By APD Writer Zhou Xinyi
From September 18th to 23rd, a ballet in two acts The Light of Heart created by national ballet of China premiered at the Tianqiao Theatre in Beijing.
The Artist Director of
The Light of Heart
is the director of National Ballet of China, the Director, Librettist and Choreographer is Fei Bo.
"The desire to create a ballet to show the splendid Dunhuang Arts has been in my mind for so long time that the coming world premiere of
*The Light of Heart * makes me filled with all sorts of emotions. Since the meeting and acquaitance with Fan Jinshi, we have the chance to know the protector of Dunhuang
and how difficult it is to protect, to inherit, to develop and ecpand the world cultural heritage. And when we learnt more about Dunhuang, we got much more shocked and attracted by the numerous touching stories of protecting the grottoes happened
in Dunhuang. Today, we will present the Dunhuang protectors' spirit of dedication in solitude and sacrifice, which has been in thousands of years' Dunhuang civilization, as well as their firm faith on the stage, which is a kind of guidance like the light in heart. At the same time, we hope the ballet could represent the sincere feelings contained in the frescoes and Dunhuang culture." Feng talked about the inspiration of The Light of Heart .
Dunhuang, as a county-level city in Gangsu, was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the Mogao Caves. National Ballet of China use dance language combines classics and modern ballet to highlight the splendid Chinese culture.
The star cast of The Light of Heart are Cao Shuci who acts Nianyu, Ma Xiaodong who acts Wuming, Qiu yunting who acts Shuiwen, Liu Zimin who acts Leshan, Li jun who acts Monk Painter.
The Dunhuang people are commited to protecting the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang culture and Chinese culture. The ballet Dunhuan, from the angle of Chinese first-generation Dunhuang art inheritors, expresses their great love of to the deserts and their spirit of sacrifice.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)