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Chi Cao
as Li Cunxin (adult) -
Chengwu Guo
as Li Cunxin (teenage) -
Huang Wen Bin
as Li Cunxin (boy) -
Joan Chen
as Niang -
Wang Shuang Bao
as Dia -
Bruce Greenwood
as Ben Stevenson -
Amanda Schull
as Elizabeth -
Kyle Maclachlan
as Charles Foster -
Jack Thompson
as Judge Woodrow Seals -
Camilla Vergotis
as Mary McKendry -
Madeleine Eastoe
as Lori -
Steven Heathcote
as Bobby Cordner -
Aden Young
as Dilworth
Chi Cao is Principal Dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Born in China, Chi trained at the Beijing Dance Academy and the Royal Ballet School, London. He joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1995 and progressed quickly throughout the ranks of the Company to be promoted to Principal in 2002. Chi is a virtuoso classical dancer, and often leads the Company in the classical repertory. His superb technique won him the gold medal in 1998 at Varna, the ‘Granddaddy’ of all ballet competitions.
With his frequent partner, Nao Sakuma, Chi has also represented the Company at a number of prestigious occasions, dancing at the NATO Gala in Birmingham (2000) and Birmingham’s Gala to celebrate HRH Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee (2002).
