Dynamic Yunnan Performance
Dynamic Yunnan is a stage work that combines traditional beauty with modern energy, directed and choreographed by the renowned dancer Yang Liping. To create it,…
Dynamic Yunnan Performance, Kunming
Key facts
- Admission
- Category C ¥220; Category B ¥300; Category A ¥400; VIP ¥520
- Opening hours
- Monday to Sunday (20:00–21:00)
- Getting there
- Near Yunnan Art Theatre (云南艺术剧院) bus stop
- Guidebook rating
- 3 / 5
From China Self Guided Travel 2025, page 187. Open in Google Maps
About Dynamic Yunnan Performance
Dynamic Yunnan is a stage work that combines traditional beauty with modern energy, directed and choreographed by the renowned dancer Yang Liping. To create it, she spent a year searching the fields and villages of Yunnan, watching countless folk dances and distilling the most striking movements into the song-and-dance numbers. The result is a dance full of authentic Yunnan ethnic flavour.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Dynamic Yunnan Performance cost?
Admission to Dynamic Yunnan Performance is Category C ¥220; Category B ¥300; Category A ¥400; VIP ¥520, as listed in the 2025 guidebook. Prices can change; check the official channel before you go.
What are the opening hours of Dynamic Yunnan Performance?
Dynamic Yunnan Performance is open Monday to Sunday (20:00–21:00).
How do I get to Dynamic Yunnan Performance?
Near Yunnan Art Theatre (云南艺术剧院) bus stop
Where is Dynamic Yunnan Performance?
Dynamic Yunnan Performance is in Kunming, Yunnan Province, in the Southwest of China. Yunnan Art Theatre, No. 132 East Fengdong Road West, Wuhua District
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