"Mengshasong"
The drum of the elephant's foot rings,
The heart beats and the feet itch;
Songkran comes to rejoice;
The peacock dance is auspicious.
Come on Mengshasong,
Our lives are inseparable,
Amber Mong Sasson...
Elephant foot drum and peacock dance are the two treasures of the Dai people, and today we are going to introduce the famous dancer Dao Meilan, who is known as the first person of the "Peacock Princess"!
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Knife MeiLan
Dai dance performance artist. First-class actor. In 1954, he was selected as a professional dancer in the Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture National Cultural and Labor Corps. He came to prominence as the Seven Princesses in the Dai dance drama "Zhao Shu Tun and Nam Mu Nona". In 1958 and 1961, he worked as a dancer in the Yunnan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe and the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. He has served as the vice chairman of the China Dancers Association and the chairman of the Yunnan Dancers Association. In terms of state affairs, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Sixth Cppcc Committee of Yunnan Province, a member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth People's Congress of Yunnan Province, a member of the Ninth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress.
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The Dai people are a people who can sing and dance, and the Dai people are the source of Daomeilan's art.
In an interview with the People's Daily News, Teacher Dao Meilan once said: "Among the enlightenment teachers of my dance art, my grandfather ranked first, my father ranked second, my mother ranked third, my grandmother ranked fourth, and the fifth was Dao Faxiang teacher..."
Dao Meilan's father and grandfather are both folk dancers who can sing and dance, and under the influence of her father, Xiao Meilan has been immersed in a strong dance art atmosphere since she was a child.
In addition, when she was young, Dao Meilan often followed her grandmother and mother into the Buddhist temple to worship the Buddha and burn wax dripping.
The walls of the Buddhist temple are full of exquisite murals, and the vivid peacock princess in the painting, the deep eyes, and the beautiful dance posture deeply attracted Xiao Meilan, and in Xiao Meilan's heart, a seed about the peacock princess was planted.
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The growth of seeds requires sufficient nutrients, and the artistic nutrients required by Dao meilan are derived from the Dai culture and Dai life.
Dao Meilan came to prominence by successfully playing the image of the Seven Princesses in the Dai dance drama "Zhao Shu Tun and Nan Mu Nona", which is based on the Dai people's own long traditional culture , the Dai narrative long poem "Zhao Shu Tun".
This is a bizarre, tortuous and moving love story, reflecting the historical truth of the Dai people, shaping the heroic image belonging to the Dai people, expressing the clear love and hatred of the Dai people, as well as the ideals and aspirations of the Dai people, with the unique cultural symbolism of the Dai people.
One of the chinese dance classics of the 20th century, one of Dao Meilan's masterpieces, "Water", the whole dance can be called a true portrayal of the life of the Dai people.
《Water》
There is a proverb of the Dai people: elephants follow the forest, and the Dai people walk with clear water. The Dai people, since ancient times, live by the water, folk customs, legends and stories, all have an indissoluble relationship with water, Dai people are inseparable from water in life, old age, illness and death.
The accumulation of Dai life has finally created a dance classic.
Art comes from life, and the inner national soul is also indispensable. Life provides artistic inspiration, and the national soul provides the recognition and core of art.
Dai culture and Dai life are the secret source of her thriving growth, and the deep soil where Dao Meilan dance art takes root.
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After a long period of accumulation, the seeds finally ushered in the blossoming moment and bore fruitful fruits.
Since joining the Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture National Cultural and Labor Corps in 1954, Dao Meilan has never stopped advancing. From the first peacock princess, creating a precedent for female peacock dance, to "Peacock Princess", "Shao Bu Shao", "Rush pendulum", to the performance of large-scale musical and dance epics "Oriental Red", "Golden Peacock" and "Water", Dao Meilan showed the world a unique artistic style with charming artistic charm, and exuded the fragrance of Dai dance on the dance scene at home and abroad.