Shanghai Ballet was formally renamed in 1979 at the base of The White-haired Girlperforming team. Shanghai Ballet is one of the world's predominant ballet companies,bringing the unique glamour of Chinese dance to the international stage. The White-haired Girl, an award-winning classical Chinese ballet created in the 20th century,brought instant fame to the Company and helped establish its leading position in theballet world.

During its more than 40-year history, Shanghai Ballet has created and staged manynew ballet productions, including The Butterfly Lovers (XIN Lili), The Last Mission of MarcoPolo (Jose Martinez), Jane Eyre(Patrick de Bana), Echoes of Eternity (Patrick de Bana),Bright Red StarZHAO Ming), Hamlet (Derek Deane), Le Fantome de I'Opera (DerekDeane), Lily (WANG Ge), Shanghai Grand Theatre Version The Nutcracker (DerekDeane), Shanghai Ballet Version The Sleeping Beauty (Derek Deane), and The Lady ofthe Camellias (Derek Deane). Besides, the repertoire of the Company includes SwanLake (Derek Deane), Romeo and Juliet (Derek Deane), Coppelia (Pierre Lacotte), LaSylphide (Jean-Paul Gravier), The Nutcracker (Tetsutaro Shimizu), Giselle, Don Quixote,Balanchine and Beyond, The Ode of Joy-Gala Performance.