THE RED DRESS Coming to State Theatre

THE RED DRESS by China Ningbo Performance & Arts Group is the touching love story of a young man and woman from two rich families who live in an ancient town in southern China. Sweethearts since they were young, they fall in love but, due to family issues, are forced to move apart from each other. The promise of marriage makes the beautiful bride-to-be wait for years with her dream of a red wedding dress.

The production consists of four acts "Dream Love" "Dream Farewell" "Dream Return" and "Dream Wedding". Through unique Chinese folk dance the production presents the cherished ceremony of a southern Chinese girl's life, and paints a vivid picture of the special wedding customs of southern China. It conveys the grandness and exquisiteness of China's folk culture, as well as the dream and pursuit of the Chinese for peace and happiness.

Since its debut at Ningbo Grand Theatre this dance drama has been performed at venues all over Asia as well as the Lincoln Center, New York in 2014. It won the 11th National Spiritual Civilization Five Top Project Prize, and the Excellent Repertoire Award of the Saward of the Seventh China Dance Lotus Award.

China Ningbo Performance & Arts Group was founded in December 2011. The company combines art creation, production, performance, talent cultivation and market development. China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG), established in April 2004, is the first large state-owned cultural enterprise in China, with the State Council as its investor, the Ministry of Culture as its administrative director and the Ministry of Finance as the property operation supervisor. Now CAEG includes seven affiliated theatres and 43 partner theatres covering 4,500 shows annually and 3.5 million audiences per year in 23 provinces of China. Overseas tours have covered more than 300 cities of nearly 50 countries around the world.