Top international dancers to come together for NCPA's first ballet run of 2025

This photo taken from Jingshan Park on Aug. 12, 2024 shows the National Centre for the Performing Arts on a sunny day in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

China's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is set to bring its first ballet run of 2025 to audiences from Jan. 3 to 5.

Assembling 10 stars of the ballet world to perform 10 diverse pas de deux works, the NCPA seeks to showcase a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary ballet.

The star-studded production will feature principal dancers from world-renowned ballet companies such as the Bavarian State Ballet from Germany and the Mariinsky Ballet from Russia.

Performances will include both modern works and time-honored ballet masterpieces such as "The Nutcracker."