Text, photo/ Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhao Yingguang Intern Zheng Jiamin Zu Ying Correspondent Huang Yan
On the evening of January 13, the launching ceremony of the chaoshan overseas Chinese theme large-scale epic cultural tourism song and dance drama "A Hundred Years of Overseas Chinese Heart" was held at the Laoma Palace Theater in Shantou City.
The scene of the launching ceremony of the cloud live broadcast performance
It is reported that "A Hundred Years of Overseas Chinese Hearts" takes the grand history of "going down to Nanyang" as the background, combines scenes such as the starting place of overseas Chinese in Zhanglin Ancient Port in Shantou, the place where overseas Chinese started their own businesses in Southeast Asia, and the overseas Chinese in the small park opening area to serve the country, takes the real story of overseas Chinese businessmen in Chaoshan as the material, takes the writing of the "Chinese heart" of overseas Chinese as the main line, uses the change of time and space to interpret emotional choices, portrays the story of chaoshan overseas Chinese businessmen who have broken through the four directions in the sudden changes in history, and their hearts are tied to Sangzi, recreate the magnificent history of overseas Chinese in Shantou, and carry forward the spirit of overseas Chinese who have worked hard to start a business, love Sangzi, and love the country and hometown. It has aroused the majestic strength of the broad masses of party members and the masses of the people to forge ahead into a new era and set sail for a new journey.
Stills from "One Hundred Years of Overseas Chinese Hearts"
When watching the play a few days ago, a reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News saw that "A Hundred Years of Overseas Chinese Hearts" comprehensively used songs, dances, acrobatics, performances, and other artistic means to display the plots of "the Qing court hunting down and killing revolutionaries," "joint disaster relief by overseas Chinese," "demolishing the railway to resist Japan," "burning the spinning mill," "the red overseas Chinese batch life and death line," and "the new life of the overseas Chinese approval bureau."
At the same time, in order to improve the ideological and artistic standards of the play, different dance styles are selected in the whole work to express strong era conflicts and emotional impacts, and elements such as Chaoshan humanities and history, customs and customs are integrated into the script, combined with multi-dimensional and three-dimensional forms of expression such as song and dance, drama, and acrobatics, to create a stage art masterpiece with major historical themes.
Through the innovation of performance techniques, many young actors in the play vividly outline the intersection of the fates of the people in the background of the times with the respective life experiences of different characters, which not only has the thickness and breadth of the big era, but also reflects the vividness and truth of small details.
Among them, chen Yuxi, the head of the Shantou Repertory Theatre, the main creative actor, has a profound insight into the spirit of overseas Chinese, and he believes that the spirit of overseas Chinese is summed up in one sentence: "The three rivers go to sea, unstoppable, a piece of paper returns to the hometown, and dare not forget." He believes that "as literary and artistic workers in the new era, we should undertake the mission of the times." Shantou is a beautiful hometown of overseas Chinese, and we should create more works on the stage on the theme of overseas Chinese, tell the stories of overseas Chinese, do a good job in overseas Chinese articles, and help the cultural brand of overseas Chinese to shine more brightly. ”
It has been learned that Shantou has actively done a good job in the articles of "overseas Chinese" in the new era, excavated the historical and cultural connotations of overseas Chinese characteristics, highlighted the characteristics of overseas Chinese, vigorously inherited the cultural memory of overseas Chinese, worked hard to write a chapter of "overseas Chinese" culture in the new era, and created a series of literary and artistic masterpieces. The song and dance drama "A Hundred Years of Overseas Chinese Heart" is an overseas Chinese-themed literary and artistic work arranged and created by Shantou Cultural Group with integrated resources, and its participating actors are selected from various literary and art groups under Shantou Cultural Group.
"This song and dance drama makes people feel excited, I saw the chaoshan sons and daughters struggle hard, defend their families and defend the country, and also felt the patriotic love of overseas Chinese..." After the launching ceremony that night, the "Centennial Overseas Chinese Heart" cloud live broadcast performance was officially launched, and some viewers commented.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng Pie
Editor-in-charge | He Quansheng