Chen Ailian, China's first-generation dancer, died at home in the early hours of November 21 at the age of 81 due to illness. Feng Shuangbai, chairman of the China Dancers Association, told the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter that Chen Ailian began to feel uncomfortable in July and August this year, and by October, she had obviously felt bad, and later when she checked, she found that she was already in advanced stages of stomach cancer. "The illness brought great pain, but Teacher Chen Ailian was very strong at the end of her life."
"She is a dance artist who deserves our eternal admiration." Luo Bin, vice chairman of the China Dancers Association and secretary of the sub-party group, also expressed his sorrow for Chen Ailian: "The loss of the dance forest giant, all the Chinese dancers choked their wrists and sighed, and their hearts were painful! May the kingdom of heaven have a spirit and embrace a great dancing god to enter; may there be enlightenment in the world, and may an immortal soul be blessed to be eternal! Teacher Chen Ailian has been through the ages, and her name will always exist. ”
In 2012, he starred in the stills of "Fish Beauty"
Born in Shanghai in 1939, Chen Ailian's parents died of illness at the age of 10, and she was reduced from Miss Qianjin to a wandering orphan overnight, and was sent to an orphanage in Shanghai with her sister. In 1952, he was admitted to the dance troupe attached to the Central Academy of Drama, and in 1954, he was admitted to the first dance school in China, the Beijing Dance School. Many dancers have started their careers at the Beijing Dance School, and Chen Ailian was one of the first students.
Since 1957, Chen Ailian has starred in the dance dramas "Zhang Yu and Qiong lian", "Fish Beauty", "Red Flag", "White Haired Girl", "Little Knife Society", "Princess Wencheng", "Dream of the Red Chamber", "Peony Pavilion", "Prosperity", "Overlord Farewell", etc., and is the dancer with the most starring dance dramas in China. Her dance movements are light and smooth, and her skills are strong, and she is good at Chinese classical dance, folk dance and other styles of dance. Due to her obsession with "Dream of the Red Chamber" since childhood, 42-year-old Chen Ailian began to participate in her first stage play of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
There have been many miracles in Chen Ailian's artistic career, especially the 80-year-old is still playing the 14-year-old Lin Daiyu, which shocked the world. Ou Jianping, a famous dance critic, said: "She is not only a miracle in China, but also a miracle in the world dance world. In this regard, Luo Bin said: "The performance of "Dream of the Red Chamber" has lasted for decades, Chen Ailian has always been constantly creating in the role of Lin Daiyu, she can dance a dance drama so completely at this age, and has such a good artistic state, which is unique in the world, it should be said that it is a miracle of the world dance world, a miracle of mankind, and unprecedented in the history of dance in New China. ”
In 2019, he starred in the stills of "Dream of the Red Chamber"
It is said that dance has an age limit, and some actors do not dance until they are 30 years old, but Chen Ailian insisted on practicing every day until she was more than 80 years old. Luo Bin told the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter: "Until this year, Teacher Chen Ailian still insisted on 3 hours of basic skills training every day, and she is a model for our dance industry and has set up a monument to our life." ”
Chen Ailian has many masterpieces, And Feng Shuangbai believes that Chen Ailian can dance many other dances, but her achievements in classical Chinese dance can be said to be in the annals of history: "Chen Ailian is a very outstanding performing artist, and the classic artistic image she has created is very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Her lin daiyu in "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the snake dance image in "Fish Beauty" are well-known. Her "Spring River Flower Moon Night" not only received wide acclaim in China, but also won the gold medal at the 8th World Youth Student Peace and Friendship Festival held in Finland in 1961, which is a very remarkable achievement. Although it has been more than half a century, "Spring River Flower Moon Night", as the most outstanding classic work of Chinese classical dance, has the power to travel through time and space. ”
Not only is she brave in her artistic exploration and innovation, Chen Ailian is also a positive and optimistic person who pursues beauty in life. Feng Shuangbai revealed: "She herself is a very optimistic person, very persistent about art, a lifelong pursuit of beauty, the pursuit of the beauty of artistic image, the beauty of action, the beauty of classical charm, of course, including the beauty of life." As an outstanding female performing artist, she attaches great importance to the beauty of the image, she has a lot of taste in her life, dress, home is very tasteful, she is such an artist, the pursuit of excellence, through time and space, through history, and constantly create miracles. ”
Text/Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter Tian Wanting
Photo / Beiqing - Beijing headline reporter Cui Jun
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