Outside temperatures may have been heating up, but so were expectations inside as audiences made their way into the dimly lit auditorium at the China National Theater for Children (CNTC) in Beijing on July 16. The hall was filled with anticipation and not a single seat remained empty. Soon, the sweltering heat outside was only a distant memory as spectators were captivated by the mesmerizing undersea world unfolding on the stage.
The CNTC stage came alive with , a tale from Chinese folklore, which differs from Disney’s and the original Danish folktale by Hans Christan Andersen. These teen stars, aged
