Preview: Shanghai Ballet ’The Butterfly Lovers’

A preview of the Shanghai Ballet ’The Butterfly Lovers’ coming to Cal Performances’ Zellerbach Hall, Nov 1 & 2. Under the direction of Artistic Director Xin Lili, The Butterfly Lovers is the story of Liang and Zhu who meet at school. Zhu has disguised herself as a man and falls in love with Liang, but he is unaware that she loves him - or that she is actually a woman. Through their travels Liang discovers the truth and they fight against an arranged marriage for Zhu, to stay together. The ballet follows t