The long river runs silently, but only love and faith remain forever. Tomorrow night, the dance drama film " Never Dies" will have its world premiere as the opening film of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival. Starting from June 18, the film will be released nationwide to continue the red bloodline and pay tribute to the unknown heroes who shed their lives and blood for the party and the people. The main creators and actors will start from Shanghai and go to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanchang, Changsha, Chengdu, Hangzhou and other places for road shows to communicate face to face with the audience.
Heroes should be remembered forever. The dance drama film "The Eternal Wave" is produced by the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe and Shanghai Shangshi Film Co., Ltd. It is adapted from the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe's original dance drama of the same name, directed by Han Zhen and Zhou Liya, with Zheng Dasheng as the chief director and Cui Yi as the chief director. Director and chief producer, Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe Rongdian·Chief Actor Wang Jiajun and Zhu Jiejing lead the starring role, and the original young dancers of the troupe also star. The story is based on the true deeds of martyr Li Bai. The past events of "Red Radio" link together the thrilling and magnificent liberation process of this people's city. On May 27, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai, the dance drama film "The Eternal Wave" held a "Tribute Field" viewing event at the Shanghai Majestic Theater. On the screen, the protagonists Li Xia and Lan Fen walked firmly, leading the audience through time and space back to the bloody dawn deep in their memories. "Comrades, farewell! I miss you." This 90-minute film has only one voice-over, but it is enough to bring tears to your eyes and make your heart surge.
The story of martyr Li Bai has been adapted into literary and artistic works several times: the 1958 film "The Eternal Wave" starring Sun Daolin is a highly influential masterpiece in film history; the dance drama of the same name created and staged by the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe in 2018 has accumulated so far It has performed more than 600 times and won awards such as the Wenhua Award and the "Five One Project" Outstanding Work Award; dance dramas and films tell stories about love and faith in new art forms. A classic IP, from the birth of the screen to the reconstruction of the stage, and then returned to the screen for renewal and reconstruction, spanned decades of artistic creation and became a cultural phenomenon with exemplary value. "We use a variety of ways to interpret the 'Dianbo' story. After the experience of this movie, we will return to the stage in a better state than before." Zhu Jiejing said that "Shadow and Dance Fusion" explores the cross-fertilization of different art categories. Expanding the industry, it can be regarded as a hot-selling "red IP" and starting again. "We hope that theaters and cinemas will 'feed each other in both directions' and convey this touch to more people through the big screen. We also look forward to the audience entering the theater and feeling the charm of live performance."
Innovation is a never-ending pace. The dance drama film "The Eternal Wave" highlights its unique audio-visual artistic language and is a new exploration of the integration of red culture, Jiangnan culture, and Shanghai-style culture. While retaining the colorful clips of the dance drama, the film adapts to the characteristics of the new medium and integrates theater performances, live shooting, video materials and other rich content, interspersing the ups and downs of the plot between reality and reality, creating a multi-time and space viewing experience. The comprehensive application of Dolby Atmos, 4K Ultra HD, motion capture cameras, telescopic cannons, LED virtual photography and other technologies integrates the moving charm of dance with the thrilling plot.
It is reported that during this Shanghai International Film Festival, the creative team will also go to the Shanghai Theater Academy to interact with young students and decode the technical details of dance drama films.
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