The melodious folk song "The Birds" echoed in the night sky, unfolding the wonderful story of Yueqing people's hard work and entrepreneurship after the reform and opening up. Recently, the original musical "The Birds" was jointly produced by Zhejiang Performing Arts Group (Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd.) and the Propaganda Department of the Yueqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and performed and produced by Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd. and Yueqing Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau at the Hangzhou Canal Grand Theater premiere. The Yueqing folk song "The Birds" is a famous Chinese folk song. In 1989, it was selected into the "Asia-Pacific Folk Song Collection" by UNESCO. It is famous all over the world and is the most recognizable excellent traditional cultural IP of Yueqing. The original musical "The Birds" skillfully combines folk songs full of regional characteristics with the most popular musical form among young people today. It focuses on Yueqing, the main birthplace of the private economy "Wenzhou Model", and tells the story of how Yueqing people have actively responded to the call of the times since the reform and opening up. , a story of legend, entrepreneurship and innovation that dares to be the first and pursues dreams. The play has been selected for the National Arts Fund's 2023 large-scale stage drama and work creation funding project and the Wenzhou Culture and Art Development Fund funding project.
This series brings together a high-level creative team in the industry. Chief director Zhong Hao brings the audience into a wonderful art world through clever directing techniques and innovative stage processing. As a musical that embodies entrepreneurial spirit and nostalgia, the nostalgia and love for hometown in the play deeply touches the softest part of the audience's hearts. Chief director Zhong Hao said, "The return of the soul is the core theme to be explored in the play. People from all over the world have the experience of making a living and wandering to start a business. Nostalgia is a common topic. No matter how big the wanderers do in business abroad, they all have the same experience. In completing the understanding of home. "
The rhythmic singing and dancing and the touching plot are one of the highlights of the musical "To the Birds". Composer Dai Jinsong used his profound musical skills and rich creative experience to create 33 beautiful and moving pieces of music and tracks for the musical "The Birds", making the lyrics and music of the whole play both local and contemporary, becoming a driving force for The tie of the plot. Under the excellent singing and dancing performance of the Zhejiang Song and Dance Drama Theater Vocal Orchestra and the powerful actors of the dance troupe, the audience was immersed in the era of hard work and entrepreneurship, and experienced the ups and downs of the emotions and destiny of the characters in the play.
This upbeat and modern musical will be performed for 3 performances at the Hangzhou Grand Canal Theater from July 27th to 28th. After that, the play will be performed three times at the Wenzhou Grand Theater and Yueqing Grand Theater respectively on August 1-2 and August 6-7.
Photo courtesy of Zhejiang Performing Arts Group
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
