Pearl jam — NEW YORK

Daniel Ezralow (center) , Academy Award-winning choreographer, and Tang Xiaolei (forth from left) , CEO of Legend River Entertainment (LRE), and performers of the dance drama Pearl pose for group photo at a press conference held in New York on Thursday. Pearl, produced by LRE, a Beijing-based company along with Zhenjiang Media Group, is a modern dance performance inspired by the life of Pearl Buck. It will have world premier at Lincoln Center on August 27. HONG XIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY