Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On August 29, it was jointly produced by China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd., Haining Cultural Tourism Creative Industry Holdings Co., Ltd., CCTV International Network Co., Ltd., and Nanhu Red Boat Co., Ltd., China Oriental The dance poetry drama "How to Meet Again" co-performed by the Song and Dance Troupe and Wuhan Postal Art Troupe premiered at the Central Opera House.
The dance poetry drama "How to Meet Again" premiered at the Central Opera House. Photo courtesy of China Oriental Performing Arts Group
"How to Meet" is inspired by Zhimo literature. Based on traditional dance dramas, it amplifies the theme of "poetry" and fully adapts to the audience's pursuit of beauty in "dreaming in the theater". Different from the grand and heavy narrative mode of mainstream dance dramas, it takes a new approach and uses the "small but beautiful" Jiangnan prose poem structure to meet the preference of contemporary young people for a relaxed and romantic spirit.
Relying on Xu Zhimo's "national influence", the creative team of "How to Meet" deeply analyzed and renewed the modern value and spirit of his literature. In terms of character design, chief editors Mao Weiwei and Wu Shuo did not focus on specific historical figures. Instead, they created the main character "Mo" from Zhimo's poems, the incarnation of An Lanyuan "Lan", and the place name of Haining. For characters such as "Ning", the characters of the whole performance blend with the dance scenes, weakening the narrative and emphasizing the interpretation of "emotion". In terms of the structure of the play, Xu Zhimo's important poems are used as the main thread of the whole play, starting with "Dream on the Seaside" and ending with "Light of Beauty", integrating into "Farewell Cambridge", "The Joy of Snowflakes" and "I Don't Know What the Wind Is" In which direction are you blowing?" and other poems, which begin and end with waves, highlight the romance and freedom of the protagonist who "moves" from the sea and goes back from the sea, highlighting the freehand color of the play.
The whole play is full of poetic and picturesque appearance.
In terms of stage presentation, "How to Meet" pursues poetic effects, integrating and infiltrating stage drama and poetry. Whether it is lighting, multimedia design or costume modeling, it emphasizes the characteristics of "romantic and ethereal", and the entire play is full of visuals. Poetic.
In recent years, Haining has focused on strengthening the cultivation of cultural identity, strengthening and improving the "Haining Celebrity" cultural tourism IP, and integrating local cultural and folk characteristics such as intangible cultural heritage art, special annual customs, etc., and constantly refreshing it through colorful online and offline interactions. The cultural identity of the city. Against this background, the dance poetry drama "How to Meet Again" in cooperation with China Oriental Performing Arts Group has become a new attempt for Haining's cultural tourism industry to inherit the past and promote the integrated development of culture and tourism. It is not only a new exploration of Zhimo cultural IP, but also through multiple The connection of cultural tourism resources into a network provides new ideas for the development of Haining's cultural tourism industry and injects new momentum into the local cultural tourism industry.
editor, Wu Longzhen
proofreader, Wang Xin