lasted for more than a year, covering 34 cities, and tempered by 132 performances... With this dazzling report card, on the evening of January 4th, the dance drama "Wing Chun" "produced in Shenzhen" will start in Hong Kong in 2024 First show every year. This is also the "opening match" of the Hong Kong premiere of "Wing Chun". From January 4th to 7th, the dance drama "Wing Chun" will be performed for 5 consecutive performances at the Opera House of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photo by Geng Chaoyi, reporter of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Newspaper
html On January 3, a reporter from Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News went to Hong Kong in advance to “explore the camp”. At the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, everything is ready. The reporter saw at the scene that the signature wall, Wing Chun check-in point, Wing Chun Time Tunnel on the first floor, and the "Wing Chun Alley" on the second floor were all "in place". The main creators, cast and crew of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater's "Wing Chun" are racing against time to walk on stage and perform compositions in the theater.We started preparing for the Hong Kong performance half a year ago.
Everything is ready, waiting for the curtain to open. Different from mainland grand theaters, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Opera House has more than a thousand seats. The balcony and high seats are European-style auditoriums. When entering the theater, the audience will have a full sense of "immersion".
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photographed by Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Reporter Geng Chaoyi
Compared with the large theater, the audience watching the performance here is not only visually closer to the stage, but also feels very close to the performers. The interaction between the stage and off stage is particularly obvious. The reporter learned that many celebrities, including Joey Yung, have also held concerts at the Opera House of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Some viewers described the feeling of watching a performance here: "The distance between the audience and the performers is greatly shortened. Every audience can watch and feel the performers' emotional transmission more directly."
html On January 3, a reporter was in the audience When Xi watched "Wing Chun" on the stage, this "enveloping" "immersion" was very strong. In quiet scenes, the breathing of the actors on the stage could even be heard.Due to venue constraints, the scenery and stage design of this Hong Kong performance have been reduced by 20%. It is reported that the cast and crew of "Wing Chun" began preparing for the Hong Kong performance half a year ago. The upgraded stage design will be applicable to overseas performance markets, becoming the second set of performance specifications for this show that is different from the "Mainland version".
Elements of the dance drama "Wing Chun" can be found in every corner of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Photographed by Liu Shasha, reporter of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News
Ensure to show the best performance
The changes in stage design and scenery brought great challenges to the actors' performances. A direct change is that the actor must change the intensity of his force to ensure that each step is accurate. The reporter saw on the stage and at the synthesis scene that on the stage, the actors practiced their movements by counting the beats to ensure the accuracy of muscle memory. "The actors have been practicing and will continue to rehearse before the performance on January 4. Make sure to show your best and give back the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong audience with superb performances." said the relevant person in charge of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater.
Leading actors Xu Tianhui and Chang Hongji cooperated very well before the performance. In the dance drama "Wing Chun", Xu Tianhui plays Master Yip's wife Yongcheng. Xu Tianhui graduated from Beijing Dance Academy, and the dance drama "Wing Chun" was her first dance drama starring after graduation. Every time she performed, Xu Tianhui cried very carefully in the play, almost hysterically. "In every scene, I have to pour out my emotions to find the feelings that can be substituted for Yongcheng's character, so that the audience can feel empathy." She said. Choose to live a good life during the break, let yourself jump out of the drama, and no longer be immersed in the sad environment. "In this way, the actors will be three-dimensional and the emotions will be three-dimensional."
The Hong Kong premiere of "Wing Chun" is about to begin , Xu Tianhui feels excited but also stressed. She hopes that Hong Kong audiences can enter the theater and feel the unique inheritance power of martial arts and dance.
The Xiang Yun gauze worn by the lead actor in the dance drama "Wing Chun" is also on display in the museum. Photographed by Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News reporter Liu Shasha
A reunion of the cultures of Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the place where Wing Chun flourishes. The cultures of Shenzhen and Hong Kong share the same origin. The performance of the dance drama "Wing Chun" "produced in Shenzhen" in Hong Kong is of special significance. It is a cultural reunion and exchange between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
In the play, Feng Haoran, who plays the role of lighting engineer Dachun, told reporters that Dachun in "Wing Chun" is a person who was deeply influenced by the Hong Kong martial arts movies of the last century and cherishes the dream of a hero. He believes that playing Dachun on the Hong Kong stage will create different sparks, and he also looks forward to getting to know more Hong Kong colleagues and friends.
staff are putting up posters. Photographed by Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News reporter Geng Chaoyi
Not only are the actors doing their best, but off the stage, the "Wing Chun" cast and crew are also going all out to "chasing the light." On the afternoon of January 3, the reporter saw in the "Wing Chun Alley" outside the entrance of the Opera House that the staff were carefully putting up spray-painted posters. "There are some small bubbles here and they need to be smoothed." For details, everyone in the team All members are striving for excellence.
