Mongolian herders dressed in traditional costumes dance on stages and haystacks, and the ingenious choreography presents vivid scenes of steppe life, grazing, shearing sheep, singing and dancing, and the exquisite dance skills of 26 dancers are combined with a very ornamental performance, which makes people shine. Choreographer Morrigan: "In just 7 minutes, we told the story of a dance drama, and in the middle we used scene switching, as well as slow motion and fast forward. ”
In order to interpret the scene of the life of the grassland people, a 17-meter-long haystack was added to the stage design, but for the dancers, dancing in the space limited by this "behemoth" also became a challenge. Choreographer Agle: "It's more difficult to limit yourself to a space. ”
On November 25, 2021, the results of the 13th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" National Folk Dance Selection were released, selected by the Inner Mongolia Dancers Association, and the work "Romantic Grassland" created by Hohhot Cultural Tourism Investment Group National Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd. won the award. The dance "Romantic Grassland" takes the daily life of young Mongolian men and women in the blue sky, white clouds and clear water environment as the main line, and presents the work and life scenes of farmers and herdsmen in the new era in the form of dance. Actor Ao Ri Gele: "I'm going to handle this thing until I'm satisfied." ”
It is worth mentioning that this is the second work of the "post-90s" choreographer Ager to win the Lotus Award. In 2017, the winning work of the 11th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" "Grandfathers" showed the richness and stability of contemporary herders' lives and the richness and richness of spiritual life through dance. Agle: "Finding a style of creation that belongs to oneself, and then creating it, I think it should be a work with feelings." ”
△ Stills from "Grandpas"
In 2021, "Romantic Grassland" won the 13th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" National Folk Dance Award, "Little Sisters of Grassland Heroes" won the highest award "Best Repertoire Award" of the Dream Award at the 6th National Ethnic Minority Literary and Art Festival, and the dance drama "Cavalry" has toured 57 times in more than 10 cities since 2019. The story of Inner Mongolia is familiar to more people by this art form.
△ Stills from "Cavalry"
△ Stills from "Little Sisters of the Prairie Heroes"
Producer: Shandan
Review: Yue Nan
Editor: Zhao Fofo
Reporter: Peng Cheng
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