Mao's Last Dancer: From Mao's China to Queensland Ballet | MAKERS WHO INSPIRE
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- From humble beginnings in Mao's China, Li Cunxin has gone on to have a long and diverse career as an internationally-acclaimed dancer with the Houston Ballet and Australian Ballet. His bestselling memoir Mao's Last Dancer, which was adapted into a 2009 feature film, follows the story of his defection to the West. Today, Li heads the Queensland Ballet as its artistic director, and works to create new opportunities for the next generation of dancers.
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I just finished watching Mao's Last Dancer and I am so pleased to find Li happy, successful and teaching future gifted generations of "athletes" how interpret the beauty of Ballet.
Wonderful movie. This man honors his parents, his wife, his children, China, America, Australia, and represents a good example for other men. I was really moved by his strength, love and dance.
I watched his movie, read the book. Deeply moved. What a great human-being. Would love to fly to Queensland one day just to watch Li's work.❤️
What a beautiful artist and human being. His story touched me enormously as I too came from communist country for a visit and stayed in the free world.
I could understand what he was going through and had tears in my eyes watching Mao's Last Dancer and posting it in my ballet groups. The actor and real
Li look so similar, what a great choice it was, he portrayed him so perfectly. One of the best films I have seen in a while.
I like the fact that he is so accepting, so open, accepting of all different cultures. After all, we are all humans, despite different looks, skin colour and culture.
I've watched his movie Mao's Last Dancer a few years ago and highly recommend this as an inspirational masterpiece.
First I read his book in chinses version in Beijing bookshop and bought one. And i read English version in Hurstville library and watched the movie with my Mum.Because Mr Li is from my hometown Shandong Province and I understand what he chose but I donnot think he glories my hometown , never.
Thanks for sharing this. I've just finished the book and seen the film. What a truly remarkable human being.
Good man and good teacher🤗. Inspirational and such humble person👍
Ballet is such a beautiful art form
See the brilliant film of his life 'Mao's Last Dancer' - emotionally turbocharged. 9.5. Do yourself a favour.
Eloquent and intelligent and warm character. Thank you.
Truly an inspirational and beautiful man. Thank you for your contribution to the beautiful world of Dance, the sacrifices of yourself, and your parents will not have been in vein, they have provided us with a great gift. The pain, associated with loneliness and insecurities of a young student, can crush the aspiring dancer, but most dancers learn how to be very tough and brave, this character shows now with your nurturing, and generosity for your dancers. Queensland Ballet is a beautiful company, truly a representation of It's current Artistic team.
I'm very happy you had good people looking out for you on your journey, as a ballet boy Mum, I understand all too well the stresses you go through being separated from your child, and I cannot imagine what your Mother was feeling, my heart truly breaks each time she packs that bag of precious goodies before you head to school, and when she sees you for the first time at the Ballet, wow, that's powerful, my heart breaks, and bursts with pride all at once, it never fails, I burst into tears.. the same as I did watching my own Son for his debut. I always need to watch the movie alone, it shows me in the raw.
Thank you ❤
Such a special person, sincere, hardworking with a good heart.
I am deeply moved by the story. Inspiring and heartbreaking at times. Glad it has the happy end! Loved Mao's Last Dancer movie. Thank you for sharing.
everything is beautiful at the ballet...
Great artist.
Fantastic!
I red his Mao's Last Dancer
Wonderful saying !
inspirational
Inspiring!
如果没有陈巍，我都不知道还有一部电影《最后的舞者》，还有这样一段历史。
Great story.
中国的严厉训练给了他最好的基本功；艺术是需要自由的空间，从艺术家的角度出发，留在自由国家是一个正确的选择。
One of the world's greatest!
舞者渐渐老去.
但精神永恒！
中国人的骄傲！
实话实说 他的自述说明他真的不算中国人的骄傲 他算是比较典型的投机利己主义者。中国穷的时候拿着奖学金出国 学成却拒绝回国 FBI能帮助他肯定他没说中国好话 说的诸如人权受到侵犯 受到中国迫害一类的。后来改革开放慢慢中国强大了 他又开始说爱中国了… 对这些早年入了外籍 后来又回来‘报效祖国’的人 真心爱不起来。跟当年学成即归国的科学家们完全不是一个概念。他只是想圈钱出名而已 如果中国后来发展不好 他绝对会跟祖国划清界限的
@@AM-zn8wx If you could remember what his memoir says, you would have noted that he would have been refused the freedom of choice to return to the US if he had agreed with the Chinese authority to return to China. The Chinese not only did not recognise his marriage to a US citizen-they kidnapped him and held him in their consulate in hopes of changing his mind about staying in the US. That was why he decided not to return to China.
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what's about his life? -------I have read the book
as a kid fro rural arear ..to grow into someone.....,he still do not know the truth behind...very sorry to say
China is where you get the best training for ballet, Gymnastic,....in Asia , or one of the best in the world. No denying.
You should appreciate that Mao government which gave equality to anyone to be brilliant.
I agree that you choose to stay in U.S for your career as ballet dancer that you hope you could go further , explore new world . And just say so. Nothing else.
Russia is the best place in the world to learn ballet. And why cannot he not talk about his own life?
You do not know anything about Mao's totalitarian government and or anything about the Chinese government. Or maybe you just choose not to see.
Mao giving ‘equality’ to only some of the people whom he helped starve in the first place. wow