International Online News: On April 12, the 12th Ballet Creative Workshop of the National Ballet of China was successfully premiered at the Tianqiao Theater in Beijing. With the theme of "1/12", this year's Workshop brings the audience 10 new and unique masterpieces brought by the young creative talents of China Andba, which has set a record for the previous Workshop in terms of the volume of works and the number of participants. It is reported that the performance will last until April 13.
Founded in 2010, the "Ballet Creative Workshop" is a public welfare brand project created by China Ballet to cultivate young artistic talents, and has gone through 12 years. This year's "Twelfth Ballet Creative Workshop" is titled "1/12", of which "12" represents the 12 years that Workshop has experienced since its inception, and is also the 12 choreographers who participated in the workshop this year; "1" represents the first creation of everyone involved in the workshop and their experience, and also represents the unchanged original intention of each participant.
Feng Ying, head of China Ballet and artistic director, said in an interview: "This year's Workshop has adopted the model of 'taking the old with the new', which includes both the choreographers of the old generation of China Ballet, the creative power of young and middle-aged people, and the new force of China Ballet in the future. I hope that young choreographers can open up the space for imagination in it, boldly explore and communicate, gather a group of outstanding creative talents, and open up our own path in original works. ”
“1、2、3、4...... 10, 11, 12, do it again, let's do it again..." Different from previous Workshops, this year's Workshop performance began with a special creative performance between general director Wang Sizheng and the Actors of China Ballet, which brought the work status of the choreographers to the stage for the first time through condensed artistic forms through condensed artistic forms, so that the audience could understand the creative process of the coexistence of confusion and joy behind the birth of a work from this rare scene. Wang Sizheng said: "I myself grew up and benefited from the platform of Workshop, looking back at the past, I am very emotional, for Workshop, the theme of growth and original intention has not changed." ”
This year's Workshop brings the audience 10 new works of the latest compilation and creation, the young choreographers are bold and innovative, sincere creation, the works are not only diverse in form, but also the theme involves art, life, emotion, culture and other aspects, with ballet art as the carrier to integrate the thoughts and ideas of contemporary youth. Sun Haifeng's "Yi", Su Yang's "Looking for the Zhong Zi Period", Shu Junjun's "The Soul of Shu Ti", li Jun's "Where is the Spring Return", skillfully combine Chinese culture and ballet art, and show the picture of ancient oriental civilization on the tip of the toe; Li Zhuangzhuang's "When Life is in Progress", Li Yang's "The Longest Journey", Peng Jie's "Home", Liu Xuechen's "Leaving the Original Grass" express the young choreographers' thinking and understanding of life and life, and use art to care for the present to transmit positive, optimistic and enterprising positive energy; Xu Yan, Wang Jiyu's "LIVE SHOW" and Yan Mengxuan's "Bye bye, Free Bones" by Yan Mengxuan, a student of China Ballet School, make bold attempts in line with the innovative theme of Workshop, in order to break through their own attempts and expand the boundaries of creation.
For this platform that gave them trust and support, the young choreographers who participated in the workshop were also full of gratitude, choreographer Li Jun said: "The troupe to build such a platform, no matter from any point of view, this is a very courageous and far-sighted decision. I have been participating since the first session, and along the way I have seen one choreographer after another develop and grow on this platform, and it is this inclusiveness that gives choreographers valuable opportunities for growth. Choreographer Liu Xuechen said: "Thanks to the workshop platform, we, the young creators of the newborn calves, can have the honor to stand on the shoulders of the 'giants' and cooperate with the top team, how fortunate for us!" ”