Art festival captivates audience

Starting in 2023, 50 performances of Butterfly Lovers will be held in five European countries, according to Xinmin Evening News.

Created by Wu Zhengdan and Wei Baohua of the Guangzhou Acrobatic Art Theater in Guangdong province, Butterfly Lovers features an innovative performance style that combines ballet dancing and acrobatics.

In 2003, the two dancer-acrobats presented a short episode of Butterfly Lovers at the China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala show and were highly praised for their efforts. The next year, the duo presented 20 acrobatic ballet shows of Swan Lake in Shanghai.

Butterfly Lovers will feature the original acrobatic ballet created by the duo, as well as acrobatic stunts. According to Zhao Ming, director of the show, the story about the hero and the heroine's struggle and pursuit for love and freedom will be presented alongside their transformation into beautiful butterflies afterward.