On October 17, the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press briefing on the large-scale original dance drama "Zhang Qian" and announced to the public that after four years, with Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions as the theme, the creation and rehearsal of the large-scale dance drama "Zhang Qian" was successfully completed and will be premiered at the Urumqi Grand Theater in the near future.
Ren Yanbin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the regional party committee, delivered a speech. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
Ren Yanbin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Autonomous Regional Party Committee, said: "In 139 BC, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian on a mission to the Western Regions, and since then he has opened up the road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, that is, the famous Silk Road, where eastern and western civilizations meet, and the story of 'Zhang Qian chiseling the Western Regions' has since left a strong mark in the long history of the Chinese nation. As a new dance drama based on this historical fact, the dance drama "Zhang Qian" is a bold artistic practice that uses stage art to fully excavate and embody the contemporary values of historical figures; it is also a historical fact that artistically expresses the exchanges and exchanges between Zhang Qian's mission and the various ethnic groups in the western region, carries forward and disseminates Chinese culture, establishes cultural self-confidence, highlights the Chinese spirit, and praises the good Chinese story of the feelings of the family and the country; it is also a good Chinese story that thoroughly implements the party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the new era, and educates and guides the masses of all ethnic groups to further strengthen the sense of the Chinese national community. A substantive measure to build a common spiritual home for all ethnic groups. ”
He hoped that all friends in the news media, literary and art critics, and all sectors of society would show great concern and support, intensify propaganda efforts, follow up and report on the rehearsal site and report in depth, and through various forms such as news reports, special propaganda reports, and literary and art criticism, declare to the whole region, the whole country, and the whole world in many ways and in an all-round way that Xinjiang has been an inseparable part of China's territory since ancient times, and that all ethnic groups have formed a community of common destiny with cultural communication, blood and blood, and a common destiny in the process of extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges, and deep integration. The undoubted fact that it has a spiritual homeland shared by the Chinese nation; publicize this artistic masterpiece that extracts the essence and energy from the treasure house of Chinese culture, combines the theme of the current era, and forms an artistic masterpiece that highlights the essence of Chinese culture and reflects the aesthetic pursuit of the Chinese people in the process of creative transformation and innovative development; shows the achievements of the autonomous region in recent years in improving the level of organization of literary and artistic creation and production, and promoting literary and artistic innovation; and further improves the quality of works through literary and artistic criticism and other work, leading the mainstream and direction of literary and artistic development. Make outstanding works stand, spread and retain; promote the development of tourism with the concept of culture, the dissemination of the concept of culture in the form of tourism, further promote the development of cultural tourism in Xinjiang, and realize the organic unity of the social and economic benefits of artistic creation.
Daniel Zhang Dong, member of the party leading group and deputy director of the Autonomous Region Department of Culture and Tourism, delivered a speech. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
Daniel Zhang Dong, member of the party group and deputy director of the Autonomous Region Department of Culture and Tourism, said: "The Silk Road is the road of civilization, friendship and prosperity, and on this endless historical road, Zhang Qian, who is known as the 'pioneer of the Silk Road', has written a strong and colorful stroke with the spirit of pioneering and adventurous. Through the four acts of "Granting Festivals", "Keeping Festivals", "Passing Festivals" and "Envoys", the dance drama "Zhang Qian" interprets Zhang Qian's 'chiseled journey' of his mission to the Western Regions, showing the vivid scenes of extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges and deep integration of various nationalities, praising patriotic spirit and national feelings, and carrying forward the Chinese culture that has been inherited and developed for thousands of years. ”
He said: "The autonomous regional party committee and government attach great importance to the creation of the dance drama "Zhang Qian", the Propaganda Department of the Autonomous Regional Party Committee and the Autonomous Region Department of Culture and Tourism have successively organized relevant experts and scholars to hold creative forums and planning meetings, and have repeatedly discussed and studied with the director group. The dance drama "Zhang Qian" strives to be ideologically profound, artistically exquisite and well-produced, and the cast and crew are mainly composed of the Xinjiang Art Theater Song and Dance Troupe, and the senior students of the Dance Department of the Xinjiang Academy of Arts are invited to participate in the rehearsal together. ”
Xing Shimiao, general director of Xinjiang's large-scale original dance drama "Zhang Qian" and national first-class director, introduced the plot, main creators and main actors. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
Xing Shimiao, the general director of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" and a national first-class director, organized the actors to audition for the "Preface" and "Act I" of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" on the spot, and introduced the main plot, main creative personnel and main actors.
In 139 BC, in the second year of the Jianyuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian, with the scepter of emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, led a peace mission from Chang'an and embarked on a legendary "journey of chiseling the air". In the Hexi Corridor, it was intercepted by the Xiongnu, and in the face of coercion and inducement, it did not lose the Han Festival. He was trapped in the grassland for ten years, bid farewell to the Xiongnu wife, and once again stepped into the vast desert, the only two people left in the Han mission were Zhang Qian and his retinue Gan Father.
Wading into the vast western region, Zhang Qian walked through various city-states with han festivals in hand and embarked on a path of peace. He used the rule of law of Chinese medicine to save people, and the Han style moistened people's hearts. The Western Pole Pegasus and Hu Xuan danced together, and the Han Dynasty made the name of the Western Regions. On the way back, the Xiongnu king tracked him down, Zhang Qian was intercepted twice, and Gan's father and xiongnu wife sacrificed their lives to rescue them, and died nine times. After 13 years of hardships and hardships, Zhang Qianzhi is like a knotweed, walking firmly on the road of the vast western region, and finally fulfilling his mission. Behind him, the banner of "Bowanghou" was raised high, and the people of the city-states in the western region followed him. Zhang Qian's figure has walked through the sun and moon for a thousand years, opening up the ancient Silk Road from the east to the west.
In the theater, the wonderful performances of the actors won the warm applause of the audience.
Zhao Jiayi, a young actor of the Haizheng Cultural and Labor Troupe, who plays Zhang Qian in the play, said: "In order to play this role well, I read a lot of historical materials, which is of great help to me to more accurately portray Zhang Qian's loyal and unswerving character who is not afraid of hardships and dangers. For playing such a great 'hollower', I feel pressured and full of confidence, and I and all the actors will definitely use heart and love to present every action and every expression of the characters on the stage, and present their best performance level to the audience. ”
Mayre Amatjiang, a young actress in the Song and Dance Troupe of The Xinjiang Art Theater, who plays the queen of the Celestial Horse Kingdom in the play, said: "Although this role does not have much skill in dance movements, it is still difficult to grasp the inner emotions of the queen and shape the character, which is even more of a challenge for me. But with the guidance and help of the general director and choreographer, I have new improvements and breakthroughs, which make us more confident in the performance. ”
The main creators and main actors of Xinjiang's large-scale original dance drama "Zhang Qian" took a group photo. Photo by Zhang Yingchun
It is understood that after the first round of premieres of this play recently, it will be performed 30 times in residence, ticketed performances at the price of benefiting the people, and will also tour all over Xinjiang this year and next year, tour to other provinces and cities at the right time, and dedicate excellent stage art works to audiences of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and even the whole country. (Zhang Yingchun) (China Daily Xinjiang Reporter Station)