"Unfortunately, I cannot be with you in person to supervise and witness the revival of The Little Mermaid after 10 years in China. But I would like very much to send my gratitude and my very best wishes for this new cast, for this performance, and for the work that I have seen a bit of, that my ballet masters have seen and criticized and worked on, and have been very impressed with how well the piece has been taught, the discipline and the perfection of the dancing, as well as the interoperation and the emotion which this ballet obviously needs," said Neumeier through a video he made for the performances, which was screened before each of the performance at Tianqiao Theater.