The first time I really sat down face-to-face with Zando, what the reporter found from him was not labels such as "world-class dancer" and "singing and dancing idol", but a kind of humility and sincerity from the heart. It's only when the conversation gets deeper that you become more and more convinced of what he says: "Hip-hop is already a deep-rooted mark on me." ”
Originally from Japan, he began to learn dance at the age of 3, and at the age of 20, he has won 3 World Street Dance Competition championship trophies, when the hip-hop musical "Time Agent: The Law Game" invited Zando, he didn't think too long, "Through performances, more people can understand and like hip-hop, which is also the wish of many hip-hop dancers." What's more, this anime really touched me. ”
From May 1 to 19, Time Agent: The Law Game will have its Asian premiere at the Grand Theatre of China.
This hip-hop musical is adapted from the popular original animation IP "Time Agent", which tells the fantasy adventure story of the protagonists Cheng Xiao (played by Zanduo) and Lu Guang (played by Zheng Yibin) who use their superpowers to enter the photo time and space after accepting the commission of guests, but are unexpectedly involved in greater crises and conspiracies.
In the first revealed performance clip of the play "The First Crossing" (tentative title), Zando and Shin Ni, who plays Emma, present the plot of soul exchange between the characters with slightly exaggerated physical performance, and the dramatic tension between the actors is eye-catching.
In the bright rehearsal hall, Zando looked directly into the reporter's eyes. "I want the audience to see the character of Cheng Xiao dancing, not my Zando's dancing. "Sometimes, Zando feels like there's a Cheng Hour in his body jumping and spinning. He found that he and Cheng Xiao actually had a lot in common, "It's just that they are both brave and forward, but Cheng Xiao will be a little more able to rush than me." ”
But for Zando, who is good at dancing, it is not as easy as the audience imagined to appear in the hip-hop musical "Time Agent: The Law Game", "Dance is also a language that can convey stories, but how to grasp the balance is not a simple matter." I often discuss with the director and the choreographer how to interpret the dance moves that are more suitable for Cheng Xiao. ”
This also coincides with the original intention of producer Jin Huanhuan to produce the hip-hop musical "Time Agent: The Law Game". Paying attention to Japanese 2.5-dimensional musicals, she wants to make a staged adaptation of animation that meets the aesthetics of Chinese. "The rich imagination in anime stories is perfect for showing on the stage. The elements of hip-hop dance are the style attributes that come with the anime "Time Agent", we hope to focus on the body, use dance to tell the story, and hip-hop is just a direct part of presenting young people's impulses. ”
In another performance clip "Law Game", the choreographer of the show, the show's choreographer and well-known Japanese choreographer, Kawashima Funta played his best multi-dance choreography, not only integrating hip-hop, modern dance and ballet and other dance styles to enrich the body language, but also using clever choreography to construct the process of time and space travel between Cheng Xiao and Lu Guang, so as to show the stark personality contrast between the two. "This is my first attempt at choreographing a musical, and it's more about incorporating dance into a musical, and adding the dance power of the world champion dance company CHIBIUNITY to make it more narrative. Kawashima Bunta said.
"So, although I am a world hip-hop champion," Zando tried to express to reporters in Chinese, "but here, dancing will still be my challenge." ”
When saying goodbye to Zanduo, when the reporter said that his message under the "Shanghai Huangpu" Weibo about the drama caused fans to "scream", a clear and modest smile once again appeared on his face. Is this the smile of the world hip-hop champion Zando, or the smile of Cheng Xiao, a person in the play with superpowers?
From May 1st, after combining stage lighting and more ununlocked ideas, the hip-hop musical "Time Agent: The Law Game" may bring greater shock and surprise to the audience.