"At that time, Su Mi's life, why did you get here?" The chanting of the Kunqu Opera "Surrounding the Garden" echoed in the rehearsal hall of the Shanghai Ballet, giving people the illusion of passing through time and space. Yesterday, Shanghai Ballet's original and modern ballet special "Starting Point 3-Fragment of Memory" made its first public rehearsal. Among them, the ballet mix and match Kunqu's cross-border work "A Dream in a Floating Life" sparked the interest of professional audiences.

　　"A Dream in a Floating Life" is a stage "travel drama". The work is inspired by the story of "Surprise in the Garden" and uses dreams as a medium to draw contemporary people's philosophy of life. Wu Husheng, the chief star of the Shanghai Ballet, plays contemporary youth, and Zhang Ting, a young actor from the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, plays Du Liniang in Tang Xianzu's novels. Young men and women across 400 years meet in a dream.

　　"Dream is beautiful but fleeting; reality is important, but do you no longer need dreaming?" Wu Husheng told reporters that he and Zhang Ting chatted with Zhang Ting about the creativity of ballet cross-border Kunqu, and was "stunned" The theme is deeply attracted, and the sense of dissociation between emptiness and reality, past life and present life stimulates a rich desire for creation. As a result, the completely different art forms of the East and the West met each other. Wu Husheng designed a dance movement with a twisted opera figure. Zhang Ting selected the most popular "Shan Tao Hong" excerpt, and then invited an associate professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Chen Weiping played the cello, and the piano accompaniment was played by Shanghai baller Wang Bihao. The toes are mixed with water sleeves, piano and cello, ancient music and western music. Many elements are mixed together. The difficulty of creation is beyond imagination. Until recently, "A Dream in a Floating Life" was gradually full and flesh. The first synthesis rehearsal was just completed on April 13. . "This is a bold cross-border attempt, but it gave me a big surprise. The norms of the opera and the charm of the dance are very harmonious, and the Kunqu opera blends in the ballet without a little bit of" separate rice "taste." Zhang Jingxian, Kunqu performing artist For the performance, she thinks Zhang Ting's conception of Bai Bai is in place, and Wu Husheng's unique performance makes her refreshing. Xinlili, head of the Shanghai Ballet added: "The Floating Dream" is just a test of water. This 15-minute dance only opened the corner of the "Peony Pavilion", and there is much room for expansion. "

　　Yesterday's rehearsal "Starting Point 3-Fragment of Memory" is a new original modern ballet show launched by the Shanghai Ballet in 2020, including "A Dream in a Floating Life", a one-act ballet "Blue and Purple" and modern ballet "Once Home" . "Blue, Blue and Purple" is a realistic work: disaster strikes make urban life full of chaos and helplessness, but people still haven't given up their desire for sunshine in the face of adversity. With the help of color changes, the work highlights its structure and theme, and seeks and praises the soul's longing for beautiful power. The dancing beauty of "Blue, Blue and Purple" uses elements of Shanghai's "city skyline" and Nongtang Shikumen. The creative team of Shanghai Bar and the architectural designer Fu Guohua explored the inspirational collision between modern ballet and architectural elements. Under the classic melody of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", "Once Home" uses symphonic ballet choreography and modern ballet body language to poetically present the many scenes of human homes, between tranquility and hustle and bustle. , Between the flourishing and the mottled, a cry for protecting the ecology and the homeland.

　　Original Modern Ballet's "Starting Point" series started in 2017 and is an original work display platform built by Shanghai Bar for young directors and creative teams. In the past three years, it has witnessed the growth, thinking and artistic attitude of the directors of Shanghai Ba. It is reported that the preparation and creation of "Starting Point 3" coincided with the "epidemic" of the national people's war. The lead team and the actors overcame many difficulties, completed the creation of the new program, and sang the praise of life. "The actors are eager for the stage and eager for the audience. Shanghai Ba is ready to wait for the moment when the stage lights are on." Xin Lili revealed that "Starting Point 3-Fragment of Memory" will be used as the opening work of Shanghai Ba after the epidemic. Will be unveiled at the Shanghai International Dance Center Experimental Theater.

　　■ Reporter Xuan Jing