Paying tribute to literary classics from the perspective of youth

2024-04-09

The original ethnic dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" recently welcomed its "journey home", and the opera hall of Jiangsu Grand Theatre was fully booked. This drama is guided by the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, planned by the Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Investment Group, and produced by the Jiangsu Grand Theatre. Since its premiere in September 2021, the drama has toured over 150 shows nationwide and engaged in spiritual dialogue with over 200000 viewers in more than 20 cities, becoming a masterpiece that interprets and pays tribute to literary classics from a youthful perspective. Classical literature transcends time and space, giving it a more contemporary and youthful flavor. The collision between traditional classical literature and modern ethnic dance dramas has unleashed unparalleled magic, which is a successful transformation of excellent traditional Chinese culture in the new era and a vivid practice of literary and artistic innovation. The "Grand View Garden" constructed from the perspective of youth, "Dream of the Red Chamber," is a dazzling gem in the history of Chinese classical literature. The book has profound connotations, numerous characters, and complex scenes, making it extremely difficult to adapt into a dance drama. "For the well-known 'Dream of the Red Chamber', readers have always believed that Jia Baoyu is the protagonist. However, in our dance drama 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Jia Baoyu's responsibility is to serve as the audience's eyes, a perspective, and the 'Twelve Golden Hairpins' he sees are the fate of twelve women." Li Xing, the director and actor of Jia Baoyu in the dance drama' Dream of the Red Chamber ', told reporters that the creative team reconstructed the plot from the perspective of young people's favorite' Twelve Golden Hairpins', integrating young people's interpretation of classic works into it. "Only by restoring the classic image to the stage can we proceed with the creative part behind it," said Li Chao, director of the dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber". In the process of adaptation and arrangement, Li Xing and Li Chao continued to deconstruct the classics in the traditional episodic form, with one main storyline of the love affair between Bao and Dai, and one auxiliary storyline of the rise and fall of the Jia family. The two storylines were combined to connect 12 chapters of the entire drama. In a dreamlike atmosphere, the dance drama opens the sad and beautiful love curtain of Baodai with "Entering the House", and uses "Fantasy" to lead out the "Twelve Golden Hairpins". In such plots as "Containing Acid", "Mothering", "Gardening", "Burial of Flowers", "Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)", the changes of Baodai's feelings are presented while the chimes of the Jia family are displayed. Among them, classic scenes such as Baochai flapping butterflies, Xichun painting, Liu Laolao strolling through the Grand View Garden, and Daiyu burning manuscripts and breaking off her infatuation present a complete "Grand View Garden in the Book" to the audience through lyricism and freehand brushwork. Building a Communication Bridge between Literary Masterpieces and Dance Drama Audiences "The literary classic" Dream of the Red Chamber "is not just an open way. We explore the contemporary expression of literary masterpieces, think about how to transform the core of traditional stories through different artistic forms, and find a bridge to communicate with today's audience." This is the direction that Li Xing and Li Chao constantly focus on in the creative process. The dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" blends ethnic dance with modern dance, expressing the deep inner state of characters through dance. The softness of ethnic dance contrasts strongly with the sharpness of modern dance. In the chapter "Departing Parents", the first chapter vividly reproduces the dull daily life of Empress Yuan in the deep palace through modern mechanical dance techniques; The Yuan Fei, who had shed her luxurious attire, seemed to have shed her heavy shell, and her dance returned to a light and soothing state, expressing the struggle of human nature and the revival of family affection. In addition, the dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber" creatively designed new scenes such as "Reunion" and "Flower Burial", which were very heart shaking. Like "Flowers"

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