After the Beijing shows, Immortal Chi - The Ultimate Quest for Balance will tour China. It will stage more than 50 shows around Europe next April.

In 2005, Villeneuve directed the show Era: Intersection of Time, which has been performed in Shanghai for eight years and grossed more than 400 million yuan ($66 million). Villeneuve and his team present acrobatics using cutting-edge multimedia theater technologies to create stunning visual effects.

"I know that Riverdance is very popular in China," the director says.

"The Irish tap dancing culture is very well presented to foreign audiences. We want to create the same effect with our show because the cultural elements, such as acrobatics and kung fu, are exclusive to China."

IF YOU GO

7:30pm, Dec 13,14 and 15

Century Theater, 40 Liangmaqiao Lu,

Chaoyang district, Beijing

400-818-3333

010-6400-8622