Source: People's Daily
The curtain will open on the Beijing Winter Olympics, and in a few days, the mystery will be unveiled at the "Bird's Nest" of the National Stadium.
After more than two years of meticulous preparation, we are about to usher in a wonderful debut. At present, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games has entered the final rehearsal and rehearsal stage. On the evening of January 22, the opening ceremony conducted a full-process and all-element rehearsal with makeup rehearsal for the second time, and will continue to polish the details and strive for excellence in the future.
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will begin at 8 p.m. on February 4. Before the start, there are more than 30 minutes of warm-up sessions.
It is understood that the warm-up performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is mainly in the form of square dance that the masses like to hear, highlighting public participation and not inviting professional actors. "The final participants in the performance are mainly from Beijing and Hebei, and ordinary people of different ages are fully displayed on this stage." Zhang Yimou, director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, said.
Handing over the stage to ordinary people, the director team hopes that through this special design, people's good life and enthusiastic expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be shown. As the sub-director of the warm-up performance, Meng Yan called the design of this performance "Chinese-style marching square dance". "The youngest actors participating in the warm-up show are only 5 years old, and the oldest is in their 70s." She said, "Through careful design and choreography, our team of directors hopes to express the enthusiasm and emotions of people of every age group and express our sincere invitation to the world." ”
The requirements for hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics are "simple, safe and wonderful", and the creation of the opening ceremony is also based on this standard.
In terms of duration, the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was more than 4 hours, while the opening ceremony was about 100 minutes, which was not only frugal, but also out of consideration for weather, epidemic prevention and other factors. In terms of the scale of participation, about 3,000 people participated in the performance, which was significantly less than the 15,000 people at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
So, how to be both simple and wonderful? With the rehearsals and rehearsals of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics in full swing and continuous advancement, Zhang Yimou led the director team and is working hard to give answers.
It is understood that the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics has been structurally adjusted - no longer distinguished by "plates", but the literary and artistic performances and ceremonial links are integrated, integrating scientific and technological innovation, low-carbon environmental protection and sports health concepts, reflecting the characteristics of the times. "Striving to dedicate a romantic, aesthetic and warm event to the world" is the director's team's common expectation for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. Since the opening ceremony day happens to be one of the traditional Chinese twenty-four solar terms , Lichun , this important element will also be fully reflected on the stage.
Chang Yu, director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies Of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, believes that what the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics have conveyed to the world is the understanding of the world Chinese in the new era, enhancing communication and exchanges with each other, and creating a better future. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was the first time that China and the Olympics "held hands", and the opening ceremony became an excellent display opportunity and platform to show the world China's splendid civilization of five thousand years and its contribution to the world, "And this time the opening ceremony is more based on the future, and we hope to convey to the world the value concept of 'building a community with a shared future for mankind' through artistic means." ”
In addition to the general director Zhang Yimou, there are many members of the main creative team of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympic games and the Winter Paralympic Games who have participated in the creation of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, of which Cai Guoqiang, Sha Xiaolan and Chen Yan are once again responsible for visual art design, lighting design and art design. In addition, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee also actively absorbed outstanding talents from related fields at home and abroad to participate in the creativity, production and performance of the opening and closing ceremonies, and the main creative team embodied the characteristics of the combination of old, middle and young people, aiming to present the opening and closing ceremonies from a new perspective.
During the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the "Bird's Nest" does not hold events, but only hosts a total of 4 ceremonies at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, so the performance team can enter the venue at an earlier time and complete the modification and upgrade of the venue.
Chang Yu said that in order to hold the opening and closing ceremonies, the "Bird's Nest" has carried out a very in-depth intelligent upgrade, such as the control of the operation of the equipment, energy control and environmental quality of the venue through digital technology, providing good conditions for the opening and closing ceremony performances.
Zhang Yimou said that at this stage, it is necessary to rehearse almost every day, constantly grinding and becoming skilled. This ceremony, which brought together the wisdom and sweat of countless people, is about to appear on the world stage. "Hopefully everything will be complete and smooth, and there will be a full presentation on the night of February 4." (Reporters Ji Fang and Wang Liang)
People's Daily (2022-01-26, 10th edition)