Cai Manliang \ wrote Zhang Mao \ photography
Do you know what a "green waist" is? "Green Waist" is from the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" based on the famous Painting of the Northern Song Dynasty "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Chinese New Year's Eve night, after the women's group dance excerpt of "Only This Green" landed on the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV in the Year of the Tiger, the dance poetry drama quickly became popular. As an iconic dance movement in the poetry, the "green waist" has also been imitated and spread by many audiences.
A few days ago, the first stop city of the second round of the national tour of "Only This Green" was selected in Haikou, Coconut City, due to the popularity, several performances are still difficult to find.
Before the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" was performed at the Hainan Provincial Song and Dance Theater, the actors put on makeup in the dressing room.
An audience member dressed in Hanfu poses with the promotional background board of "Only This Green".
Exhibition volumes, seals, singing silk, stone searching, brush strokes, quenching ink, entering paintings... "Only This Green" uses seven chapters to let the audience follow the perspective of the exhibition volume, and travel through time and space into the painting world of the Northern Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng. "Green and green" is the soul of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and the visual symbol of the entire dance drama. Sharp eyebrows, high updo with lips, neat sleeves, hidden in the painting... A group of dancers dressed in turquoise mop long skirts, as if transformed into green peaks and steep cliffs, through the change of dance movements such as "green waist", deduced the shapes of "dangerous peaks" and "lying stones", and danced the majestic momentum of the mountains and rivers to the fullest.
In addition to the stunning dance painting, this dance drama also presents many intangible cultural heritage skills such as seal carving, silk weaving, Chinese painting paint production, pen making, emblem ink production, etc. in an artistic way, so that the audience can appreciate the beautiful dance posture while feeling the excellent traditional Chinese culture. In addition, the concentric stage design, the costume design that accurately shows the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty, the long-lasting soundtrack, and the exquisite lighting together create an immersive atmosphere of painting appreciation, allowing the audience to wander in the legendary traditional Chinese aesthetics.
The female dancers are dressed in green and green clothes, their hair is high, their posture is swaying, and the charm is united, and finally melts into the turquoise mountains in "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
Before the show, the dancers adjust their hair buns backstage.
"Every frame is an ancient painting, and 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' is alive!" This is the evaluation issued by the audience after watching the dance drama. The reason why "Only This Green" can be popular in the circle lies in its deep cultivation and excavation of excellent traditional culture, which is a manifestation of cultural self-confidence, and awakens every audience's sense of identity and mission in traditional Chinese culture. It can be described as watching a green dance and opening up a patriotic feeling.
Guangming Daily (2022-03-27 11th edition)
Source: Guangming Network - Guangming Daily