's original popular dance drama "Wing Chun", which has toured more than 100 performances in China and Singapore, will be performed for 7 consecutive performances at the Shenzhen Poly Theater from July 3 to 7, 2024. At 19:30 on July 2, the "Nanshan Poly - Discussing Artistic Life" Lecture and Dance Drama "Wing Chun" creative and starring meeting was held in the multi-functional hall of Shenzhen Poly Theater. Many dance drama lovers came here. During the event, the main creator and leading actors enthusiastically shared the concept of the dance drama, recounted every detail of the rehearsal, and spoke in depth about the core of traditional Chinese culture behind the integration of "martial arts" and "dance".
"Produced in Shenzhen" dance drama, has performed in more than 180 performances so far
Choreographer Lu Chengliang and actors Chang Hongji, Feng Haoran, Xu Tianhui, Wang Yuanlin, Li Jianting, Lu Shaojun, Zhou Ying and Yang Jiulong were invited to attend this meeting.
has made its world premiere in December 2002, and the above cast members will make their overseas debut in Singapore in September 2023. In less than a year, it has received rave reviews everywhere it went, both at home and abroad. This original dance drama "produced in Shenzhen" has been performed in more than 180 performances since its premiere.
has performed many times, and you can still experience new surprises when watching the show. Xu Tianhui (played as Yongcheng) said in the meeting that every actor will be closer to his role, more familiar with the stage, and will want to say more to the audience and express things more. It will be different from what you have seen before.
Next, “Wing Chun” will also go to London, England. The overseas performances in the UK will be held at the sadler’s wells theater in London, England, from August 30 to September 7, 2024, with a total of 12 performances. This marks another important appearance of Chinese dance drama on the international stage, and also indicates that Chinese dance art will once again receive attention and praise from the international community.
Dancer x martial artist, interpreting the story of "Light Chaser"
The dance drama "Wing Chun" is cut into it from a unique perspective, showing the "Wing Chun" crew who share their dreams of mountains and seas outside the play and the story of Ip Man going to Hong Kong to work in parallel. , two lines are intertwined, and the national intangible cultural heritage Wing Chun and Xiangyun Sha are presented at the same time. The national intangible cultural heritage and Lingnan folk culture innovation are integrated into the play, bringing about the resonance of the two eras at the same frequency. At the
meeting, guests talked about their experiences in the creative process. The actors said that in order to create a good role, they not only seek inspiration from film and television works, combine character characteristics and story expressions of dance dramas to refine their performances, but also observe and learn the emotional changes of that age group, and then use body and dance methods to express them. Tell stories and express emotions.
Li Jianting (played by Zhu Zhurong) said that it is a great challenge to interpret the seventy-two tenants. Since each character is independent and has his own personality characteristics, they will treat the tenants in the big scene as their home. The units are rehearsed separately. During the rehearsal, the running-in between the actors and the grasp of the details of life are crucial to the interpretation of the characters. At the same time, he also shared how to show the charm of traditional Chinese culture through the art form of dance. “Although people don’t understand our language, they can understand our body and the emotions expressed by our body. ."
Using "dance" to perform "martial arts", the integration of dance and martial arts is a highlight of the dance drama "Wing Chun" and a major difficulty faced by the actors. In the play, the martial arts moves from the five major kung fu schools, Wing Chun, Mantis Boxing, Baguazhang, Bajiquan and Tai Chi, are combined with the dance characteristics of classical dance and modern dance. These high-intensity fighting scenes are the most popular One of the viewers' favorite moments.
Chang Hongji (played by Ip Man) said that in order to better present the martial arts duel scenes in the play, all the actors have undergone martial arts training regardless of boxing type a year in advance, and integrated the characteristics of martial arts into dance. So far, there are Maintaining traditional martial arts training.
The audience chased the light and resonated with the same frequency to tell the "Shenzhen Story"
"Wing Chun" tells a story about Chinese Kung Fu, and it is also a story about the spirit of Chinese cultural heritage, innovation, peace and tolerance. The "light" in the play is a link between two times and spaces, symbolizing the inheritance of traditional culture and the spirit of the times. This story comes from the "hero", unfolds from the "light chaser", and finally ends up in the "ideal".During the meeting, Lu Chengliang (director) said frankly that when presenting the dance drama "Wing Chun", what he wanted to convey most to the audience was "vitality". Although "Wing Chun" interprets "heroes", "heroes" actually symbolize every ordinary person who has enough enthusiasm and courage to pursue their ideals. Therefore, this drama has arranged many small characters. Even if they are not bright enough on stage, they are flesh and blood and have their own voices.
Whether it is the "ideal" of the theme or the "vitality" that the director wants to convey, they are all in line with the spirit of Shenzhen, a city full of vitality and creativity. Shenzhen, which is open and inclusive, dares to think and work hard, and stands at the forefront, gives every ordinary person the strength to pursue their dreams. The secret behind the popularity of "Wing Chun" is not only its unique "double intangible cultural heritage" theme with Lingnan characteristics, but also the Shenzhen spirit behind it, which embodies the sense of innovation and quality.
From July 3 to July 7, 2024, the dance drama "Wing Chun" will meet the Shenzhen audience. Tickets for the performance are now available. Ticket prices: 980/780/580/380/180/100 yuan. Tickets are available for gold/silver card members. Enjoy 8.5/10% discount, member discount ticket purchase is limited to 4 tickets, 100 yuan Huimin ticket does not enjoy member discount.
Text | Reporter Lin Yuan Intern Wu Meiyi
Picture | Photo provided by the organizer
