When the people in the dining room dispersed, only the car owner straightened his waist and picked up the gun - at this time, the magnificent rap sounded high, and the people who had sacrificed and were still fighting stepped out from behind the burning blood-colored curtain, symbolizing the powerful spiritual world and unswerving aspirations and beliefs of a generation of revolutionaries - "To add food to the people, work hard; save the nation from danger, and fight to the end!" "The majestic melody, the rousing dance and the determined eyes of the dancers push the dance drama to the final climax... At this moment, the scene erupted into thunderous applause again and again.
On the evening of June 8th, as an outstanding stage art exhibition performed by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the revolutionary theme dance drama "Effort Meal" created and performed by Chengdu Art Theater was unveiled in Beijing Tianqiao Art Center. As a fine dance drama that has been tested by the market and the arena, experts and audiences, "Strive meal" takes the party history content of the heroic struggle of the revolutionary martyrs, the dance drama form that the audience likes to hear, and the artistic quality that integrates ideology, artistry and ornamentation, on the occasion of the party's centennial birthday and on the beijing capital theater stage, expresses eternal faith with artistic moments, and pays tribute to the centennial journey with the aesthetics of dance drama. On June 9, the play will continue to be performed at the Beijing Tianqiao Art Center.
Stills from the dance drama "Effort Meal"
Fascinating A mysterious "spy drama" begins
At 7:30 p.m. on June 8, the beijing Tianqiao Art Center stage opened, and a Chengdu restaurant from the 1930s was displayed in front of the Beijing audience. Back to the pot meat, mapo tofu, dan dan noodles... The air seems to be wafting with the fragrance of garlic seedlings; the shopkeeper is busy in the shop with a rag, and the shouting sound of "shouting" seems to be heard in the ears; the guests of the three religions and nine streams are flowing endlessly, large bowls of tea, ears, shoes, Chengdu City well life jumps on the stage, and the wonderful performances in the lobby are even more dazzling: the car owner who opens the restaurant, the face-changing artist who brightens his voice, the cold director who often patronizes the restaurant... In the crowded restaurant, the main characters appear one after the other, guessing each other's identities and purposes. "The underground revolutionary work itself is very mysterious, and we have checked the information to learn that Che Yaoxian has rich experience and multiple identities, and we also want to create a mysterious atmosphere at the beginning of the dance drama." Editorial director Wang Sisi told Red Star News reporters.
The dance drama "Effort Meal" takes the revolutionary martyr Che Yaoxian as the character prototype and tells the story of the underground workers of the Communist Party of China using the Chengdu "Effort Meal" building as a cover to negotiate with the enemy, defend their faith, and carry out intelligence struggles. It has created many characters with distinct personalities, such as the car boss, the bright voice, the yellow third sister, and the director of the cold department.
The image of the dance drama reproduces the history of the party, and the dance intuitively conveys the fine tradition. More than 80 years ago, the "Effort Meal" building was the secret party organization contact point of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the "Effort Meal" building on the stage today is a red epic that praises the heroic and fearless spirit of the Communists during the revolutionary period. In the era of endeavor in which party history study and education activities are carried out in depth, and on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the dance drama "Effort Meal" uses dances and ballads with strong Sichuan flavor characteristics, distinct Bashu style and Chinese national song and dance style, artistic reproduction of the communists' lofty revolutionary ideals and firm communist convictions, and enthusiastically praising the great achievements of the Communist Party of China in the past century.
Unique and full of emotion to exaggerate the aesthetics of Chengdu life
The Red Star News reporter learned that the dance drama "Effort Meal", as a key play of the centenary of the founding of the party in Sichuan Province and Chengdu City, is the only play in Sichuan Province that has been selected for the outstanding stage art works of the Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. With high political enthusiasm and high standards of artistic pursuit, the main creative team and performance team carefully prepared and made excellent efforts to ensure the perfect presentation of the Beijing gift performance with high-quality artistic standards.
The drama is directed by Wang Sisi and Qian Xin, who have attracted much attention in recent years. The Red Star News reporter learned that on the basis of countless in-depth field investigations, the main creative team selected three groups of Tianfu cultural essences of Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan opera and Sichuan song to be integrated into the expression of dance drama. "Eat Sichuan cuisine" was put on the stage to create the "first time" in the dance drama, and in the play, the "face change" of Sichuan opera and the rich dance vocabulary of the opera program were integrated, novel and unique, and the introduction of Sichuan dialect rap was introduced into the whole drama to note popular fashion and unique personality. In terms of music, it absorbs the characteristics of typical instrumental music and Sichuan opera in Sichuan opera, and integrates the aesthetic characteristics of the Sichuan opera gong and drum soundtrack that are born of virtual reality and freehand. The well-known folk music such as Sichuan-Chongqing folk songs and Sichuan opera gongs and drums is creatively integrated with modern music styles, highlighting the unique regional elements of "Effort Meal".
New era, new journey, new dance drama, new vitality. The treacherous face-changing solo dance, the hot and tender double love dance, the three-person "blind" dance of fighting wits and courage, the "print newspaper" and "food delivery" group dance that are as quiet as a rock and flowing water, the roof "stealing" dance that is not afraid of sacrifice... The young creative team of the dance drama "Effort Meal" uses legendary drama stories and novel dance vocabulary to borrow Sichuan opera, Sichuan opera, Sichuan song, Sichuan dance, Sichuan cuisine and other unique cultural elements of Sichuan, and passionately exaggerates the aesthetic picture of Chengdu life.
Swinging qi and intestines Pay tribute to the centennial journey with the aesthetic of dance drama
"Small restaurants, big society, in the sentient beings full of Sichuan's humanistic spirit, "Effort Meal" looks back at history from the perspective of the present, takes the revolutionary story as a red line main line, and outlines the lofty revolutionary ideals and firm communist beliefs of the Sichuan communists. Let the party spirit grow out in the nourishment of Sichuan culture, and continue the cultural bloodline and national spirit of this land. Choreographer Qian Xin said frankly.
"I didn't expect that a dance drama could tell such an exciting story of Chengdu's turbulent history." Liu Bingqian of the China Academy of Performing Arts told Red Star News, "Although it is the main theme, whether it is the storyline, or the set, the lighting is unexpected." I think such an entry point can attract more audiences into the theater to understand our history and remember our ancestors. ”
"We feel very honored to be the first of the five works in the country and the only work in Sichuan to be exhibited in Beijing, and "Effort Meal" has also been performed many times in Chengdu and is an important play in the study of Sichuan party history. Che Yaoxian was originally an outstanding party member, and the dance drama "Effort Meal" told the story of Sichuan's revolutionary culture to the national audience in an aesthetic form and helped the education of party history. Xiong Xiaohong, general secretary of the party branch and chairman of Chengdu Art Theater Co., Ltd., told Red Star News reporters. It is understood that the dance drama "Effort Meal" will continue to tour the country. In the time of solemnly celebrating the centenary of the party, we will praise the deeds of the martyrs, inherit the red gene of hard work, and spread the revolutionary spirit of patriotism, heroism, and dedication.
It is worth mentioning that the latest realist drama "Sichuan West Bashang" created by Chengdu Art Theater with the theme of "Rural Revitalization, Chengdu Practice" will also be performed in Beijing on June 12. This is also the first time that two high-quality plays of the same theater troupe in the same period have been performed in Beijing. The two plays show the humanistic style and life aesthetics of Chengdu Shu style and elegant rhyme under the background of different eras, highlight the unique charm of Tianfu culture in multiple dimensions, and also express Chengdu's mission and determination to vigorously develop literary and artistic creation and "climb the original and climb the peak".
Red Star News reporter | Ren Hongwei according to the interviewee
Edited | Duan Xueying
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