EtherealdanceepicvitalizesancientChinesepainting,causingsensationinHongKong_GuangmingOnlineEtherealdanceepicvitalizesancientChinesepainting,causingsensationinHongKongTheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePainting,adancedramapresentedbyBeijing-basedChinaOrientalPerformingArtsGroup,madeitsdebutattheHongKongCulturalCenterinHongKong,southChinaonJan.5,2024.(Xinhua)Overthepastyear,HongKonghaswitnessedaremarkablesurgeinthepopularityoftraditionalChineseculturalperformances.Thistime,thepoeticdance:TheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePaintinghasledtowidespreadacceptanceandappreciationofcharmingtraditionalChineseaestheticsamongHongKongcitizens.byHuangXitian,LuMinHONGKONG,Jan.9(Xinhua)--AsagroupofdancerswearingturquoisecostumesandtoweringhairbunsmovedtheirbodiestoatraditionalChinesemelody,theyappearedasiftheyhadjuststeppedoutofanancientscrollpaintingofChineselandscape.ThePoeticDance:TheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePainting,adancedramapresentedbyBeijing-basedChinaOrientalPerformingArtsGroup,madeitsdebutinHongKongonFriday,immediatelyignitingtheenthusiasmofdancedramafans.Ittellsastorycloselyrelatedto"APanoramaofMountainsandRivers"housedinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.ThemasterpieceoftraditionalChineselandscapepaintingischaracterizedbyitsdepictionofblueandgreencolors.Ithasahistoryofnearly1,000yearsandissaidtohavebeenpaintedbythe18-year-oldgeniusWangXimengduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279).ThedramaissetatatimewhenthepaintingwastobeexhibiteduponWang'sfinishingstrokes.Byfullydevotinghimselftothestudyofthepainting,amuseumresearcherstepsintoWang'sinnerworld,accompanyinghimduringthosepreciousmomentswhentheyoungpainterwasmakinghisgreatestefforts.Throughthisexperientialjourney,theresearcherexploresthecombinationofchanceandnecessitythatledtotheuniqueemergenceofthepainting,interpretingthesentimentalbondsbetweennationalculturalrelicsofthepastandpeopleinmoderntimes.Asthedancedramaispoisedtoembarkonitsglobaltourthisyear,choreographersZhouLiyaandHanZhensaidthatthesuccessofitsperformancesinHongKonghasinstilledapowerfulsenseofconfidenceintheirjourneyofsharingtherichnessofChineseculturewithaudiencesworldwide.TheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePainting,adancedramapresentedbyBeijing-basedChinaOrientalPerformingArtsGroup,madeitsdebutattheHongKongCulturalCenterinHongKong,southChinaonJan.5,2024.(Xinhua)OVERWHELMINGRESPONSE"Havingwatchedthedrama,Icanonlysaythatwordsfallshortindescribingitsbeauty,"HongKongresidentChiuLaantoldXinhuawithexcitementafterthedrama'sdebutonFridaynight.Chiusaidshewasmesmerizedbytheperformanceeversincethedancedramaappearedin2022atChinaCentralTelevision'sSpringFestivalGala,ahighly-watchedannualTVshowinChinatocelebratethemostimportantfestivaloffamilyreunionsfortheChinese.Forthreeconsecutivedays,theHongKongCulturalCenterwasbustlingwithenthusiastsofthedancedrama,muchlikeChiu.SomeweredressedintraditionalChineseattire,whileotherseventraveledbyairplanetoHongKongjustfortheshow."InHongKong,itisnotcommontoseeadancedramaissopopular,"saidNgaiSuk-yee,ChiefManageroftheCulturalPresentationsSectionattheLeisureandCulturalServicesDepartmentoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(HKSAR)government."Asconfidentasweareinthedancedrama,theoverwhelmingresponse(offans)isfarbeyondourexpectations,"Ngaisaid,addingthatintheinitialroundofticketsales,over4,000ticketsforthethreeperformancesweresoldoutwithinafewhours.Twoadditionalshowswereaddedwithticketsalsosnatchedup."Withthewidespreadacclaim,anticipationforthisperformancehasbeenmountingamongthecitizensofHongKong,"Ngaisaid.PerformersofTheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePaintingtookcurtaincallsamidwarmapplausefromtheaudienceattheHongKongCulturalCenterinHongKong,southChinaonJan.5,2024.(Xinhua)DEBUTOFNEWVERSIONTheimmensepopularityofthedancedramainHongKonghastakenZhouLiyaandHanZhenbysurprise."Throughthisperformance,wehopethatyoungfriendswouldbeinspiredtovisitthePalaceMuseuminBeijinganddiscoverthesourceofinspirationforthisdancedramainperson,thepainting'APanoramaofRiversandMountains',"HantoldXinhuainanexclusiveinterviewonFridayafternoon.ForHan,performinginHongKongisamilestoneforthedancedramaasitisalsothedebutofitsbrand-newversion.TheproductionteamdiscoveredduringtheirearlierresearchthatstagesinHongKong,likemostofthoseworldwide,tendedtobesmallercomparedtothoseinthemainland.Theproductionteamthusdecidedtomakeproportionalreductionsinsetdesignandpropswhileensuringthecontentofthescriptremainedunchanged.Thedanceartistsarealsopromptedtoadaptthemselvestothechanges.JusthoursbeforethepremiereinHongKong,theentireactingteamwasstillinrehearsals."Wehavetoadjusttheamplitudeofourmovements,andgetfamiliarwiththenewstageassoonaspossible,"saidMengQingyang,theleadactressinthedancedrama.TheireffortspaidoffonFridayevening.Asthecurtaincamedownonthestage,thetheatereruptedinthunderousapplauseandjubilantcheers.WiththetriumphinHongKongasastartingpoint,thewholeteamislookingforwardtosharingthisartisticbeautywiththeworldaudience,Hansaid.PerformersofTheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePaintingtookcurtaincallsamidwarmapplausefromtheaudienceattheHongKongCulturalCenterinHongKong,southChinaonJan.5,2024.(Xinhua)BRIDGEOFTRADITIONANDMODERNITY,EASTANDWESTSinceitspremiereattheNationalGrandTheaterinBeijingin2021,thedancedramahastoured50citiesacrossChinawithnearly400shows."Themostimportantreasonwhythedancedramabecamesopopularisthatmaybeithasawakenedtheaudience'sidentificationwithtraditionalChinesecultureatacertainmoment,"Hansaid.Overthepastyear,HongKonghaswitnessedaremarkablesurgeinthepopularityoftraditionalChineseculturalperformances,withthespecialexhibitionoftheHongKongPalaceMuseumshowcasingnewarchaeologicaldiscoveriesattheSanxingduiRuinssiteinSichuanProvince,southwestChina,andthe"TanDunWE-Festival"immersingaudiencesinthevibrantethniccultures.Thistime,thedancedramaitselfledtowidespreadacceptanceandappreciationofcharmingtraditionalChineseaesthetics."Thecommonreasonforthepopularityoftheseworksisduetotheirutilizationofmoderntechniquestointerprettraditionalculture,"Ngaisaid,addingthatthisapproachhaseffectivelybridgedthegapbetweentheaudience,especiallytheyoungergeneration,andthetraditionalculture.Thisyear,HongKongwillorganizeitsfirst-ever"ChineseCultureFestival."NgairevealedthattheHKSARgovernmentisactivelypreparingfortheeventandinvitingmoreoutstandingChineseprogramstoHongKong,withthehopeofcreatingagreaterimpact.NgaisaidthatHongKongisdevelopingasanEast-meets-Westcenterforinternationalculturalexchange,andperformingartsgroupsfromthemainlandseekingtogooverseasoftenprefertocometoHongKongfirst,whileforeigngroupswishingtoenterthemainlandalsooftenchoosetostarttheirperformancetourshere."HongKongservesasagatewayforbothinboundandoutboundculturalexchanges,"saidNgai.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.