Tianqiao Performing Arts Center marks founding anniversary

A group of young students from the Beijing Dance Academy have performed a self-composed musical "Daydream" at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing.

The musical "Daydream" has been performed as part of the celebrations to mark the second anniversary of the Performing Arts Center's creation.

A group of young students from the Beijing Dance Academy performs a self-produced musical "Daydream" on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center's two-year anniversary celebration. [Photo: China Plus]

"Since it was launched two years ago, it has staged over 1,400 performances, with over a million people attending the shows. It's established a remarkable reputation in the performing arts field, among the media and with theatre goers," said An Zhaohui, chair of the Beijing Tianqiao Zenith Investment Group.

The center has been designed to become a hub for musical performances as well as art education, exhibitions and public arts events by 2020.

For the past two years, the center has seen performances of classics including "My Fair Lady" and "Romeo and Juliette" in 2016, and other notable musicals, including "Wicked," "The Producers," "Jersey Boys" and the Chinese version of "Jekyll and Hyde," becoming a must-stop for musical fans in Beijing.

Visitors arrive at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 19, 2017 to watch shows during the center's two-year anniversary celebration. [Photo: China Plus]

The Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing marks its two-year anniversary on Sunday, November 19, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]