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18, 19 MAR
Wild Jujubes
Culture Hall
Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 March
8:00 pm

This emotional dance drama is a tragic love story
which takes place in the years between the end of the
Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China
and tells the story of Wild Jujube, the heroine who falls in
love with a young apprentice. The production’s
choreographer and artistic director is Zhang Jigang,
known as the “Star of the Century” in Chinese dance
circles, has won many prizes such as the Republic of
France President’s Award. The Dance Drama Wild
Jujubes has wowed theatre goers and moved audiences
with its classical dance work in more than 300
performances around the world including the Czech
Republic, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Russia. It
has also won one of ten National Stage Masterpieces
between 2005 & 2006.