On December 16, the National Centre for the Performing Arts and Ningbo Performing Arts Group will jointly produce the original contemporary dance drama "Xian Xinghai", which will be premiered to pay tribute to the great "people's musicians", praise the glorious image of communist party members, and send deep blessings to the centennial birthday of the Communist Party of China. The premiere is imminent, and the makeup photos are freshly baked. Let's follow the elaboration of many creators and first understand this dance drama.
From the banks of the Seine River to the Huangpu River, from the Yan'an cave dwellings to the deaths of guests, Xian Xinghai used music to save the country and devoted his life to national rejuvenation with melody. The dance drama "Xian Xinghai" will be presented in a modern style that conforms to the aesthetics of contemporary audiences, with an avant-garde and creative contemporary dance vocabulary, a stage presentation with great visual impact, a musical melody of classic and modern weaving, and the dance drama will use extraordinary artistic appeal to stand on the stage of the heroes of the revolutionary ancestors, so as to unite the national spirit and transmit the positive energy of the times.
"The character of Xian Xinghai has been labeled and simplified by us in the past. The more he went deeper, the more he felt that his life was adrift, his mission was innate, his faith was persistent and loyal, an outstanding musician finally died in his hometown, and at the last moment of his life he was still thinking about the motherland and looking forward to the beautiful future of China, which was moving. The dance drama "Xian Xinghai" came into being. Xiao Xiangrong, the general director of the play, said that this dance drama abandons the traditional linear narrative, reorganizes Xian Xinghai as a symbol with nationality and worldliness, digs deep into the popularity of Xian Xinghai, integrates youth passion and national mission into the play, presents the group of enthusiastic young people led by Xian Xinghai, responds to the 'group of people' under the red storm of the last century, and highly visualizes the 'people's musician' with sublimated soul, flesh and blood, so that the fate of the characters has more current significance.
In the eyes of screenwriter Xu Rui, this is not a common dance drama, more like a prose poem that conveys emotion and is full of power. "When Xian Xinghai wandered beyond the border countless times, when life gradually passed in the snow of Moscow, what was he worried about in his heart? I firmly believe that in too many people and things that cannot be separated, there must be a newborn daughter and a China that is moving towards a new life. In the endless, wave-higher life tribulations, he never gave up his deep love, ideals and beliefs. Therefore, this dance drama is not to tell the story of Xian Xinghai, but to dance the spiritual power in his heart. ”
For more than three consecutive months, the chief dancer from the Ningbo Song and Dance Theater has been facing "Xian Xinghai" day and night, "Mr. Xian Xinghai is sincere and sincere, he is consistent, he comes from the people to the people, he intertwines all the strength drawn from the bottom of society and the energy of the toiling people, composes for the public, and is a musician who angers the people." With the greatest sense of sincerity and conviction, I will mobilize all emotions, bring the audience into this story, and play the 'people's musician' Xian Xinghai. ”
"I've been thinking about the main theme of the work for so many years, what should I do in the future?" I'm sure I found it in the dance drama Xian Xinghai. A man stands between heaven and earth, he is a hero of the nation, a monument, a spiritual force. Han Jiang, a stage, lighting and multimedia design, said that the visual presentation of the dance drama is very abstract, but it is very integrated with the dance performance, dance drama structure and music, which is very suitable for this dance drama. The dance drama "Xian Xinghai" is a new way of expression that can provide reference for more main theme works in the future. ”
"The process of costume design is more like tapping into the strength of the body and heart of the characters. In particular, I hope that the costume can present the spirit of the individual from the inside out, such as the role of 'Xian Xinghai', when he appears on the stage, the relationship between his body and the costume can give people a morphological distinction or difference, fully showing the passion, fanaticism and belief of different stages of his life. Costume design Zou You introduced.
Stage rehearsal tidbits. Photo/Fu Xiao
The main roles in this round of performances will be wei Shenzhou, Li Yu, Wang Jinge, He Jiang, Sun Rui (specially invited dancer), Yan Hanyi and other well-known dancers, as well as the chief actors of Ningbo Song and Dance Theater Xia, Wang Yu, Wang Zheng and other sub-roles, and Ningbo Song and Dance Theater as the dance team. The dancers will also emotionally interpret the fiery life of "people's musician" Xian Xinghai with full enthusiasm and super dance skills.
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