On October 6th, the first "Shenzhen Ballet Star GALA Gala" and the first "TBC Shenzhen Youth Ballet Competition Awards Ceremony" were held in Shenzhen Binhai Performing Arts Center.
In May this year, initiated by Xue Jinghua, a Chinese ballet artist, educator and expert with special allowances from the State Council, under the guidance of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, a number of famous artists in the ballet industry jointly established the organizing committee of the competition, and the first "TBC Shenzhen Youth Ballet Competition" jointly sponsored by Shenzhen Performance Co., Ltd. was officially launched under the expectation of many ballet educators and ballet art lovers.
After more than 4 months of intense competition, 300 young dancers with good innate conditions and strong professional skills were selected to participate in Shenzhen, marking the national youth ballet art exchange.
In terms of competition format, the competition is benchmarked by the Lausanne International Ballet Competition, the Beijing International Ballet Competition and the Shanghai International Ballet Competition. The judges, competition consultants, and performers are all "top streams" in the industry. The members of the jury almost include the leaders of china's top ballet academies of all eras, which is the first authoritative ballet competition in South China and fills the gap in Shenzhen in this field.
During the period, the judges showed great patience and enthusiasm for the young contestants, and the meticulous comments and guidance also injected a warm current into the hearts of the majority of participants.
As the competition entered the end, on October 6th, the first "Shenzhen Ballet Star GALA Evening" and the first "TBC Shenzhen Youth Ballet Competition Awards Ceremony" were held in Shenzhen Binhai Performing Arts Center, the organizing committee carefully selected a group of outstanding players to reproduce the wonderful clips in the competition, and invited the National Ballet of China, Suzhou Ballet, and outstanding dancers to help perform on the spot, bringing a wonderful and beautiful experience about ballet art to the general public and ballet lovers in Shenzhen.
Since its establishment more than 60 years ago, as a well-known theater troupe with extensive international influence, the National Ballet of China has made remarkable achievements in talent training, repertoire accumulation and ballet popularization education.
The early original "Red Detachment of Women" of China Ballet has a landmark role in the history of the development of Chinese ballet, from the content to the form has a distinct Chinese style and Chinese style, it can be said to be the first most successful large-scale Chinese ballet, it is a deeper practice of "foreign for Chinese use". At this evening, the National Ballet of China will bring
Highlights of the ballet such as the duo dance of "Gonzano's Flower Festival" and the double dance of "Ge bellea", and the dancers such as Li Mengfei, Lu Chenqi, Wang Yufei and Sun Pengxiang of China Ballet performed wonderfully.
At the party, the young Suzhou Ballet brought the same wonderful ballet fragments to perform. Among them: "Fairy" variations, "Wu Wang Xi Shi Duo" and other ballet repertoire, by Zhou Qiran, Liao Ning (suzhou ballet specially invited), Tan Xianghuizi, Hu Jiang and other dancers to perform unique interpretations. The "Wu Wang Xi Shi Duo Dance" is selected from Suzhou Ballet's original ballet "Xi Shi" in 2012, which uses Western ballet art, Western composer music, based on Suzhou culture and national characteristics, in the historical background of Wu Yue's struggle for hegemony, around the theme of Xi Shi characters, interpreted a long-lasting singing of yarn and sword, blood and fire, love and hatred, not only allowing Chinese audiences to see "modernity" through traditional stories, so that foreign audiences can understand China's "traditions" through more familiar channels. In the past 14 years since its establishment, Suzhou Ballet has created a number of characteristic modern ballets and dance works that show the charm of Suzhou. In the inheritance, Su Ba uses innovative ideas to create a unique "Jiangnan Ballet". Make due contributions to the artistic literacy and aesthetic education level of ballet in Suzhou and even in China.
Wang Yufei from the National Ballet of China on the evening list is particularly eye-catching. Wang Yufei began to practice ballet with Teacher Xue Jinghua at the age of 6, and was admitted to the Ballet School Affiliated to the Shanghai Theater Academy at the age of 11 for further study, and has now become an excellent young dancer of the Central Ballet. What is even more rare is that she has a kind of persistence and persistence in art, and under the care and guidance of teacher Xue Jinghua for more than 10 years, she has become a well-known dancer in the industry.
In this evening, Wang Yufei will return to her hometown and perform in Shenzhen for the first time on behalf of the National Ballet of China, bringing wonderful ballet "Gloria" and modern ballet "Return" to the Shenzhen Youth Ballet Flowers, so that we can be proud and applauded for Shenzhen Ballet.
Among them, Cao Shuci, a national first-class actor, winner of the "Wenhua Performance Award" and chief star of the National Ballet of China, will also join the evening as the host, and conduct a guided tour and analysis of the works for everyone on the spot. Walk into ballet with you and experience the essence of ballet of each genre.
This competition is the first large-scale youth ballet competition held in Shenzhen, which is of great significance for popularizing art education in Shenzhen, an international metropolis, and providing a display stage for young children who love ballet art. At the same time, discovering and cultivating more outstanding dancers and improving the professional ability of domestic ballet dancers and choreographers is also one of the main purposes of this competition, through which to build a bridge of communication and exchange between local ballet art and world famous ballet troupes, so that Chinese ballet art can shine on the world stage.
Reporter: Zhang Yingge