Shanghai fest blooms with global arts
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 18 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Ballets">Ballets</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Monte">Monte</span>-<span word="Carlo">Carlo</span>, <span word="Monaco">Monaco</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 18 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Anthem">Anthem</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Oriental">Oriental</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="composer">composer</span> <span word="Nie">Nie</span> <span word="Er">Er</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="anthem">anthem</span>.</p><p><span word="Celebrating">Celebrating</span> <span word="its">its</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lieu">lieu</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="price">price</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Zong">Zong</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="surprises">surprises</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="French">French</span> <span word="choreographer">choreographer</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Christophe">Christophe</span> <span word="Maillot">Maillot</span> <span word="emphasizes">emphasizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="resonance">resonance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tchaikovsky">Tchaikovsky</span> <span word="from">from</span> 130 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="tutus">tutus</span>.</p>
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