From March 16th to 17th, the acrobatic drama "Swan" will be performed at the Guangdong Art Theater as an outstanding performance of the 15th Guangdong Arts Festival.
The play was produced by the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Guangzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, and Guangzhou Cultural Development Group Co., Ltd., and was created and performed by Guangzhou Acrobatic Art Theater. It won the award-winning work of the 11th Guangdong Lu Xun Literary and Art Award (Art Category) and the "Second Prize" for the large-scale stage art work of the 15th Guangdong Arts Festival. By telling the growth experience of acrobat Yu Meng, it pays tribute to every "dream chaser" who sticks to their original aspirations and creates extraordinary things on the road of struggle.
Stills from the acrobatic drama "Swan".
html Three famous troupes work together to tell the story of Chinese writers and artists' pursuit of dreams.
The acrobatic drama "Swan" is the successor of "Journey to the West" ("Wenhua Award" work) and "Butterfly" ("Wenhua Award") by Guangzhou Acrobatic Art Theater. Another high-quality play newly created after the "Performance Award" work), with Zhao Ming, "Legend in the Dance Industry" and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association, as the chief director, starring Wu Zhengdan and Wei Baohua, national first-class actors and founders of "Shoulder Ballet" , and invited Li Lei, an outstanding director whose works have won the "Wenhua Award" and "Lotus Award".
Stills from the acrobatic drama "Swan".
Through the dual time and space interweaving of "dream" and "reality", the play uses the dramatic situation of the Western ballet "Swan Lake" as the opening chapter, leading to the "Swan Dream" of the acrobat "Yumeng" who has sprouted since childhood. The end of the play is The world's first acrobatic drama "Swan Lake", which was released in 2004, was brought to the stage to present the "Shoulder Ballet" successfully created after many hardships in the form of a "play within a play", symbolizing that the protagonist has successfully realized his dream. Spread the image of Chinese acrobats as amiable, lovely and respectable people.
Stills from the acrobatic drama "Swan".
Countless audiences resonated with her, and her heartfelt work won a good reputation.
"The tip of your toe taps your shoulders, and each of the light ballet movements is completed in a place the size of a palm." During the performance of "Swan", the elegant choreography, emotional and delicate performances, and difficult and thrilling physical performances always aroused exclamations and applause from the audience, who all expressed that the play was "breathtakingly beautiful" and "a sincere work". "Full", "refreshed the understanding of acrobatics", "very empathetic, some parts will make you cry uncontrollably" and so on.
Stills from the acrobatic drama "Swan".
"Swan" has received unanimous praise and love, thanks to the play's creation process of "shoulder ballet" from scratch, integrating "skill" into "art", and the birth process of the world's first acrobatic drama "Swan Lake" The plot, through an innovative interpretation that integrates drama, acrobatics, ballet and other art forms, truly restores the dream-chasing story of Chinese acrobats in the new era.
Stills from the acrobatic drama "Swan".
Wu Zhengdan, the producer and lead star of the show, said: "Each of us has a dream of 'becoming a swan'. I think the biggest breakthrough of "Swan" this time is that it is truly emotional and heartfelt. I hope it can resonate with everyone. ."
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen, intern Wang Yanning Correspondent Suiwen Guangxu Publicity
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