When ballet became revolutionary: Xue Jinghua and ‘The Red Detachment of Women’
Xue Jinghua, China's ballerina extraordinaire, cut a striking figure in red. Her role as the wronged peasant Wu Qinghua in "The Red Detachment of Women" ensured her place in modern China's cultural lore, even as she performed during a time when all creative projects were for the advancement of the collective.
