A group photo of the creators and starring actors
On October 3rd and 4th, the first dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" directed by Lu Chuan will be performed for three consecutive performances at the Beijing Poly Theater as a piece of the 2024 "Beijing" show to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China. 75th anniversary. On September 29, the national tour press conference of the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" was held in Beijing. Director Lu Chuan led the creative and starring team to meet with the audience and the media, and talked about the original intention and production intention of the play "Born to be different, dare to be different" Create a concept.
"Tiangong Kaiwu" poster
The Ming Dynasty science and technology masterpiece "Tiangong Kaiwu" is called "China's 17th-century craft encyclopedia". The author Song Yingxing recorded the practical skills of China's agriculture, handicrafts, and manufacturing industries for thousands of years in Many of the production techniques in the book are still used today. Looking back at history, the book has gone through dynasties since its publication. It was almost banned in the Qing Dynasty and was little known. However, by chance, it traveled across the ocean and spread around the world, and was translated into more than ten languages. Both Darwin and Joseph Needham were amazed by it, calling it "the greatest encyclopedia of agricultural handicrafts in China in the seventeenth century". Song Yingxing was also praised as "China's Diderot".
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The dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" integrates multi-dimensional artistic expressions such as stage, video, technology, etc., through chapters such as "Nai Li", "Nai Fu", "Qu He" and "Smelting", from the perspective of oriental aesthetics, it will Elements such as "a blank page of paper", "a paragraph of text" and "a painting" are cleverly integrated to form a huge book, vividly reproducing the beauty of the installation, technology and craftsmanship of ancient Chinese science and technology in "Tiangong Kaiwu" , and Song Yingxing’s magnificent spiritual world.
Director Lu Chuan
press conference, Lu Chuan said that "scientific spirit" and "national self-confidence" are the creative ideas of this drama. Through Song Yingxing's life pursuit of "dare to be different" and the science and technology in "Tiangong Kaiwu" The combination of beauty shows the scientific and technological confidence of the Chinese people. "This is my first stage play in the true sense, and I should give it my all. Song Yingxing carries the spirit of science and has made long-term and lonely efforts for the inheritance of science and technology for the country and the nation. In the late Ming Dynasty, When his family was ruined, he single-handedly gathered advanced science and technology into one book. He was a rebel of the times. I am eager to explore the power deep in his soul, and I also hope that "Tiangong Kaiwu" can. Inspire more people, especially young people, and stimulate their enthusiasm and pursuit of science. "
Director's work photo of "Tiangong Kaiwu"
The cross-border fusion dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" is an annual grant from the National Arts Fund. The project is jointly produced by Jiangxi Theater Group and Beijing Dance Academy. The stage presentation of "Mingzhou Aesthetics" is refreshing. Stage design designer Luo Yazhuo summarized the aesthetic characteristics of "big, simple and clever" through research on Ming Dynasty scrolls, architecture, utensils, clothing, furniture and other materials. "The play highlights the use of 'giant objects' and uses this concept in stage design and visual presentation. The 123 white-drawn embroidered portrait illustrations in the original book are typical of the Ming Dynasty printmaking style and have also become a staple throughout the play. Aesthetic elements. In many sections, we used a lot of vermilion color. In fact, this color was established in the Ming Dynasty. "
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The costume design refers to the clothing characteristics of the middle and late Ming Dynasty. On the basis of fully respecting historical facts, the dance drama transforms the costumes of officials, common people, craftsmen, farmers and other characters, and designs craftsman costumes with distinctive characteristics. "I would also like to mention one detail. The clothing designs of a large number of farmers and craftsmen are inspired by the patterns of pottery unearthed in Jiangxi Wannian, the 'first pottery in China'. They have both original vitality and industry characteristics." Lu Chuan said.
Composer Lu Liang
Composer Lu Liang has previously composed the music for the dance drama "Only This Green". Talking about his experience in creating "Tiangong Kaiwu", he said that he must take into account the artistic combination of Ming Dynasty elegant music and folk music. “We mainly use string instruments, supplemented by the use of percussion instruments such as sheng, Xiao, bell and so on.In addition, a large number of original sound materials of labor were collected in the music and sound effects, such as blacksmithing, bellows pulling, rice waves, pouring, farming, labor chants, and silk weaving, and were also skillfully used in the music melody. , highlighting that this is a dance of working people and a dance of craftsmen. ”
Dancer Lv Kedi
Four outstanding dancers Lv Kedi, Ma Jiaolong, Liu Jing and Yao Liang from the Youth Dance Company of Beijing Dance Academy will star in the Beijing show. Lv Kedi, who plays the role of young Song Yingxing, won the No. The first prize in the 17th Beijing Dance Competition. His dance is powerful and flexible, and the clip of him turning around during the curtain call has already become popular on the Internet. "Song Yingxing's character is particularly in line with the concept of 'dare to be different'. He experienced ups and downs in his life. After failing six scientific examinations, he made an extraordinary choice and wrote the wonderful book "Tiangong Kaiwu". His experience is also a great encouragement and spur to me. "
Ma Jiaolong, who plays the role of the elderly Song Yingxing, has won the "Lotus Award" gold medal. This is the first time he has played an elderly character on stage in more than 20 years of work. "This is also a breakthrough for me, and on the stage Performance and drama have a very large "acting" component. It can even be said that "drama is greater than dance". Actor Liu Jing, who plays his brother Song Yingsheng, and actor Yao Liang, who plays his friend Tu Shaoxuan, also said, "As dancers, we must be people who dare to be different, and we must also be people who do not give up our own ideas and beliefs." "
picture / provided by the organizer
