Red Net Moment News reporter Tang Zhening, He Yuxing, correspondent Li Han, Cao Chenlu, Chenzhou report
A group of dancers wearing tiger hats, dressed in embroidered clothes with colorful flowers, lightly beat, rotate, thread and draw threads with the rhythm, reproducing the art of patchwork embroidery with a history of more than 2,000 years. The audience couldn't help but sigh: this patchwork embroidery is so beautiful!
In the area of Dabujiang Township in the east of Yongxing County, an ancient craft is popular - patchwork embroidery. As a kind of original ecological plastic art popular in southern Hunan folk, the origin of Dabujiang patchwork embroidery can be traced back to the Han Dynasty at the earliest, and it was developed on the basis of traditional female red.
Dabujiang patchwork embroidered baby Baina quilt.
Dabujiang patchwork embroidery is full of composition, exaggerated shape, and its patterns are mostly flowers, birds, insects and beasts, auspicious pictures and folk tales. It combines patchwork with embroidery, with various colors of rags collage stitching as the main process, both the rough style of patchwork, and the delicate charm of embroidery, the technique and composition are unique, with strong regional characteristics, can be described as "one foot and one cut, cut into a pattern outline." A stitch and a thread embroider beautiful love silk".
In 2009, it was included in the second batch of representative items of municipal intangible cultural heritage. In 2012, it was included in the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage representative items.
The actors are rehearsing the dance "Spelling "Live".
The dance "Spelling "Live Broadcast" takes patchwork embroidery as the core of creation, and shows the exquisite traditional craftsmanship of patchwork embroidery through the form of dance art, as well as the love and inheritance of traditional culture of local people.
Integrating intangible cultural heritage art into dance is the dream of Li Han, director of the Art Performance and Communication Teaching and Research Department of the School of Art and Design of Shonan Preschool Normal College (hereinafter referred to as "Shonan Preschool College"). As one of the main creators of the dance "Spelling "Live Broadcast", she often wanders to museums and cultural centers to find creative inspiration, and still remembers the heart-pounding situation when she first encountered patchwork embroidery many years ago: "I am amazed by this art, the whole production process is very danceable, and we want to give more life to this art." In her view, the patchwork embroidery displayed in the glass cabinet should dance on the stage of contemporary art, presenting a three-dimensional "come alive" to highlight the characteristics of ancient Lingnan culture.
The headdress of the dancer.
In the dance, the movements of "beating the jacket" and "threading the needle and pulling the thread" are the multiple processes of patchwork embroidery, such as quilting, cutting, appliqué, embroidery, overlapping, edging, and trimming. The delicate headdresses, hand ornaments and costumes worn on the dancers made of colorful floral cloth are undoubtedly the biggest highlight of "Spelling "Live Broadcast".
Costumes for dancers.
In order to fully demonstrate the production process of Dabujiang patchwork embroidery in the dance, Li Han and the creative team spent three months to investigate and collect the style.
The history, craftsmanship and cultural connotation of patchwork embroidery, the simple folk customs, unique natural scenery and rich cultural heritage of Dabujiang Township left a deep impression on her and provided a steady stream of inspiration for her creation.
Earrings for dancers.
"We were impressed by the innocence of the local children and their love for traditional culture, and we skillfully incorporated elements of nursery rhymes and local dialects into the dance audio production. During the whole creation and rehearsal period, Mr. He Juan, the inheritor of the Dabujiang patchwork embroidery intangible cultural heritage project, as well as Mr. Jiang Liqiu, the Yongxing Cultural Center and Mr. Jiang Liqiu, gave us a lot of support and help for the dance structure, basic creation and program direction, which laid a solid foundation for the subsequent creation. Li Han said.
From the entries lying in the mobile phone, to the preparation for the provincial mass art show, and then to the 10th anniversary celebration meeting of the 64-year junior college education in Xiangnan, the entire creation and rehearsal process of "Spelling "Live Broadcast" was not achieved overnight, it lasted more than half a year, and it was not created until November 2023, during which it was accompanied by repeated polishing and adjustment.
The actors used dance moves to demonstrate the exquisite craftsmanship of Dabujiang patchwork embroidery.
Lei Xile, Class 22 01 of the Dance Education Major of the College of Art and Design, who is also the main dancer, said: "Since this is an original dance, there is no video to learn, and at the beginning of the rehearsal, every rehearsal and movement of the anchor role I played was different. The teacher helped me adjust my movements little by little and let me learn how to be an anchor. Later, muscle memory is formed, and this action can be regarded as 'easy to do'. ”
The leadership of the college attaches great importance to the inheritance and innovation of intangible cultural heritage, and provides support in the process of dance creation, such as rehearsal venues, equipment technology, and business guidance. "In the future, the school will continue to explore more intangible cultural heritage items with local characteristics, and inherit and innovate through art, education and other forms." Li Yanhong, dean of the School of Art and Design, said.
Cao Chenlu, director of the Dance Teaching and Research Department of the College of Art and Design, told reporters that as a college teacher, he devoted more attention to the excavation of the integration of intangible cultural heritage and dance. "There are many intangible cultural heritages in Chenzhou, such as Rucheng incense fire dragon, Xiangkun, etc., and I hope that in the future, there will be opportunities to integrate intangible cultural heritage culture into the creation and row, and bring Chenzhou's local intangible cultural heritage culture to more audiences."
Under the interpretation of young students, traditional culture is rejuvenated on the stage. "Through participating in the dance, we can not only appreciate the unique charm of intangible cultural heritage, but also inspire more people to participate in the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and jointly protect our precious cultural heritage." Tang Sitian, Class 23, Class 01, Dance Education Major of the College of Art and Design, said.