The Shenzhen dance drama, 「Wing Chun,」 is heading abroad after a successful run in China and will make its overseas.
在中國收穫無數掌聲與讚譽之後,深圳出品原創舞劇《詠春》走出國門,拉開海外演出的大幕。
「Wing Chun,」 a phenomenal dance drama that has taken China by storm since its premiere at the end of 2022, has been applauded by Chinese audiences for providing a brand-new theatrical experience that fuses dance and martial arts.
The drama features two stories that run in parallel and are switched seamlessly, with two scenes alternating on the stage.
舞劇中,戲內外兩個故事並行展現、無縫切換,兩個場景在舞台上旋轉交替。
One story takes place on a film set, where the theatrical crew of the dance drama 「Wing Chun」 is filming the story of Yip Man, a renowned teacher of the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. The other story depicts how Yip Man goes to Hong Kong to pursue a career promoting Wing Chun.
The drama tells not only the story of the martial art master Yip Man, but also portrays a group of ordinary people who pursue their dreams, represented by the theater crew’s lighting director named Dachun.
In an artistic framework of dual scenes and stories, the creators of 「Wing Chun」 have meshed two intangible cultural heritages – the martial art of Wing Chun and gambiered gauze (Xiangyunsha) – with flair and ingenuity.
在雙場景、雙故事的藝術架構中,《詠春》創作者以令人驚艷的藝術巧思嵌入了雙非遺——詠春拳、香雲紗。
With a history of over 200 years, Wing Chun has been cleverly adopted to express the humanistic connotation of Chinese martial arts. Shenzhen local brand designer Xing Lili, who serves as a gambiered gauze consultant for the drama, has provided many creative ideas in clothing, props, and visual effects.
「All the characters in the drama, their hard work, perseverance, courage and dedication, reflect the essence and spirit of Shenzhen, the 『City of Dreams』 and『City of Youth』,」 said Chang Hongji, who plays Yip Man in the dance drama and the chief dancer of the Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre.
「Wing Chun」 has been on a tour across China since this March, with a craze that has swept across the country, igniting the audiences』 enthusiasm. In June this year, the dance drama also received ecstatic acclaim from foreign diplomats and representatives of international organizations in China at the Beijing Poly Theatre.