Guangzhou, 10 May (Xinhua) -- The flowing and elegant Dunhuang flying sky, the magnificent Wusong fighting tigers... On stage, thousands of years of Chinese acrobatics are performing new excitement in a stunning way.
Recently, the second season of Guangdong Satellite TV's acrobatic cultural program "Four Seats of Skill" came to an end. On this stage, traditional folk skills such as kicking bowls, hanging high-altitude silk hanging, hanging rings, rolling rings, pedaling people, top benches, magic tricks and so on are staged in turn, and countless audiences experience the artistic charm of acrobatics in high-level performances. The program also uses the innovative model of "acrobatics +" to revitalize the ancient art of acrobatics.
The picture shows the photos of the "Four Seats of Skill" program. Courtesy of the program
In the view of Xing Dixi, the general director of the program, as a representative of traditional Chinese culture, acrobatics have a profound heritage, from professional art groups to folk, outstanding acrobatic talents have emerged, and many people have won top acrobatic awards at home and abroad. "I hope to change everyone's view of acrobatics, let acrobatics and diverse arts blend, glow with new vitality and vitality, and return to the audience's eyes."
Accompanied by a dynamic rap melody, the teenagers of the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe skillfully combine high-level rope skills with pedaling skills; the acrobatic circle performers join hands with the Yingge team in Chaoshan in Guangdong To show the charm of the acrobatic stage in the collision with the Yingge of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Project; the actors of the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe join hands with modern dancers to stage a "science fiction blockbuster" that integrates the concept of parallel world in the form of silk hanging and modern dance performances...
The picture shows the photos of the "Four Seats of Skill" program. Courtesy of the program
On the stage, with the "cross-border" integration of modern dance, gymnastics, martial arts, Chinese music, rap and other art forms that people like to hear, acrobatics have achieved comprehensive artistic expression and also allowed the audience to have a new understanding.
"Acrobatics can not only have skills, but also have a sense of art, which is Chinese culture." Quite a few viewers expressed their surprise on social media.
"Acrobatics is a beautiful art, how to move from a small stage to a broader stage, the industry needs to break through the traditional framework with different types of works and new physical expressions." Wu Zhengdan, vice chairman of the China Acrobats Association, said, "Seeing the inheritance of culture and the hope of the future in the acrobatic industry can also help the continuation of China's acrobatic charm and the spread of 'breaking the circle'." ”
The picture shows the photos of the "Four Seats of Skill" program. Courtesy of the program
The "breaking of the circle" of Chinese acrobatics has not only won the recognition of domestic audiences, but also told Chinese romance in a cosmopolitan language.
Inner Mongolia 'Kicking Bowl Sisters Tao' women's group kicking bowls, Sichuan Daliangshan girls' Yi style high-altitude silk hanging, Shandong Konglou villagers Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon folk acrobatics... After being broadcast on overseas video and social platforms, the dream-chasing journey of acrobats, the history and present of Chinese acrobatics, showed a more vivid and three-dimensional China to people who love art all over the world.