During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Horse, Xi'an Datang Night City expanded its performance with excitement. Starting from February 10th, the performance time was officially extended, and five new programs appeared simultaneously, presenting a more vivid and complete picture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty for visitors from all over the world.
On the stage of "The Secret Box of the Prosperous Tang Dynasty", the surprise appearance of the Tang Dynasty door gods "Qin Qiong" and "Yu Chi Jingde" ignited the atmosphere with humorous and interactive Q&A, and laughter and cheers echoed one after another.
On the stage of Tuanhua Square, before the start of "Ten Kabuki: Spring Preface to Banquet Music", the enthusiastic audience had already seized the position. On the stage of the Zhenguan Zhizhi sculpture, the music of "Sword and Instrument Poem" plays, and the dancers' clothes fly, vividly reproducing the prosperous scene of a thousand years ago.
The poem 'The Immortal Drunken in Chang'an' brings together the poetic and drunken sentiments of the 'Immortal' and Li Bai. The actors sway gracefully, their eyes filled with the carefree and drunken spirit of the poetic immortal. The clinking of glasses with tourists breaks down the barrier between the stage and the audience, making historical figures from thousands of years ago within reach.
As night falls, "Poetry String Tide Rhyme" slowly opens on the Chang'an Story Stage. The newly arranged music blends classical and modern elements, recreating the elegant atmosphere of "music in poetry" and adding a touch of moving rhythm and emotion to the ancient capital at night.
From humorous interaction to vigorous sword dance, from poetry and wine elegance to banquet scenes, the five new performances have given the Tang Dynasty's charm a new expression during the New Year season.
The stunning presentation on stage is the culmination of the performer's nearly ten years of performance experience. Liang Ke, who played the role of Lady Gong Sun in "Sword and Instrument Poem", has nearly ten years of performance experience and has previously participated in Dunhuang and classical dance performances on the Xi'an City Wall.
Since entering the acting profession, Liang Ke has spent almost every Spring Festival with the audience. "I hope that through my performance, more viewers can understand Lady Gong Sun, experience the charm of traditional culture, and harvest the joy and beauty of the Spring Festival
In order to better interpret the role of Lady Gong Sun, she worked closely with the director, costume and makeup staff to deeply cultivate and discuss. Not only did she train diligently every day, deeply analyze the core of the character, but she also created a second creation based on the director's choreography, perfectly integrating her own understanding with the dance movements, in order to present the most vivid and refreshing sword dance.
At 12:00 on the 10th, the first performance of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Water Dance Light and Shadow Show was held. The stunning water light and colorful interplay of light and shadow opened a romantic prelude for the city that never sleeps during the day in front of a millennium old monument.
The night is still the colorful time slot of the Tang Dynasty city that never sleeps, and multiple classic programs and new content will be staged in a staggered manner. Not only did the Big Wild Goose Pagoda water dance light and shadow show, prosperous era clear music, poetry string tide rhyme, sword and instrument lyrics, poetry immortal drunk Chang'an and other performances begin one after another, but there were also "Tang Rhyme Immortal" and "Ten Kabuki: Spring Preface to Banquet Music", one south and one north, the finale appeared.
During the day, there is an elegant flow of poetry, wine, sword dance, and at night, there is a magnificent scene of dazzling lanterns stretching out. The Tang Dynasty city that never sleeps transforms the romance and joy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty into a rich "Chinese New Year flavor".
