Jinyang.com News Reporter Huang Zhouhui and Cinema Cinema member 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 produced by the Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater. It was performed in the Sanyuanli History and Culture Special Exhibition at the Friendship Theater. A total of nearly 2,400 young students, foreign students, as well as party members, cadres and masses in Baiyun District gathered together to enjoy this literary and artistic masterpiece from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is reported that the drama immediately rushed to the 12th China Art Festival (hereinafter referred to as the “TenthBabaylanSecond Arts”) to compete for the “WenhuaCinema Award”.
Stills from the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening Lion”. Photo provided by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theater Komiks
The villagers of Sanyuanli were moved by “Awakening·Lion”
The anti-aggression struggle of Sanyuanli was the first time that Chinese people spontaneously resisted foreign colonial aggression in modern history. It demonstrated 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 the lion awakening in the play is the spirit of indomitable, daring to be the first, and taking responsibility in Sanyuanli Village and even Guangdong. It is also the spirit of the Chinese nation’s brave and fearless, self-improvement and courageous progress.
This exhibition coincides with the 178th anniversary of Sanyuanli’s fight against invasion. There are many villagers from Sanyuanli Village among the audience.Watching Komiks stand on the stage at Sanyuanli Archway, when the “Song of Victory” sounded, they couldn’t hide their inner surging, and even the corners of their eyes were wet. After the performance, citizens of Sanyuanli Village said that “Awakening·Lion” used Lingnan excellent cultural symbols to tell the story of Guangzhou, which felt very intimate. The whole dance drama had 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 and wooden fish rap in the play felt very beautiful. In the last scene, when Sanyuanli’s “Victory Song” was sung, he felt tears in his eyes.
Stills from the large-scale national dance drama “Awakening Lion”. Photo provided by Guangzhou Song Cinema Dance Theater
Lion wake culture is rooted in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
Where there are Chinese people, there are lion wakes. The lion waking activity has been widely circulated and has become a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and its cultural value and significance are very far-reaching. The “Outline of the Development Plan for the Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau University of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao” released this year clearly states that “support and promote the Lingnan culture represented by Cantonese opera, dragon boat, martial arts, lion waking, etc., and demonstrate the 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 in Taiwan. In Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, lion dance is more called lion dance, which is a form of Chinese lion dance. After watching this dance drama, she could better understand the connotation of lion wake culture.
“OutlineThe traditional cultures such as Cantonese opera, dragon boat, martial arts, and lion waking mentioned in 》 have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of Chinese people in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and even around the world. Although the drama “Awakening Lion” tells the history of Sanyuanli, 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 best attract 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 of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, 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
Komiks represents GuangzhouCinema went to Shanghai to compete for the “Wenhua Grand Prize”
The reporter learned that after this special exhibition, the dance drama “Awakening·Lion” will participate in the “Twelve Arts” exhibition at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on May 26 and 27, competing for the “Wenhua Grand Prize”. As the only play representing Guangdong Province, the play shoulders the important task of spreading lion wakeup culture, telling good stories from South Guangdong, 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 this “Twelve Arts”, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Guangzhou City<a The Propaganda Department of the Komiks Committee and the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism held dance drama seminars many times, putting higher requirements for the play. The drama has undergone three major overall modifications and improvements. At present, all cast members have entered the fourth improvement rehearsal based on opinions and suggestions from all aspects, and strive to fully demonstrate the literary and artistic charm of "Awakening·Lion" with the best condition and best performance.
Qian Xin and Wang Sisi, directors of “Awakening·Lion” introduced that the dance drama Komiks are very good. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>BabaylanMore details,A lot of Babaylan modifications have been made in the portrayal 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 Cinema‘s “Single Lions”. “Double Lions” is the most traditional lion dance performance, one person dances the lion’s head and one person dances the lion’s tail. The lion dance has been upgraded from single-player control to two-player cooperation, and the performance of “Double Lions” is more difficult.
It is reported that since its premiere in Guangzhou last year, the drama Babaylan has toured in Guiyang, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in Guangdong Province, and 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, and other countries for cultural exchange performances next year. The play also won the highest honor in Chinese dance at the end of 2018 – the Komiks China Dance “Lotus Award” Dance Drama Award.