TU Hanbin

Principal Dancer of Shanghai Ballet

National First-class Dancer

TU graduated as a Ballet major from the Shanghai Dance School and joined Shanghai Ballet in 2013.

Repertoire credits include: principal roles in The Sleeping Beauty (Shanghai Ballet Version, Derek Deane), Swan Lake (Grand Version, Derek Deane), Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (Derek Deane), Lily (WANG Ge), The Nutcracker (Shanghai Grand Theatre Version, Derek Deane); important roles in Bright Red Star (ZHAO Ming), Giselle, The Lady of the Camellias (Shanghai Ballet Version, Derek Deane); performed in The White-haired Girl, Jane Eyre (Patrick de Bana), The Butterfly Lovers (XIN Lili), Echoes of Eternity (Patrick de Bana), Hamlet (Derek Deane), The Last Mission of Marco Polo (José Martinez),etc.

Selected award credits include: Recognition Award in the 5th Shanghai International Ballet Competition (2016); Gold Award of the Senior Male Division in the 6th South Africa International Ballet Competition (2018); Gold Award of the Professional Group Contemporary Dance in the 2nd International United Cloud Dance Competition (2021); China Youth Wusi Medal (2022).