After 4 years of hard work, Xinjiang's major historical theme dance drama "Zhang Qian" was immediately premiered.
At that time, the cadres and masses of all ethnic groups in Urumqi will witness this critical moment at the newly opened Urumqi Grand Theater. Thinking of this, Xing Shimiao, the general director of the dance drama "Zhang Qian", was excited and uneasy.
"It took 4 years, this is the longest dance drama I have created, and everyone has made great efforts to cherish this soon-to-be-born work." Seeing everyone's enthusiastic dedication, hand in hand, caring heart, and facing difficulties together, all our efforts are worth it. Not long ago, Xing Shimiao, who completed the task of directing the theatrical performance "The Great Journey" broadcast by the Central Radio and Television Corporation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, soon threw himself into the work of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" again. On the 4th, he got off the plane and went all out to work, meeting, coordinating, arranging, guiding rehearsals, leading the crew to officially enter the theater, carrying out intense and busy stage installation and rehearsal, and doing the final performance sprint.
On October 13, all the cast and crew of Xinjiang's original dance drama "Zhang Qian" officially entered the Urumqi Grand Theater. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
"The dance drama "Zhang Qian" will complete two "new", one is the creation of the dance drama, and the other is the new opening of the theater. Now, all the personnel are in place, the positioning is fixed, and everyone is sincerely united and closely coordinated, and the success of the performance will be guaranteed with a new attitude and spiritual outlook. On the 7th, talking about the upcoming premiere of this drama, Xing Shimiao's best partner and general director Gao Gao was full of emotions. For this drama, in the past 4 years, he has almost been stationed in Xinjiang, how many times he has discussed, studied and adjusted with the main creative team, how many times he has taught, encouraged and cheered for the actors, and how many sleepless nights have worked hard, just to create a high-quality dance drama. At this moment, he will work hard for everyone, work together and fight with everyone, and will present this drama to the audience at the best level.
The four-act dance drama "Zhang Qian" is a key stage play created in Xinjiang to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the party. Set against the background of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, the play shows the contemporary values of Zhang Qian's hollowing out of the Western Regions, spreading civilization and promoting integration through a new artistic expression, showing Zhang Qian's excellent character and firm beliefs such as perseverance, loyalty and faithfulness, praising patriotic spirit and national feelings, and carrying forward the Chinese culture that has been carried forward and strengthened for thousands of years.
The actors of Xinjiang's original dance drama "Zhang Qian" are trying to walk on the stage. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
The dance drama "Zhang Qian" has a strong creative team, and the directors and choreographers, including stage art and costume design, are all first-class creators in China and Xinjiang. Among them, director Xing Shimiao is a national first-class director and the honorary winner of China's "Outstanding Contribution Dancer", who has served as the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of national large-scale literary and art evenings for many times, and his works have won many national awards. Director Gao Gao is a national first-class director and a director of the Chinese Dancers Association, who has won the "New Repertoire Award" of the Wenhua Award, the first prize of the 8th All-Army Literary and Art Conference For Drama Director, and the 9th All-Army Literary and Art Association Outstanding Evening Award.
It is understood that the play began to set up projects, interviews, ideas, creations in 2018, after many script revisions, at the beginning of this year, the main creative staff began to trial rehearsals, adjust the mechanical devices, and then determine the starring personnel, and with the Xinjiang Art Theater and Xinjiang Art Academy and other unit actors to determine the dance style of the play. In April, overtime rehearsals were held in the rehearsal hall of the Xinjiang Arts Theater, the rehearsal hall of the Xinjiang Muqam Art Troupe, and the rehearsal hall of the Xinjiang Academy of Arts. In mid-to-late August, the show completed its trial rehearsals.
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In the past four years, under the guidance, support and care of the Propaganda Department of the Autonomous Regional Party Committee and the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Region, in order to arrange this drama into a high-quality dance drama, the main creative team has continuously conceived, choreographed, adjusted and modified. For 4 years, the actors often gave up holiday breaks and rehearsed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, busy and hard. In the past four years, Xinjiang dance experts have enthusiastically and actively participated in the creation and rehearsal, and the artists behind the scenes have worked tirelessly. In the past 4 years, the dance drama "Zhang Qian" has been continuously improved and improved, countless sweat, fatigue and pain have made everyone gain a lot, enthusiasm and mental state are getting better and better, and more and more people are paying attention.
The actors of the Xinjiang original dance drama "Zhang Qian" are rehearsing in the rehearsal hall of the Song and Dance Troupe of the Xinjiang Art Theater Image courtesy of the crew
It is understood that this drama has made a lot of innovations in the portrayal of characters' inner hearts and emotional expressions and stage art, opening up new space for promoting and improving the level of dance art in Xinjiang.
Now, the newly built Urumqi Cultural Center Grand Theater is welcoming the premiere of this high-quality Xinjiang original dance drama with a new attitude and appearance. The premiere of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" will add luster to the opening of the Grand Theater of Urumqi Cultural Center and present a generous gift for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party.
Author: Zhang Yingchun