Urumqi Evening News All Media News (Wentu/Reporter Rao Junhua Jiang Xiao) Under the dazzling lights and the sound of exciting music, the soldiers dressed in armor uniformly beat the drum in front of them, and in the drum beat, Emperor Wu of Han solemnly awarded the festival staff to Zhang Qian, asking him to lead a hundred peace missions to the Western Regions...
On the evening of October 27, at the Urumqi Cultural Center Grand Theater, the original dance drama "Zhang Qian", an original dance drama with a major historical theme organized by the Propaganda Department of the Autonomous Regional Party Committee and the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Region, opened the prelude to the premiere, and the wonderful performances of the actors won warm applause from the audience.
Audience member Zhou Yu said that the dazzling lighting of the stage, coupled with the vast desert background and the music of the intestines, the overall grand and majestic momentum was presented, which made people very shocked, just like following Zhang Qian through the time tunnel to experience a "chiseling journey".
The dance drama "Zhang Qian" tells that in 139 BC, in the second year of the Jianyuan Dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian, holding the festival staff given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, led a peace mission from Chang'an and began a legendary "journey of chiseling the air". Wading into the vast western region, Zhang Qian traveled throughout the city-states and embarked on a path of peace. After thirteen years of hardships and hardships, Zhang Qianzhi walked firmly on the vast Western Road like a knotted stick, and finally fulfilled his mission and opened up the ancient Silk Road.
The main creative staff of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" is composed of national first-class directors, national first-class composers and national first-class actors, and the general director Xing Shimiao is a national first-class director and the honorary winner of China's "Outstanding Contribution Dancer".
"'Zhang Qian' focuses on portraying the hearts of the characters, conveying emotions, and using modern artistic expression techniques to concentrate on showing the inner world and spiritual emotions of Zhang Qian and important contemporaries." Xing Shimiao said that the creation of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" took 4 years to complete, and went through four stages: it was officially launched in March 2018, the repertoire outline was completed in September 2019, the dance sections were refined in May 2020, the rehearsal was implemented in 2021, and the rehearsal was completed at the end of July 2021. Through the four acts of "Teaching Festivals", "Observing Festivals", "Passing Festivals" and "Envoys", Zhang Qian's "journey through the air" of his mission to the Western Regions is interpreted, showing the vivid scenes of extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges and deep integration of various nationalities, praising the patriotic spirit and feelings of home and country, and carrying forward the Chinese culture that has been inherited and developed for thousands of years.
It is understood that after the first round of performances, the later stage will be performed in the form of ticket sales and resident performances for the benefit of the people, and this year and next year will also go to all prefectures and cities in Xinjiang to tour, and to other provinces and cities for touring at an appropriate time, and to dedicate excellent stage art works to the people of Xinjiang and even the whole country.
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The actor flipped through a lot of historical materials and integrated into the emotional interpretation of the role
The cast and crew are mainly 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 performance.
Zhang Qian, the protagonist of the dance drama "Zhang Qian", holds a knuckle stick in the desert, in the wind and snow, and although his steps are staggering, he is still firmly moving forward, which impresses the audience.
Zhao Jiayi, who plays Zhang Qian, is an actor in the cultural and labor troupe of the political department of the Navy, and also a top six contestant in the finals of the "Dancers" variety column of Oriental Satellite TV, and his work "Deep Diving and Deep Diving" won the gold medal of the National Dance Competition and the gold medal of the CCTV Dance Competition.
"In order to play this role well, I read a lot of historical materials and interpreted this character by using focused, determined eyes and expressions." Zhao Jiayi said that he was very fortunate to be able to play Zhang Qian in this play, read a lot of materials, and understood that Zhang Qian had sent two missions to the Western Regions in 13 years, opened up the ancient Silk Road, and further promoted the exchanges and exchanges of various ethnic groups.
Zhao Jiayi said that this historical knowledge is of great help to more accurately portray Zhang Qian's loyal and fearless character in the performance. For playing such a great "hollower", I feel pressure and full of confidence, "I and all the actors work hard and with love to integrate into the feelings, to interpret our roles, to present our every action and every expression on the stage, I hope not to disappoint everyone." Zhao Jiayi said.
"This drama also has well-known dance artists from the mainland joining us and participating in the performance with us, and we exchange and learn from each other during the rehearsal, and we have all made new improvements and breakthroughs in our profession." Mayre Amatjiang, a young actress in the Xinjiang Arts Theater Song and Dance Troupe, played the role of queen of The Shama Kingdom in the dance drama "Zhang Qian". She said that at the beginning, she felt difficult to grasp the inner feelings of the queen and shape the character, and in the rehearsal process, through exchanges and discussions with other actors, she invested her feelings in the performance, and finally used her own practical actions to tell the Chinese story well, spread chinese traditional culture, and carry forward the spirit of patriotism.
Luo Wenbo, who served as Zhang Qian's wife and Xiongnu princess in the dance drama "Zhang Qian", is a young Chinese dancer, who played the role of a beekeeper in the Popular Xinjiang song "Shepherd of the Cocoto Sea" at the Spring Festival Gala, which was loved by many audiences.
"From the choreography to the presentation of the whole play, it was a challenge for me." Luo Wenbo said that the dance drama "Zhang Qian" has many innovations, such as how to show a "great woman" image who dares to love and dare to hate, and has rescued Zhang Qian many times to complete her mission, she repeatedly pondered the script, watched rehearsal videos, to figure out the role, and finally successfully created a Xiongnu princess character with blood, flesh and emotion.
"Through the interpretation of each role, I deeply felt the multiculturalism of Xinjiang and the warmth of ethnic unity and family affinity." Luo Wenbo said.