当代,当前这个时代;芭蕾,法语Ballet的音译,涵盖了芭蕾舞、舞剧、舞蹈等多重含义。然而,“当代芭蕾”这样一个表面看上去对中国受众来讲既熟悉又陌生的名词,其所指要远远大于两个单纯概念的相加。超越了古典芭蕾的语言程式,融会、吸收了当代多样艺术的养分,当代芭蕾 Contemporary, current era; ballet, transliteration of the French Ballet, covering ballet, dance drama, dance and other multiple meanings. However, a term such as “contemporary ballet” that looks both familiar and unfamiliar to the Chinese audience means much more than the sum of two simple concepts. Beyond the classical ballet language program, integration, absorbing the diversity of contemporary art nutrients, contemporary ballet