"May it be like the first branch of the east wind in early spring, bringing us pleasing spiritual enjoyment and transmitting positive spiritual strength." The reporter learned from the Harbin Ballet that the symphonic ballet "The Road is Long and Its Long Way" newly created by the Harbin Ballet will meet with citizens and friends through online broadcast platforms such as Douyin and WeChat video number from April 3 to April 5.
"The Road Is Long and Its Journey" is another new symphonic ballet masterpiece launched by Harbin Ballet in the 2022 Chinese New Year Performance Season, which is divided into three movements for online performance.
First movement: magnificent loneliness, sweet sorrow
Date: April 3, 2022 (Qingming Festival)
On the stage, the footsteps of this group of trekkers on the long road of life blend with music and dance, the group dance and double dance of ups and downs, rapid and staggered, wide open and close and intertwined, the most moving emotional experience is "magnificent loneliness, sweet sadness." ”
Second movement: Bright vision, dawn of hope
Date: April 4, 2022;
The graceful dancers, the soft and stretched dance posture, and the warmth released between the hands and feet continue to extend, as if indulging in a boundless dream.
Third Movement: Firm Faith, Unremitting Quest
Date: April 5, 2022;
The marching team is strong, the determination is strengthened, and the grand dance group, in the magnificent piano and orchestra ensemble, shows the bright scene of the sunrise after the wind and rain and the inner emotions of hope and longing for a new life.
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Zhang Dandan, director and artistic director of the Harbin Ballet, introduced, "The road is long and the road is long, and I will seek up and down. "It is the intentional theme of this work, "Leaving the Troubles" flows with our thousand-year-old unchanging feelings of home and country, and integrates into our national character of pursuing truth, goodness and beauty without regret, inspiring and nourishing generations of people. All along, she wanted to express the power in the poem in the form of ballet. In order to better carry this theme, the ballet has selected the piano concerto no. 2 in C minor, which has a rich bearing capacity. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor has a rich philosophy of life, combining the two and hoping to make the audience feel the power it brings through the language of art.
"The Road Is Long and The Road Is Long"
"Every era has the birth of works of each era, we are thinking about what we want to do, what kind of works to bring", Zhang Dandan told reporters, since 2020, Harbin Ballet has broken the routine, insisted on taking the road of art to serve the people, and has launched 6 high-quality masterpieces such as "Reunion when the flowers bloom" and "Ode to Joy" online. It aims to let more people watch ballet works through online performances, and to convey upward beliefs through works to help prevent and control the epidemic. "Because of the epidemic, Harbin Ballet is also seeking different forms of expression to meet everyone's needs, and in the context of the epidemic, we are transmitting cultural power through our own expression, which I think is a very worthwhile thing to do." At the same time, I would like to thank our creative, performing and recording teams for making each work come to fruition. Zhang Dandan said.
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Source: Li Tao, reporter of the Harbin Radio and Television All-Media News Center
Editor: Lina Liu