Burn The Floor 2012 The Final Cut

Time: 2012/5/25-2012/5/26

Venue: Beijing Exhibition Theater

Price: RMB 180/280/380/480 /680/VIP Tel: 400-610-3721; 86-10-6417 7845 British dance troupe Burn the Floor will perform two consecutive nights in Beijing at the Beijing Exhibition Hall from May 25 to May 26. The show will be staged by 36 topclass dancers from 12 countries， according to the introduction from the chief organizer China Arts and Entertainment Group. Their stunning performance has made them an overnight sensation and earned them rave reviews. Burn the Floor brings to life all styles of dance on stage including the samba， salsa， the elegance of the waltz， the rumba， tango， and the dynamic energy of swing and jive.

2012 Artistry on Ice Bounces Back Red Temptation Blooms in June

Time: 2012/6/12

Venue: Capital Gymnasium

Price: RMB 180/280/380/580/880/1080/1280 Tel: 400-610-3721; 86-10-6417 7845“2010 Artistry on Ice” ignited Chinese people’s ardor in figure skating show. Sports， entertainment， and fine art being integrated， the show set the first world-class brand of the international figure skating show in China. This year， the show invited an array of stars， including Olympic figure skating champions — Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo， Shizuka Arakawa， Alexei Yagudin， Johnny Weir， Patrick Chan， Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov， violinist Edvin Marton and talented musician Kay Huang.

Opera Un Ballo in Maschera (NCPA’s Production) NCPA Opera Festival 2012

Time: 2012/5/24-5/27

Venue: NCPA-Opera House

Price: RMB 160/220/280/380/520/600/680/880 Tel: 400-610-3721; 86-10-6417 7845

The Un Ballo in Maschera is adapted based on the story of assassination for King Gustav III of Sweden in the 18th century. Through fictional odd story， the opera reveals Amelia’s ambivalence when pursuing extramarital romantic love and safeguarding husband dignity， and rolls out the real high life of Italy in the 18th century. Un Ballo in Maschera， La forza del destino and Don Carlo are crowned as the three major masterpieces created by Verdi in his mid-life. Un Ballo in Maschera can be described as Verdi’s most talented work in terms of music， which not only consists of many classical arias， but also achieves the culmination of the Romantic opera from the perspective of art. This work truly achieves grand and magnificent realm in view of drama contents and musical charm.