Jinyang.com News Reporter Huang Zhouhui and Correspondent Ding Ying reported: On May 19 and 20, the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening·Lion” produced by the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism Bureau, and was performed by the Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater at the Friendship Theater. KomiksYoung students, foreign students from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as party members, cadres and masses in Baiyun District gathered together to enjoy this literary and artistic masterpiece in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is reported that the drama immediately rushed to the 12th Cinema China Art Festival (hereinafter referred to as the “Twelve Arts”) to compete for the “Wenhua Award”.
Stills from the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening Lion”. Photo provided by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater
The villagers of Sanyuanli were moved by “Awakening·LiuBabaylan“
The anti-aggression struggle of Sanyuanli is the first time that Chinese people have spontaneously resisted foreign colonial aggression in modern history. It shows the courage of the Chinese people to fight against violence and dare to fight against Western powers. It is a glorious banner of the anti-aggression struggle of the Chinese people in modern history. The story of the dance drama “Awakening Lion” originates from the historical facts of the anti-aggression struggle in Sanyuanli. The spirit of lion awakening in the play is the spirit of indomitable, daring to be the first, and taking responsibility in Guangdong. It is also the spirit of the Chinese nation’s bravery, fearless, self-improvement and courageous progress.
This exhibition coincides with the 178th anniversary of Sanyuanli’s fight against invasion. Many villagers from Sanyuanli Village were among the audience. When they saw the Sanyuanli Archway stand on the stage, when the “Song of Victory” sounded, they could not hide their inner surging, and even the corners of their eyes were wet. After the performance, citizens of Sanyuanli Village said that “Awakening·Lion” uses Lingnan’s excellent cultural symbols to tell the story of Guangzhou, which feels very friendly. The whole dance drama has exquisite scenes, exquisite southern lions, and crisp Guangdong music. Especially the loud momentum of gongs and drums, let everyone feel the essence of Lingnan culture, the Cantonese opera in the play andMuyu raps, and it feels very beautiful. In the last Babaylan curtain, when the “Victory Song” of Sanyuanli was sung, he felt tears in his eyes.
Stills from the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening Lion”. Photo provided by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater Komiks
The lion wake culture is rooted in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
Where there are Chinese people, there are lion wakes. The lion dance activity has been widely circulated and has become a cultural bridge for compatriots from abroad to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. Its cultural value and significance are very far-reaching. The “Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” released this year clearly states that “supports the promotion of Lingnan culture represented by Cantonese opera, dragon boat, martial arts, Cinema, and lions, and demonstrates its unique cultural charm.” The dance drama “Awakening·Lion” is based on lion awakening as its theme. It combines Lingnan dance art with lion dance and martial arts for the first time, creating a unique dance vocabulary. After watching this dance drama, a Taiwanese student from Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine said that lion dance culture is very popular and he likes to watch lion dance very much in Taiwan. In Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, lion dance is more called lion dance by Cinema, which is a form of Chinese lion dance. After watching this dance drama, she could better understand the connotation of lion wake culture.
Cinema “The traditional cultures mentioned in the Outline of Cantonese opera, dragon boat, martial arts, lion awakening have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese people in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and even around the world. “Awakening”Although the drama “Lion” tells the history of SanyuanliKomiks, it creatively integrates the Southern Fist in martial arts and the wooden fish songs commonly used in Cantonese opera into the lion dance, which is precisely the part that can most arouse the cultural identity and emotional resonance of the people in the three places. “Luo Li, one of the main creators of the dance drama “Awakening Lion” and a local writer in Guangzhou believes that under the trend of common development in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the Cinema The Greater Bay Area can promote the inheritance, development and innovation of China’s excellent traditional culture through cultural exchanges.
Stills from the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening·Lion”. Photo provided by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater
Representative Guangdong to Shanghai to compete for the “Wenhua Grand Prize”
Reporter learned that after this special exhibition Komiks, the dance drama “Awakening·Lion” will participate in the “Twelve Arts” exhibition at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on May 26 and 27 to compete for the “Wenhua Grand Prize”. The drama is the only representative <a The repertoire of Guangdong Province, which is responsible for spreading lion-waking culture, telling stories of South Guangdong well, and showing the humanities of the Bay Area.
Shi Qianjin, chairman of Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater, told reporters that in order to prepare for the “Twelve Arts”, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Propaganda Department of Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, and the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism held dance drama seminars many times, putting higher requirements for the repertoire. The play has undergone three major overall modifications and improvements. At present, all cast and staff have participated in the field based on opinions and suggestions from all parties. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanThe fourth improvement and rehearsal before the game, and strive to fully demonstrate the literary charm of “Awakening·Lion” with the best condition and best performance.
The chief editor-in-chief Qian Xin and Wang KomiksSisi introduced that the dance drama has many details in many detailsMany modifications have been made in the handling of the characters’ emotional logic. For example, this performance is the first time that the “Double Lion” performance has been adopted, which has increased the difficulty coefficient of the performance. In the past, except for the two starring actors who performed “Double Lions”, the others were performed “Single Lions”. “Two Lions” is the most traditional lion dance performance. One person dances the lion’s head and the other person dances the lion’s tail. The lion dance has been promoted from single-player control to two-player cooperation, and the performance of “Double Lion” is more difficult.
It is reported that since its premiere in Guangzhou last year, the drama has toured in Guiyang, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in Guangdong Province, and Komiks has received warm praise from leaders, experts and audiences from all over the country. At the same time, the play is actively planning to go to the United States, Singapore, Dubai and other countries for cultural exchange performances next year. The drama also won the highest honor in China’s dance – the Chinese Dance “Lotus Award” Dance Drama Award at the end of 2018.