Caracalla Dance Theatre, an internationally renowned dance company based in Beirut, Lebanon, presented a dance production "Two Thousand and One Nights," featuring exquisite costumes and brilliant settings, at the Expo Center last night.
The theatre was established in 1968 and performed in Beijing in 2005. The show was the theatre's debut in Shanghai.
"Two Thousand and One Nights" is the theatre's most known play, which was based on the famous story of "One Thousand and One Nights". It showcases the glorious Arabic culture.
Ivan Caracalla, director of the theatre, said yesterday that the theme of the show is love, humanity, compassion and forgiveness. China is an incredible country, which always looks forward, he said when talking about his impression of the country.
A total of 75 artists of different cultural backgrounds participated in the two-hour performance in celebration of the Lebanon Pavilion Day.
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