The RASBJ film club invites you to a showing of “Mao’s Last Dancer,” about Li Cunxin who at the age of 11 was selected by cohorts of Madam Mao to study ballet at the Dance Academy in Beijing. In 1979, Li travels to Texas to dance there as part of a cultural exchange program; he secretly dates and falls in love with an American dancer. When the Beijing government calls on Li to return home, he marries his lover, defects, and is forbidden from returning to the country of his birth. Banned from communicating with his relatives in China and beset by other challenges, Li pursues his passion for ballet. The drama is based on the autobiography of Li Cunxin, who went on to perform as principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.

WHAT: MAO’S LAST DANCER, showing by RASBJ Film Club

WHEN: Friday, November 20, 1900 to 2130 PM

WHERE: EU DELEGATION, Dongzhimenwai Dajie 15, LEONARDO ROOM

HOW MUCH: RMB 30 for RAS members, RMB 60 for non­-RAS members

RSVP: email :[email protected] and write “Mao’s Last Dancer” in the subject header to let us know which event you wish to attend.