Ganzhou, March 3 (Zhongxin Net) -- On the evening of 24 March, the large-scale red cultural tourism epic stage play "The First Crossing of the Long March" was staged in Yudu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, where the Central Red Army Long March was assembled. The play takes the major events in the Long March as the node, telling the moving story of the Red Army soldiers who started the Long March from the assembly of Yudu, tempered and grew up in the arduous struggle, forged a spiritual monument with flesh and blood, and finally ushered in the dawn of victory.
The picture shows the premiere scene of "The First Crossing of the Long March". Photo by Liu Lixin
The whole drama of "The First Crossing of the Long March" is divided into 6 chapters: "On the Bank of the Yudu River", "<>,<> Farewells", "The Promise of Nine Dead Lives", "The Concern of Thousands of Waters, Thousands of Mountains", "The Watch of a Life" and "Declaration of the New Era".
The reporter learned from the director team of "The First Crossing of the Long March" that the play fully integrates modern technology and art, allowing the audience to truly feel the glory years of the Long March period in a panoramic and immersive in-depth experience. The play adopts a rare 360° mechanical hydraulic stage, which can be flipped and lifted, and combines sound, light, electricity and other high-tech means to simulate and reproduce historical scenes such as snowy mountains and grasslands, creating an immersive viewing experience for the audience.
The picture shows the premiere ceremony of "The First Crossing of the Long March". Photo by Liu Lixin
In addition, in order to truly reproduce the hardships of the Long March years of the Red Army, the play also brought large waterfalls and chain bridges to the stage, maximizing the stage space. The large-span WIA, the large screen that can be opened and closed, etc. also enhance the visual tension and bring the audience a strong sensory impact.
The picture shows the premiere scene of "The First Crossing of the Long March". Photo by Liu Lixin
"The First Crossing of the Long March" is jointly produced by Ganzhou Tourism Investment Group and Yudu County Party Committee and County Government, and is created by the main creative team that can be called the "National Literary and Art Team" - Xiao Xiangrong, a famous director and dean of the School of Arts and Media of Beijing Normal University, is the chief director, Zhu Hai, the chief writer of the large-scale sitcom epic "The Great Journey", is the screenwriter, and the famous music producer Shu Nan is the music director.
In terms of cast, "The First Crossing of the Long March" invited Liu Xiaocui, winner of the "Plum Blossom Award", Wang Xun, an outstanding young actor of the National Theatre of China, and Lu Fang, an outstanding young actor of the Central Academy of Drama, to participate.
"The First Crossing of the Long March" deeply excavates the stories behind the Long March, takes inheriting and carrying forward the spirit of the Long March as its mission, and uses modern images and exquisite stage technology with both story and artistic appreciation to look back at the magnificent years of mountains and rivers and tell the magnificent Long March story." Xiao Xiangrong said at the premiere ceremony that from the establishment of the project to the official premiere, "The First Crossing of the Long March" has been polished for more than three years, embodying the painstaking efforts and efforts of many staff in front of and behind the scenes. The play has made many breakthrough attempts in terms of theme concept, expression form and stage technology.
The picture shows the premiere scene of "The First Crossing of the Long March". Photo by Liu Lixin
Zeng Ying, daughter of Zeng Yongya, a founding major general in Yudu, said at the premiere ceremony that she was very excited to see the story of the Long March put on the stage and enter the hearts of thousands of households, especially young people. "More than 80 years ago, many revolutionary predecessors like my father crossed the Taodu River from here and began a <>,<>-mile long march. It is precisely because these revolutionary predecessors gave their blood and lives that we can live a happy life today, and they have made tremendous sacrifices and contributions to the new China, which history will not forget and the people will not forget. ”
The picture shows the premiere of "The First Crossing of the Long March", and after the performance, all the actors and the main creators jointly thanked the audience. Photo by Liu Lixin
At the premiere of the night, the audience gave ample praise and affirmation to this stage play with bursts of applause and cheers. "I was very excited to see the whole scene. As a native of Yudu, I heard the story of the Long March since I was a child, but it was presented in the form of a stage play, and it was the first time I saw it, and I felt very novel. Mr. Wang, a local citizen of Yudu, told reporters.
The reporter learned that as the first normalized large-scale red tourism performance project in Ganzhou, "The First Crossing of the Long March" will fill the gap that the old revolutionary area of Ganzhou has not had a large-scale red cultural tourism normalized performance with national influence for a long time. (End)