The large-scale dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East", jointly presented by Beijing and Xinjiang, is full of patriotic sentiments. The drama tells history with gorgeous dance steps. It's a fine work embodying the theme idea of national unity and the sense of community for the Chinese nation. Since June 2021, the production has been widely praised by all walks of life. From September 2 to 3, it will represent Beijing to participate in the Wenhua Award, the highest government award for professional stage arts.
The dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" is jointly published by the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee and the Propaganda Department of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, jointly produced by Beijing Performance & Arts Group and the Beijing Municipal Aid Hotan Command and the Propaganda Department of Hotan Committee, and performed by Beijing Dance Drama & Opera and Xinjiang Hotan Xinyu Song and Dance Troupe. The drama was selected as a key work for the Cultural and Art Exhibition for the centenary of the founding of the CPC by the Central Propaganda Department. It was also displayed in an exhibition of excellent stage artworks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
This is a masterpiece that reflects the level of literary creation of the national cultural center.
As a national cultural center, Beijing gives full play to the advantages of cultural resources. Based on the national vision and industry frontier, the dance drama grasps the proposition of the times, focuses on the current hotspots of culture and museums, and starts artistic creation on the theme of brocade armband. It tells the Chinese story from the cultural relics for the audience.
The production unit of the dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East", Beijing Performance & Arts Group, was given the task of creating and rehearsing the play in February 2020. The group started the creative work in May, went to Urumqi and Hotan area in Xinjiang in June for field collection, and then held several workshops on the play, mobilized more than 80 experts and scholars, and carried out strict and careful checks on the direction of the play. During the process of creation and rehearsal, the crews always adhere to the guidance of qualified and pursuing artistic innovation and strive to bring the audience an excellent masterpiece with a high ideological level, artistic standard, and presentation.
In order to create an original and high-quality drama that is in line with the positioning of Beijing as a national cultural center and representative of the city's creative standards, the Beijing Performance & Arts Group attaches great importance to the production, carefully selecting from among the domestic top-ranking choreographers, taking into full consideration the artistic characteristics and quality requirements of the production. It selects director Wang Ge, choreographer Xu Rui, composer Yang Fan, choreographer Liu Kedong, costume designer Yang Donglin, lighting designer Liu Wenhao and stylist Jia Lei. The most active creators in the industry are selceted with outstanding professionalism, creative ability and quality work, which is to guarantee the quality of the production.
After a year and a half of script creation and dance rehearsal, the dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" was successfully premiered in Beijing in June 2021. It has been highly praised by the industry, experts, audiences, and media during the national tour for more than a year, It has been praised as "a masterpiece with a high degree of historicity and nationality, casting a firm sense of Chinese national community. " The new media has triggered discussion, and the topic has landed on the Weibo hot search list many times, with a total exposure of over 300 million, which is known as a successful cultural relics-themed pop dance drama.
This is a magnificent work that casts a firm sense of the Chinese national community and demonstrates national self-confidence and cultural confidence.
Let cultural relics speak, let history speak, the dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" focuses on the historical and practical significance of cultural relics, and takes practical action to promote the revitalization and protection of cultural relics, inheritance and guardianship of the outstanding achievements of Chinese civilization, in-depth interpretation of all the precious historical and cultural values contained behind cultural relics. The play deeply explores the unique cultural aesthetics of the Central Plains and the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. With highly restored historical facts, unique structure and multiple perspectives, the play interprets the cultural heritage and ethnic integration based on the theme all ethnic groups "clinging together like pomegranate seeds" to form a community of the Chinese nation. It reveals the historical truth of the continuous development of the Chinese nation and the theme of the times that people of all ethnic groups share the same fate. It is obliged to unite together to create a long and splendid culture of the Chinese nation.
Unlike the previous style of creating plays, the dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" transcends and breaks through in the presentation and interpretation of the real and serious historical background. The play uses a witty and humorous comedy style while integrating the body language of modern people to tell a story with serious elements of war and hostility over a long period of time melting the hostility, conflicts and contradictions in different scenes with such ease. With a distinctive artistic style and artistic texture, it presents the unique aesthetics of national themes and heritage dance drama.
The dance presentation is rich and diverse, with distinctive movement design reflecting the distinctive historical origin, national characteristics and the atmosphere of the times. It is highly infectious and impactful, showing the creators' profound artistic skills and rich artistic imagination, awakening the dormant cultural relics through moving dance steps, displaying the beauty of Chinese tradition, and resonating strongly with the audience with firm cultural confidence. The dance brings out the profound cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, the brotherhood of the people of all ethnic groups in China, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
This is a major cultural show that Beijing and Xinjiang have built together.
The dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" is a literary creation of historical significance and artistic beauty jointly promoted by the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee and the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the first large-scale stage creation in Beijing on a local theme in Xinjiang, the play is based on the practice of Beijing's aid to Xinjiang, and integrates the advantageous resources of the two places to form a synergy. The project carries forward the spirit of innovation and gives full play to the advantages of the capital, which is a useful attempt to create the work of cultural aid and cultural embellishment of Xinjiang. The attempt fully reflects the political consciousness and industry sensitivity of the capital's cultural workers and is a concrete initiative to support Xinjiang with practical actions and true feelings.
"Cluture nourishes people best." The dance drama "Five Stars Coming Out of the East" fully drives the extensive interaction and comprehensive exchange between Beijing and Xinjiang in terms of culture. It promotes the exchange and cooperation between the cultural and art troupes of the two places, moistens the soul with literary and artistic works and enhances national unity. The successful launch of the dance drama "Five Stars Rise in the East" has given full play to Beijing's role as a national cultural center of radiation, demonstration and leadership.
