Yesterday, the 2024 New Year Hong Kong premiere of the dance drama "Wing Chun" concluded successfully. After the performance, the team and leading actors behind "Wing Chun" shared their creative background and behind-the-scenes stories with the audience. Photographed by Shenzhen Special Administrative Region Daily reporter Geng Chaoyi
Shenzhen News Network January 8, 2024 (Shenzhen Special Administrative Region Daily reporter Liu Shasha) At 2:30 pm on January 7, "Wing Chun" kicked off its final performance at the Opera House of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts The curtain of the show. The actors' free-flowing and sincere performances touched every audience member at the scene, with endless applause, cheers and applause. After rushing to the stage several times, the lead actor Chang Hongji leaned over and gave high-fives to the audience, creating a warm scene. The spotlight flashed, and the Hong Kong audience took unforgettable group photos with the leading actors. The dance drama "Wing Chun"'s 2024 New Year Hong Kong premiere came to a perfect conclusion. After the performance of
, the creative team and actor team held a "post-performance talk" face-to-face with the audience. Frank sharing, frank and lovely expressions, humorous answers...the creators and starring actors' sincerity and almost "spiritual mysophobia"-like pursuit of art have once again won the hearts of Hong Kong audiences. Yang Yuntao, artistic director of the Hong Kong Dance Company, issued an invitation, hoping that the main creators and leading actors would come to Hong Kong for exchanges.
Fans all over the world
From celebrities to passers-by, from the elderly to children
html From January 4th to 7th, the dance drama "Wing Chun" was performed for 5 consecutive times at the Opera House of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the performances were very popular. "Wing Chun" Spring chants the Hong Kong River, with brilliant colors. During these four days, Hong Kong celebrities came to watch almost every performance. Yesterday, the last performance of "Wing Chun" premiered in Hong Kong. The reporter met the well-known model Jiang Yi who specially brought her children to watch the performance. Jiang Yi said that she originally liked Wing Chun and dance, and the children also liked it very much. She took them to watch it together, hoping to deepen the children's feelings towards traditional Chinese culture. Hong Kong actor and host Ao Jianian also appeared at the performance. In an interview with reporters, Ao Jianian said that the martial arts dance drama is very special. "Not only do I want to watch it a few more times, I even want to participate in it."The famous singer and actor Ye Qianwen watched "Wing Chun" on the evening of January 6. After watching the performance, she said excitedly: "When watching "Wing Chun", I can feel the spirit, physical strength and love of the actors. The performance is very professional, and I am very lucky to see such a performance." Ye Qianwen said that she had successfully "entered the trap" "Wing Chun", she instantly became a "fangirl" and looked forward to watching it a few more times. Among those who are fans are not only Ip Sian Man, but also celebrities such as Yip Tong, Huang Pak Ming, Lui Leung Wai, etc. They all sincerely praised "Wing Chun" for both its creativity and performance.
Ordinary citizens in Hong Kong also show great enthusiasm for "Wing Chun". At the curtain call of yesterday's performance, Kiki, a child from Hong Kong sitting in the first row, couldn't help but stand up, dance and cheer loudly. Reporters saw at the performance site that many Hong Kong college students and middle school students came to watch the performance. Without exception, they all gave five-star praise, "So beautiful! So handsome!" The seamless combination of dance and martial arts, with various manners and strong force, "It's both ancient and modern. After watching it, I want to learn Wing Chun." "Yes," said Qier, a student at Kai Si Middle School in Hong Kong. The reporter noticed that there were many white-haired old people in the audience. Mr. Ho, a Hong Kong citizen who is over 70 years old, was very excited after watching the performance and built a wooden dummy at the check-in point of "Wing Chun". "It's very good. It made my blood boil. It also reminded me of some past events." Ip Hong-chao, a member of the Hong Kong Wing Chun Sports Association and the eldest grandson of Ip Man, commented: "Use a form of dance drama to promote Wing Chun and traditional Chinese culture. The effect is beyond imagination."
Chang Xin often performs
The same performance for hundreds of performances, always maintaining enthusiasm
The "Post-Performance Talk" held yesterday invited the creative team of "Wing Chun", screenwriter Feng Shuangbai, chief choreographer Han Zhen, Zhou Lia, Hong Kong Dance Yang Yuntao, artistic director of the troupe, attended, and Chen Songying, dean of the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, presided over the event. The Hong Kong audience raised their hands enthusiastically, and everyone was curious about how such a smooth and seamless combination of dance and martial arts was achieved.
Feng Shuangbai said that it is very difficult to combine dance and martial arts. "I tried it more than 20 years ago. But those who learn to dance can't box, and those who box don't listen to music at all. The actors of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater are not simple.First of all, they are professional dancers, and secondly, they have practiced martial arts for more than a year, and their bodies and muscles are undergoing subtle changes in all aspects. Without pursuit and spirit, you will not be able to endure this hardship and do this job. "There are also audiences who are interested in the dual-line narrative and dual-space switching of "Wing Chun". In this regard, Han Zhen said, "The stage is the art of space, and stage creation means constantly creating and opening up space. Every ordinary person has his own hero. The dual space setting allows lighting engineer Dachun and Master Ye to resonate. "Zhou Liya said that all technology serves art, and so does space setting.
"Wing Chun" has been performed for more than a hundred times. How can it be "performed often and always new"? Han Zhen said that since he has chosen the path of art, , you have to have a bit of "spiritual mysophobia", "One hundred games are the same." Actors must maintain 100% enthusiasm and have their love engraved in their DNA, from playing a role to slowly becoming the role. Feng Shuangbai revealed that both directors are perfectionists. Zhou Liya said that it is very difficult to play the role of Chang Xin. "The stage presentation you see is the result of the efforts of everyone in front of and behind the stage. Everyone must maintain this spirit." Only the spirit can do it. "
" The second part of "Post-performance Talk" is the "Wing Chun" starring team meeting the audience. When actors such as Chang Hongji, Zhang Yashu, Feng Haoran, Xu Tianhui and others appeared on the stage, the audience cheered warmly. Chang Hongji, who plays Master Yip, He said that compared with the stages in the mainland, the size of Hong Kong's stages is "shrunk" and the distance between the stage and the audience is closer. "You need to invest deeper emotions in the performance to achieve a performance without any trace of performance." "Zhang Yashu said that being so close to the audience is a big test. "The details of the dance and the spirit of the martial arts must be in place to impress the audience. "Five performances in 4 days, the first performance in Hong Kong was a complete success. Through this performance, Shenzhen and Hong Kong cultures have better exchanges. At the end of the "post-performance talk", the audience expressed their reluctance, and some Hong Kong audiences shouted "Let's perform in Hong Kong again" "The voice.
(Source: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Daily)
