The Railway to Tibet

National Center for the Performing Arts & Beijing Dance Drama & Opera Date: October 27-30, 2022

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Featuring elements of Tibetan dance, it tells a story of friendship between local Tibetans and the soldiers involved in the laying of the rail tracks during the construction of the Qinghai-tibet Railway back in the 1970s. Founded in 1978 and restructured into an enterprise in 2004, the Beijing Dance Drama & Opera is Beijing’s only professional song and dance performance troupe administrated by the Municipal People’s Government of Beijing, specializing in the creation and performance of stage arts.