Chang Hongji
Recently, Chang Hongji, the chief dancer of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater Co., Ltd., was awarded the "Guangdong Good Person" in the fourth quarter of 2023. When the news came, Chang Hongji felt very honored and said that he had greater responsibilities. He believed that a dancer should not only dance well in the future, but also hold himself to a higher standard in terms of morality. "Continuous improvement on the road.
Chang Hongji, born in 1999, is currently the principal dancer of Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre. After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in 2021, he came to Shenzhen to pursue his dance dream. He has participated in the dance dramas "Bo Ya Jue Xian", "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Zhu Ziqing". In 2022, he participated in the Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater's original dance drama "Wing Chun" ” and served as the male lead as Ip Man, winning wide acclaim within and outside the industry.
In order to play this role well, Chang Hongji integrated the persistence and hard work of the character "Ip Man" into himself. With extraordinary perseverance and practicing day after day, he pursued dancing in martial arts and dancing in martial arts. The style of a great master is vividly demonstrated.
As heaven moves in good health, a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement. Chang Hongji was once the most inconspicuous person in the dance studio, but now he has led the team to "dance" the spirit and charm of Chinese civilization to the world. He once said: "I have never pursued anything like this." He only persisted in dance. Chang Hongji dares to leave his "comfort zone" to look for opportunities, and "Wing Chun" is one of them.
As a young actor from the "Z generation", it is really a big challenge for Chang Hongji to play the experienced mature male character "Ip Man". "Ip Man and I have completely different life experiences. I have not experienced the era he lived in. I can only feel him and get infinitely close to him."
From December 2022 to January 2024, as the number of "Wing Chun" tours increased, five consecutive performances in three days, frequent injuries, and insistence on dancing on stage have become a daily routine for Chang Hongji. During the half-year tour, he lost more than ten pounds. After each two-hour performance, his four sets of clothes were often soaked with sweat. The audience in the front row under the stage could even see him sweating profusely while dancing. Through long-term training and high-intensity tours, Chang Hongji has fully demonstrated the characteristics of hard work, close skills, and gentle and respectful attitude in Chinese martial arts.
carries rich traditional culture through the art of dance, which has also become the artistic mission that Chang Hongji shoulders. In "Wing Chun", the audience can not only experience the wonderful martial arts moves, the passionate and joyful world, but also appreciate the hardship and perseverance of ordinary dancers pursuing their dreams. In the play, Master Yip goes to Hong Kong to work hard, and outside the play, "Master Chang" pursues his dream in Shenzhen. When Chang Hongji stood on the stage and became Ip Man, the stories of hard work and struggle in different eras and regions seemed to be played out one by one under the lights. Chang Hongji portrays the martial arts master Ip Man on the stage, and in life he is a role model for thousands of Shenzhen people who dare to venture out and try for their dreams.
reporters learned that Chang Hongji’s story of pursuing his dreams with all his strength will be presented passionately in the form of a situational dance at this year’s “The Power of Role Models: Becoming a Civilized Man in the New Era” Guangdong Provincial Spiritual Civilization Construction Good Person Ceremony, bringing a fringe dancer to the stage. The author tells the inspiring story of taking the center stage step by step. Sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Civilization Office of Guangdong Province, and hosted by Guangdong Radio and Television Station and Shenzhen Radio, Film and Television Group, the "Power of Role Model·Becoming a Civilized Person in the New Era" Guangdong Province Spiritual Civilization Construction Good Person Ceremony was held in Guangzhou on January 20 Held, it will premiere nationwide on Guangdong Satellite TV on February 12, the third day of the Lunar New Year.
(Author: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Reporter Liu Shasha/Text Geng Chaoyi/Picture)
