"I was so angry that I leaned against the railing, and the misty rain stopped. I looked up, looked up to the sky and roared, and my heart was strong. Thirty years of fame and dust, and eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait for it. The young man's head will turn white, and he will be filled with sorrow." 2023 At the beginning of the year, Zhang Yimou's film "Manjianghong " led the Lunar New Year festival with a box office of over 4.5 billion. Today, Zhang Yimou, who is an honorary professor at the Beijing Dance Academy, has granted the dance teaching adaptation copyright of the film "River Red" to the Beijing Dance Academy free of charge. The film will be adapted into a dance drama of the same name and put on the stage.
Recently, Beijing Dance Academy’s new production for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the school - the dance drama "The River is Red" was formed in Beijing. Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Dance Academy Batu , Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean Xu Rui, Secretary of the Chinese Dance Party Branch and Director of the Department of Chinese Classical Dance Hu Huaibei, Director of the Department of Stage Art Ren Dongsheng, Deputy Director of the Department of Chinese Classical Dance Wang Zihan, and Representatives of the dance drama's creative team and actors attended the founding meeting.
Zhang Yimou has maintained close contact with the Beijing Dance Academy for a long time, providing strong support and valuable guidance in artistic creation practice and talent cultivation. Since the creation of the dance drama "River is Red" of the same name, the creative team has visited director Zhang Yimou's studio many times and conducted in-depth studies, exchanges and discussions on key elements such as the work's creation concept, script structure, choreography and stage vision.
"The movie version of "Man Jiang Hong" ranks first in 2023 with a box office of over 4.5 billion. This time, the dance drama version is transferred to the Beijing Dance Academy for free. This is Director Zhang's love for dance, and it is also the pressure and responsibility given to us." Beijing Dance Batu, secretary of the party committee of the college, has high hopes for the creation of the dance drama "Man Jiang Hong". He said, "The transplantation and adaptation of excellent works across artistic categories is a huge test of our research and creative capabilities. It requires us to accurately capture the theme of the work and to The survival of unique creativity, grasping the essence of film narrative structure, and scientific reference to film aesthetics require us to break through the original framework, create artistic "unexpectedness", follow the laws of dance art, and deeply display the unique and unique aspects of dance. The beautiful and moving narrative and lyrical power keep up with the pulse of the times, incorporate the elements of the times, inject new vitality into the work, and create a work that is ideological, cultural, inheritance, academic, experimental and educational. ”
Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean Xu Rui said, “How to create innovative and unique dance drama works while pursuing high artistic standards is a major challenge we faced when creating and rehearsing the dance drama "Man Jiang Hong" . The successful transformation of film IP into dance drama works not only brings us vivid and profound dramatic characters, but also opens up a broad creative space. Every character and every plot in the film provides richness for the creation of dance dramas. materials and inspiration. We must break through thinking and conventions while adhering to the essence of dance and fully demonstrating the core values of dance art, and explore new dance styles and visual expressions to convey the emotions, conflicts and plots in the film. Presented more vividly, we look forward to making "Man Jiang Hong" a masterpiece for the 70th anniversary of the college through sufficient brainstorming and continuous artistic exploration."
Head of the Dance Drama Production Department, Art Practice Office (Art Practice Center). ) director and head of the Youth Dance Troupe Zhang Haijun introduced the background of the creation and arrangement of the dance drama "River Red". As the key project of Beijing Dance Academy this year, the dance drama "River Red" is co-ordinated and supervised by the Art Practice Office, executive created and arranged by the Chinese Classical Dance Department, and stage art The department is responsible for the visual design and the youth dance troupe actors play the leading roles. During the communication with director Zhang Yimou in the early stages of preparation, the main creator deeply felt his enthusiasm for artistic creation and his expectations for cooperation with the academy. Director Zhang Yimou proposed that the dance drama "Man Jiang Hong" should not be a simple stage reproduction of the movie, but a breakthrough and innovation in the traditional narrative model. He hopes to give classical dance-themed works new vitality and innovation through unique artistic techniques and ways of thinking. A sense of the times.Xie Fei, leader of the
dance drama directing team and associate professor at the School of Creative Arts, introduced the overall framework and plot content of "River Red". The work will retain the six core characters in the film, and the basic dramatic direction will highly respect the film itself. On the one hand, it absorbs the narrative plots and logical conflicts in movies that can be used to express the ontology of dance, so as to use them for dance; on the other hand, it uses known complex plots to bypass cumbersome and explanatory expression methods that are not effective in dance. Avoid the shortcomings of dance. Ren Dongsheng, director of the Department of Stage Art of
, said that the dance drama "Man Jiang Hong" will innovate the existing working model and introduce the strength of graduating students. He regards this work as the graduation drama of the Department of Stage Art and provides students with a platform through practical operations and on-site practice. A real, rich and challenging stage to establish a model for future teaching practice. At the same time, the core teachers of the department have been gathered to form a creative team that is fully committed to the visual design of the dance drama stage. This is not only an important exercise for young teachers, but also a huge challenge.
Wang Zihan, the dance drama creative coordinator, starring actor and deputy director of the Chinese Classical Dance Department, said, "Since graduating from the academy, I have participated in more than 20 plays, but only one villain role. In the preparation of the dance drama "Man Jiang Hong", I offered to play Qin Hui. For an actor, trying different roles is the only way to grow. I hope that by interpreting the role of Qin Hui, I will continue to deepen my dance skills, improve my artistic accomplishment, and keep moving forward on the artistic road. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
editor/Cui Wei
