Li Cunxin

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Li Cunxin
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Li Cunxin in 2010
Born (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 63)
Qingdao, Shandong, China
NationalityAustralian
Spouses
Elizabeth Mackey
(m. 1981;div. 1987)
Mary McKendry
(m. 1987)
Children3
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  3. Li Cunxin (27 August 2010). "Mao's Last Dancer". HuffPost . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. Li Cunxin (24 March 2014). "My Day: Ballet director Li Cunxin". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. Taylor, Christie (14 May 2004). "'Mao's last dancer' tells his story". The Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. Jillett, Neil (6 September 2003). "Dance of the peasant prince". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. 1 2 Mao's Last Dancer film tie-in by Li Cunxin. Penguin Books Australia. ISBN   9780670073481.
  8. Li Cunxin speaker profile, Saxton Speakers Bureau
  9. Brisbane Times , 31 July 2014 [ full citation needed ]
  10. 1 2 Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin to step away from Queensland Ballet after stunning career, Stephanie Zillman, ABC News Online, 2023-06-20
  11. "Mao's Last Dancer the Exhibition: A Portrait of Li Cunxin - Museum of Brisbane | MoB". 4 August 2022.
  12. "Mao's Last Dancer is Australia's top dad". Australian Associated Press. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. "New dancing spider named for dancing icon". Arts Queensland. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  14. Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (11 July 2016). "Mao's last dancer Li Cunxin inspires name of peacock spider". Brisbane Times . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  15. "Dancing peacock spider named after Mao's Last Dancer, Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin". ABC News . 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  16. "The Nutcracker: Li brings his magic to a cracking chestnut" by Deborah Jones, The Australian , 12 December 2017.
  17. "Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin makes ballet return in the Nutcracker after 18 years off stage" by Lesley Robinson, ABC News, 7 December 2017.
  18. Gateley, Michelle (14 September 2017). "Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin and ballerina wife reunite on stage". The Morning Bulletin . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  19. Zhou, Naaman (10 June 2019). "Queen's birthday honours list recognises trailblazers Rosie Batty and Ita Buttrose". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  20. 1 2 UQ honours remarkable individuals, University of Queensland, 2023-12-12
  21. Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin provides words of wisdom at University of Queensland graduation, Kenji Sato, ABC News Online, 2023-12-12
  22. "From Mao to now, a dancer takes stock". The Age . 31 August 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  23. "Brooks wins Book of the Year award". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  24. "Queensland Premier's Literary awards 2008 winners". Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland). 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  25. Mao's Last Dancer at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  26. Ng, David (20 August 2010). "'Mao's Last Dancer' follows Chinese defector Li Cunxin's odyssey". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  27. Glentzer, Molly and Mike Snyder (27 March 2017). "'Li waltzes free: Chinese officials release dancer detained after he wed U.S. girl - UPDATE'". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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