The dance drama "Confucius" was unveiled at the Cervantes International Festival

Source: People's Daily - People's Daily

Confucius, a large-scale dance play created by the China Opera and Dance Theatre, recently appeared online at the 49th Cervantes International Festival in Mexico.

The dance drama is divided into 6 parts, telling the life course of Confucius traveling around the world with the heart of saving the world and saving the people, showing Confucius's participation in politics and advice, traveling around the world, endangering and starving, stringing songs and youlan, returning to Lu in his later years, revising the "Book of Poetry", writing "Spring and Autumn", making ceremonies and music, etc., reflecting his determination to persist in spreading benevolence and Datong thought and insisting on passing on Confucian thought to the world in the chaos of war.

Director Kong Dexin said: "Dance drama is a body language and a world language, which can help people understand Confucius's Confucianism and gain a deeper understanding of China's splendid traditional culture." "Since the premiere of the dance drama "Confucius" in 2013, the soundtrack has been continuously improved, introducing a more magnificent and atmospheric symphony, adding national instruments such as zithers, pipas, and pipes to complete the original accompaniment, and the audience can also enjoy the beauty of the combination of Chinese and Western instruments when watching the dance.

"The protagonists perform superbly, the plot is fascinating, and the traditional Chinese music and costumes complement the stage design. The works vividly express traditional Chinese culture. Mexican audience member Carlos said.

Latina, a Mexican sinologist, said that the dance drama shows a flesh-and-blood, inspiring image of Confucius, accompanied by traditional Chinese music, which is easy for audiences to understand and accept.

"This dance drama can help us understand Chinese history and let Mexican audiences experience the harmonious spirit advocated by Chinese civilization." Jenny, dean of the Confucius Institute at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, said that Confucius's philosophical ideas inspire people to create a better world together.

Gabriela Morales, program director of cervantes International Arts Festival, told reporters that the Chinese dance drama "Confucius" is performed online through the Cervantes International Arts Festival, so that global audiences can feel the charm of Chinese art, Chinese culture and traditional Chinese thought, and the cultural exchanges between Mexico and China are also becoming more and more abundant, and bilateral relations will continue to be strengthened.

(Mexico City Electric)

People's Daily (October 26, 2021, 17th edition)