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A monk tells of a stone and a crimson pearl flower who descend to earth as Bao Yu and Dai Yu. Raised in the Jia household, they recognize their connection and fall in love. But family debts and the Emperor's political demands press Bao Yu toward marriage with Bao Chai. The household tricks him into that marriage, and imperial soldiers seize the fortunes of the Jia and Xue families. Dai Yu disappears into the lake, while Bao Yu becomes a monk and later narrates his life.
A ballet based on Oscar Wilde’s short story of the same name, created to music commissioned from Bright Sheng for New York City Ballet.
The Jade Emperor dreams of darkness overtaking heaven and earth, then sees it happen when the Cowherd falls in love with the Goddess-Weaver. Her distraction from weaving the stars darkens the sky, so her father separates the lovers with the Silver River. Their grief brings chaos until he permits them to meet once each year.
A Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux ballet for New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project, set to two poems from the Song dynasty and “Chi Lin’s Dance” from Bright Sheng’s Flute Moon.
A monk tells of a stone and a crimson pearl flower who descend to earth as Bao Yu and Dai Yu. Raised in the Jia household, they recognize their connection and fall in love. But family debts and the Emperor's political demands press Bao Yu toward marriage with Bao Chai. The household tricks him into that marriage, and imperial soldiers seize the fortunes of the Jia and Xue families. Dai Yu disappears into the lake, while Bao Yu becomes a monk and later narrates his life.
A ballet based on Oscar Wilde’s short story of the same name, created to music commissioned from Bright Sheng for New York City Ballet.
The Jade Emperor dreams of darkness overtaking heaven and earth, then sees it happen when the Cowherd falls in love with the Goddess-Weaver. Her distraction from weaving the stars darkens the sky, so her father separates the lovers with the Silver River. Their grief brings chaos until he permits them to meet once each year.
A Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux ballet for New York City Ballet’s Diamond Project, set to two poems from the Song dynasty and “Chi Lin’s Dance” from Bright Sheng’s Flute Moon.