Chang'an with bells ringing, the spirited delegation, the unpredictable sand dunes, the abundant grasslands of water and grass, a large-scale historical theme dance drama "Zhang Qian" created by modern high-tech dance technology in an all-round and multi-angle manner, from April 22, it will be performed in the Muqam Art Troupe Theater of Xinjiang Art Theater for the public.
"Zhang Qian" plays the young dancer Li Songlin
On the evening of April 22, the large-scale original dance drama "Zhang Qian" was performed in the Muqam Art Troupe Theater of Xinjiang Arts Theater.
With its ups and downs, passionate dance performances, colorful choreography designs, and shocking music creations, this work has won the admiration of the audience. Through Zhang Qian's experience of going through hardships and going out to the Western Regions, it not only shows the important value of the smooth flow of the Silk Road, but also reflects the great significance of the effective management of the Western Regions by the central government of the Han Dynasty.
Wonderful plot compilation
"The Silk Road is a road full of dreams, the pace of travel has never stopped, as the initiator of this road, what has Zhang Qian experienced? What supported him to overcome the difficulties we can hardly imagine today and complete the 'hollow journey'? That's the basis of our story. Gao Gao, one of the general directors of "Zhang Qian", said.
The history books record Zhang Qian mostly in his exploits, and there are few descriptions of people. At the creative team meeting, the two directors Xing Shimiao and Gao Gao decided to highlight Zhang Qian's true disposition - both tenacity and indomitability, as well as contradictions and entanglements. Therefore, in the play, the audience saw Zhang Qian kneeling to bid farewell to his mother, refusing the Xiongnu king's temptation, carrying a heavy load and waiting to escape, enduring the pain of cutting off his wife, and losing his westbound partner.
The footsteps do not stop, the knotted staff does not fall, in the face of various difficulties, how can Zhang Qian not fail in his mission?. Li Songlin, one of Zhang Qian's actors and a young dancer, said: "I think he must be a person with both wisdom and courage and a strong heart, and he is good at judging the hour and the situation, knowing how to be patient and adaptable, so he escaped the control of the Xiongnu and continued to the city-states in the western region." "This dance drama allowed me to see a vivid and emotionally rich Zhang Qian, and also gained a deeper understanding of the important role of the Silk Road in the cultural exchange and blending of the East and the West." Xinjiang Culture and Art School staff Almanjiang? Turhong said that the national integrity and family and country feelings embodied in Zhang Qian are very contagious.
Powerful dance tension
"The creation and performance of 'Zhang Qian' has greatly improved the personal dance literacy and performance ability of our young actors." Gasur Tursun, deputy director of the Xinjiang Art Theater's Song and Dance Troupe, said that the goal of "Zhang Qian" is to become a long-term resident performance that forms brand value, and it is necessary to train local dancers to pick the beams.
Dance drama is an art form that uses body language to tell a story, and it needs the most complex dance vocabulary to complete the presentation of character identity, personality characteristics, and inner emotions. "Zhang Qian" has modern dance, ballet, classical dance, ethnic folk dance and other diversified forms, and is displayed in the form of solo dance, double dance and group dance, which puts forward higher requirements for the individual performance and collective cooperation ability of the actors.
"Zhang Qian" brings together the best dancers of the Xinjiang Art Theater Song and Dance Troupe, the Opera Troupe, and the Muqam Art Troupe, and in several months of intensive training, Gasur, as an executive director, has made a "fierce effort". "The dance movements of this dance drama include sitting, standing, jumping, walking, running, turning, kneeling, lying down and other posture changes, and the requirements of our director group for the actors are that no matter what position you stand in and which role you play, the changes in your expression and the extension of your limbs are all lines." Gasul said.
Middle school dance teacher Ai Lijiang? Ruzi was deeply moved by a duo dance between a Xiongnu woman and Zhang Qian, "It is so wonderful, the body expression is smooth, the emotions are full, the actors exude tension all over their bodies, and the fusion of various dance elements is pleasing to the eye." ”
The alien stage that was admired by the audience was the highlight of the stage design of the play, and the two treadmill devices with a length of about 7 meters on the slope and flat stage made Zhang Qian's westward journey extremely difficult. "The special stage coupled with the special effects of wild sand, wind and snow, rain and fog, and lighting deepened the twists and turns of the plot, and also made the actors' dance performances more shocking." Liu Li, a retired cadre at the Eight Arts Printing Factory, said that "Zhang Qian" allowed her to see a new height of stage art in Xinjiang.
Important practical significance
The sound of bells, the thunder of war drums, the sound of flutes, the sound of long distances, the fusion of Han Dynasty court music and folk music formed a representative instrumental way, so that the magnificent music has always accompanied Zhang Qian's journey to the west, adding power to the hearts of the people for the dance.
The popular music of the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty and the folk music circulating in the western region alternately staged with the change of scenes and plots, or there is a state of rapid wind and rain, or the sound of flowing water, showing the enrichment and development of the musical culture of various ethnic groups on the Silk Road in the process of blending and learning.
In "Zhang Qian", we can see the profound influence of culture and thought in the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty on the Western Regions, the Xiongnu women covered the red hijab handed by Zhang Qian, the Queen of Dawan accepted Zhang Qian to treat the prince with acupuncture, and the people of the place where Zhang Qian visited greeted him with specialties and folk etiquette... This series of plots shows the identification of chinese culture by the city-states in the Western Regions.
"'Zhang Qian' is a work with a wide field of vision and a large pattern, but it is still very careful in the details, and every stage design has a purpose, such as turtle music and dance, handmade tapestries, oasis specialties, Central Plains etiquette, Western costumes, monk teams... Take the audience back to the ancient Silk Road to see the bustling scene. Librarian Meng Genqige said.
"The sense of mission and responsibility shouldered by Zhang Qian and his subsequent generations of loyal and courageous heroes to safeguard national unity, the well-being of the people and the prosperity and smoothness of the Silk Road still have important practical significance at present." Huang Shiyuan, secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Art Theater Song and Dance Troupe, said, "We will continue to improve the level of creation, increase innovation, and use literary and artistic works to promote the realization of a solid sense of the Chinese national community." (Reporter: Yin Lu)
Source: Xinjiang Daily
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