The large-scale music and dance epic " Oriental Red " made a stunning debut on the National Day in 1964, can be said to be a grand event for all ethnic groups. As early as the beginning of Dongfanghong's planning, Premier Zhou, as the chief director, had clearly instructed: "In the scene of Tiananmen Square , ethnic minority actors should participate. All those competent ethnic minority actors must be transferred to Beijing."
As the first generation singer who came out of Tibet, Tibetan singer Caidan Zhuoma was selected to participate in the performance of "Oriental Red".
She showed her natural voice to the people of the whole country for the first time with the song "Chairman Mao wishes you a long life". Caidan Zhuoma's name soon became popular all over the country with this song.
The performers in "Oriental Red"
1964 On the evening of October 2, 1964, "Oriental Red" was grandly staged for the first time in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai and other party and state leaders together with guests from various countries watched the large-scale music and dance epic "Oriental Red" directed by the Prime Minister himself, planned by him, and participated by more than 3,500 professional and amateur literary and artistic workers.
Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and other leaders entered the venue
When the red curtain of the Great Hall of the People slowly opened, the revolutionary storm of the Autumn Harvest Uprising of , the struggle of the revolutionary base area of Jinggangshan, the hard years of the Long March in 25,000 years, the magnificent scenery of the revolutionary holy land Yan'an , the battle scenes of the anti-Japanese guerrillas, and the great march of millions of troops across the river, etc., these various historical struggle scenes before the birth of New China are vividly reproduced through touching music and dance images, and the audience is full of passion.
Along with the strongest voice of the people of the world's unity and struggle, the audience's jubilant and uplifting emotions also reached their climax.
Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou watched the performance
On October 16, all the performers received a notice saying that they would gather in the Great Hall of the People at 2 pm, saying that there was a central leader to receive him. Everyone was very excited when they heard this, because needless to say, the central leader is Chairman Mao and other national leaders who wanted to meet them.
Premier Zhou Enlai and Marshal Chen Yi met with cast members in Zhongnanhai
It was 5 pm, and the moment of everyone's hope finally came. Amid a burst of warm applause, Chairman Mao walked towards everyone with a bright look, with Premier Zhou, Chairman Zhu De and some other leaders following closely behind.
When it was the turn to take photos, the Tibetan singer Caidan Zhuoma was at the seat of Chairman Mao and Chairman Zhu De. Premier Zhou seemed to see her thoughts and pulled her to introduce to the chairman: "Chairman, she is Caidan Zhuoma, a Tibetan singer. She was the one who led the singing "Chairman Mao wishes you a long life." Chairman Mao looked at Caidan Zhuoma kindly and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay." "While speaking, he stretched out his hand. Caidan Zhuoma suddenly burst into tears with excitement and held Chairman Mao's hand tightly.
Chairman Mao and other leaders took a photo with the cast and crew
At 4:15 this afternoon, the first atomic bomb in our country was successful. Chairman Mao had been waiting for the result of this atomic bomb explosion, so the reception time was postponed.
New China's first atomic bomb successfully exploded
At 10 o'clock that day, the news that my country's first atomic bomb successfully exploded. As the radio wave quickly spread throughout the world, the whole country He was pleased. The actors of "Oriental Red" were the first to hear this good news.
When meeting the cast and crew, Premier Zhou announced that my country's first atomic bomb exploded successfully
After the premiere of "Oriental Red", he performed more than ten consecutive performances in the Great Hall of the People, but it was said that the scenes were full and the grand occasion was unprecedented.
admission tickets to watch the performance that year
October 1964, the heads of the Japanese friendly Matsuyama Ballet Shimizu Masao and Matsuyama Shuzi led a delegation to visit China. They were invited to watch "Oriental Red".After the performance, Zhou Enlai accompanied the guests to the backstage to visit. Shuzi Matsuyama raised a technical issue in lighting settings, and Premier Zhou immediately explained to her. How could a prime minister of a great country know such a small matter? This surprised Matsuyama Shuko.
Chairman Mao met with Masao Kiyomizu and Kuzi Matsuyama
When the staff told her that the whole song and dance was completed under the personal guidance of Premier Zhou, Kuzi Matsuyama said with emotion: "You are happy, only you in China have such a prime minister!"
Then, "Oriental Red" also went out of the capital and went all over the country, and was shot into an art film in 1965, becoming a rich cultural feast for the people of the whole country. Many of these songs are still widely sung among the people and have been popular for a long time.
"Oriental Red" audio and video product
From its inception to its formation, the large-scale music and dance epic "Oriental Red" only took more than a month. Such a time progress is unimaginable. This large-scale stage art work not only creates a monument of an era in art, but also creates a miracle in performance style. At any time, this excellent masterpiece of national art is the most beautiful historical memory of the Chinese nation!
