The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, majestic mountains, vast snowy areas.
For thousands of years, the Han and Tibetan people could only rely on people to carry animals and trek between this world and the earth, which was the most difficult journey of mankind. It was not until the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which is known as the greatest miracle in the history of human railway construction, that this history was completely rewritten.
Since then, the plateau has no longer been closed, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the snowy land has sung everywhere.
--Special Recommendation--
Show time: 8.27-8.29 / 19:30
8.28 / 14:30
Theater of performance: Opera House
Performance ticket price: 80-580 yuan
--Creative Synopsis--
As a key project of reform and opening up, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a road connecting Tibetan compatriots with the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, a take-off road for the snowy plateau to modernize, and a road of struggle for industrious and intelligent Chinese people to continuously create extraordinary achievements.
With the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway as the theme, the Three Generations of "Not Forgetting the Original Heart" as the main body of the story, closely centering on the theme of national unity and military and civilian affection, the National Centre for the Performing Arts gathered the most powerful artists in China to form a core creative team, and launched this dance drama work that praises the friendship of the Tibetan and Han people and shows the style of reform and opening up for the first time in the "July 1st" period in 2018, as a gift to commemorate the "40th anniversary of reform and opening up".
The play was funded by the Beijing Culture and Art Fund in 2018, and in 2018, it was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the 12th National Dance Exhibition of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was invited to participate in the National Excellent Realistic Theme Stage Art Exhibition of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and was invited to participate in the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up and The Excellent Realistic Theme Stage Art Exhibition".
The play was also funded by the National Arts Fund in 2019, selected as a key support play of the 2019 National Stage Art Creation Support Project, and won the 16th "Wenhua Award" in 2019. It was selected as a key support work of "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" - "100 Works of the "100 Works of the 100 Years" Creation Plan, and was selected for the Sixth National Ethnic Minority Literature and Art Conference.
--Performance Introduction--
The dance drama "Tianlu" closely follows the pulse of the times, and focuses on the construction process and achievements of the "Qinghai-Tibet Railway", a key project of reform and opening up, bringing a new wind to the theme of contemporary dance drama creation. Screenwriter Luo Bin takes the actual process of the construction, suspension and restoration of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the appeal of the people's spiritual road in Tibet as the two threads of the dance drama, focusing on a story of intertwining road construction and heart road. By shaping typical characters in typical environments, reflecting the group spirit of a specific era, and refracting grand themes through micro narratives.
Unique artistic presentation full of dance charm
Chief director Wang Ye took a unique path from the conventional dance drama narrative techniques and stage presentations, and used vivid ordinary characters under the grand theme to shape the group portraits of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway builders, build the firm belief of several generations of people to brave hardships and dangers to open up the "Heavenly Road" of the motherland in Tibet, and excavate the power of shocking people's hearts; the dance creators and choreographers attach importance to lyricism and narrative, pursue artistic integrity full of novelty, emphasize the characteristics of the times and national characteristics, and present the miracle in the history of human engineering of the qinghai-Tibet Railway construction from a unique perspective.
The music is gripping and makes people feel sorry for themselves
Composer Yin Qing, as the musical director of the play, and the lyricist Qu Yuan authorized his famous song "Heavenly Road" for exclusive use of the dance drama, when the familiar melody sounds, bringing the audience a deep emotion in the soul; composer Yang Fan uses the symphonic style to create the Tibetan music culture in the musical creation of the whole dance drama, bringing a romantic listening enjoyment. The music highlights the romantic and realistic style and integrates the unique musical elements of the Tibetan people, making this dance drama a feast with excellent audio-visual performances.
Experience Tibetan culture Walk into the Tibetan style
Adhering to the principle of "going deep into life and taking root in the people", through the creation of style, immersed in the study of tibetan cultural characteristics, in-depth experience of the characteristics of Tibetan life, and strive to achieve a stage visual presentation that combines realism and freehand, showing the majestic and magnificent snowy landscape and simple and splendid Tibetan folk customs, leading the performers to embark on the "heavenly road" and enter the collector's style.
--Synopsis--
In 2001, a tunnel of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Large mechanical equipment such as bulldozers, drills, and cranes slowly approached from the distant horizon, and in the roar, a group of railroadmen came down the hill to break ground for the new tunnel. Passing through a pile of rubble, the railroad man accidentally encounters a middle-aged Tibetan woman (Yang Jin) and her brother (Solang). They held butter lamps in their hands and sprinkled barley at the stone pile and the ground, as if they were paying homage to something.
Seeing the arrival of the railroadmen, Solang became inexplicably excited, shouted tibetan language that the railroadmen could not understand, and rushed to stop them and prevent them from entering the stone pile. Yang Jin put down the barley, softly called Sauron to himself, and gently wiped the butter lamp in his hand that was bright because of the perennial touch. Back at his sister's side, Sauran quieted down and picked up a small harmonica hanging on his chest and played it.
What he played was not music, but the sound of a train, "Uh... Uh huh... Woohoo". Yang Jin gazed calmly and affectionately at the piles of rocks scattered around her, murmuring something in her deep and vicissitudes voice. As she recounts, everyone seems to have traveled back thirty years...
--Creative Staff--
Producer: National Centre for the Performing Arts
Co-producers: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Ningbo Song and Dance Theatre
Producer: Wang Ning
Consultant: Chen Ping
Artistic Director: Zhao Ruyu
Chief producer: Li Zhixiang, Zhao Tiechun, Zhu Jing, Wang Cheng, Gong Jicheng
Director system: Zhao Tiechun
Chief Editor: Wang Ye
Writer: Luo Bin
Music Director: Yin Qing
Composer: Yang Fan
Choreographers: Zhang Yan, Liu Wen, Cong Shuaishuai
Stage design: Gong Xun, Liu Bei
Costume Design: Aku
Lighting multimedia design: Ren Dongsheng
Styling design: Jaley
Stage design: Li Zhi
--Cast--
Lead actor
Lu Tian: Pan Yongchao
Sister Yang Jin: Li Xiaohui
Younger brother Solang: Zeng Ming
Character actor
Old Northeast: Song Yulong
Small Sichuan: Hou Xin
Lu Tian's father: Shi Renqi
Lu Tian's mother: Jiang Linrong
Tashi: Solange Qundan
Dolma: Cheng Peiying
Note: The cast will be updated according to the actual situation
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