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In the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award"

"Tang Palace Night Banquet" exploded out of the circle

Arouse everyone's love for the beauty of China

The ladies and sisters of "Tang Palace Banquet"

About to become a slim fairy by the Luoshui River

With graceful and graceful dance

Tell you about a beautiful love

Introduction

The large-scale dance drama "Water Moon and Luoshen" was created by Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater, written by Feng Shuangbai, chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association and dance theorist, and directed by Tong Ruirui, a national first-level choreographer of China Opera and Dance Theater. It is another new dance drama based on the culture of the Central Plains after "Shaolin in the Wind" by Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater, which interprets the regional cultural characteristics of the Central Plains in different ways.

The whole play is based on Cao Zhi's famous works handed down from generation to generation "Luo Shen Fu", "Seven Step Poems" and the legends of the Central Plains, and skillfully integrates "poems, books, rites, music, and dances" into one, and shapes the beauty of Cao Zhi's character with the aesthetics of dance dramas. Romance and freedom!

Synopsis

Sequence

The wind is clear and the moon is bright, and the waterside is Miaomiao.

Cao Zhi was alone in Hanbo, and he faintly saw the magnificent Luoshen in his hallucinations. She is so beautiful and moving, as if she is within reach, but people and gods are separated, and it seems that she can never get close...

First half

The sound of war drums awakened Cao Zhi in his sleep, and the attendants hurriedly changed his clothes. Cao Zhi and Cao Pi meet in the school grounds. The two brothers have different personalities, but both have great ambitions. The tightly held hands warmed the brotherhood, however, the long sword of power tore apart the disparity in status and split the two's paths into different paths!

The Three Kingdoms are at war. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi jumped on the battlefield, like a broken bamboo, invincible. In Yuan's mansion, facing the catastrophe of war, Zhen Mi played the guqin, expressing a woman's war feelings sadly. Cao Zhi was moved when he heard the sound, and he became a bosom friend in his heart. Cao Pi led a team into the inner hall of Yuan's Mansion, and was stunned by Zhen Mi's peerless beauty and sharp sword. Zhen Mi was abducted by Cao Pi. Cao Zhi holds the piano played by Zhen Mi in his hand, feeling lost.

In Cao Pi's mansion, triumphant celebrations were celebrated, and there were staggered toasts and dances. Cao Pi's men were dressed in splendid clothes and high crowns, bossing them around. Cao Zhi and his supporters were suave and suave, overwhelming the audience with their skills. But in the face of this scene of singing and dancing, Zhen Mi feels that women's lives are like duckweed, who can resist power? The wedding of Cao Pi and Zhen Mi started, and Cao Zhi fell into the abyss of his heart.

Second half

A round of bright moon is reflected on the tranquil water. Under the moonlight, Zhen Mi dances to the shadow. Only in this night like water can she release her true self. Cao Zhi, who was also inspired by Mingyue, quietly returned the guqin lost in the war to Zhen Mi.

Cao Pi did not fall asleep either. His heart is always haunted by an unprecedented fear. The talented Cao Zhi is like a demon threatening his throne, and Zhen Mi seems to be devoted to his brother. Suspicion, like countless mirrors shaking Cao Pi's eyes, made him even more flustered!

Cao Pi, who couldn't bear the mental torture, made up his mind. In order to defend his supreme rights, he pointed his sword at Cao Zhi and ordered Cao Zhi to compose poems. He wanted to add death penalty! Cao Zhi made a poem in seven steps, every word was bloody and tearful, and every sentence was thunderous. Faced with the cry of family affection where blood is thicker than water, the long sword in Cao Pi's hand could not be dropped decisively after all...

Everything in the past disappeared in an instant, and Cao Zhi, who was on the verge of collapse, faced the fate of being exiled. In the cold moon in the deep palace, under a foot of white silk, Zhen Mi drew a poignant end to her life.

End

The exiled Cao Zhi came to Miaomiaoluo waterside. With endless longing for Zhen Mi, he went to sleep exhausted, and slowly walked towards the beautiful Luoshen in his dream, where man and god admired each other. They swim freely in the mist of Luoshui River, circle and dance, and fly for nine days...

​Grand performances at home and abroad

Since its premiere in December 2010, the large-scale dance drama "Water Moon Luoshen" has performed hundreds of performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other dozens of cities at home and abroad, touching hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreign audiences.

In 2011, the dance drama "Water Moon and Luoshen" made a stunning debut at the opening ceremony of the 13th China Shanghai International Arts Festival, and was widely praised by audiences at home and abroad.

After more than ten years, the large-scale dance drama "Shuiyue Luoshen" returned to the Shanghai stage strongly. In December 2021, "Water Moon Luoshen" started its first round of national tour. On December 18th and 19th, the first stop of the tour departed from Shanghai, and the performance started at the Shangyin Opera House. As soon as the ticketing news was announced, it aroused the enthusiastic attention of a large number of fans and audiences. After the ticketing of the Shanghai station, the tickets were sold out quickly, and it was hard to find a ticket. It fully reflects the enthusiasm of the masses for "Shuiyue Luoshen".

Shanghai, Jiangmen, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Pingxiang, Jiangxi, Nanchang, Changsha, Hunan, and Wuhan, Hubei, the first round of tour will be in 7 cities, 10 performances, and the praises will continue.

During the performance, the soul-stirring music, the dance that draws on the strengths of others, the intricate storyline, and the changeable dance scenes are presented on the stage one by one, which makes the audience deeply intoxicated and fascinated!

The grand performance of "Water Moon Luoshen"

In March 2023, "Water Moon Luoshen" will return to the Shanghai stage again, and will be staged at the Shangyin Opera House on March 28 and 29.

 

Profile

Yi Xingyan as Luoshen/Zhen Mi

Chief of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater

Member of Chinese Dancers Association.

Director of Henan Dancers Association.

In 2019, he was selected as a top-notch young talent in the "Central Plains Thousand Talents Program" of Henan Province's special support for high-level talents; in 2020, he was selected as a literary and artistic talent in the fifth batch of "four batches" talent selection of the Zhengzhou Propaganda, Ideological and Cultural Front.

Played "Su Shui" in the dance drama "Shaolin in the Wind", "Luo Shen (Zhen Mi)" in the dance drama "Water Moon Luoshen", and "mother-in-law" in the dance drama "Serving the Country with the Loyalty".

Participated in the pas de deux "The Hug I Owe You in This Life", and won the first prize in the 6th Henan Provincial Professional Dance Competition.

The solo dance "That Piece of Sky" won the first prize in the 7th Henan Provincial Professional Dance Competition, and the dance won the 6th Henan Provincial Outstanding Work Award in Literature and Art.

Participated in the three-person dance "Flower Love" and won the first prize in the 8th Henan Professional Dance Competition. The dance was shortlisted for the final evaluation of national and folk dances in the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

As the lead dancer of the group dance "Going to the Theater", it won the first prize in the 8th Henan Professional Dance Competition. The dance was shortlisted for the final evaluation of contemporary dance in the 11th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

Served as the lead dancer of the group dance "Tang Palace Night Banquet", which was nominated for the classical dance award of the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

Zeng Pengfei as Cao Pi

Chief of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater

Member of Henan Dancers Association.

In 2020, he was selected as a top-notch young talent in the Central Plains of the "Central Plains Talent Program (Cultivating Talents Series)"; in 2020, he was selected as the fifth batch of "four batches" of literature and art talents in the Zhengzhou Propaganda, Ideological and Cultural Front.

Played "Tian Yuan" in the dance drama "Shaolin in the Wind" and "Cao Pi" in the dance drama "Water Moon Luoshen", and won the first prize for individual performance in the 12th Henan Provincial Drama Competition. Played the role of "Yue Fei" in the dance drama "Patriotic Loyalty".

Participated in the pas de deux "The Hug I Owe You in This Life", and won the first prize in the 6th Henan Provincial Professional Dance Competition".

Participated in the three-person dance "Flower Love" and won the first prize in the 8th Henan Professional Dance Competition. The dance was shortlisted for the final evaluation of national and folk dances in the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

Participated in the creation and performance of the group dance "Going to the Theater", which won the first prize of the 8th Professional Dance in Henan Province. The dance was shortlisted for the final evaluation of contemporary dance in the 11th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

Gai Zheng as Cao Zhi

Chief of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater

Member of Chinese Dancers Association.

Director of Henan Dancers Association.

Played "Tianyuan" in the dance drama "Shaolin in the Wind", "Cao Zhi" in the dance drama "Water Moon Luoshen", and "Qin Hui" in the dance drama "Serving the Country with Loyalty".

Performed the solo dance "The Wind Is Talking" and won the first prize in the 5th Henan Provincial Professional Dance Competition.

Performed the solo dance "Qu Yuan·Chu Shang" and won the first prize of the 7th Henan Professional Dance Competition.

Performed the solo dance "Ingenuity" and won the first prize of the 8th Henan Professional Dance Competition.

As the lead dancer of the group dance "Go to the Theater", won the first prize of the 8th Henan Professional Dance Competition, and the dance was shortlisted for the final evaluation of contemporary dance in the 11th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award".

Participated in creating and leading the dance "@黄河", and won the first prize of the Ninth Henan Professional Dance Competition.

Acted as the lead dancer of the group dance "The Heart of a Craftsman", which was selected by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China Stage Art Boutique Creation Project-'Hundred Years of Small Works'".

Introduction to Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater

Established in March 2004, Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater is directly under the Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism. It is a state-owned art troupe specializing in the creation and performance of song and dance art.

With the strong support of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, at the beginning of its establishment in 2004, it launched a large-scale original dance drama "Shaolin in the Wind". With its exquisite artistic achievements, the dance drama has successively won the gold medal of the fifth Chinese dance "Lotus Award" for dance drama works, the "Top Ten Excellent Plays" of the National Stage Art Project from 2005 to 2006, and the "Five Years" of the Tenth Spiritual Civilization Construction of the Central Propaganda Department. Excellent Drama Award of "One Project" and "Repertory Award" of the 12th Wenhua Award of the Ministry of Culture.

In December 2010, the newly performed large-scale dance drama "Water Moon and Luoshen" won unanimous praise from all walks of life for its superb artistry, strong national character and profound ideological quality, and won the 8th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award". Gold Award for dance drama works, the 12th "Five One Project" Excellent Work Award for Spiritual Civilization Construction by the Central Propaganda Department, the "Excellent Play Award" for the 14th Wenhua Award of the Ministry of Culture, and the 2011-2012 National Stage Art Project Focus on funding repertoire.

In recent years, Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater has been held by the Ministry of Culture, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.