Remember the modern dance drama "Grand Hotel" that caused a "dance storm surge" in Hangzhou in January this year? Under the attention of all, "The Grand Hotel" appeared again at the Hangzhou Theater on the 20th and 21st to meet the audience and friends!
Rather than being a dance drama, "The Grand Hotel" is more like a cinematic journey.
The Hangzhou station of the dance drama "Grand Hotel" still gathers seven dancers who coexist in domestic strength and reputation: Li Xing, the first winner of the first international six awards in China and a young dancer who has received widespread attention from the public because of Hunan Satellite TV's "Dance Storm 2" program, co-directed by young dancer Li Chao, and starring li Qian, Xie Xin, Hu Jie, Chen Tian and Li Yanchao. Seven dancers brilliantly interpreted the "Seven Lives" and interpreted the story of "Rashomon" with dance postures.
On the afternoon of November 20th, Hangzhou Theater held a meeting with the creators of the modern dance drama "Grand Hotel". Under the eager expectation of the audience, the lead actors Li Xing, Li Chao and Hu Jie took the stage to meet and interact with the audience and the media.
Compared with the premiere, every time the "Grand Hotel" tour, there will be different new guests to stay, the story of the hotel will become more and more plump, director and star Li Xing revealed that Hangzhou Station will also have new guests "debut". "Doing 'The Grand Hotel' we will have a very rich emotional material, we have a lot of things to choose, some of the audience's ideas and feedback, all give us the creators a very good inspiration, we will also be combined into the next performance, and then to integrate to open." 」 Using creation to accurately convey ideas, ideas, and then peel off is a long process. ”
Stills from Hangzhou Station (Photo: Jiang Shengli)
In "The Grand Hotel", not only are the stars gathered, but its production team is also super high configuration. Known as the "God of Film Art", Oscar winner Tane Tian Yangping as the stage designer; Tom Viser, chief lighting engineer of the Dutch Dance Theatre, as the lighting designer; Liu Tong, the author of "Nanjing Nanjing", a super tacit friend who has collaborated with Li Xing on many works, as the composer; and the famous independent design brand tailor-made for each actor.
Different from traditional dance dramas, the storyline of "The Grand Hotel" is abstract, and the plot is completely structured by the dance itself, so as to promote the development of the story. Focus on the use of dance to portray the personality characteristics and inner world of the 7 protagonists. Modern dance is used to tell the story that takes place in the hotel, and interpret the relationship between the characters of the 7 protagonists.
Director and lead actor Li Chao frankly said, "Each director's creative method is different, such as the trajectory expression of the actor's action, we give the actor a position is necessary, but the change of speed and strength is an artistic expression, and what we need to do is to help the actor to establish an accurate emotional expression." In the design of roles and the selection of actors, there is also a certain degree of fit, physical or cognitive fit. ”
From the characters seen in the play, each audience is given different content, and only through their own perception to understand is what the creator hopes. Li Xing said that he hopes that everyone can find an answer that they believe in different drama stories.