2023-09-09 03:17:00
Performance scene.Photo by Qian Chenfei
China News Service, Hangzhou, September 8 (Qian Chenfei) The Asian Games is not only a sports competition event, but also a cultural exchange event. When the beautiful West Lake and the dynamic Asian Games meet romantically, traditional culture and the torch relay have a wonderful collision, the intangible cultural heritage can be passed down from generation to generation, and the passion for the Asian Games is further ignited.
The integration of classical humanistic history and modern performance forms.Photo by Qian Chenfei
On September 8, the first day of the Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay, dancers in long sleeves swayed and performed a song on the Broken Bridge of West Lake in Hangzhou, where the legendary White Snake and Xu Xian met. “West Lake on Earth” also dances out the charm of Jiangnan and the beauty of the West Lake.
“The West Lake on Earth” was wonderfully staged beside the West Lake in Hangzhou.Photo by Qian Chenfei
The group dance “West Lake on Earth” integrates dance, music, literature and other elements to tell the culture of West Lake in the form of artistic creation, presenting a dancing landscape painting, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the classical artistic conception of green landscapes. After the group dance, the Yue Opera “The Legend of White Snake” led the audience to change their perspective from the artistic conception of landscape to the legendary story, telling the beautiful love story of meeting on a broken bridge in a popular traditional dramatic expression.
A Yue Opera actor plays Xu Xian in “The Legend of White Snake”.Photo by Qian Chenfei
The group dance “West Lake on Earth” and the Yue opera “The Legend of the White Snake” use famous scenic spots such as the Broken Bridge of the West Lake and the Pavilion of Clouds, Water and Light as canvases, and use Yue opera, a national intangible cultural heritage, as the brushstrokes. Through innovations in narrative and expression techniques, the classical The perfect integration of humanistic history and modern performance forms, the artistic conception of West Lake’s landscape and the taste of performing arts outlines the poetic and unique charm of West Lake and injects cultural vitality into the wonderful Asian Games.
The performance scene of “The West Lake on Earth”.Photo by Qian Chenfei
Yu Yuchan, a national second-level actor from Huanglongyue (Hangzhou) Troupe, played the role of Xiaoqing in “The Legend of White Snake” that day. She told reporters, “Everyone used to perform in theaters and stages. This is the first time for me to come here.” In front of the Broken Bridge, with the West Lake as the background, we will tell the well-known story of Xu Xian and the White Snake that happened in Hangzhou. I am very happy to be able to perform it at the scene of the torch relay.” (End)
Yue Opera actors perform by the West Lake.Photo by Qian Chenfei
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