Jimu News Reporter Di Xin
Correspondent Jiang Yifan Zhang Yuyingni
Teachers and students from the School of Music and Dance of South Central University for Nationalities who have appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala five times once again appeared on the CCTV stage. On the evening of January 27, a group dance choreographed by Chen Xiaopeng, a teacher from the college "Frogman" was broadcast in the "Happy Chinese Year - I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala" column, presenting a wonderful stage performance to the national TV audience.
"Frogman" mainly focuses on the amphibious frogman unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, known as the "undersea dragon and land hunter". The 20 main creative actors used exquisite dance movements to show a series of combat scenes such as the frogmen's surface reconnaissance, diving when encountering obstacles, hitting the target, and completing the mission, and restored the bravery and mystery of the military's "magic soldiers" on the stage.
On November 8 last year, after receiving the invitation from China Central Radio and Television, the School of Music and Dance of South Central University for Nationalities worked together to select 20 students, led by professional teacher Chen Xiaopeng. In about half a month, they raced against time and again. Meticulously rehearsed. "We all took advantage of every opportunity to rehearse without delaying our daily schoolwork. In this process, our team gained the ability to cohesion and unity and cooperation." said Hu Jing, a team member and a junior at the school.
In order to allow college students to demonstrate the heroic and fearless fighting spirit of soldiers in combat, the instructor Chen Xiaopeng organized the actors to watch a number of military-themed dance works such as "Blade" and "Deep Dive", and then through the choreography and neatly completed To show the elite style of the troops. "Diving goggles are an important prop when we perform. However, after wearing the goggles, our vision is limited. We can only see directly in front of us and cannot see our companions on the left and right. Therefore, we must exercise muscle memory during rehearsals. The rhythm is accurate and the overall coordination on the stage is ensured." said Xu Wei, a senior student. In order to present the best stage effect, the team of
has not only repeatedly polished and kept improving off the stage, but also entered the CCTV studio. It is still innovating and challenging new stage presentation methods. "On November 27 last year, when we got off the high-speed train, we went straight to the recording site, walked on stage, combined the lights, and ended the rehearsal at 2 a.m. Then on the 28th, we started putting on makeup and getting ready at 10 a.m., and started recording at 12 noon. At the director's suggestion, a screen was added in the front area of the stage to simulate the underwater environment and create a naked-eye 3D effect," said Chen Xiaopeng.
"This is a rare stage experience. Not only have we gained professional progress, but our abilities in all aspects have also been significantly improved." Hu Jing said. The live stage was different from the usual training venues and was particularly slippery. The students were not used to it at first, fearing that they would slip, make mistakes, and hold the team back. Everyone's legs were tight and stiff. After rehearsing over and over again, the actors gradually adapted to the stage and entered the state on the day of recording. They devoted all their attention to the dance movements themselves, putting aside all distracting thoughts, just to have the best stage presentation. .
According to reports, the dance work "Frogman" by South Central University for Nationalities is a project funded by the National Arts Fund in 2019 and was shortlisted for the final selection of contemporary dance in the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".
(Source: Jimu News)
