Late at night on January 9, Beijing time, the principal dancer of the Hamburg Ballet in Germany issued a missing person notice on its social **, saying that Zhang Lin, a 21-year-old Chinese female dancer of the troupe, disappeared after finishing rehearsals at 1:30 pm local time last Friday (5th) and has not been able to get in touch so far.
Caption: A missing person notice posted on social **Red Star News (the same below).
On the morning of January 10, the Weibo account "A Rabbit RC", which was verified as a dance blogger, confirmed the news of Zhang Lin's disappearance to reporters. As the "rabbit teacher" in the mouth of children and parents, she has been taking pictures for the Beijing Dance ballet major for a long time, and at the same time giving some lectures on repertoire knowledge.
At present, the Hamburg Ballet has reported to the police and contacted the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg. According to "Mr. Rabbit", a friend sent an email to the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg yesterday for help, and also received an email reply from the Consulate General. The Consulate General said that it attaches great importance to this matter, and has contacted Hamburg**, Zhang Lin's mother and friends, and provided assistance for Zhang Lin's mother to apply for a visa to Germany. At the same time, the members of the Hamburg Ballet also posted missing person notices around the company, Zhang Lin's residence, and along the way to and from work. ”
Teacher Rabbit told the Red Star News reporter that she witnessed Zhang Lin's growth on the road of ballet all the way, and in 2020, when Zhang Lin, who was only 17 years old at the time, won the 4th place in the Lausanne International Ballet Competition in Switzerland, she was also by her side. "Zhang Lin grew up in my lens, from the third grade of her high school to graduation, I have always been very optimistic about her. ”
Zhang Lin won a scholarship in Lausanne (competition) that year, and I strongly recommended her to choose the Hamburg Ballet in Germany. "Teacher Rabbit" said that she also studied in Germany back then, and knew that there were few cameras on the road in Hamburg, and she was worried that this situation would be unfavorable to ** handling the case. She revealed a bit of self-reproach in her words.
Caption: Zhang Lin at the Lausanne International Ballet Competition.
According to the memories of "Teacher Rabbit", Zhang Lin developed well in Hamburg, Germany before her disappearance, and officially joined the Hamburg Ballet in January last year. After joining the dance company, she also got an official work visa, and has always had the opportunity to get new roles and new plays. ”
Original title: A 21-year-old Chinese female ballet dancer lost contact in Germany for 5 days.