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One
of the Ten Elaborate Operas of
“The Elaborate Project of the State Stagecraft” |
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SPONSORED by
the CPC Lanzhou Municipal Committee and
Lanzhou Municipal Government
PERFORMED by Lanzhou Song & Dance Theatre
EXCLUSIVE SUPPORTED
by Hong Kong
Golden Bay |
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Young painter Mogao proceeded to Dunhuang
in pursuit of the highest realm of lofty thought in art. On
his way to the desert he was wounded, and his life was in danger.
A passer-by heroine Yueya saved him, Not long after, they met
again at Dunhuang and fell in love. The Great General ,Yueya′s
father opposed their relationship and forced his daughter to
choose a husband man among the rich and famous men. Yueya decided
to run away to seek her true love. They appointed to meet in
the cave, but they were surrounded by the Great General's army
amidst blood and fire Yueya saved Mogao's life again, but she
lost her life and turned into a spring. With great sorrow, Mogao
used the spring water to embellish his pens and wrote a song
of art-Dunhuang caves. The Mogao Grotto and the Yueya Spring
are still left in Dunhuang and they will immortal in centuries
to come. Love and art will be together forever. |
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Lanzhou Song & Dance Theater
Originally know as Lanzhou Song and Dance Troupe,
Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre was established at 1970 in Lanzhou
,a major town along the Silk Road as well as the capital of Gansu
province.
Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre is a large scale professional performance
group .During the 30 years of its establishment, it has presented
more than 10 large scale drama, dance poems and group dances,20
evening gala shows,30 symphonic concerts, as well as various dance
shows and thematic concerts. Through its successful performance
in China ,Russia, Japan, Italy, Namibia Botswana, Iraq, Lebanon,
etc, Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre has become very popular among
the people all over the world.
Insisting on the principle of exploring the rich culture of China′s
western area, and persuing the best, Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre
has presented a lot of excellent musical works over the years.
Among them, the large scale dance drama〝The Orchid Flower〞has won
the performing arts grand prize in a national-level contest; the
large scale evening gala show 〝The Blessing of the Yellow River〞was
granted with the Dunhuang Literature and Art prize. Another dance
drama 〝Passing the west of Yangguan〞 was
not only presented at the 4th China Art Festival ,but also awarded
with Wenhua prize by China′s Culture Ministry.
Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre is formed by dance groups, symphony
orchestras, creative workshops, stage decoration workshops, Jincheng
Theatre and a training centre. Out of the total 298 employees,34
have been granted with the title of deputy professor,96 have recognized
as intermediate professional job title.
The current director of Lanzhou Song and Dance theatre is Mr.Xiaolin
Su, a state first class actor , well-known singer and the outstanding
youth of Gansu. Other major actors include Qing Tian, Yizhong Chen,
Yizong Chen, Naijuan Song, Weiyuan Liu, Huiwen Lu, Zhongji Liu and
Wenqian, who are well beloved by the audience.
The chief guest conductor is Mr.Xu, professor of China′s central
Musical College. The other guest conductors are Zushan Bian, Xincao
Li, Dadong Liu. Playwrights include Yingzheng Liu, Changzheng Wan,
Jiaju Lu, Xiaomei Du. Furthermore, Heping Liu, the permanent conductor,
Jianguo Li, the choreographer, Yongheng Huo, the lighting designer,
and Yanyan Ren, the makeup designer all enjoy very good reputation
in China. "Dunhuang My Dueanland ",a large scale dance
drama, has took two years for Lanzhou Song and Dance Theatre to
creat and produce .At the 100 years ceremony of the founding of
the Buddhist Texts in Dunhuang, the dance drama was finally successfully
presented in By the April of 2005,the dance drama has been presented
more than 210 times in 27 cities of China,includingBeijing,Shanghai,
Xi′an,Guangzhou,Hongkong,Nanjing,and Lanzhou,etc.And so far,"Dunhuang
My Dreanland"has been awarded with all kinds of state prizes
in China, and enjoyed a very good reputation at home and overseas.
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