The ballet that is known as "the crown of ballet" is a ballet " Giselle " is a representative work of romantic ballet. The story is based on the poem "Ghost" in the German poet Heine and the poem "Ghost" in the French writer Victor Hugo "The Collection of the Orient".
In this dance drama, the actress faces the double test of performance skills and dance skills , so it is also a "touchstone" for a good ballet dancer. For a long time, ballerinas have pursued the performance of "Giselle" as their artistic pursuit, and it is also one of the repertoires that the chiefs of major ballet troupes must experience.
So what kind of love story does this classic ballet interpret? This art micro-classroom invites international ballet artist Tan Yuanyuan to tell us this love story that takes place in the reality and magical world.
The story of "Giselle"
"Giselle" tells the story of a beautiful and kind country girl, Giselle, falling in love with Prince Albert. But because the prince pretended to be a civilian and came to the village, Giselle did not know his true identity, so he met and fell in love with him.
Giselle and Prince Albert
Later, Giselle learned that Albert had a fiancee who died of extreme pain and went crazy. Prince Albert came to Giselle's tomb in the forest and wanted to apologize to her, but met a group of ghosts in the jungle. They have a unique way of punishing the unfaithful man: let them dance until they die of exhaustion. But at the last critical moment, as dawn was approaching, the kind-hearted Giselle stepped forward and saved Prince Albert.
Gisel's tomb
Ghost in the forest
Highlights and techniques of "Giselle"
Scenes of several petals and crazy scenes in "Giselle" are tests of the heroine's performance and skills. The technical skills in "Giselle" include jumping on the toes, Piquemanège (one-leg rotation in a circle), Chaîne (straight rotation), En dehor (rotating outward), à la second (stretching of side legs), Penché (beaking over), etc.
Giselle went crazy and died
Giselle saved Prince Albert
Reperts that must be performed by the chief ballet dancer
Ballet troupe must be experienced: "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Giselle".
The ballet "Swan Lake" played by Tan Yuanyuan
The ballet "Sleeping Beauty" played by Tan Yuanyuan
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Western musical instruments:
Piano— Lang Lang | Sun Yingdi | Zhang Haochen | Chen Sa / Violin - Lu Siqing | Chen Xi / Cello—Qin Liwei | Wang Jian / Percussion— Li Biao / Organ— Shen Fanxiu | Feather harpsichord— Shengyuan | Piano Trio - Meijie Trio
National Musical Instruments:
Pipa—Wu Man/zheng— Yuan Sha / Flute and Xiao— Zhang Weiliang / Huqin - Jiang Kemei / Ethnic Orchestra - Zhang Gaoxiang / Chinese National Percussion Instruments— Wang Yidong | An Zhishun
Symphony :
Symphony—Liu Xiaolong | Xia Xiaotang ｜Wang Jiyan / wind music ——Yu Hai / Conductor - Zhang Yi / Chinese Symphony - Bao Yuankai | Tan Lihua / Western Symphony - Lu Jia / Liang Zhu - He Zhanhao
Vocal music:
Chorus ——— Wu Lingfen / Lyrics creation - Wang Xiaoling / Folk songs - Cao Wengong / Tenor aria - Dai Yuqiang
Opera:
National Opera - Lei Jia / Opera conductor— Zhang Guoyong /Opera appreciation— Zhang Jialin
Music appreciation:
Why do you need to understand music— Zhou Haihong /Song creation—Yin Qing
Dance:
Classical dance— Wang Yabin /Ballet—about | Zhao Ruheng | Sun Wanting/Female dance—Ma Xiao | Ding Wei, Yumiti | Pan Zhitao /Modern dance— Xin Ying | Li Xing /Chengdu-- Zhang Jigang | Chen Weiya, Yin Shuo/Hand Dance—Liu Yan
Opera:
Peking Opera—Hu Wenge | Xu Mengke | Shi Yihong | Du Zhenjie | Chen Junjie | Zhang Huifang | Tan Xiaozeng/ Kunqu Opera—Zhou Haolu/Huangmei Opera—Wu Qiong
Drama:
Drama Performance—Ye Xunqian
Art:
Emblem Design—Lin Cunzhen
Copywriting in this issue: Cai Bo, Zhang Yuanyuan
Editor: Lu Xiao
