Having been a professional dancer for more than 20 years, Zhu Jiejing is about to realize a previously impossible wish - to sit in the audience and watch herself dance on the screen.
Dance is a regrettable art, but this time, Zhu Jiejing and the actors of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe can finally preserve the "best time" through a movie. After
produced the red-themed dance drama "The Eternal Wave" in Shanghai for more than 600 performances, the dance drama film of the same name will be screened at a "gift venue" this month on May 27, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai. After premiering at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June, it will be officially released nationwide, allowing more "radio fans" and audiences who have not seen the dance drama to understand Shanghai's red culture through the film.
In Shanghai, the birthplace of the Party, it is the mission of literary and art workers to inherit the glorious tradition and continue the red blood. In recent years, Shanghai's literary and artistic workers have concentrated their efforts on creating many excellent stage works with red themes, including the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe's original dance drama "The Eternal Wave", the Shanghai Opera House's original operas "March of the Volunteers" and "Morning Bell", and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra's "Red" "Feelings" concert, etc., set off a craze of red culture on the stage.
Zhu Jiejing said: "Shanghai has rich red cultural resources. Shanghai's literary and artistic workers continue to explore young expressions and innovative expressions of red themes, allowing revolutionary deeds and red genes to resonate with today's young people, conveying the power of love and faith. "
Photographed by Dong Tianye at the filming scene of the dance drama movie "The Eternal Wave"
Bringing new life to "Red IP"
Why is a red-themed dance drama, "Li Xia" and "Lan Fen" two historical figures so moved? How many young people today?
In Zhu Jiejing's opinion, only "truth" is the most moving. The prototype of "Li Xia" is the martyr Li Bai. This year marks the 75th anniversary of his death. During the decisive stage of the Liberation War, he used radio waves to build an "air bridge" between Shanghai and Yan'an, but died 20 days before the liberation of Shanghai.
The prototype of "Lan Fen" played by Zhu Jiejing is Qiu Huiying, the wife of martyr Li Bai. This underground party member, wife and mother possesses touching steadfastness, calmness and tenacity.
In order to create a real and vivid "Lan Fen", Zhu Jiejing once learned to knit a sweater stitch by stitch, and also repeated the sweeping action to erase the traces of performance, pursue artistic refinement based on real life, and make the characters Presented to the audience in a way that combines emotional thickness and life warmth.
The "Fishing Light Song" section in "The Radio Wave That Never Dies" is provided by Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
Another key word for the success of the dance drama "The Radio Wave That Never Dies" is "innovation". It breaks through the shortcomings of dance dramas that are "clueless in narrative", with ups and downs in the plot and intricate relationships between the characters. The 26 movable scenery pictures can move and rotate under the control of computer programming, and cooperate with multimedia projection to realize the transformation of different scenes. The choreography is also very contemporary, giving the red theme a youthful feel. The filming of the
dance drama film was another crossover and innovation. Zhu Jiejing said: "This is not a copy or restoration of the dance drama, but a new creation using the language of film, an exploration into unknown areas. We forget the expressions we are accustomed to in dance dramas and turn ourselves into a blank sheet of paper again. Falling in love with the character from scratch. The process of filming the dance drama film gave me a more nuanced understanding of the character "Lan Fen". Dance drama and film are complementary to each other. "
1958, Sun Daolin. The movie "The Eternal Wave" starring in the movie was released and became a classic in the history of Chinese movies. In 2018, the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe launched an original dance drama of the same name, which spread from Shanghai to all over the country, continuing to attract young people to enter the theater for "second and third performances". Today, this red IP has made the leap from movies to dance dramas, and then to movies. The "two-way mutual support" between theaters and cinemas has allowed red radio waves to travel through time and space to reach more young people.
The curtain call of the dance drama "The Eternal Wave" is provided by Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
Recently, Zhu Jiejing won the Shanghai Magnolia Performing Arts Award for the Leading Role for her role as the "Ibis Fairy" in the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe's original dance drama "Crimson Ibis".From June 7th to 10th, her new dance drama "Li Qingzhao" starring in her will be previewed at the Shanghai International Dance Art Center. And she will continue to watch "The Eternal Wave", which has played more than 600 performances.
Zhu Jiejing said: "I am a daughter nurtured and nourished by this glorious city. I am very grateful to Shanghai's historical heritage and the spirit of the times for giving me the soil for art and a steady stream of nutrients. In the process of playing 'Lan Fen' , I truly understood who I am and why I dance. I have danced for many years, and I still look like a young actor today, devoted to every day's work and treating every performance with awe."
Dance Drama "Forever". "The Radio Waves That Never Die" stills Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe provides
"upward power" to young people
Because of "The Radio Waves That Never Die", Zhu Jiejing gained many "little fans". During the tour, in addition to appearing on stage in the theater, she often went into schools and communities with actors from the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, telling the story of Li Bai, the martyr, and the stories behind the scenes of "Dianbo". She also taught young people to try out "Dianbo" "fragment.
Once, at the dance school of the Macau Academy for Performing Arts, Zhu Jiejing taught a group of students to dance the classic dance "Yu Guang Song" in "Dianbo". The girls shook their cattail fans and stepped on the small benches, jumping out of the simple fireworks atmosphere of Shanghai alleys. One student said: "Seeing her beautiful expression and demeanor made me envious and longing for her. I also felt the enthusiasm of my brothers and sisters for dancing. They told me that I must 'persist', which moved me deeply. Encouraging me."
Zhu Jiejing teaches girls to dance the "Yu Guang Song" section of "The Eternal Wave" provided by Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
This year's 13-year-old girl Wang Zixin comes from Chengde, Hebei. She regards Zhu Jiejing as her "idol". I have flown to Shanghai many times to watch Zhu Jiejing’s performances. Inspired by her "idol", Wang Zixin, who started learning Chinese dance at the age of four and a half, practiced all day long without complaining or complaining about being tired.
Zhu Jiejing said: "The process of playing 'Lan Fen' is a spiritual baptism for me, and I also hope to pass on this baptism to today's teenagers. Only by remembering those heroes who have worked tirelessly can we draw strength from them . Only with faith in the heart can we face the current challenges and achieve growth."
Today, more and more red-themed stage works produced in Shanghai are meeting young people in different forms such as campus performances and literary party classes, bringing them excitement. "Upward force". The amiable and relatable historical figures on the stage resonate and interact with the young people in the audience at the ideological and spiritual level, allowing them to gain the inner drive to learn, grow and strive in life.
Stills of "The Eternal Wave" provided by Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
On this May 4th Youth Day, Shanghai Opera House's original national opera "March of the Volunteers" was performed at East China Normal University's Zero Bay Cultural and Art Center. More than a hundred people from Shanghai University and Middle School The primary school students relived the creation process of the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and got close to Tian Han, Nie Er, Xia Yan, Situ Huimin, Xu Xingzhi and other "sons and daughters of the times" who "use their pens to make swords and guns". After watching the show, many children spontaneously wrote "My Story with the National Anthem" on the display board.
On May 27, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra's "Red Feelings" literary party class will be performed at the Shanghai Grand Theater. Pianist Kong Xiangdong will perform the newly revised piano and orchestra version of "Ode to the Red Flag" by 94-year-old composer Lu Qiming, making the classic melody resonate with more young people.
Shanghai Ballet's "Heirloom" and "The White-Haired Girl" will also embark on a national tour. The ninth generation of "Xi'er" and "Dachun" have already appeared on the stage. They are all young people in their early 20s and will take over the baton. , giving this red ballet new vitality and creativity.
Zhu Jiejing said: "As literary and art workers, we should work hard in this best era and on the best stage to pass on the red gene of this city and create more radio waves for the times and the people. '. I also hope that these works can inspire generations of young people to fight for the motherland and the times, emit more light and heat, and live a broader life.”
Narrator: Zhu Jiejing
Deputy leader of Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, Rongdian·Prime Actor, starring in "Crested Ibis" and "The Eternal Wave", appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2023, and won the 32nd place in 2024
Protagonist Award at the Shanghai Magnolia Theater and Performing Arts Awards.