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Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

"Dream of Red Chambers"

Title (English): "Dream of Red Chambers"
Title (Chinese): 《红楼梦》
Title (Romanization): "Honglou meng"
Description: In 1981, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the famed Chinese novel Dream of Red Chambers. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Lin Daiyu.

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Date: 2007

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

"Princess Wencheng"

Title (English): "Princess Wencheng"
Title (Chinese): 《文成公主》
Title (Romanization): “Wencheng gongzhu"
Description: In 1979, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the story of Princess Wencheng. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Princess Wencheng.
Date: 1979

"Bamboo Hat Dance"

Title (English): "Bamboo Hat Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《斗笠舞》
Title (Romanization): “Douli wu"
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).
Date: 1950s

"Snake Dance"

Title (English): "Snake Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《蛇舞》
Title (Romanization): "She wu
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role. Here, we see her dancing one of the most famous duets in the work, the scene called "Snake Dance." This piece became a award-winning free-standing short dance work.

"Long Silk Dance"

Title (English): "Long Silk Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《长绸舞》
Title (Romanization): “Chang chou wu"
Description: In 1978, Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) and other top Chinese performers toured the United States. Here, we see a photo likely from that tour, in which Chen performs a dance work originally premiered during the 1960s.
Date: 1960s

"Red Flag"

Title (English): "Red Flag"
Title (Chinese): 《红旗》
Title (Romanization): "Hong qi"
Description: In 1963, the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater) sent its dance ensemble to North Korea to study the North Korean dance drama "Red Flag." Here, Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1963) performs in this piece.
Date: 1963

"Female Civilian Soldiers of the Grassland"

Title (English): "Female Civilian Soldiers of the Grassland"
Title (Chinese): 《草原女民兵》
Title (Romanization): “Caoyuan nü min bing"
Description: In 1978, Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) and other top Chinese performers toured the United States. Here, we see a photo likely from that tour, in which Chen performs a dance work originally premiered during the 1960s.
Date: 1960s

"Princess Wencheng"

Title (English): "Princess Wencheng"
Title (Chinese): 《文成公主》
Title (Romanization): “Wencheng gongzhu"
Description: In 1979, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the story of Princess Wencheng. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Princess Wencheng.
Date: 1979

"Dream of Red Chambers"

Title (English): "Dream of Red Chambers"
Title (Chinese): 《红楼梦》
Title (Romanization): "Honglou meng"
Description: In 1981, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the famed Chinese novel Dream of Red Chambers. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Lin Daiyu.
Date: 1981

"Snake Dance"

Title (English): "Snake Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《蛇舞》
Title (Romanization): "She wu"
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role. Here, we see her dancing one of the most famous duets in the work, the scene called "Snake Dance." This piece became a award-winning free-standing short dance work.
Date: 1960s

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

"Female Civilian Soldiers of the Grassland"

Title (English): "Female Civilian Soldiers of the Grassland"
Title (Chinese): 《草原女民兵》
Title (Romanization): “Caoyuan nü min bing"
Description: In 1978, Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) and other top Chinese performers toured the United States. Here, we see a photo likely from that tour, in which Chen performs a dance work originally premiered during the 1960s.
Date: 1978

"Princess Wencheng"

Title (English): "Princess Wencheng"
Title (Chinese): 《文成公主》
Title (Romanization): “Wencheng gongzhu"
Description: In 1979, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the story of Princess Wencheng. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Princess Wencheng.
Date: 1979

“Dagger Society"

Title (English): “Dagger Society"
Title (Chinese): 《小刀会》
Title (Romanization): “Xiao dao hui"
Description: In 1961, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater (中国歌剧舞剧院) learned the dance drama Dagger Society (小刀会), originally premiered by the Shanghai Experimental Opera Theater (上海实验歌剧院) in 1959. Here, we see Chen Ailian (陈爱莲, b. 1939) playing the role of heroine Zhou Xiuying. The Ensemble revived this work in 1978, and this may be from the revived version.

"Spring, River, and Flowers on Moonlit Night"

Title (English): "Spring, River, and Flowers on Moonlit Night"
Title (Chinese): 《春江花月夜》
Title (Romanization): "Chun jiang hua yue ye"
Description: In 1962, the Beijing Dance School created the solo "Spring, River, and Flowers on a Moonlit Night," which represented China at the World Federation of Youth and Students dance festival in Budapest that year. Here, we see Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performign this work. She won an award for this piece, making it one of the most canonical Chinese classical dance solos of all time.
Date: 1962

Chen Ailian

Title (English): Chen Ailian
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).

Congo River is Roaring

Title (English): Congo River is Roaring
Title (Chinese): 《刚果河在怒吼》
Title (Romanization): "Gangguo He zai nuhou"
Description: In 1965, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater (中国歌剧舞剧院) presented the full-length dance drama Congo River is Roaring (刚果河在怒吼), commemorating the Congo Crisis and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲, b. 1939) performed in this piece.
Date: 1965

"Princess Wencheng"

Title (English): "Princess Wencheng"
Title (Chinese): 《文成公主》
Title (Romanization): “Wencheng gongzhu"
Description: In 1979, the China Opera and Dance Drama Theater premiered a new dance drama based on the story of Princess Wencheng. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the role of Princess Wencheng.
Date: 1982

"Fish Beauty"

Title (English): "Fish Beauty"
Title (Chinese): 《鱼美人》
Title (Romanization): "Yu meiren"
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role.

"Nishang Priest Dance"

Title (English): "Nishang Priest Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《霓裳羽衣舞》
Title (Romanization): “Nishang yuyi wu"
Description: In 1980, Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) staged a namesake performance showcasing works from her dance career. This is one of the works included in this performance.
Date: 1980

"Fish Beauty"

Title (English): "Fish Beauty"
Title (Chinese): 《鱼美人》
Title (Romanization): "Yu meiren"
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role.
Date: 1959

"Fish Beauty"

Title (English): "Fish Beauty"
Title (Chinese): 《鱼美人》
Title (Romanization): "Yu meiren"
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role.
Date: 1959

1950s Dance Drama

Title (English): 1950s Dance Drama
Title (Chinese): 五十年代的舞剧
Title (Romanization): 50年代的舞剧
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).
Date: 1950s

"Snake Dance"

Title (English): "Snake Dance"
Title (Chinese): 《蛇舞》
Title (Romanization): "She wu"
Description: In 1959, the Beijing Dance School premiered an original dance drama called "Fish Beauty" that blended elements of ballet and Chinese classical dance. Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performed the leading role. Here, we see her dancing one of the most famous duets in the work, the scene called "Snake Dance." This piece became a award-winning free-standing short dance work.
Date: 1959

"Shepherd's Flute"

Title (English): "Shepherd's Flute"
Title (Chinese): 《牧笛》
Title (Romanization): "Mu di"
Description: In 1955, the Beijing Dance School created the duet "Shepherd's Flute," which represented China at the World Federation of Youth and Students dance festival in Moscow in 1957. Here, we see Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) rehearsing to perform the piece for Mao Zedong.
Date: 1957

Chen Ailian practicing Chinese classical dance

Title (English): Chen Ailian practicing Chinese classical dance
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲练中国古典舞
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian lian Zhongguo gudianwu
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).
Date: 1950s

"Shepherd's Flute"

Title (English): "Shepherd's Flute"
Title (Chinese): 《牧笛》
Title (Romanization): "Mu di"
Description: In 1955, the Beijing Dance School created the duet "Shepherd's Flute," which represented China at the World Federation of Youth and Students dance festival in Moscow in 1957. Here, we see Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) performing the piece for Mao Zedong.
Date: 1957

Chen Ailian practicing Chinese classical dance

Title (English): Chen Ailian practicing Chinese classical dance
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲练中国古典舞
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian lian Zhongguo gudianwu
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).
Date: 1950s

Chen Ailian and classmates practicing ballet

Title (English): Chen Ailian and classmates practicing ballet
Title (Chinese): 陈爱莲练芭蕾
Title (Romanization): Chen Ailian lian balei
Description: Chen Ailian (陈爱莲 b. 1939) is one of the most celebrated Chinese dance performers of the twentieth century. Born in Shanghai, she entered the Beijing Dance School in its inaugural class of 1954. Soon after graduation, she became a soloist in the China Experimental Opera Theater (later the Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Theater).
Date: 1950s

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