Chinese acrobatic celebrity Tong Fei: Bring the Suining Acrobatic Troupe to the world stage
In the spring of 2021, the Suining Acrobatic Troupe performed for 90 representatives and family members of envoys in China. The theater was full of people, and the scene resounded with thunderous applause from time to time. The actors amazed all audiences with their new acrobatic artistic language and innovative expression techniques. At the end of the curtain, the entire audience excitedly stood up and applauded, and the atmosphere was warm.
After the performance, Hong Lei, director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stepped onto the stage and thanked the actors for their efforts: "Thank you for your superb performance, which represents the national level!" ”
Suining Acrobatic Troupe was established in 1974 and has a history of 47 years. Over the past 47 years, under the leadership of the party, under the leadership of Tong Fei (real name: Tong Ronghua), vice chairman of the founder of the China Acrobatic Association and chairman of the Sichuan Acrobatic Association, the Suining Acrobatic Troupe has won countless gold and silver awards at home and abroad. As a private acrobatic art troupe that became popular throughout the country from Sichuan, they created and performed classic acrobatic programs and won many international awards. Their performance of the "Double Technique" acrobatic program won the Gold Medal of the 29th "World Tomorrow" Acrobatic Festival in Paris, France and the 1st Gold Medal of the 14th Latina International Circus Festival competition in Italy. As a private literary and art group, Suining Acrobatic Troupe has become an international cultural brand for the foreign exchange of Chinese acrobatic art.
Tong Fei told the West China Metropolis Daily and the cover news reporter that the reason why the Suining Acrobatic Troupe has today's honor is inseparable from the care of the party and the government. "At present, the artists of the Suining Acrobatic Troupe and I are rehearsing a special acrobatic program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. We must use unique acrobatic art to interpret the red spirit and dedicate fine performances to the party and the people. ”
Tong Fei: Legendary acrobatic artist
Tong Fei is a legendary figure in the field of Chinese acrobatics, and the Suining Acrobatic Troupe he created is famous at home and abroad for its outstanding and innovative acrobatic art. He brought the Suining Acrobatic Troupe to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and brought it to the world stage. The high-level and high-quality programs have been brilliantly presented on the domestic and international stages again and again, and have won warm applause from the audience.
In 1973, under the leadership of his father Tong Shoujun, Tong Fei, who was only 6 years old, learned family acrobatics with his younger brother and sister, and performed in various parts of Sichuan Province with the sign of "Tong Jia Ban", starting his own career in art. During that time, Tong Fei practiced the basic skills hard, from one person completing a program to one person completing a whole party, constantly consolidating the foundation and improving the technical difficulty, "such as carrying a pole, others carrying two people, I will carry three people, constantly challenging and surpassing myself."
Recalling his artistic life, Tong Fei was full of emotions. It was from that time that he developed the habit of loving to study, "Acrobats must not only be able to endure hardships, but also use their brains diligently, willing to explore and create new things." ”
In 1988, the Suining Municipal Bureau of Culture explored a new way of cultural group reform, and decided to award the brand of "Suining Acrobatic Troupe" to the powerful folk performance groups in the city, and the "Tongjiaban Acrobatic Troupe" stood out in the competition of 6 acrobatic groups in the city and won the "Suining Acrobatic Troupe" brand. Ten years later, Tong Fei took over as the head and coach of the Suining Acrobatic Troupe, and made a new plan for the development of the acrobatic troupe: on the one hand, it strengthened its creation and won in the quality and content of the program; on the other hand, it constantly opened its horizons, opened up the market, and marched to a higher stage.
In 2010, the "High Chair" performed by Suining Acrobatic Troupe participated in the performance of the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala and was greatly praised; in 2015, the program "Top Bowl - Blue and White Porcelain" successfully appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, surprising the national audience. In addition, Suining Acrobatic Troupe has also participated in the performance of CCTV columns such as "Golden 100 Seconds", "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala", "Very Six Plus One" and other CCTV programs for many times, and has won more than 80 gold and silver awards in domestic and international competitions.
The secret of the success of the acrobatic troupe: adhere to artistic innovation and establish a self-created brand
Suining Acrobatic Troupe currently has more than 180 cast members, and the troupe is divided into an actor team and a cadet team, which is a lean and energetic young acrobatic team. The main representative works are "High Chair", "Double Skills", "Shoulder Ballet", "Turning Disc", "Driving Skills", "Top Bowl", "Big Springboard", "Pedal Man", "Jiu-Jitsu", "Top Skills" and so on. For a long time, in addition to insisting on touring major cities in China, the troupe has also been invited to France, the United States, Germany, Romania, Norway, South Korea, Thailand, Switzerland, Russia, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, India, Monaco, Britain, Malaysia and other countries and regions to perform, which has been highly praised and made positive contributions to enhancing the friendship and cultural exchanges of people of all countries.
Talking about the secret of the success of the acrobatic troupe, Tong Fei said, "We don't have any secrets, if we have to say secrets, that is, acrobatic programs must have innovative ideas." ”
How to innovate? He believes that many programs have high technical difficulties, but without good ideas, there is no market, nor can it be favored by the audience, such as the lack of expressive appeal of actors will lose the market. In the new era, we must have new ideas and new ideas, we must have the idea of integrated development, we must keep pace with the times, and grasp a "all-round aesthetic".
"To create a work, I will repeatedly think about music, costumes, props, stage art, etc., every link is very important, and every item must keep pace with the times, so that the program can always be performed and renewed." He said, "Some acrobatic programs only focus on technical performances, do not pay attention to music, costumes, stages, etc., ignoring comprehensive artistic considerations, often leading to the feeling of two skins, can not meet the aesthetic requirements of the audience, thus affecting the development of acrobatic art." ”
Looking back on decades of his artistic career, Tong Fei has achieved the transformation from an ordinary acrobat to a theater manager. In his view, the development of both the program and the theater group must keep pace with the times, record the times in an artistic way, interact with the current audience with sincere expression, and provide inexhaustible motivation for the development of acrobatic art with love, investment and innovation.
As the manager of the private theater troupe, on the big issue of the operation and development of the troupe, Tong Fei firmly believes in occupying the market with fine products, strengthening the technical difficulty, constantly improving the artistry of the work, using acrobatics to tell Chinese stories and highlight The Chinese style, "If a program is static and there is no change, then it will soon die, and the soul of acrobatics lies in innovation." ”
Looking to the future: create more and better acrobatic works
Recently, suining acrobatic troupe has performed a lot. Tong Fei is also particularly busy. Talking about the development of the Suining Acrobatic Troupe from a small opera class to a brand of Chinese acrobatic art, he said, "Our Suining Acrobatic Troupe is a private literary and art group, and the reason why it has achieved such great success is inseparable from the concern and support of the party and the government! "They are currently planning a new large-scale acrobatic drama, which will be launched at the Chaoyang Theater in Beijing this year," this new acrobatic repertoire, with small characters telling Chinese stories, using modern techniques, incorporating high-tech sound, light, lights, etc., bringing together more than 20 high-quality acrobatic programs to show the charm of Chinese acrobatics. With the thrilling and tense performance unique to acrobatics, the body language shows the people's pursuit and spirit of struggle for a better life! ”
Talking about the future, Tong Fei said: "We are full of confidence in China's future development, and our acrobatic troupe will have better development. We will strive to create more, more exciting and better acrobatic works for domestic and foreign audiences. ”
West China Metropolis Daily - Cover News Reporter Duan Lake Courtesy of the interviewee
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