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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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