Highland Dance Company off to Shanghai Tourism Festival
“The Highland Dance Company of New Zealand leave for Beijing tonight where they will be involved in rehearsals, sightseeing and shopping before heading to Shanghai to perform in the Shanghai Tourism Festival.
In Beijing they will be visiting Tian’anmen Square, the National Centre for Performing Arts, the Forbidden city and a welcome dinner at the Famous Beijing Duck banquet, Great Wall of China at the Juyongguan section, The Summer Palace, and will be attending the amazing Beijing Acrobatic show, A pedi cab tour of the Hutong – the “old City” and will share a special lunch with a family in their home, and Tour the Temple of Heaven before travelling to Shanghai to commence preparations for the Festival.
Their itinerary for the festival is as follows:
September 14 – Rehearsals
September 15 – Opening Ceremony
September 16 – 2 x public performances – Najing Road and Jingan Hotel
September 17 – 1 public performance – Oriental Pearl Tower and then visit to the Tower
The Dance Company arrive home on September 19th.
On behalf of Executive and Academy members, we wish the group a safe and exciting trip and look forward to reading the daily blogs”
