On the evening of May 17, the acrobatic drama "Yongding Mountains and Rivers" produced by the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe had its first performance at the Wansheng Theater in the Tianqiao Performing Arts District. The male and female protagonists in the play, Hua Yongzhi and Fang Dingyu, are just like contemporary young people. They long to revel in the beautiful campus with the fragrance of birds singing, imagine immersing themselves in the world of books with the fragrance of calligraphy and ink, and hope to write the magnificent mountains and rivers of China's prosperous age in the name of youth.
“Parkour” empowers “new acrobatics”, Bei Zaxuan performs a different kind of youth
The whole play captures the essence of overpass acrobatic art, including flags, leather strips, soft steel wires, flying silk, parkour, straw hats, one-handed handstands, men and women Unique acrobatic stunts such as opponents and male and female strength are performed in turns on a cool stage that can be rotated 360°. While telling heroic stories, it vividly expresses the aesthetic paradigm of "new acrobatics".
Among them, the wonderful parkour vividly shows the thrill of the male and female protagonists when delivering information, allowing the audience to feel the unique youthfulness of the war years despite the thrills.
"New stage" collides with "new acrobatics" Beijing's South Central Axis blooms brightly
The play uses cutting-edge and trendy stage art installations to create a poetic and imagery-based freely movable stage scene, which combines the ancient and modern scenery of Beijing's South Central Axis. Turned into shining pearls on the entire story line, it slowly unfolds the unique style of the south central axis during the Anti-Japanese War, showing the unparalleled brilliance of Beijing’s central axis.
At the same time, the play combines the antique street scenes on the central axis of Beijing, cleverly visualizes new designs of traditional acrobatic props such as diamond rings, and uses modern and contemporary light and shadow setting methods to create a strong visual impact, fully demonstrating the overpass acrobatics. "difficult, strange, unique and beautiful".
“New national style” meets “new acrobatics”, a hearty dialogue between time and space
The impassioned national orchestral music, the natural sound of human voices and the high-burning and high-energy “new acrobatics” interweave a refreshing Chinese symphony. In the play, acrobatics and national orchestral music have a dialogue that spans time and space, making people feel as if they have been on a magnificent battlefield, listening to the heroes fighting bloody battles at Yongding Gate to defend the mountains and rivers of the motherland to the death. The beautiful collision of traditional Chinese folk music such as guqin, pipa, guzheng, bamboo flute, and sheng creates a national melody with unique Chinese flavor, telling in detail the growth and transformation of the hero and heroine from youthful ignorance to caring about their homeland. The melancholy voice narrates that the hero and his comrades compose the hymn of life for victory and create the splendid mountains and rivers of the Chinese nation.
The mountains and rivers are fine, as you wish. It is reported that the performance of the acrobatic drama "Yongding Mountains and Rivers" will last until May 25. (Qiu Xiaoqin)
Source: Guangming.com
