Following its success in 2007, the International Ballet Star Gala in Taipei returns in 2008 for a second time bringing fourteen outstanding ballet stars from nine of the world’s most renowned ballet companies to the stage to display their exquisite technique and unique artistry in such classical ballet excerpts as La Spectre de la Rose, La Sylphide, Giselle, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, and La Bayadère.

The dancers are:
ABT- Daniil Simkin
Bavarian State Ballet- Ivy Amista?Tigran Mikayelyan
Kirov Ballet- Olesia Novikova?Leonid Sarafanov
Paris Opera-Alessio Carbone
Royal Ballet of London- Roberta Marquez
Royal Danish Ballet-Diana Cuni
San Francisco Ballet - Yuan-Yuan Tan?Tiit Helimets
Staatsballett Berlin-Shoko Nakamura?Ronald Savkovic
Stuttgart Ballet-Sue-Jin Kang
International Guest Artist- Robert Tewsley

The repertoire, including pieces from the great George Balanchine as well as works by other eminent choreographers, will unite the contemporary and the classical on one stage.

If you weren’t able to attend last year’s performance and join in the enthusiastic standing ovation that followed, this is an event you simply can’t miss.

Official website: balletstargala.com
Venue: The National Theater , Taipei,Taiwan
Time: 2008 6/20 (Fri); 6/21 (Sat) 19:00
Ticketing: artsticket.com.tw . . .

*Program and cast are subject to change.