Dance
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2025-08-29
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Recent Projects
Swan Lake by Stanislavski Ballet Sep 2024 China Tour
In 1954, the Stanislavsky Theatre became the first international arts troupe invited to China, introducing a landmark production of Swan Lake choreographed by ballet legend Vladimir Burmeister. This interpretation, renowned for its fidelity to Tchaikovsky’s original score, is hailed as one of the purest renditions of the classic ballet.
Marking 70 years of friendship and cultural exchange between the two countries, Watershed, in partnership with Poly Culture, brought the Stanislavsky Ballet back to China with the Burmeister version of Swan Lake. The 2024 tour featured celebrated Russian artists, including distinguished “People’s Artists” and “Merited Artists,” with 6 performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen within a week.
Swan Lake and The Nutcracker by Saint Petersburg Tchaikovsky Ballet January to March 2025
The Saint Petersburg Tchaikovsky Ballet is rooted in the artistic atmosphere of St. Petersburg, and regularly performs at the Winter Palace Theatre. With over 200 shows per year, it continues to deliver ballet performances to local audiences and art enthusiasts from around the world. The troupe's performances cover many classic works of Tchaikovsky, such as the well-known "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker," as well as the heart stirring "Romeo and Juliet," the majestic "Carmina Burana," and the elegant and charming "Paquita." Each play is carefully crafted by the dancers to present the most perfect stage effect. Not only locally, the ballet troupe actively steps onto the world stage, with footprints in countries such as Sweden, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, France, Cyprus, etc. Everywhere they go, audiences of different skin colors and cultural backgrounds can appreciate the endless charm of ballet art.
From January 27, to March 1, 2025, the Saint Petersburg Tchaikovsky Ballet has been invited by Watershed to perform 20 ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" in 15 cities in China, which have been well received and widely praised by Chinese audiences.
From June 2024 to present WetMen's "Show In the Rain" on a long-term tour and residency in China
WetMen, a dance troupe from St. Petersburg, Russia, was founded in 2009. Over the course of 16 years, the troupe has gathered more than 30 talented ballet dancers, classical dancers, street dancers, breakdancers, gymnasts, and acrobatic champions with exceptional skills. They are skilled at skillfully combining stunning dances with exciting techniques to create dance dramas that are both entertaining and profound for the audience. 'Show In the Rain' is a dynamic dance theater production conceived by celebrated Russian choreographer Rustam Nadyrshin. Performed by an all-male cast WETMEN, this unique show blends contemporary dance, street dance, and classical forms with the dramatic element of live rainfall on stage.
The WetMen team's original water dance drama 'Show In the Rain' is their unique identifier. In June 2024, with the unremitting efforts of Watershed, 'Show In the Rain' successfully landed at the Shanghai International Dance Center · Grand Theater and completed its Chinese premiere. The work received high praise from Shanghai audiences as soon as it was released. In the same year, the drama completed its first round of 8-city tour in China, with an audience of over 20000 and a warm response. From May to September 2025, WetMen will continue to collaborate with Watershed to officially launch a large-scale tour in China. It is expected that there will be more than 100 performances throughout 2025, and audiences in nearly 40 cities across China will have the opportunity to experience the artistic charm of the WetMen 'Show In the Rain' !
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