Dance Showcase. The male group dance A Gift in Red and Korean ethnic duet On This Side, On the Other each won Silver Awards at the Asian Dance Arts Festival in Singapore. The Dai ethnic duet Love for Sukhwan received Second Prizes for both Choreography and Performance at the 9^th Dance Competition of the Five Northern Provinces, and Third Prizes for both Choreography and Performance at the 16^th Beijing Dance Competition. It was also selected for Minzu University of China’s online showcase of 100 original works. The children’s group dance Memories of the Red Scarves won a Silver Award at the Beijing Sunshine Youth Arts Festival. The Shui ethnic trio Di Di Da received Third Prizes for both Choreography and Performance at the 15^th Beijing Dance Competition, while the Tujia ethnic solo Clouds in Motion received an Outstanding Performance Award at the 4^th “Dance Fengtai” Competition. She has also served as Executive Director of the original large-scale dance dramas You You Ni and I Fold My Love, both of which were selected for the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles’ Literary and Artistic Creation Support Programme and received dedicated government funding.

ZHANG YuemingChoreographer

ZHANG Yueming

ZHANG Yueming is a member of the Beijing Dancers Association and a former dancer and choreographer with the Art Troupe of the Political Work Department of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

He has participated as a director and choreographer, as well as Executive Director, in major cultural productions and events, including The Great Journey, commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games; and the mass celebration in Tian’anmen Square marking the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He has also served as choreographer for the NCPA’s themed performances for three consecutive years and contributed to the creation of numerous major national and municipal arts projects.

His awards include a Gold Award at the CCTV Dance Competition, a Gold Award at the All-Army Arts Festival, a Gold Award at the Lotus Award for Dance, Second Prize at the All-Army Dance Competition, and an award at the 20^th Star Awards.

CHEN ZhengChoreographer

CHEN Zheng

CHEN Zheng received both his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Beijing Dance Academy. He has participated in numerous major cultural productions and events, including the music and dance epic Strive On, Sons and Daughters of China, commemorating the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; the large-scale situational epic The Great Journey, celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; a cultural performance hosted by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee to mark the Party’s centenary; and the directing and choreography team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. He also took part in the Concert of Northern Shaanxi Folk Songs, hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the 2024 Growing Up with My Motherland programme, jointly presented by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, China Welfare Institute and NCPA, with support from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.

His awards include the Outstanding Performance Award in the Junior A Group of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance at the 9^th Taoli Cup Dance Competition; First Prize for Performance at the 6^th Dance Competition of the Five Northern Provinces; a Gold Award for Performance at the 7^th edition of the same competition; and recognition in the Ethnic and Folk Dance category of the 11^th China Dance Lotus Award.

Representative dance dramas include The She Sister-in-Law, Sing a Folk Song to the Party, The Ancient Tea Horse Road, Setting Out and Mazu.

Selected short works include The Sea of Haloxylon Trees, Under the Same Blue Sky, A Little Letter Carried by a Feather, Hand Puppet Theatre, Mum’s Wardrobe and My World of Clay Dreams.

PANG GuohuiMartial Arts Director

PANG Guohui

PANG Guohui is a national champion in Tai Chi at the National Wushu Championships. Since 2012, he has served as Chief Artistic Director of the Wushu Bureau of the Wudang Mountain Special Area. His major credits include director and choreographer for the 2019 Growing Up with My Motherland, jointly presented by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, China Welfare Institute and NCPA; the 2021 large-scale situational epic The Great Journey, commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; and the 2021 China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo. In October 2019, he served as Chief Director of the celebrations in Hong Kong marking the 70^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Other credits include the Spring Festival reception hosted by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council; the cultural programme for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People; and the opening ceremonies for the wushu routines and sanda preliminary competitions of the 2^nd National Youth Games.

He was also Chief Director of the opening ceremony of the 2018 Kongtong Mountain Martial Arts Exchange Conference in Gansu. In addition, he has directed numerous international martial arts exchange and cultural promotion programmes involving China and countries including those in Africa, France, the United Kingdom and Pakistan.

SUN LiliAcrobatics Movement Director

SUN Lili

SUN Lili is one of China’s distinguished acrobatic performing artists. She has held senior positions at the China National Acrobatic Troupe, including Deputy General Manager, and served as Vice Principal of the Beijing Acrobatic School. She was elected Vice Chairperson of the China Acrobats Association for three consecutive terms (the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th). She receives the Special Government Allowance of the State Council and has served as a member of the 10^th and 11^th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Her many honours include the title of Outstanding Cultural Worker with Both Virtue and Artistic Excellence and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Golden Chrysanthemum Award, China’s highest honour in acrobatics. She has won the Golden Lion Award at the 4^th National Acrobatic Competition, the Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the Ministry of Culture, and the Golden Bear Award at the International Circus Festival at Moscow’s Red Square. She has also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Budapest International Circus Festival.

Selected works include Thirteen Performers Balancing on Bowls; Sacred Battle: Ground Circles; Charming Hua Dan: Group Diabolo; Concerto: Black-and-White Rhapsody – Male and Female Acrobatics; Nine-Level Waves – Pole Acrobatics; Wind Chasers – Men’s Group Bicycle Acrobatics; The Spirit of China; Acrobatic Illusions; Splendid: Three Wonders in One; Goodbye, Flying Saucer; Treasure of Heaven and Earth; Beijing; and Panda Takes Charge.

XIE YongweiAerial Wire Designer

XIE Yongwei

XIE Yongwei is a renowned Chinese designer and director of aerial stunt performances. He is an expert member of the Special Effects Committee of the China Institute of Stage Design and a specialist in the development of safety standards for high-altitude stunt performances. He has contributed to numerous major national cultural and sporting events, serving as Chief Designer and Director.

His major event credits include the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games; the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games; the opening ceremony of the 31^st FISU World University Games in Chengdu; the opening and closing ceremonies of the 19^th Asian Games and 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou; the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition; and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 15^th National Games of the People’s Republic of China.

He also took part in The Great Journey, the large-scale situational epic celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in 2021. His design and direction for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games earned a Guinness World Records certificate.

Artist

GONG Qijieas XU Xiake

HUANG Longbiaoas XU Xiake / Mu Zeng

MAO Changjunas XU Xiake

ZHAO Leias XU Youmian

ZHAO Tingzhangas XU Youmian

SUN XiaojuanMadam WANG

ZHAO Yuluas Madam WANG

DANZHEN Angxiuas Mu Zeng

DENG Tianruias Mu Zeng

CHEN TianPhantom Wanderer

ZHAO Zihaoas Phantom Wanderer

CHANG Hongjias Inn Tycoon

PANG Guohuias Inn Tycoon

WU Hongleias LI Ji

ZHANG Yixiangas Xiao Gu

LI Haozeas Xiao Gu

HUANG Lufeias Madam XU

CHEN Yias Madam XU

OUYANG TongxinMadam XU

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The Central Academy of Drama
The Central Academy of Drama is the first higher educational institution for theatre art of the People's Republic of China and now it is affiliated with China's Ministry of Education. It is ranked as one of the best top-level Theatre, Film & Television arts institutions in China and has been included in the country’s ‘Double First-class’ University Plan. The Central Academy of Drama is the headquarters of China Alliance of Theatre Higher Educational Institutes, Asia Theatre Education Centre (ATEC) and World Theatre Education Alliance (WTEA). It is a world famous higher educational institution of arts. The Academy’s academic departments have been subdivided into Department of Acting, Department of Directing, Department of Stage Design, Department of Dramatic Literature, Department of Musical Theatre, Department of Peking Opera, Department of Western Opera, Department of Dance Theatre, Department of Theatre Pedagogy, Department of Theatre Management, Department of Film and TV Art, Department of Theatrology, and Department of Science Theatre. Majors offered at the undergraduate level include Acting, Quyi (Chinese Melodious Art), Directing, Art Design for Theatre and Film & TV, Recording Art, Theatrical, Film and TV Literature, Theatre Studies, Musical Theatre, Theatre Pedagogy, Art Management, Broadcast & Anchoring, Videography and Production for Film and TV, as well as Digital Media Art.

Throughout the Academy’s long history, it continues to uphold the principle of realism, inherits Chinese aesthetic traditions and selectively absorbs from other cultures. The Academy values a solid foundation and stresses practice, and pursues the spirit of “Truth, Creation and Perfection” to train professionals in Theatre, Film & TV Art for the country and the world.

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*The NCPA opens 90 minutes before performances, and 60 minutes before art education lectures and similar events. Auditorium entry begins 45 minutes before performances. For all performances and events, the Northern entrance serves as the sole public entrance. Please ensure that ticket scanning and security screening are completed prior to entry, and allow sufficient time to avoid delays.

*Tickets must be retained in their original, intact condition. Admission will be denied for tickets lacking a stub, or bearing any alterations, obscured information, or defacement. Each ticket is valid for a single entry on the date of the performance. For certain performances, presentation of original valid identification documents is required. Admission will be granted only when the ticket information corresponds with the presented identification.

*Recommended admission height: 1.2 meters and above. Special provisions may apply to certain performances or events, as indicated on the corresponding ticketing page.

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*If you are late, please wait quietly in the audience waiting area. Entry will be permitted under the guidance of ushers during appropriate intermissions or between movements, and you are requested to take the nearest available seat with minimal disturbance. For concerts consisting of a single piece - either for the entire performance or a complete half - late arrivals and audience who leave midway will not be admitted.

*All attendees are requested to observe proper performance etiquette. Please keep quiet and remain seated throughout the entire performance. Mobile phones should be turned off or set to silent mode, and calls should not be made in the auditorium. Photography, audio, or video recording of the performance is strictly prohibited without prior permission. The use of flashlights, including phone flashlights, is not allowed.

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