2024-01-22 07:41:00
Original title: “Riverdance” makes a shocking return to the Beijing stage (theme)
Irish classic tap dance brings back fond memories (subtitle)
Beijing Evening News reporter Li Yang
Hit the ground 35 times per second, break the barriers of 8 major dance genres and play Irish tap dance across borders, allowing classical and modern, traditional and popular, national and international to collide and create a miracle…dedicate these beautiful words to Ireland’s national treasure The tap dance drama “Riverdance” is not an exaggeration. This dance drama, which can be called a “must-see in your lifetime”, has now returned to the stage in Beijing and will be performed for 8 consecutive performances at the Beizhan Theater from January 16th to 21st. This also ends its more than two-month run of performing in 23 cities. China tour.
For many viewers, this is a trip down memory lane. This is because it has been 21 years since the show debuted in the Great Hall of the People in 2003, and 15 years since it debuted in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2009. Even the last round of tour in China before the epidemic was more than five years ago. Many of the audiences who walked into the theater this time were the first audiences that year. They came from all over to relive the shock. There is less “worship” when we first met, less “academic spirit” in delving into the cultural background of the play, more appreciation for “old friends”, more relief that “you are still here”, and more appreciation for A pure and beautiful immersive experience.
“Riverdance” has been running for 28 years. It has traveled to 117 countries, performed more than 18,000 times, and won high recognition from more than 36 million viewers. It has also successfully demonstrated on the art stage the Irish people’s struggle against nature, settlement in the mountains, and forests. A magnificent epic of ocean migration, cultural integration, and rebuilding of homeland. The 25th anniversary edition of this performance was specially used to review precious moments from past performances around the world through pictures and videos on the big screen before the performance started. Although this “direct delivery” method is slightly inconsistent with the atmospheric prologue of the performance that follows, it undoubtedly makes the audience feel that this performance is continuing history together with “Riverdance”.
Most of the tap dancers who can join “Riverdance” will start dance training when they are over 5 years old, and many of them are top performers in major competitions. Most of the actors in the team coming to Beijing this time are at the peak of their artistic careers – their limbs are as straight as loose trees and their feet are sonorous and powerful.
Many viewers also discovered more refinements in detail. Some viewers praised the singer’s singing voice, which was as ethereal and far-reaching as the dance part. Some viewers also noticed that the violinist played an excerpt from “My Motherland and Me” near the end of the play. The Bosilan drummers also have quite a personality. In the past, his predecessors liked to sit quietly and then focus on playing the essence of the solo performance, allowing the audience to quietly appreciate the sound quality of this traditional Irish instrument. However, the current one does not like to “play solo”, but is good at it. Use drum sounds to arouse the atmosphere of the scene…
Over the past 28 years, the cast of “Riverdance” has changed one after another, but the consistent quality has allowed audiences inside and outside the industry to deeply appreciate the meaning of “classic”. I believe this classic will cultivate more audiences and continue the legend.
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