Only this is green again, and the exhibition scroll peeks into the millennium

On March 5, 2022, the "green and green" hair bun played by the female dancers, dressed in green clothes, swaying posture, unity of charm, through a series of scenes such as waiting, looking at the moon, and contemplating, the ancient rhyme of oriental women was vividly displayed, and finally integrated into the turquoise mountains in "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". (Zhang Mao/Photo)

The body forms a geometric state, the waist slowly tilts backwards to 90 degrees, the upper body is almost parallel to the ground, and then gets up and returns to the right after a period of time - "Green Waist" comes from the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" based on the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", which uses the dance language to express the image of the "dangerous peak" - the mountain peak is particularly dangerous and steep. After the female group dance excerpt in "Only This Green" landed on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Tiger, it quickly swept the screen network, and the "green waist" as an iconic dance move was also imitated and spread by many netizens.

On March 2, 2022, the dance poem "Only This Green" was rehearsed before the premiere of the Hainan Opera House. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

It is reported that from March 2022 to January 2023, the second round of national tour of the dance and poetry drama "Only This Green" will enter nearly 40 cities across the country, planning to perform more than 120 times, and more audiences will experience the beauty of "green" on the spot.

On March 2, 2022, on the eve of the premiere of the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" in Haikou, a cast member watched his teammates rehearsing behind the scenes. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

The first stop of the second round of the national tour of "Only This Green" is in Haikou, Coconut City, due to the popularity, the performance has been added several times, and it is still difficult to find a ticket.

On March 2, 2022, dancer Zeng Xiaoling warmed up with her legs pressed in the rehearsal hall. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

Zeng Xiaoling, a dancer from Danzhou, Hainan, began her studies in the Chinese Folk Dance Department of the Beijing Dance Academy in 2016, and after graduating in 2020, she entered the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe of China Oriental Performing Arts Group, playing one of the main roles of "Pen Maker" in "Only This Green". For her, the first performance of stepping into her homeland and starting a second round of national tour of the play is of great significance. On the evening of March 3, 2022, the premiere of "Only This Green" Haikou Station ended, and the back door of the Hainan Provincial Song and Dance Theater was surrounded by a group of eagerly awaited dance lovers. Waiting outside the theater with the fans of the play, there is also Lin Qin, Zeng Xiaoling's dance initiation teacher in middle school. Zeng Xiaoling could not hide her excitement, and Teacher Lin's relief and pride were also revealed. "I've skipped this dance drama a hundred times, but this time when I came back to my hometown to perform, I felt completely different, excited, excited and nervous." Zeng Xiaoling said.

On March 5, 2022, before the performance, Zeng Xiaoling from Danzhou, Hainan Province, dressed up behind the stage. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 5, 2022, Zeng Xiaoling used her mobile phone to play a video to practice her movements, and the dance allowed her to travel to the Song Dynasty and integrate with the character. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 3, 2022, before the performance, the actors of "Only This Green" put on makeup in the dressing room. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 3, 2022, before the first performance of the dance poetry drama "Only This Green", the actor who played Wang Ximeng warmed up offstage. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

Exhibition volumes, asking seals, singing silk, searching for stones, learning brushes, quenching ink, entering paintings... "Only This Green" uses seven chapters to let the audience follow the perspective of the exhibition volume through time and space into the painting world of 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.

On the evening of March 3, 2022, the premiere of the second round of the national tour of the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" kicked off in Haikou. After the performance, the cast and crew ended with passion. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 3, 2022, the costumers of the troupe are meticulously maintaining the costumes of the dance poetry drama "Only This Green". (Zhang Mao/Photo)

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 and so on in an artistic way, so that the audience can appreciate the beautiful dance posture while feeling the excellent traditional 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 jointly create an atmosphere of "immersive" painting appreciation for the audience, allowing the audience to wander in the legendary traditional Chinese aesthetics.

On March 2, 2022, dancer Zeng Xiaoling came to the rehearsal hall to practice gestures with her eyes closed and let herself be integrated into the role. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

"Every frame is an ancient painting, and 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' is alive!" This is the evaluation made by the audience after watching the dance drama.

On March 6, 2022, after the performance of the dance poetry drama "Only This Green", Zeng Xiaoling's family, who came from Danzhou, briefly reunited with her. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 3, 2022, the audience lined up at the Hainan Provincial Song and Dance Theater store to buy the cultural and creative products of "Only This Green". (Zhang Mao/Photo)

For Zeng Xiaoling, each performance strengthens the sense of identity with traditional Chinese culture in her heart. She hopes to pass on this cultural confidence to the audience and return to her hometown to perform with more excellent plays in the future.

On March 3, 2022, a boy wearing Hanfu took a group photo with the promotional materials of "Only This Green". "Only This Green" is a wonderful work that pays tribute to China's excellent traditional culture and evokes the cultural self-confidence of the Chinese people. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

On March 5, 2022, at the Hainan Provincial Song and Dance Theater, after the performance of the dance and poetry drama "Only This Green", the cast and crew passionately closed the curtain three times, and the audience still did not want to leave. (Zhang Mao/Photo)

Zhang Maotu, Cai Manliangwen