Dai Ailian (Dance) (2013)

Synopsis

Dance is the story of the ballerina Dai Ailian (1916–2006), who was born and raised in Trinidad before emigrating to China. Considered China’s mother of modern dance, she was the first person to bring western ballet to the country, in 1940, and would go on to co-found the National Ballet of China and the Beijing Dance Academy.

Details

GA | Short (10mins) Documentary Biography | Trinidad and Tobago

Language: English

Production

Directors: Janine Fung