"Brother Dong, when will the show start? ”
It's almost there, and the show will start when the people are almost there. ”
On February 8, when Zang Yumei, a villager of Houlou Village, Zhuji Town, Shanxian County, rode past the New Era Civilization Practice Square of the village, "Brother Dong" was taking everyone to clean up the venue.
Villagers who came early to watch the show.
The "old Dong brother" in Zang Yumei's mouth is named Dong Dianzhi, 79 years old this year, the head of the Oriental Zhuanghu Troupe, and the organizer of the 2024 New Year Cultural Show in Zhuji Town.
During the Chinese New Year, we were busy performing in various villages to send New Year blessings to everyone. Houlou Village is the village we have visited the most often, not to mention how enthusiastic the villagers are. Dong Dianzhi told reporters.
Old Brother Dong "Dong Dianzhi."
Zhuji Town is located in the southeast of Shanxian County, at the junction of Jiangsu, Shandong and Anhui provinces. "We are on call, except for the 'main base' Zhuji, we often go to Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province and surrounding towns and villages. ”
In 1969, Dong Dianzhi returned to his hometown after being discharged from the army and began to engage in cultural careers.
In the beginning, no one participated, so I acted by myself and hired artists everywhere, and I thought about singing first. Everyone is familiar with "Dongfang Hong", almost all of them can sing it, and the audience also sings along when they sing it. Dong Dianzhi said that he thought that he could do it, but he didn't dare to think that it would become popular.
On the agricultural holidays, Dong Dianzhi took everyone to run around the villages, under the big trees, along the river, and in the fields were the venues for their performances. "The most popular is the 'big opera', that is, the liuqin opera. One summer, there were 1,000 or 2,000 people in the audience, and we moved in three times, and the road was blocked. ”
Dong Dianzhi They are getting bigger and bigger, and they are getting hotter and hotter, and more and more villages invite them to perform, and even artists from Yucheng, Henan Province are attracted to come to perform together. In 2013, Dong Dianzhi's "Caotai Team" was officially named the Oriental Zhuanghu Troupe.
At present, there are more than 30 people in the Dongfang Zhuanghu Troupe, all of whom are farmers who work and farm. "When we rehearse, we try to come as much as possible, and whoever is available during the official performance will be on the show. Here, as long as it's a positive program, everyone can show their abilities. Dong Dianzhi said with a smile.
It is understood that over the years, Dong Dianzhi has paid 70,000 or 80,000 yuan out of his own pocket to buy sound and props, and also used his relationship to invite opera teachers and dance teachers to guide everyone. Before there was no cultural station, everyone rehearsed at Dong Dianzhi's house, and he took care of the meal every time. After the establishment of the troupe, they still performed for free, and they could sing as long as there was an open space.
Villagers waiting to see the show.
We are all looking forward to Brother Dong and them coming every day, as long as they come, I will watch. Zang Yumei hurried over after finishing her family's affairs, waiting for the show to begin. The troupe has come to Houlou Village to perform many times, thanks to the enthusiasm of the villagers. Zhang Ruobing, secretary of the party branch of Houlou Village, said: "For as long as I can remember, there have been many singers in the village, and now villagers in their sixties and seventies can sing a few words. Many villagers have erhu, electronic piano, and big drums at home, and they all take them out in the cool evening in summer. Our village's waist drum team and square dance team have won the ranking in the county competition for five consecutive years. ”
"Village Evening" started.
After that, the drumbeat of "Knock, Knock, Knock" came, and the "Village Evening" started ......
Mass newspaper and rural mass reporter Liu Wen correspondents: Wang Xiaolan, Sun Ailan, Gao Xin.