Chinanews.com, Beijing, August 17 (Reporter Ying Ni) 8 classic Chinese dance dramas, more than 10 top domestic and foreign dance dramas are broadcast online, 11 top Chinese dancers are competing on the same stage, 23 antennas are on line and off line dance non-stop, 600 performing artists, the theater, outdoor, and online three-way linkage, the 2020 Zhongguancun Dance Drama Festival with the theme of "Breakthrough and Integration" will come on September 5th. It is reported that this is not only China's first dedicated dance drama festival, but also the first mass cultural festival launched in Beijing under normal epidemic prevention and control.
The opening drama of the Dance Drama Festival is a full interpretation of Nalan Xingde's life as a dance drama "Life Is Only as First Seen". The play is embellished with Nalan Xingde’s classic poems, the growth of the characters is the context, and the changes in the world are the dramatic conflicts, through "other roots and shoots", "who springs for the sky", "where is the love deep", and "who is the person". Four acts present his life in all directions.
Stills of the dance drama "Tsing Yi". Photo courtesy of the organizer
The closing performance will gather 11 most active top dancers in the dance drama world, including Wang Yabin, Zhang Aoyue, Liu Yan, Zhou Getlijia, etc., recreating a collection of classic, ethnic, modern single, double and group dance fragments, such as the history of classical dance. The dance section "Fan Dance Danqing", the classic segment of the dance drama "Li Bai" "I will enter the wine" and other outstanding dance works will be staged in turn, presenting the highest level of performances in the domestic dance industry.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhen, the director, famous dancer and chairman of the Beijing Dancers Association of the opening drama "Life Is Just Like First Time", will also bring his latest work-"Cao Xueqin" to this dance festival. He introduced that the work will be based on the ups and downs of Cao Xueqin's life and the story of his 10-year bloody creation of "Dream of Red Mansions", focusing on the most shining humanistic care in Cao Xueqin's thoughts, focusing on the word "love", and showing his keenness to world affairs Insight and deep care, showing his sincerity and dedication to family, love, human affection, and worldly affection.
Zhang Ligang, one of the founders of the Dance Drama Festival and Chairman of Jiuwei Culture. Photo by Du Yang
At the same time, the "Orphan of Zhao Family" by the China Opera and Dance Theater, "Tsing Yi", one of the representative works of the dancer Wang Yabin, the classic "Red Detachment of Women" by the Central Ballet, and the first work "The Red Detachment of Women" by the Jinglei Dongtian Modern Dance Company "The Arc" and so on are also in the performances of the dance drama festival.
In addition, 10 international dance dramas from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States will be launched on Youku and other new media platforms, and will be launched on time at 19:30, the start time of regular theater performances. You can enjoy the live performance experience of the theater without leaving home, including Chinese dance dramas such as "Flower Rain on the Silk Road", "Little Sisters of Heroes on the Grassland", and foreign works such as "Faust", "Dance of the King", "Babel 7.16 (Babel 7.16)" and "Puz/zle".
In order to break the boundary between art and life, the 2020 Zhongguancun Dance Drama Festival will also set up an "8-hour non-stop dance" outdoor performance session, allowing dance to enter the urban public space and create a 300-meter-long block in the most prosperous commercial street in Zhongguancun On the stage, well-known domestic dance artists, art colleges, professional troupes, and dancers are invited to take turns in classical dance, folk dance, modern dance, street dance, and African dance. Nearly a hundred dancers will perform in succession, which will become the art of the city’s attention feast.
At the press conference on the 17th, Feng Shuangbai, a well-known dance theorist, critic and chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association, said that the 2020 Zhongguancun Dance Drama Festival is the first art event with the theme of "dance drama" in China and the world, and it is also a normal epidemic prevention event. The first mass cultural festival under control is a grand ceremony for the people to restart their lives, and it is the most sincere tribute to life. "In the name of dance, it is the best way to restart life and make the city run back to the familiar runway."
Huang Ying, executive deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Haidian District Committee, said that Haidian District is committed to building the "Zhongguancun Dance Drama Festival" as a brand, which will be held every year. (Finish)