On December 15, 2023, at the Shengjing Grand Theater in Shenyang, my colleague Xiao Wang is a ballet fan, and every time a ballet comes to Shenyang to perform, he will grab tickets to see it. This time, he watched Swan Lake with the Royal Russian Ballet, one of his favorite ballets. He said that this dance drama is Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, a classic representative of ballet, and the pinnacle of romanticism.
He also said that the performance was very exciting, and the dancers of the company were all top dancers, with superb skills and strong expressiveness, which made him feel the charm of ballet. Especially at the final curtain call, the actors collectively danced "subject three", which amazed the audience and applauded.
Subject 3 "What is it?".I asked him. He explained that "subject three" is a currently popular dance, which is called "subject three" by netizens because the dance steps are similar to social shakes. This dance is popular in hot pot restaurants, weddings, and other occasions, and has even caused imitation by foreigners. He said that he searched on the Internet and found that the founder and artistic director of this dance company is the famous "Dancer of the Century" Malakhov, he is a master of ballet, and he customized the world's 25th version of "Swan Lake" for this dance company, while retaining the style and charm of classical ballet, but also adding some innovations and changes to make this dance drama more vivid and interesting. He also said that the dancers of this dance company have undergone rigorous selection and training, they have extraordinary talent and perseverance, they are constantly striving for perfection, constantly breaking through themselves, and their "subject three" is their spiritual symbol.
I was very impressed and moved by what I heard. I think this is the power of art, which can transcend borders, languages, and cultures, to move people with beauty and emotion, and to inspire life with dreams and beliefs. I think this is the charm of ballet, which can show the extreme of human body and soul, interpret the meaning of life with dance and **, and save the darkness of the world with love and beauty.
I think that if you also have the opportunity, you must go to see this "Swan Lake" and feel the "subject three" of the Russian Royal Ballet, I believe you will be shocked and moved, and you will definitely have a new understanding of ballet.
As Tchaikovsky famously said, "* is the highest revelation, which transcends all wisdom and philosophy."