红色娘子军 (The Red Detachment of Women)

• 革命现代芭蕾舞剧《红色娘子军》在澳大利亚墨尔本成功上演... (Revolutionary Modern Ballet “The Red Detachment of Women” succeeded in Melbourne, Australia...), RedChinaCn.net, February 25, 2017

On February 15, 2017 at the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts, 108 dancers of the National Ballet of China performed “The Red Detachment of Women”, one of the twentieth century's most striking cultural icons, at the Melbourne’s State Theater. Created and premiered in 1964, “The Red Detachment of Women” fuses the athleticism and rigour of Chinese ballet with a stylish and colour-saturated design and striking original score.

Set in the 1930s on the lush tropical island of 海南 (Hǎinán), “The Red Detachment of Women” is based on the stories of an all-female company of China’s Red Army. A peasant girl who has escaped the clutches of a tyrannical landlord joins the Red Detachment brigade and leads them to defeat her former tormentor and liberate the people. Photo: RedChinaCn.net.