"The red turban is a book, the book is the hope of the ancestors; the red turban is the stone paving the way under the feet, continuing the blood and warming the direction of the generations of young people; the red turban is a song, the song has the voice of the hometown, the dream of no change, and the great rivers and rivers that we use everyone's red turban to form"...
On April 23, World Book Day, Zeng Xiaomin, a Wenhua Award Performance Award, winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, a national first-class actor and the director of Guangdong Cantonese Theatre, appeared at Qingyun Academy to tell the audience the story behind the Cantonese opera "Red Turban".
On the same day, Guangdong Cantonese Theatre, Southern Metropolis Daily, and Humble Culture jointly held the "Looking for the Red Turban of the New Era - Cantonese Opera "Red Turban" Promotional Song Release and Creator Sharing Activity", and the song's lead singer Zeng Xiaomin, lyricist Tian Yanyou, and composer Chen Huazhi shared their themes. At the same time, the event also specially invited Wang Jiana, a national first-class director and winner of the Third Guangdong Literature and Art Lifetime Achievement Award, the president of the Guangdong Academy of Painting, Lin Lan, a writer and artist of the fourth Guangdong Province, and four representatives of the red turban figures of the new era, namely, the sister flower of the art world, Deng Zhaoping, a fashion designer with a golden roof in China, and Deng Xiaoling, a famous painter, to talk about the female spirit of the new era.
The promotional song of the same name of the play was officially launched on the same day, and Zeng Xiaomin sang the song with the audience on the spot, with a moving melody and sincere lyrics, which moved the audience to tears.
1. Create a story
Zeng Xiaomin told the story of the red turban several times emotionally
"My grandmother told me that my grandmother was also a red turban, and when she and her sister crossed the ocean to Singapore, she became the most tired and hardest construction site female worker at that time, and became a red turban, which was more than ten years. On the returning ship, they encountered bombers invading Japan and have not returned since. Zeng Xiaomin shared the story of the red turban on the spot several times emotionally.
Zeng Xiaomin told the story of the red turban.
After many years in 2017, Zeng Xiaomin's hometown, the Sanshui government of Foshan, invited her to explore local themes together, and the red turban once again entered her life. She flipped through a lot of materials and pictures for this reason, and was very shocked, it turned out that during that difficult period, not only her grandmother, but also thousands of Sanshui women became red turbans, using their weak shoulders to silently support the survival of the family. In the face of hardship, he silently persisted and endured, but he was still full of expectations and expectations for life.
"They are so kind and brave," Zeng Xiaomin said, adding that the red turban made her understand what is shangshan's tolerance and tenacity. The main creative team poetically presented these characteristics of oriental women's truthfulness, goodness and beauty on the Cantonese opera stage and created a promotional song of the same name.
Moving melody + sincere lyrics moved the audience to tears
A good song is inseparable from the perfect combination of lyrics, songs and singing.
The composer of "Red Turban", cross-border musician, young composer and arranger Chen Huazhi came to the scene to share the composition process. In his view, the red turban is a small microcosm of a big era background, a small wave in the big wave, which has sorrow and joy, and has the feelings of home and country. "Thoughts" is the key word he created, including the thoughts of cooking tobacco in his hometown and the reunion of his mother, as well as the thoughts of various emotions such as love, family affection, and friendship. "I hope that music is simple, and when I hear music, I convey a kind of thought to the listener, although it is not simple to sing," Said Chen, who expressed his simplest and simplest thoughts.
The addition of cello accompaniment at the beginning of the song, followed by the sound of boats and docks, brings one back to the memories of the past in an instant. Talking about the design of this cello, Chen Huazhi said that he was inspired to see the first lyrics of the song "Red is to fold the ferry ticket in half into a reunion in the eyes of my mother", "it feels like an old photo passing in front of my eyes, it is an emotion of concern, nostalgia, and nostalgia," he said, adding that the cello is very suitable for expressing this emotion. It's like looking back at the past after experiencing a lot of storms and telling the stories of youth to future generations.
As a post-80s Guangdong boy, Chen Huazhi said that he also grew up in the narrow alleys of Hengjie, and his past life was not rich now, and the song "Red Turban" implies that it is not only the spirit of the struggle of the red turban group, but also the spirit of the struggle of Guangdong people.
"Red Turban" promotional songwriter tian Yanyou (left), lead singer Zeng Xiaomin (middle), composer Chen Huazhi (right)
Song lyricist, founder and chief planner of Humble Culture Tian Yanyou shared that the Cantonese opera "Red Turban" impressed him with the four words of "捱呸捱捱呀", which reflects the tenacity of women, and the inspiration for lyrics also begins with these words. The first lyrics, "Red is to fold the ferry ticket in half into a reunion in the eyes of the mother", expressing that when the characters in the play "take well" to go to Singapore, the mother is the only person who supports her to go on a long journey, she puts her family affection and hometown thoughts in her heart, with a vision of the future, along the way to endure hunger, and even hang her life on the line.
He said that softness is the nature of women, and it is precisely this group of weak women who do the most arduous construction site work, just to be able to subsidize the family, to buy a ferry ticket back to the city and reunite with their families. This red scarf is not only a blessing, but also a "good" wind and rain for the characters in the play, and he expects that every time the music sounds, the audience can feel that home is far away, can hear familiar voices, and can see all the possibilities and hopes of the future. Finally, with the words "捱呸৽৽呸" as the foothold, he ushered in "the landscape is unharmed, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright." ”
In terms of song interpretation, lead singer Zeng Xiaomin also spent a lot of effort to find feelings, and finally calmly and slowly told with the feeling of "taking good" in old age.
Live fans of the audience.
After sharing the story behind the song, Zeng Xiaomin sang "Red Turban" with the audience on the spot, singing to the emotional place, the audience could not help but be moved to tears, "Cantonese songs are very good, very warm, but also powerful. ”
The new era red turban represents the female spirit
Guests Lin Lan (first from left), Wang Jiana (second from left), Deng Zhaoping (third from right) and Deng Xiaoling (second from right) talked about the spirit of women in the new era.
Wang Jiana: The red turban takes on the life of the whole family, and the Guangdong women are amazing
Speaking of literary and artistic creation, Wang Jiana, a national first-class director, winner of the Third Guangdong Literature and Art Lifetime Achievement Award, and a theater artist, said that the happiest thing for art creators is that they cannot say in life, they can be expressed through works, and each work is a microcosm of themselves, a microcosm of their own world view, "Cantonese opera "Red Turban" is the epitome of Xiao Min, I know that Xiao Min spent several years on this Cantonese opera "Red Turban", she has always had a knot in her heart, her grandmother is a red turban, She wanted to speak out and write about those forgotten beings, and she tried to persevere until the stories of the red turban group were brought to the Cantonese opera stage. ”
As a senior director, Wang Jiana witnessed the growth of Zeng Xiaomin, she commented that Zeng Xiaomin looked thin and gentle, but her heart was quite persistent, strong, had goals and aspirations, and was not afraid of difficulties, could bear grievances, put the gas volume very large, and knew gratitude. Just like the lyrics of the song, "Pick up and go", very capable. Can be a role model for women in the new era.
In fact, the spirit of the red turban is not like this? They are willing and dare to bear hardships and stand hard work, "the red turban has taken on the life of the whole family, and the Guangdong women are amazing, powerful!" ”
Lin Lan: "Red Turban" has created a new image of a tenacious Guangdong woman
Talking about the characteristics of women in the new era, Lin Lan said that Zeng Xiaomin is a role model for women in the new era, with love, continuous efforts, and constantly on the road, and the end point is always ahead. Women in the new era should be like this, hard work, responsibility, independence, have their own pursuits, but also need economic independence.
She said that Guangdong women are self-reliant, have responsibility for their families and careers, and have never existed as an attachment. In that era, in the face of the unknown, they already dared to open up the land, face the ocean, and face the world and conquer nature with an inclusive and open attitude, "This is not a "Guangdong spirit".
Cantonese opera "Red Turban" has created a new image of a group of classic Cantonese women who are self-reliant and tenacious.
Deng Zhaoping: The red turban toolwear reflects the wisdom of Guangdong women
Deng Zhaoping, who is engaged in clothing design, shared that in her professional field, women have unique advantages, "Just like Lao Tzu said, women are often like water, in fact, water is good and indisputable, we can quietly do what we like." When people praise a woman's excellence in Guangzhou dialect, they often say "the kitchen is in the hall and the kitchen", she believes that women in the new era have both patriotic feelings of loving the country and loving their families and loving others, but also have their own love of the cause, as well as the responsibility for society.
As a costume designer, Deng Zhaoping also pays special attention to the costumes in the play, she said that the red turban is a very specific and iconic costume, using waste tires to make shoes, but also reflects the wisdom of Guangdong women, both can be wasted, but also can protect themselves, when carrying heavy burdens can protect their bodies.
Deng Xiaoling: Only when there is a female voice in the art world will it be full
In the view of the famous painter Deng Xiaoling, women's language is different from men's language expression, and in the art world, there is a female voice, which will be full. With the progress of the times, women in the new era not only go out of the family and realize their own value, but also have more opportunities to improve themselves and chase their dreams. Women in the new era know what they need, strive to pursue, they are brave, determined, and more disciplined.
She said that self-esteem, self-love, self-reliance and self-improvement are the spirit of the red turban, and also the cultural tradition of China for thousands of years, "I saw the continuation and epitome of this spirit in the play "Red Turban", and as a woman, I feel very proud," she said, no matter what profession you do, you should have the spirit of the red turban.
Guest messages
"Red Turban, you have provoked the responsibility and responsibility of our Chinese, I love you!" --Jana Wang
"'Red Turban' has created a new image of a classic Cantonese woman who is self-reliant and tenacious, and is a good drama for our modern times." --Lin Lan
"Good works go straight to the hearts of the people, just like our Red Turban." ——Deng Zhaoping
"No matter what profession you do, you should have the spirit of the red turban, as long as you have this spirit, you will continue to innovate, continue to open up, and realize your dreams." ——Deng Xiaoling
Written by: Nandu reporter Li Chunhua intern Jiang Wenjun
Video: Nandu, N video reporter Zhu Junyi intern Liu Jieyi
Photo: Xue Caihuan