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In the narrative about South Africa, "Gold", "Johannesburg", and "World Cup" have almost become stereotyped cultural summaries of this distant country.
Looking at the world map, between 22 degrees and 35 degrees south latitude, you can hardly find a region more colorful than South Africa. The talents and differences of natural resources have created the mysterious connotation of its humanities...
"INALA" is the Zulu language of South Africa, which means "good harvest" and "rich beauty".
"At dawn, in the deserted South African tribes, a burst of free and easy drum beats slowly opened the curtain from far to near. Dozens of tribal aborigines with different personalities all appeared on the stage, in the light and shadow of nearly two hours. , The singing has a thousand twists and turns, the story of a young man arguing with his family tribe, defeat, escape into the city, encounter difficulties, redemption and forgiveness, and finally return to our eyes... This is by the London Green sisters Creation, the musical dance drama "INALA" that was nominated for the 2016 Grammy Award "2016 Best World Music Album", a feast of African culture from across the ocean.
"INALA" Kunming Station is the first stop of this dance drama to enter China for the first time. I am honored that the author is at the premiere site Witness this invigorating South African cultural masterpiece. On the stage, people with different personalities combined the purity of South African culture and Western culture, and injected this purity into the chronological Zulu dance, classic ballet, and modern dance. The rhythm is fast and sometimes slow, but the transition is extremely natural.
c5a0eda#04a7d The play is composed of single dance, double dance, triple dance, group dance and live accompaniment. In terms of vocal chorus, the Choir Soweto Gospel has won the Grammy and Emmy awards. The music of the play is even better. It was nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2016 for "Best World Music Album of 2016." The highly infectious African music, the vocal shouts from the Tu ethnic tribe, the surging and exciting rhythms, and the rich rhythms hit every scene. The mind of a listener.
Dance Designer Be very cautious in choreographing, avoiding the "formalism for formalism" of the dance and visual style of the play, and creatively adopting soul choreography, thus awakening the connotation of each song, and presenting South Africa from the inside to the outside. The cultural essence of the country.
The stage rendering also complements each other, through color conversion, a pleasant evening, The scorching afternoon, the merciless cold winter, the melancholy night...unfolded under the impetus of the story line.
It is undeniable that as a viewer, cultural independence can be seen everywhere in the entire story line. It is difficult for you to truly appreciate the cultural tension to be displayed on this stage in a short time. Therefore, it is recommended to read and sort out the story of dance drama in advance. In summary, in this two hours of exotic dance music, you can gain insight into the original power of the diverse ethnic cultures of the African continent.
It is reported that the Green sisters are two female founders who have made remarkable achievements in drama, film and television. One is Pietra Mello-Pitman, the former lead dancer of the London Ballet. After winning the URSULA MORTON choreography competition in 2001, she was still at the Royal Ballet School in London and she has taken the first step as a drama producer. Out of the love of cross-cultural and multi-field cooperation, in 2015 Pietra finished with the song "Swan Lake", bidding farewell to the Royal Ballet, which had played for 13 years, and officially became a musical producer.
The other is Ella Spira, the core composer of the team, she has composed for many large organizations, including the non-profit organization UNICEF (UNICEF), Hi5 Children’s TV Station and Royal Ballet. Years of farming in the field of composition not only gave her the precipitation of experience, but also brought her the sweetness of harvest. Ella has been nominated for Grammy's best composer many times, and has been invited to cooperate with the famous Mars brother BronoMars, Nelly and other shiny STARs.
