"Every second is a shock, every frame is a sense of power, and they dance not only a vigorous dragon posture, but also a majestic dragon soul! "The 2024 "Liaoshi Spring Festival Gala" has come to an end, but the bursts of dragon chant from the dance "Dragon Teng" still echo in the hearts of every audience. Traditional culture endows artistic expression with rich heritage, and artistic expression techniques also give traditional culture the power of inheritance, which is not only the reason why the dance "Dragon Teng" is out of the circle, but also an excellent opportunity for traditional culture to reach a wider audience. This not only shows the cultural resonance of linking ancient and modern, but also indicates the high-spirited momentum of Liaoning's take-off, and also shows the prosperity of the Chinese dragon.
The dragon comes out of the source of the Liao River", Liaoning and the dragon have a deep relationship. In 1982, the site of Chahai in Fuxin, Liaoning Province excavated 8,000 years ago, nearly 20 meters long "stone pile plastic dragon", which is the earliest and largest dragon image found in China, known as "the first dragon in China". The dragon is not only the spiritual totem of the Chinese nation, but also the spiritual guidance of the Liaoning people, which vividly reproduces the charm of the dragon on the stage, and the ingenuity of "Dragon Teng" is fully revealed.
24 male dancers dressed in cyan costumes appeared steadily in the mist, they lined up in a "one" figure to dance to the depths of the audience, the dragon stretched out on the stage between the clothes and the flying, the dance steps moved freely, simulating the winding momentum of the dragon, and then the dancers rotated and jumped into a circle, like a dragon spiraling and sitting, ready to go, as if the next second is about to rise into the air, swaying 90,000 miles. With the changing movements and formations of the dancers, the scene on the 360° surround screen also changes from the historical relics to the top of the mountains and rivers, and then breaks through the clouds and rushes straight out of the sky, and finally the clouds are steaming and the sky is shining, when a beam of "rising sun" shoots into the stage, "Dragon Teng" also ends after the dancers gather to become the "dragon head".
The dragon's momentum lies in its upward movement, so the "dragon's head" at the end of the dance is both the end and the beginning. The dance "Dragon Teng" is a wish for the Year of the Dragon, hoping that everyone will have the power and spirit of the dragon and bravely face every challenge in the future. In the place where "China's first dragon" takes off, "Dragon Teng" is also using the majesty, strength and strength of the dragon, implying that Liaoning will develop rapidly in the new year, and the dragon will leap and the tiger will leap.
From the "stone dragon" buried under the heavy soil to the "swimming dragon" with a vigorous posture on the stage, the dance "Dragon Teng" can be called an advancement and innovation of traditional culture. The dancers are dressed in cyan dance costumes, just because the green dragon is the image of ancient Chinese myths and legends, one of the "four spirits of heaven" of the oriental god, and the red light yarn faintly revealed between the clothes when dancing is the symbol of the Chinese nation, which is not only the color of blood, but also represents the inheritance of the national spirit from generation to generation. Behind the dance costume is the dragon's backbone, which is the skeleton of the dragon, when the dancers get together, the root of the dragon's spine points to the sky, not only resembling a mountain range, but also symbolizing that the backbone of the Chinese nation is always strong and never bent. It is these rich designs that make the "Stone Pile Plastic Dragon" come alive on the stage from static to dynamic, giving vitality to traditional culture and truly entering the hearts of the audience.
The beauty of traditional culture, just like the moonlight, brings not only the shock of the moment, but also the immortal brightness that travels through thousands of years. The dance "Dragon Teng" can get out of the circle, and the fundamental reason is the "contrasting" innovation in content and form, so that traditional culture is no longer "old paper piles" and "old antiques", but becomes trendy, fashionable and interesting, so as to better fit the aesthetics and preferences of the audience. The popularity of "Dragon Teng" is another affirmation of the creative strength of "Liaoshi Spring Festival Gala", and it is also a successful exploration of the young expression of traditional culture.