HOUSTON — The legendary ballet dancer Li Cunxin was back in Houston recently, reuniting with friends and hosting a screening of the movie based on his remarkable life. KHOU 11 News caught up with “Mao ...
The film Mao's Last Dancer tells the remarkable true story of dancer and artist Li Cunxin who, after being invited to join the Houston Ballet by Artistic Director Ben Stevenson during a visit to China ...
HOUSTON, May 3, 2024 — Asia Society Texas was thrilled to welcome former Houston Ballet principal dancer Li Cunxin back to Houston for a screening of the film Mao's Last Dancer, followed by a panel ...
Mao’s Last Dancer is a stirring story of a young Chinese boy, Li Cunxin, who is plucked from poverty to attend ballet school in Beijing, and suddenly expected to perform an art he didn’t understand or ...
I witnessed many rallies and parades during the Cultural Revolution. The Red Guards said they were killing the class enemies, which included the landlords, factory owners, successful businessmen, ...
On his first trip to the United States, Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin got to meet Barbara Bush; he braced himself for an onslaught of political propaganda, but in fact she "talked about China very ...
Li Cunxin trained 16 hours a day, six days a week for seven years at the Beijing Ballet Academy until he won a scholarship to study at the Houston Ballet.
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