Dance megastar Nilas Martins will lead a cast of principals and soloists from The New York City Ballet, the recognized top-notch ballet company in the world and icon of modern ballet, to the CSIAF for the very first time.

Nilas Martins, dubbed " soul of NYCB" and " pearl on the crown of modern ballet", together with the other shinning ballet stars will definitely sate the CSIAF's audience with a sterling rendition of the NYCB's very classics.

Founded by George Balanchine, father of the modern ballet and the most prestigious choreographer in the 20th century, NYCB has brought the modern ballet into the limelight of the world stage on a grand scale. Presented by an all-star cast, the classic works of George Balanchine and other masters will be staged, many of which are to be performed for the very first time in China, or even in Asia. The programs include the breathtaking and stunning duet "The Stars and Stripes" and "Who Cares", the latter is always the most heated topic of critics around the world.

The New York Times spoke highly of Nilas Martins as being "blessed with an innate elegance and beautytaking every graceful steps in a blaze of vivid imagery and every in a glamour of enchanting movement." The prestigious ballet expert Ling Yangyang's got so exited at the news of NYCB's Shanghai trip that he bets "the radiant brilliance of the ballet stars' upcoming performance will unquestionably win the heartfelt applause from each and every audience".