Oakland Ballet is honored to host a screening of Ten Times Better, a film that tells the astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage refugee from China. Directed by Jennifer Lin, a former reporter, she tracked down the 89-year-old George Lee in Las Vegas, where he has worked for 40 years as a blackjack dealer—and still does—at the Four Queens casino.Oakland Asian Cultural Center | Pacific Renaissance Plaza
388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA 94607
This event includes:
1:00- 2:30pm Lunch at Oakland Asian Cultural Center catered by Peony Restaurant
2:30pm - Short excerpt from Oakland Ballet Company's Angel Island Project followed by the screening of Ten Times Better and a panel discussion plus Q&A about the film and AAPI representation in ballet
Event Venue
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Suite 290,Oakland,CA,United States
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