A colorful peacock flew to the banks of the Huangpu River in winter, bringing the warmth of the south of the colorful clouds.

Last night, dance artist Yang Liping brought the 2022 version of the dance drama "Peacock" to the Shencheng stage.

The Shanghai Grand Theater has increased the number of performances to seven, but it is still hard to get a ticket.

In this tour, Yang Liping selected a young Chinese dancer to play the male and female "Peacock", while she herself starred in the fourth act of "Winter".

At the same time, "Review of Half a Century-Yang Liping Art Exhibition" was held at Chun Art Museum, recreating the wonderful moments of dance art.

　　The peacock has long been Yang Liping's most classic stage symbol, and Yang Liping has also become the artistic soul of the peacock dance, a masterpiece of Chinese folk dance.

In the slender body of "Spirit of the Peacock", there is a strong artistic energy.

At the performance site last night, the hearts of the audience sometimes surged with excitement and sometimes sighed along with the dance and plot, and were deeply shocked by the artistic charm of "Peacock".

Although over sixty years old, Yang Liping never felt that it was time to "hang up her boots".

"Dance is available at any moment, anywhere can be a stage. Dance has been engraved into my life and has become a part of my life."

　　Inquire about the meaning of life and write a romantic oriental legend

　　"She is the peacock, and the peacock is her!" The radiant and gorgeous peak dance made the post-00 audience Ms. Xu hold her breath.

The 2022 version of the dance drama "Peacock" shows the cycle of life through the chapters of the four seasons, and blooms the beauty of "Nirvana".

In the "Winter" chapter, when everything withered, Yang Liping appeared on the stage.

There was wabi silence on the stage, but the peacock danced against the snow, igniting the beauty of life with the rebirth of Nirvana.

　　Yang Liping seemed to be born for a "peacock". The difficult lower waist and continuous rotation seemed to be at her fingertips; when she stepped off the stage, she was still full of fairy spirit, dressed in plain national costumes, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and spoke softly.

"Peacock is a wonderful dance drama. It tells a story about nature, life, growth, humanity and love. It surges and flows in my body, and expresses it emotionally." Yang Liping He told reporters that the concept of "time that keeps moving" was added to the stage, "As I grow older, I try to add my understanding and perception of life and time to the dance. I hope that through my peacock in winter The performance makes the audience feel the beauty of life."

　　"Peacock" is a classic stage image created by Yang Liping.

In 1979, Yang Liping starred in the national dance drama "The Peacock Princess", which was an instant hit; in 1986, Yang Liping created and performed the solo dance "Spirit of the Peacock", which attracted much attention; in 2012, the dance drama "Peacock" came out, stunning the Quartet, and has been performed in more than 40 cities around the world. More than 300 performances were performed.

The 2022 new version of the dance drama "Peacock" strongly invites the famous visual artist Tim Yeh as the art director, and it brings together the essence of Yang Liping's dance art.

Now "Peacock" has created a shining business card for Chinese art to enter the international stage.

Yang Liping revealed that previous plays such as "House of Flying Daggers" and "Rite of Spring" had foreign tour versions, and the 2022 version of "Peacock" is no exception.

"We have received many invitations from abroad and are expected to conduct a world tour with the dance drama "Peacock" in 2024. We hope that through this dance drama, the world can see the charm of modern Chinese dance art."

　　The stage is left to the "back wave", creating a new mode of watching performances

　　After the performance of "Peacock", many audiences are asking, will Yang Liping quit the stage?

"In my hometown, old women in their 80s will dance with young people." Yang Liping said, "I won't be entangled in whether to dance or not. For those who love life and art, dancing is a part of life. "

　　Yang Liping said that she is putting more energy behind the scenes to lead young dancers onto the international stage.

In the 2022 version of the dance drama "Peacock", Xiao Ronghao, the chief actor of the Central National Song and Dance Troupe, starred in the "female peacock", and the "male peacock" was Yang Han, a young dancer who is very popular on the Internet.

""Peacock" incorporates fresh blood. They have good skills and a good sense of dance, which endow dance with new vitality." She said, "Actors who can dance "Male Peacock" are especially rare, and their bodies need to have both rigid and soft characteristics. I've been looking for it, but I haven't found anything suitable." On social platforms, Yang Liping accidentally saw a dance video posted by Yang Han, and left a message saying, "His arms are simply softer than mine," and invited him to join the team.

"I hope that "Peacock" will be passed down endlessly like the classic ballet "Swan Lake"."

　　The constantly innovative dance viewing mode has broadened the artistic space of "New National Trend" for Yang Liping.

In recent years, she has created a dance "Lunar New Year File", and releases a "Zodiac Series" dance short film every year, which has sparked people's continuous discussion on traditional dance and dance video.

Previously, "Spring Cow Picture" and "Tiger Roaring Picture" were launched on video platforms, and gained hundreds of millions of hits; recently, "Jade Rabbit and Chang'e" was launched in Kunming, combining stage and virtual space to start a new creative journey.

Yang Liping revealed to reporters that this new film will be presented in the form of solo dance and pas de deux, and specially invites outstanding domestic young dancers Chen Tian and Hua Xiaoyi to star in, re-explaining the myth that has been passed down for thousands of years in a more beautiful and fantastic way.

　　Record artistic moments and show colorful national culture

　　In the early 1970s, Yang Liping, a little girl of the Bai nationality, took nature as her teacher and danced between the cang and Er. Since then, a unique "golden peacock" has appeared on the Chinese stage.

Along with the dance drama "Peacock" on the Shanghai stage, "Looking back over half a century - Yang Liping Art Exhibition" was held at the Spring Art Museum in Huangpu District, Shanghai from December 5th to 19th.

The theme of the exhibition is "National Dance·Chinese Heart". Yang Liping specially selected the image in the promotional film "Yunnan Image" as the main image - the dancers are dressed in national costumes, with a touch of red behind them.

Standing in front of the huge photo in the exhibition hall, Yang Liping confessed affectionately: "This red land gave birth to my artistic life." Starting from this fertile land, she went out of Yunnan and abroad, showing the image of China to the world with the beauty of dance.

　　The content of the exhibition is divided into three parts: pictures, stage costumes and videos. More than 100 pictures, dozens of sets of stage costumes and some dance video works are exhibited.

The reporter found that the exhibits include Yang Liping's clothing design, video works directed by director, famous photographer Xiao Quan, famous fashion designer and visual artist Ye Jintian's works, etc.

Affectionate photos review the artist's stage career for half a century, reproduce the wonderful moments of Yang Liping's dance art, and tell her artistic life of discovering beauty, pursuing beauty, creating beauty, and spreading beauty.

It is reported that the Shanghai exhibition is free and open to the public.

　　Yunnan and Shanghai face each other with mountains and seas, and Yang Liping used dance to bridge the cultural exchanges between Shanghai and Yunnan.

In 1993, Yang Liping held "Oriental Dream - Yang Liping Dance Evening" in Shanghai; in 1995, she starred in the film "Lanling King" produced by Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Hu Xuehua; in 2004, "Yunnan Image" Won five awards in the Chinese dance "Lotus Award" in Shanghai.

"I have a good relationship with Shanghai! The China Shanghai International Arts Festival helped me create "House of Flying Daggers" and "The Rite of Spring". They encouraged me, as a local director, to promote Chinese culture to the world stage with oriental language and a global perspective. "Yang Liping said.

(Our reporter Xuan Jing)

　　(Source: Wen Wei Po, Version 7, December 8, 2022)