Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) From October 3rd to 4th, the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" will be performed for three consecutive performances at the Poly Theater in Beijing, using stage art to show Chinese wisdom and pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. . On September 29, the national tour press conference for director Lu Chuan's first dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" was successfully held in Beijing. The creative team interacted closely with enthusiastic audiences and media representatives. The national premiere of Director Lu Chuan's new film "749 Bureau" was also held at the same venue. These two works, one integrating technology and dance, and the other integrating science fiction and adventure, jointly demonstrated Director Lu Chuan's commitment to "dare to be different" persistent pursuit.
director Lu Chuan was at the event.
From film art to stage art, the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" transcends the inherent expression form and consistent narrative method of traditional dance dramas. It uses the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" written by Ming Dynasty scientist Song Yingxing as the content theme and integrates Multi-dimensional artistic expression forms such as stage, video, and technology, through chapters such as "Nai Li", "Nai Fu", "Qu Tiller" and "Smelting", use the perspective of Eastern aesthetics to transform "a blank page", "a paragraph of text" and "a piece of "Painting" and other elements are cleverly integrated to finally form a huge book, which vividly reproduces the beauty of ancient Chinese scientific and technological devices, technology, and craftsmanship in "Tiangong Kaiwu", as well as Song Yingxing's magnificent spiritual world, bringing the audience A new artistic experience.
The dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu", an annual funding project of the National Arts Fund, is jointly produced by Jiangxi Theater Group and Beijing Dance Academy, and is jointly produced by Xinhua News Agency New Media Center, Beijing Ape Power Pan Entertainment Culture Group, and the Propaganda Department of the Xinyu Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China Produced by the production and operation of Jiangxi Cultural Performance Theater, it is supported by Jiangxi Cultural Industry Investment Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Cultural Performance Investment Co., Ltd., and the Propaganda Department of Fenyi County Committee of the Communist Party of China. It has been successfully selected for the 2024 performance season of "Watch Beijing in a Big Show".
Poster of the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu". The performance of the
dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" in Beijing is not only a gift to the 75th anniversary of the motherland through dance, but also hopes to open a Chinese science and technology classic that affects the world through an artistic journey that spans time and space, allowing the audience to Feel the beauty of the belief of "dare to be different" and appreciate the unique charm of Chinese wisdom. Director Lu Chuan said that "scientific spirit" and "national self-confidence" are the creative intentions of this drama. Through the combination of Song Yingxing's "dare to be different" life pursuit and the beauty of science and technology in "Tiangong Kaiwu", it shows the scientific and technological confidence of the Chinese people. .
"Tiangong Kaiwu" is known as "China's 17th-century craft encyclopedia", and its author Song Yingxing is known as "China's Diderot". In the first forty-five years of his life, Song Yingxing aspired to become an official in the imperial examination, but failed six times. Although he failed every time, Song Yingxing returned with a full load. Six long-distance exams, both on land and water, allowed him to visit paddy fields in the south and dry lands in the north, inspect production sites and handicraft workshops, and gain a thorough observation of the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese working people.
Taking off his long gown, Song Yingxing measured the earth with his feet and devoted himself to studying the labor and production techniques of the time. From a page of paper and a line of words to 100,000 words, 123 illustrations, more than 130 production technologies and tools, and more than 30 industry scientific data... He combined the practical skills of China's agriculture, handicrafts, and manufacturing industries for thousands of years, Recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu", many production technologies are still in use today, and even have a profound impact on Asian and European countries, representing the highest level of scientific civilization in the world at that time.
Stills from the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu".
The entire dance drama closely follows the Ming Dynasty's masterpiece of science and technology "Tiangong Kaiwu" in terms of choreography, narration, music, stage design and other aspects. The important chapters and vivid illustrations of the book are used as clues to promote the theme and emotion of each chapter of the dance drama. Using a technique that combines lyricism and narrative, the work of the people, such as farmers farming, weavers raising silkworms, and workers smelting, is integrated into the choreography of the dance. The various movements extracted from the labor are condensed and sublimated into the dancer's body and dance language. It shows the ultimate beauty of Ming Dynasty and paints a picture that carries the essence of Ming Dynasty culture.The all-star creative team of the
dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" attracts attention. It not only invited the famous director Lu Chuan as the chief director and screenwriter, Gao Yan and Meng Ke as the chief choreographers, but also assembled composer Lu Liang, costume designer Yang Dong Lin, stage designer Luo Yazhuo, visual designer Bao Erwen and many other industry elites. The performance in Beijing features a luxurious lineup, with four outstanding dancers from the Youth Dance Company of Beijing Dance Academy, Lu Kedi, Ma Jiaolong, Liu Jing and Yao Liang, starring.
The scene of the national tour meeting of the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu".
Since the preview at the end of May, the dance drama "Tiangong Kaiwu" has made solid progress step by step. Since July, the play has officially started a nationwide tour, and has successfully held 17 performances in Xiamen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Nanning and other cities, winning wide acclaim. During the tour, the show's online exposure exceeded 300 million, and the total number of viewers exceeded 20,000. Among them, the Hangzhou and Nanchang stations were unprecedentedly successful, with an attendance rate of 100%. Four consecutive shows were sold out, and the show delivered a dazzling performance. "Report Card" is expected to become another phenomenal dance drama in the Chinese cultural performing arts market.
editor, Xu Meilin
proofreader, Lu Qian
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