China Oriental Performing Arts Group Dancer, "Only this Green and Green" leads Meng Qingzhang -a hundred "green and green", dances the beauty of culture

Our reporter Wang Yan

Source: People's Daily

In June this year, the dance poetry drama "Only this green and green" ushered in the 100th performance. From north to south, spanning four seasons, starting from the premiere of 2021, "only this green and green" toured more than a hundred games across the country, almost full. China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd. Dancer Meng Qingzheng (see the picture above, the picture of China Oriental Performing Arts Group) is the leading dance of the show. "Only this green and green" accompanied by Meng Qingzheng's growth, and also witnessed her transformation.

"Tell the precipitation and inheritance of culture in the form of dance poetry"

When the 100th performance of the 100th performance of "This Green and Green" fell, Meng Qingzheng's mind flashed a moment. At the same time, I played ... "I met a hundred games with 'green and green', very lucky and precious." Meng Qingzheng said that the start of the scene and the audience experienced the beauty of culture together.

The inspiration of "This Green and Green" comes from the "Thousands of Miles and Mountains" in the Northern Song Dynasty paintings. Through "exhibitions, asking, singing, stone searching, writing, quenching ink, and painting", it tells the youth researcher of the Palace Museum in the Palace Museum. When studying the "Thousands of Rivers and Mountains", he "crossed" to the Northern Song Dynasty and interacted with the painter Wang Ximeng as a scroll. Meng Qingzheng plays "Green Green" in the play. Different from ordinary dance dramas, the "green and green" in "Only Green and Green" is an image role. Meng Qingzheng said that a realistic role can pass the expression of the inner expression to the limbs and express their chests to the audience, and the expression of the image character "green and green" is more abstract. Through the guidance of the two directors, she and "green and green" approached and fused step by step, and also understood the loneliness and persistence of "green and green".

Meng Qingzheng on the stage, eyes dazzling, cold and beautiful, raising his hands and feet, with a long meaning. "" Only this green and green "tells the precipitation and inheritance of culture in the form of dance poetry drama, which is the look and pay tribute to the excellent traditional culture of China." Meng Qingyi said that as a young literary worker, she is honored to pay tribute in this way. Inherit the excellent traditional culture and pass it to the audience with a warm heart.

"'Green and Green" gives me a lot of energy, which is the inner heart brought by culture "

"Only this green and green" has received praise since the first performance. On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV Tiger New Year's Eve in 2022, "Only this green and green" -Duan painting "Thousands of Miles and Mountains" "was unveiled, and it attracted the attention of all parties. The difficult "green waist" in the show has become a hot topic of discussions on the Internet. "Only this green and green" toured nationwide, and there was a difficult scene in many places.

The popularity of "This Green and Green" also brought "fire" Meng Qingzheng. But Meng Qingzheng said that after starring in "Only this green and green", her life slowed down.

On the day of rehearsal, in addition to dance training, she studied and learned about the culture of the Song Dynasty; during the tour, she followed the troupe into a city, carefully prepared every performance, and went all out every performance. In 2021, she gave up other work and concentrated on performing "green and green". She said: "I think everything is worth it. I cherish every rehearsal, and cherish every time I am with the character."

In Meng Qingzhang's view, the role of "green and green" makes her mood more peaceful and make her steps more stable and powerful. "" Only this green and green "made me slow down in a fast -paced society. The‘ green and green ’has given me a lot of energy, which is the inner heart brought by culture.” Meng Qingyi said.

"The dancer's road is monotonous and hard, but it teaches me tough and fearless."

Looking back at the past, Meng Qingzheng said, "My experience of learning dance is smooth." She came into contact with dance at the age of 5, came to Beijing at the age of 9 to enter a professional college to study. At the age of 16, she was admitted to the Beijing Dance Academy and entered China Oriental Performing Arts Group at the age of 20.

After entering China Oriental Performing Arts Group, Meng Qingzheng quickly became a leading dance. Young, she has experienced many times on the Spring Festival Gala stage. "From the 2015 Spring Festival Gala" Silk Road "," Jasmine "in 2021 to 2022" Only this green and green ", the stage of the Spring Festival Gala witnesses my growth." Meng Qingyi said.

During a rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala in 2015, Meng Qingzheng suffered serious injuries. The doctor told her not to exercise too much, otherwise it would be difficult to recover. After comprehensively evaluating his own situation, Meng Qingyi chose to persist. She participated in many rehearsals and completed the Spring Festival Gala performance. Speaking of this experience, Meng Qingyun said lightly: "For dancers, injuries are inevitable. Dancers will always show their best side to the audience and hide the pain to themselves. "For many years of dance career, I tempered Meng Qingzhang's will, and left her valuable" wealth " -" The dancer's road is monotonous and hard, but taught me tough and fearless. "

■ Reporter Notes

Protecting traditional culture requires innovation and change

Compared to the tension when he first appeared on the stage, Meng Qingzheng is now calm and generous. This transformation not only comes from hard training day after day, but also stems from pride and confidence in the excellent traditional culture of China.

"Only this green and green" performed more than a hundred performances, showing the moving charm of traditional Chinese culture again and again, and was loved by the audience, especially young people. After the efforts of literary and art workers, the traditional culture is rejuvenating, not only "alive", but also "fire".

- END -