Use every muscle of the body to pull the thoughts, evolve happiness, grief, evolution, freeze frame, and finally reunite with yourself, meet unexpectedly, watch again and again, integrate yourself into the stage, and neatly complete every action. This is the attitude and belief of Liu Kun, deputy head of the Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater Dance Troupe, towards the dance career.
Dancing Faith "I start from here".
On November 22, in the auditorium of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Liu Kun took his masterpiece - solo dance "I Start from Here" to participate in the elegant art into the campus activity The red story of Chen Wangdao, the first Chinese translator, vividly presents the psychological state of a newly awakened communist from anxiety to firmness, interprets the power of faith and original intention, and performs dance with sincere emotions, which moved the teachers and students present and aroused strong patriotic feelings.
Stills from the solo dance "I Start Here".
The repertoire starts with the famous character allusion of "ink as brown sugar" as the starting point. In the early spring of 1920, Chen Wangdao returned to Fenshuitang Village and began to translate the Communist Manifesto day and night in an undisturbed firewood room. When I ate the ink in my mouth, the Communist Manifesto in my hand and the mottled translation table in my hand were real;The dream is false, but the social environment seen in the dream is real, and the depression in the dream is also real. "The combination of fiction and reality originates from facts and is higher than facts." The whole work is realized through the multi-dimensional polishing of dance art in this complex switching.
As a literary and artistic worker, since the first time I appeared on the stage, I have always adhered to my original intention, practiced both morality and art, and consciously integrated my personal ideal pursuit into the cause of the country and the nation. Liu Kun said that he hopes to interpret the power of faith and original intention through the form of dance.
At present, the solo dance "I Start from Here" has been selected into the second collection of outstanding Chinese dance worksThe 13th National Dance Exhibition Outstanding Repertoire;Shortlisted for the final evaluation of the 12th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award";Funded by the Lottery Community Chest - China Welfare Lottery, China Sports Lottery, and National Arts** Grants;Won the gold medal in the performance of the "Xinsong Plan" Young Dancer Competition in Zhejiang Province. This year, the production has completed six tours, and a perfect finale of the year is expected in December.
Soul Dancer Strive for your dreams.
Liu Kun was born in 1988, is a national first-class actor, deputy head and chief actor of the Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater Dance Troupe, the first batch of Zhejiang Province stage art "1111" talent plan training objects, won the four consecutive Zhejiang Province ** Dance Festival Competition Individual Gold Award, East China Six Provinces and One City Dance Competition Performance Gold Award, "Xinsong" Dance Competition Performance Gold Award. His masterpiece solo dance "I Start from Here", the dance drama "Wang Xizhi", the dance "Struggler", "October Siege", "April" and "Three Pools of the Moon" were first selected as national art funding projects, which were highly praised by the industry.
Liu Kun has naturally loved dancing since he was a child, and when he hears his favorite songs, he can't help but dance to the rhythm of **. However, due to limited family conditions, it was not until high school that Liu Kun began to learn Xi dance amateurly, and applied for an art college during the college entrance examination. When he was in high school, he cherished the opportunity to learn Xi dance, moving the desks and chairs in the classroom after school, dancing in the middle of the classroom, getting up early in the morning to jump the steps in the playground, and pressing his legs in the dormitory at night after the lights went out. At that time, Liu Kun planted a seed in his heart, eager to shine on the stage like an excellent dancer on TV in the future.
In 2011, Liu Kun entered the Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater after graduating from Wuhan ** College. When rehearsing with other professional dancers, he found himself with a big gap from everyone. At that time, the troupe was rehearsing a modern dance repertoire, but for Liu Kun, who was born in classical dance, he couldn't find a suitable physical feeling for a while, so he made up his mind to start laying the foundation again.
In the first three years of entering Zhejiang Ge, there was almost only one thing in his life: dance. Soaking in the classroom every day, I have to practice wetting 10 pieces of clothes in the summer. At the same time, Zhege also gave him a good platform for growth. In the first year of joining the troupe, with the support of the troupe, Liu Kun choreographed a folk dance "Turbulence", with which he won the gold medal of the Zhejiang Provincial ** Dance Festival that year, adding confidence to his future dance career. Since then, he has won the single gold medal of the Zhejiang Provincial Dance Festival for four consecutive years, and has won many awards in the "Xinsong Plan" dance competition, the dance competition of six provinces and one city in East China, and the national dance exhibition. In 2014, Liu Kun became the chief actor of the Zhejiang Song Dance Troupe, and in 2021, he became the deputy head of the dance troupe, and continues to play the leading role in the new dance drama "The Wind Rises in Da Chen" created by the troupe this year. "I think it is the lack of confidence and dissatisfaction in my heart that always motivates me to keep up with me. No matter how many awards I win, I think I still have a long way to go. Liu Kun said with emotion.
The Wind Rises in Da Chen" performance stills.
The spirit of craftsmanship dances out of cultural self-confidence.
Liu Kun always has such a strength: enthusiasm, perseverance, and selflessness. When playing specific characters, he will collect all kinds of books and materials, gain an in-depth understanding of the character's background, personality, psychological state, etc., and substitute himself into the situation of the character, which can be reflected in physical expression.
In the dance drama "Wang Xizhi", Liu Kun's dance movements draw on Wang Xizhi's smart and chic calligraphy, and use dance language to embody the power of the pen "through the back of the paper".In the pas de deux "April", Liu Kun's creation is based on Xu Zhimo's poems, following the ups and downs of the poems to show the inner tension of the poemsIn the dance set "Liangzhu", he plays the role of "I" with body movements to connect the storyline of the whole play. Faced with the heavy professional theoretical knowledge of ancient culture, Liu Kun couldn't find the main points of the performance at first, he went to the library to find materials, learned a lot of knowledge about Liangzhu Xi, and constantly explored in every practice, exploring the mystery and charm of Liangzhu culture 5,000 years ago through different perspectives and understandings.
Stills from the performance of the dance set "Liangzhu".
The success of the dance depends on rehearsing over and over again, deeply implanting the emotions of the characters in each movement and forming muscle memory. On stage, Liu Kun will put all his attention on the role and devote himself to dancing with sincere emotions, so that the audience can also feel this touch.
During a rehearsal, he accidentally gets hit in the chest by a dance partner, causing a broken fourth rib. In the annual business assessment on the second day, Liu Kun could only play with pain. At that time, I was thinking about how to perform this work well, and I completely forgot about the pain during the performance. "I often tell myself when I feel like I can't hold on: just a few more seconds – just keep pushing my limits. It is also the persistence again and again that makes me more tenacious. Liu Kun's eyes were full of determination.
Having been engaged in dance for 12 years, Liu Kun hopes to continue to maintain his original intention, love and dedication to dance, put the accumulation over the years into his works, and create more good works that show the style and style of Zhejiang.
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Editor-in-charge: Zhang Jiayi.
*: Cultural Tourism China.