rehearsing "Three Admonitions: Nie Yinniang", Xu Xiang, who had been studying martial arts and horse stances in elementary school, was asked by director Zheng Jie to press his hips every day and practice the ballet squats. "From horse stance to squats, the posture looks similar, and the force points of the legs, back and neck have completely changed." Liu Ziyue, the actor who played Nie Yinniang, is a professional ballet dancer. Zheng Jie reminded her to change her habit of opening ballet and "close up" her legs. On October 28 and 29, the dance theater "Three Admonitions: Nie Yinniang" premiered at Shanghai International Dance Center . Martial arts are integrated with Chinese classical dance , modern dance , and ballet.
"Actors are different in their professions, and they have their own accuracy in matching roles." Zheng Jie introduced that "Three Reprimands·Nie Yinniang" has been rehearsed in August, and the script planning has been underway for more than two years. "Three Admonitions: Nie Yinniang" is based on the text of Tang Legend , and the characters of Assassin Kongkonger and Jingjiner are integrated, and are reset as Nie Yinniang's fellow disciple. As the main line of love, the young man grinding the mirror has become a force that promotes Nie Yinniang's self-consciousness awakening. The master formed a confrontation with the wise Liu Changyi.
Following works such as "Anonymous Letter", "Icosahedral", and "Above Silence", Zheng Jie launched "Three Admonitions·Nie Yinniang", "The proposition of admonition makes people feel restrained. I look for inspiration from traditional culture and want to show some bizarre stories and little people in the background of oriental aesthetics." After "Nie Yinniang", Zheng Jie is thinking about "The second admonition", "Also from ancient Chinese texts, the protagonist becomes a male."
Ballet dancer Liu Ziyue, Zhang Yuanbo , which combines Chinese classical dance and ballet training, have participated in "Dance Storm". They formed the "Three Reprimands: Nie Yinniang" lineup with veteran modern dancers Han Lina and He Jiajun, and martial arts actor Xu Xiang in the film and television drama. "The running-in of actors with different professional training systems in the choreography process has expanded the possibility of creation." Zheng Jie said, "Nie Yinniang received strict and harsh training. Liu Ziyue studied ballet. Both of them were aloof and arrogant on the surface, enthusiastic on the inside, and not good at expressing themselves. The young man who polished the mirror was usually lively and felt a little sad when he danced. Zhang Yuanbo could give people warmth. Han Lina usually came and left on the verge of leaving. It was in line with the plot of the character's killing. Xu Xiang drove the tone of martial arts and put the finishing touch. He Jiajun could bring out Liu Changyi's understanding side." He gave the actors a week to run-in, but he didn't expect the actors to tell him the next day that he didn't need to practice and could start rehearsing the repertoire directly.
At the 19th China Shanghai International Art Festival, Zheng Jie's work "Above Silence" was presented as a commissioned work of the "Youth Support Plan" at Shanghai Theatre Academy , and Zhang Yuanbo participated in it. Working together again, Zhang Yuanbo described Zheng Jie, "Pursuing perfection, never slacking off, every frame on the stage must be in place." Five actors were asked to learn from each other, and each actor was a teacher and taught different classes.
Martial arts and Tai Chi are areas that Liu Ziyue has never touched before. "Tai Chi requires the body to sink, and every movement of ballet is upward, and the feet can be hooked to the top of the head." Xu Xiang did not hide the fact that "Three Recitations·Nie Yinniang" was very tormenting, "When the rehearsal just now, the director also asked me to raise my head higher. Martial arts and dance cross-border, everyone's physical conditions are different, the exercise route and force point are different, the movements must be in place, and there is a sense of drama. We adjust repeatedly until we collapse."
In Zheng Jie's eyes, chivalrousness is an attitude, a temperament, and a spirit. "The charm of the dance theater lies in the characters, plot, and background of the times. Nie Yinniang's story looks very calm, and each character has a complexity of thoughts."
music creation Fu Te and Zheng Jie collaborated for the second time. At Xishuangbanna B&B, Fu Te created the most playful music - there are traditional instruments such as guqin , flute, and electronic music elements. "Like Nie Yinniang, I feel my own changes little by little."
"Three Admonitions·Nie Yinniang" was commissioned by the Shanghai International Dance Center Theater, and it is difficult to satisfy the production of the Drama Studio and Zheng Jie Dance Theater. Zheng Jie revealed that after the show was premiered, it was planned to tour in multiple cities.
column editor: Shi Chenlu Text editor: Shi Chenlu
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Source: Author: Zhuge Yi
