People's Daily Online, Beijing, September 19 (Reporter Liu Yingying) Recently, the "Walking with the Times and Concentric with the People" exhibition of outstanding stage art works of the new era, hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party

People's Daily Online, Beijing, September 19 (Reporter Liu Yingying) Recently, the "Walking with the Times and the People" exhibition of outstanding stage art works of the new era, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, was held at the Held in Beijing. From September 18th to 19th, the Qinqiang modern drama "Oasis of Life", as the only drama selected by Shaanxi, was brilliantly performed at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater in Beijing. This Qinqiang opera with Qin style and Qin rhyme showed the new landscape of green water and green mountains in the Three Qin Dynasty, which aroused strong resonance among the audience.

Stills from the modern Qin Opera drama "Oasis of Life". Photo provided by the organizer

"Oasis of Life" is an ode to contemporary desert control heroes. The play uses the life experiences of ordinary people as an entry point to show how four generations of the desert control worker He Yufang's family have created human ecology in the Mu Us Desert for 40 years. The miraculous story promotes the great spiritual power of desert control workers who do not bow to fate and use extraordinary courage and perseverance to build an ecological oasis that can withstand the invasion of sandstorms. At the same time, they defeat the greed of human nature and guard the bottom line to guard the oasis.

In terms of music presentation, the play inherits the majestic and heroic traditional Qin Opera music on the one hand, and vertically integrates it vertically on the other. The impassioned Qin Opera music, the grandeur of the opera, and the hot and unrestrained folk songs of northern Shaanxi make the play very special. Northwest characteristics.

Stills from the modern Qin Opera drama "The Oasis of Life". Photo provided by the organizer

The stage design of the play is unique, cleverly using multimedia technology, and naturally integrating the flashback technique of film and television dramas into it. As the plot slowly advances, the changes in the natural environment are vividly displayed on the stage, like a colorful picture slowly unfolding, bringing the ultimate immersive experience to the audience.

Li Mei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute and the lead actor of the play, said in an interview: "Although there are many works on the theme of desertification control, we still have to create this theme today. The Mu Us Desert has emerged from the earth "The Oasis of Life" tells the story of four generations of a family in northern Shaanxi and is also the story of thousands of sand control people. , This is the epitome of the hard work of the people of Shaanxi and a manifestation of the fighting spirit of the Chinese nation.”

It is reported that “Oasis of Life” is jointly produced by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Propaganda Department of the Yulin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute. Creation and rehearsal by Shaanxi Opera Research Institute. Since its premiere in 2022, the play has been performed more than 60 times in various places.