The "Chinese War Dance" that exploded at home and abroad once again amazed the world - during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, Puning Ying Song arrived in London.
At Trafalgar Square on the second day of the Lunar New Year, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of Asia, the "Spring in the World" Chinese New Year Celebration attracted more than 700,000 people.
Puning Yingge from Chaoshan, Guangdong Province performed a heroic and magnificent performance, "dancing in London", which amazed audiences from all over the world. The King and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom sent congratulatory letters to the celebration, and King Charles highly praised the New Year celebration, calling it "the most successful and memorable event".
With the Spring Festival officially designated as a United Nations holiday, the "Year of China" has been upgraded to the "Year of the World", and the overseas performances of English songs have allowed people from all over the world to see the charm of British songs and dances and appreciate the majestic style of Chinese culture.
According to the research report "The International Communication Influence of Lingnan Cultural Heritage" jointly produced by Yangcheng Evening News Group and Jinan University, and released by the Lingnan Cultural Communication Research Institute (Greater Bay Area Cultural Think Tank), in recent years, Lingnan cultural heritage has frequently "gone out of the circle", among which folk intangible cultural heritage combined with traditional festivals and celebration ceremonies has become a flashpoint for the international dissemination of Chinese culture.
The spirit of Lingnan is seen by the world.
Ying Song and Dance jumped from the field to the city square, and now appeared overseas, eclectic, upright and innovative, so that Ying Song and Dance shows the open mind of Chinese culture to the world. A Lingnan spirit of righteousness is being seen by the world.
On the eve of the performance in the UK, the "Famous Studio" of Yangcheng Evening News made a special trip to Puning to record and shoot the national representative inheritor of Puning Yingge, the coach of the Nanshan Yingge team, Chen Laifa, and the Nanshan Yingge team, and launched a special micro-documentary.
Chen Laifa has been associated with Yingge for half a century, and he believes that Yingge contains a spirit of unity and hard work and courage. "No matter how heavy the rain is, some of the players jump to the point of collapse, they can't get off the field, and they won't stop performing. Because of this, the Nanshan Ying Song Team led by him shined in the performance in London this time.
Puning Yingge arose in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and has been passed down for more than 300 years.
Jiang Bing, president of the Guangzhou Lingnan Culture Research Association and professor of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, introduced that the roots of English singing and dancing are in the Central Plains, and the content of the performance is based on the storyline of "Water Margin" in which the heroes of Liangshan made up and performed their makeup to make trouble in the famous mansion and rescue Lu Junyi. It is a symbol of good and evil, auspicious and peaceful. "The English song embodies a kind of martial virtue and heroism, awakening the cultural genes and national memory of the Chinese. ”
In the past year, Yingge, as a well-deserved national-level "top stream", can be said to have been "hot" from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and has repeatedly "gone out of the circle" on social networking platforms. From an unedited original ecological night training on the eve of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit to a short parade of Chinese New Songs in the Year of the Rabbit that has become popular ......on the whole networkAncient traditional culture has repeatedly become the focus of trends in festivals.
Today, when the excellent traditional Chinese culture is gradually sailing to the sea and becoming a world trend, how to show the most authentic culture to the people of the world? Jiang Bing believes that the most primitive and local atmosphere of English song and dance should be presented as much as possible. "In the age of information, any small difference can reduce the power of communication. The British song and dance has a rich historical accumulation to this day, so in the external display and performance, we should pay attention to retaining its original flavor and retaining its fighting momentum as a 'Chinese war dance', and it cannot evolve into a superficial dance performance. ”
Towards "Chinese-style pop culture".
This performance in London is not the first time that Chaoshan Yingge has gone abroad.
In June last year, the Puning Phu Mei Youth Singing Troupe also went to Pha Nani Khon and Udon Thani Khon Thani Province in Chonburi Province in Thailand to exchange experience with local Thai English singers and dancers and perform together.
In December last year, the Yingge Cultural Exchange Group from Chonburi Province, Thailand, came to Puning, Jieyang, and Chaoyang, Shantou to carry out cultural exchanges. English singing and dancing has become the "common language" of British singers and dancers in various countries.
Li Hongxin, director of the Guangdong Folk Literature and Art Association, believes that the online and offline attention of British singing and dancing is inseparable from the country's emphasis on the inheritance and development of excellent traditional Chinese culture and the promotion of cultural self-confidence and self-improvement in recent years.
Yang Hong, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Communication Research Center of Communication University of China, found in recent research that one of the key points to achieve cultural export is to increase the practicality of culture, and intangible cultural heritage has this characteristic, which is also one of the reasons why British singing and dancing can be cross-cultural out of the circle.
Ying song and dance is the interaction between Chaoshan people and the land they grew up and loved, it is a culture that can be danced, gathered and practiced, and it is an artistic expression with a high degree of openness and strong sharing, and behind it is the vitality and super attraction of culture. Yang Hong believes that the dynamic practice of Chinese intangible cultural heritage in contemporary times, represented by English singing and dancing, is expanding the ancient traditional Chinese culture into "Chinese-style pop culture".
The popularity of British singing and dancing is inseparable from the short ** "east wind". Yang Mingjing, the former director of the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Center and an expert in the protection of intangible cultural heritage, believes that the continuous explosion of Yingge shows that the inheritance and dissemination of intangible cultural heritage in the contemporary era should rely more on the power of new **. "Because of the perceptual entry, the audience will become interested, and then have the impulse to go to the scene to feel the charm of folk art. The new ** plays a good role in boosting the world, allowing friends from all over the world to know more about excellent traditional culture, and the development and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage will be more meaningful. ”
The practicability of English song and dance allows it to go out of Chaoshan and achieve cross-cultural communication, behind which is the innovation of generations of English song inheritors. Since the popularity of Yingge out of the circle, many Yingge teams have innovated their teaching models, from the introduction of female team members, to the innovation of Yingge costumes, face makeup, and formations, from the frequent appearance in large-scale performances and competitions, to the popularity of the online platform.
Interview] Chen Ping: Folk culture is an important carrier for mutual learning and exchange between civilizations.
Dean and professor of the Institute of Cultural Heritage and Creative Industries of Jinan University, member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference).
Yangcheng Evening News: In the past two years, British singing and dancing have gone out of the circle and to the sea, the secret is **?
Chen Ping: The secret lies in the profound cultural heritage, unique art form, broad mass base, and innovative development mode of British song and dance. At the same time, they are sonorous and powerful, and it is very easy to arouse the passion and participation of the audience, especially young people.
Yangcheng Evening News: From English singing and dancing to lion dancing, what kind of Chinese cultural image does Lingnan cultural heritage show?
Chen Ping: English singing and dancing and lion dancing are both unique cultural phenomena in the Lingnan region, which not only have strong local characteristics and folk flavor, but also are the cultural products formed by the Lingnan people in the long-term historical development process, and are their unique understanding and expression of life, history and culture.
For example, the performance content of Yingge is mostly based on the heroic deeds in "Water Margin", showing a heroic and heroic spirit; The lion dance symbolizes bravery, strength and independence. They show the diversity and richness of Chinese culture through specific forms and contents. At the same time, they all embody the inheritance and innovative spirit of Chinese culture.
In the process of historical development, English singing and dancing and lion dancing have continuously absorbed and integrated various cultural elements, forming a unique performance form and style. At the same time, with the development of the times, these intangible cultural heritage items are constantly innovating and developing to adapt to the changes in society and the needs of the audience. This spirit of inheritance and innovation is an important driving force for the continuous development and growth of Chinese culture.
Yangcheng Evening News: What kind of inspiration does this have for the current mutual learning and exchange of civilizations?
Chen Ping: Exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations require specific carriers, as well as a lot of interaction and exchanges. Folk culture is an important part of Chinese culture and an important carrier of mutual learning and exchange between civilizations. By strengthening the protection and inheritance of folk culture, we can better show the whole picture of Chinese culture to the world and promote mutual understanding and exchanges between different cultures.
At the same time, it will also help to stimulate the cultural self-confidence and pride of the domestic people and promote the sustainable development of Chinese culture.
Text reporters: Zhu Shaojie, Zhou Xinyi.