"Dongpo: Life in Poems" premieres at Kennedy Center in Washington

Photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows a grand poster for "Dongpo: Life in Poems", a Chinese dance opera, on the wall of the David H. Koch Theater in Washington. On the evening of March 8th, at 7:30 PM Washington time, the curtains rose at the Kennedy Center in the United States for the modern dance poetic drama "Memories of Su Dongpo". The audience filled every seat, and as the performance concluded, applause echoed through the venue, with attendees lingering, unwilling to depart.

Produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Publicity Department of the Meishan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and co-produced by Meishan Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd., this U.S. tour, spearheaded by China Arts and Entertainment Group and co-sponsored by the American Dance Festival, aims to unveil the allure of Chinese traditional and contemporary art to global audiences.(Photo Provided by China Oriental Performing Arts Group)

Photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows dance-opera goers waiting for the show to start at the Kennedy Center in Washington. On the evening of March 8th, at 7:30 PM Washington time, the curtains rose at the Kennedy Center in the United States for the modern dance poetic drama "Memories of Su Dongpo". The audience filled every seat, and as the performance concluded, applause echoed through the venue, with attendees lingering, unwilling to depart.

Produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Publicity Department of the Meishan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and co-produced by Meishan Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd., this U.S. tour, spearheaded by China Arts and Entertainment Group and co-sponsored by the American Dance Festival, aims to unveil the allure of Chinese traditional and contemporary art to global audiences.(Photo Provided by China Oriental Performing Arts Group)

Photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows "Dongpo: Life in Poems" premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington. On the evening of March 8th, at 7:30 PM Washington time, the curtains rose at the Kennedy Center in the United States for the modern dance poetic drama "Memories of Su Dongpo". The audience filled every seat, and as the performance concluded, applause echoed through the venue, with attendees lingering, unwilling to depart.

Produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Publicity Department of the Meishan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and co-produced by Meishan Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd., this U.S. tour, spearheaded by China Arts and Entertainment Group and co-sponsored by the American Dance Festival, aims to unveil the allure of Chinese traditional and contemporary art to global audiences.(Photo Provided by China Oriental Performing Arts Group)

Photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows "Dongpo: Life in Poems" premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington. On the evening of March 8th, at 7:30 PM Washington time, the curtains rose at the Kennedy Center in the United States for the modern dance poetic drama "Memories of Su Dongpo". The audience filled every seat, and as the performance concluded, applause echoed through the venue, with attendees lingering, unwilling to depart.

Produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Publicity Department of the Meishan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and co-produced by Meishan Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd., this U.S. tour, spearheaded by China Arts and Entertainment Group and co-sponsored by the American Dance Festival, aims to unveil the allure of Chinese traditional and contemporary art to global audiences.(Photo Provided by China Oriental Performing Arts Group)