Zhang Yimou, a famous Chinese-American choreographer, graduated from the choreography department of Beijing Dance Academy, and was once the choreographer of China ballet "Hanging the Red Lantern High" composed by Chen Qigang. In August, 20001,Wang Xinpeng was invited to be the artistic director of the ballet of Menen Opera House in Germany.
Chinese name: Wang Xinpeng
Place of birth: Dalian
Occupation: ballet choreographer
Graduate school: Beijing Dance Academy.
Representative works: ballet "Hanging the Red Lantern High"
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Wang Xinpeng, a famous German Chinese choreographer, graduated from the choreography department of Beijing Dance Academy.
Wang Xinpeng was born in Dalian, China. As an outstanding folk dancer in the 1970s, he joined the China Art Troupe and toured all over the world. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, she worked as a solo dancer in the Central Ballet, and won prizes in some dance competitions, including the second place in 1980 China Dance Competition and the first place in 1982 Liaoning Dance Competition. In the late 1980s, he went to Germany to study, studied and directed modern dance with famous German dance masters, and joined some German ballet companies as ballerinas. In August, 20001,Wang Xinpeng was invited to be the artistic director of the ballet of Menen Opera House in Germany.
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Wang Xinpeng has written and directed a large number of dance works for many famous ballet companies in Europe, and gained a high reputation, including Adagio (National Ballet of the Netherlands), Background (Dresden Opera Ballet and Royal Belgian Ballet), Concerto, Road is Home, Facing the Center (Essen Ballet of Germany) and Imagination (Netherlands Ballet Academy). 1997 The Dance of the Century and the River Bed of Memory participated in the Contemporary Dance Festival in new york, USA, and got quite high evaluation.
Since 2000, at the invitation of the Central Ballet, Wang Xinpeng has directed many works for the troupe, which have been well received by the dance industry and the press, including The Ballerina of the Times. At the end of 2000, Wang Xinpeng began to direct the famous dance drama "Sacrifice of Spring" by the great composer Stravinsky for the Central Ballet. This dance drama has always been called "the touchstone to measure the level of choreography" in the international dance world. This is the first time that China Ballet has performed this masterpiece, and its premiere ceremony was held in poly theatre on October 20th, 2006/KLOC-0, 5438+0.
Wang Xinpeng was also invited to be the director of Zhang Yimou's China ballet "Raise the Red Lantern" composed by Chen Qigang.