Shen Wei's new work "Poetry Memories of Dongpo" presents the literary and dance aspects of Chinese aesthetics, contemporary vocabulary, classical imagery, and poetry reminiscence of Dongpo | Poetry Drama | New work
On July 22nd and 23rd, artist Shen Wei's latest masterpiece, the modern dance drama "Poetry Remembers Dongpo", premiered at the Shanghai Cultural Square. Su Shi, who is 986 years old this year, has a poetic and picturesque artistic conception, which has filled his life and become a topic that attracts people's attention again.
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From the grandeur of "the river flows eastward and the waves wash away, a thousand miles of charming figures" to the freedom and carefree of "a raincoat of mist and rain allows one to live a lifetime, without wind or rain, without sunshine", or the leisurely lament of "I hope people will last long and share the beauty of a thousand miles"... From Su Shi's 3000 famous poems left behind, Shen Wei carefully selected 15 of them, presenting Su Shi's journey of life and the accompanying emotional journey on stage.
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What the audience sees is not only Su Shi in the eyes of Shen Wei, but also Su Shi in the eyes of contemporary Chinese people; It is a familiar Su Shi, as well as a Su Shi who is full of diversity and complexity, with rich levels, and different from the stereotypical impression.
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The modern dance drama "Shi Yi Dongpo" integrates traditional Chinese cultural elements such as poetry, traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal carving, guqin, traditional Chinese opera, and martial arts into modern dance.
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The creator attempts to extract the spirit of Chinese classical philosophy and aesthetics through a comprehensive audio-visual experience of sound, dance, poetry, and painting. Shen Wei comes from a family of traditional Chinese opera, Xiangju, and has received professional training in traditional Chinese opera since childhood. He also studies Chinese calligraphy and painting, and, like Dongpo, integrates diverse cultures into one.
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In this work, examples of integrating contemporary international artistic vocabulary with traditional Chinese aesthetics are listed one by one.
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After winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Dance Festival, Shen Wei devoted himself wholeheartedly to the research and creation of dance dramas for over a year. Now on stage, this "Poetry in Memory of Dongpo" has the aesthetic essence of classical dance.
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The complexity of behind the scenes stage technology and the minimalism of aesthetic presentation on stage have become typical footnotes for this work.
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Scene stills of the performance of "Poetry Memories of Dongpo":
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