National Ballet of China

The National Ballet of China, one of the world’s great ballet companies, is appearing for the first time on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under the artistic direction of Sonia Zhao.

Founded in 1959, based on the finest traditions of Russian classical dance, it has become renowned both for its outstanding productions of the traditional classics and for its inspired blending of Chinese culture and history with Classical western elements.

The Company has toured worldwide, winning international acclaim for its outstanding artistic achievements in Western and Chinese classical and contemporary ballet.

Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe

The internationally acclaimed Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China makes its sensational debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Founded in 1951, the Company is China’s foremost acrobatic company.

Renowned throughout the world, the Company astounds audiences with its astonishing productions which push imagination, physicality and technology to their limits in its electrifying presentations of traditional Chinese folk acrobatics within a dynamic modern perspective.