Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 859 Song and Dance

Chapter 860 Musical Drama

Guided by the guide chariot, the actors on the chariot perform the action of beating the Kuipi drum with wild dancing postures. The dancers on both sides hold the spear, ax, halberd and shield, and approach the center of the stage step by step.

The teams finally met together, and the sound of the music became more intense, with the sound of swords clashing in between.

The dance still became crazy and agitated. From time to time, dancers were thrown, fell, and struggled in the crowd, demonstrating the brutality and cruelty of war.

There were fewer and fewer people standing and dancing. In the end, the whole army of Chi You was wiped out. Chi You's actor turned his back to the sky, and was held up high by several actors to freeze the frame.

The music ended with Chi You's unwilling roar, and the lights went out.

The shocking effect of the opening large-scale dance shocked everyone in Lijiagou to hold their breath, and everyone's palms were sweating, as if the decisive battle of the ages ago happened vividly before their eyes.

Then the mournful music played, and a green mountain and green water appeared on the background screen. A group of bamboo rafts came from the clear water full of rhododendrons. The stage was brightly lit, but a layer of dry ice smoke appeared.

In the sound of the Miao family's "Requiem Song", several bamboo rafts floated out of the screen from the left side of the background, and then propped out from the left side of the stage, and the background also changed secretly with their movements.

The performers on the bamboo raft are dressed in Miao clothes, old and young, supporting each other with difficulty.

When an old man pointed at the green hills in the background, everyone on the bamboo raft looked up, and the dance was full of hope again.

The bamboo raft came to the center of the stage, the dancers came down, the bamboo raft continued to move forward, and disappeared on the right side of the stage.

People were extremely weak and tired, and many could not stand up.

Tears welled up in Ah Yin's eyes instantly, and she covered her mouth with her hands, fearing that her crying would affect the people around her.

The same people, as well as Aunt Miao, A Dai, and Uncle A Chong, many people couldn't help but burst into tears.

This is a transitional dance. The movements of the dancers gradually return from being stiff and difficult to natural and powerful. Finally, in the midst of the misty music, the audience found that although the actors danced continuously, they all rose to the level of air!

The video in the background is a shot flying upwards along the cliff. The waterfall on the cliff, the strange rocks, and the pine trees are constantly moving down.

Although the actors stopped rising after reaching a certain height, the whole visual effect seemed as if the actors were constantly rising in the air.

This is an idealized and beautiful dance. It seems that after the two tragic tracks of "Battle of the Deer" and "Wandering", the director couldn't bear to portray the arduous journey of climbing the cliff after Jiuli, and transformed it into a kind of The beautiful longing in the dream and the infinite yearning for the fairyland on earth.

Li Junge couldn't help but nodded secretly. Si Xingzhun's idea definitely came from the connection and ascension in the silk painting of the Chu tomb, which is wonderful.

Then the actors descended slowly again, but due to the cooperation of the background, it seemed that they were still rising, but the speed slowed down, and finally fell to the top of the cliff.

The cliff in its original state has arrived.

The Miao people cheered happily, but the leader who led them exhausted his efforts and finally fell down.

The Miao people mourned unceasingly, and handed over the patriarch's ax to the heir, surrounded his body with four wooden shields, made a wooden coffin, and held a funeral for him.

Several young Miao people climbed up the cliff and pulled the dead patriarch up the cliff with difficulty.

The mournful singing sounded, it was still a requiem song, but this time the singing was in Chinese.

"O ancestors who led horses and cows,
Staggering across the Wuxi River...

The top of the green hill on Longtian Cliff,

Sit down in our grass nest...

Bringing clear Dongzi water,
The fat sunny slope was burned...

The terraced fields all over the mountain have been plowed,
Planted the black and bright golden barley...

Welcomed the newborn Yaowazi,
Sending away the aging old lady...

Rocking horses in the woods by the mountain,
Sing flying songs under the open moon...

The top of the green hill on Longtian Cliff,

Sit down in our grass nest...

O ancestors who led horses and cows,

Staggering across the Wuxi River..."

The sad atmosphere infected everyone. The people of Lijiagou and the Miao family were already close, but now they felt the same way. Many tears finally fell down.

However, the dance atmosphere that followed became romantic.

This is a dance for two people, showing the process of the silly ancestor grandma and De Maogong getting acquainted and falling in love by the Wuxi River, and finally becoming husband and wife and planting the ancestor cherry blossoms together.

At the end of the dance, the background tone became extremely bright, and the little Zu Ying quickly grew and flourished in the graceful dance of the two, and soon occupied and exceeded the entire big screen when the cherry blossoms bloomed. Cherry blossom petals fluttered, and the background and stage were completely integrated.

The visual effect was extremely shocking. Although the mood was agitated but still depressed, the Lijiagou people finally couldn't bear it anymore, and no one knew who started to applaud, and then the crazy applause swept across the entire theater, almost toppling the roof!
This is their common ancestor, this is their root!At this moment, everyone feels that they are connected by blood with the people around them!
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The next background was changed to a battlefield, with swords, lights, swords, and bloody winds, while the front stage set was white walls, green tiles, green trees and yellow flowers, as if the front and the back were two different worlds.

There are still wars outside the mountains, but the village is as peaceful as water.

Several children were sitting behind a desk in front of the tile-roofed house set on one side of the stage, and Mr. Shen Qing was leading them to read and write.

This part of the performance is more like a pantomime, and the background music is all gentle tunes and "San Zi Jing".

The children are completely free from the interference of the outside world, and strive for the knowledge in the books.

"In the beginning of human beings, their nature is good, their natures are similar, their habits are far apart..."

Duke Shen Qin came back from the field and brought grain. The two brothers saluted, and Duke Shen Qing handed over the grain to the children for identification.

"Rice beams and shrubs, wheat millet, these six grains, people eat..."

Lord Shenqing taught the children to bow to Lord Shenqin and then salute each other.

"Father and son are kind, husband and wife are obedient, older brothers are friends, younger brothers are respectful..."

The children sat down again, Shen Qinggong continued to teach, and Shen Qingong watched with relief.

"Jing Zitong, read various histories, examine the lineage, know the end and the beginning..."

The small stage slowly rotates while the children's voice reciting is gradually lowering. With this exquisite background video, it is like the effect of a movie screen.

The chapter has also been transferred from "The Legend of Farming and Reading" to "Xanadu".

Xanadu is created with the hands, which is the theme of this song, showing a lively scene of agricultural labor, full of strength, prosperity and joy.

On the background screen, under the wild Bifeng Mountain, small houses, paddy fields, and dry land began to appear.

The fields gradually expanded in all directions, and more and more houses were formed, forming a village.

There are also more and more dancers on the stage, expressing the content of the ancient song "Kiyang Song", self-sufficient.

"Work at sunrise, rest at sunset; dig a well to drink, plow the field to eat, what is the power of the emperor to me?"

The night gradually deepened, and people finished their day's work and fell asleep.

In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shines into the deep forest, and there are gurgling water and birds chirping in the background music.

A young man from the Han family crossed mountains and came to a deep mountain.

He seemed to be in a good mood, and his skills were also very vigorous. He climbed mountains, crossed valleys, collected, hunted, and walked deeper and deeper along the way.

A Miao girl was washing and washing dyed cloth by the stream, when a young man suddenly broke into her field of vision, arousing shyness and resentment.

The young man was deeply attracted by the Miao girl, and lingered by the stream.

Miao Nu splashed him with stream water, and the young man was awakened from his slumber by the stream water, which made Miao Nu smile coquettishly.

The two went from having a good impression of each other to gradually developing feelings for each other. Although the words did not understand each other, it was possible to see the love hidden in the hearts of both parties.

This duet dance is full of emotions and delicate, elegant movements, vigorous men, light and agile women, it is definitely the essence of the whole play.

Li Junge stretched out his hand and took A Yin's hand, as if he felt the same way.

The two parted reluctantly, the young man continued his journey in the forest, and the girl continued to raccoon.

When the girl returned to the village after finishing her work, she found a young man who had been bitten by a snake and was unconscious on the road.

Under the careful care of the girl, the young man recovered.

However, good things are difficult to reconcile, and when the young man came to Miao Village again, what he faced was the difficulties of the Miao family.

"Crossing through the customs" is actually a wonderful excerpt of the intangible cultural heritage acrobatics of the Miao nationality, such as climbing the knife ladder, descending into the sea of ​​fire, igniting the fire, climbing a bamboo pole... It is also combined with the Miao family martial arts performance, which is also wonderful.

All the young man's projects were successful, and the mood of the audience changed from nervous to relaxed. It seemed that there was only the last hurdle left.

Just when all the audience thought the work was done, the young man couldn't hold enough alcohol, and ended up getting drunk as soon as he got drunk, and fell in front of the village gate. This accident caused exclamation and laughter from the audience.

The moonlight shines on the stage, and the Miao girls in the embroidery building are weaving, singing the soft love song "Tell the Coming Year".

The first time is Hmong.

"Will embroider one,
Will sit all night.

What will happen to the new year?

Who knows the next year.

What will happen to the new year?

Who knows the next year...

will sit all night,
Will find a couple.

What will happen to the new year?

Who knows the next year.

What will happen to the new year?

Who knows..."

The singing voice is gentle, delicate, full of worry, sadness and longing. Although most of the audience can't understand the lyrics, they are infected by the cold moonlight and the sad singing voice.

The second time is in Chinese, and the tune has changed slightly, but it can be seen that it was born out of the previous tune.

"I'm tired of walking, I can't stop thinking about it.

What will happen in that year, who knows...

It's late at night, and I can't stop thinking about it.

What will happen in that year, who knows...

Su Yi gentleman, can not stop thinking.

What will happen in that year, who knows..."

At this moment, there was a bird song, but it was the young man who touched under the embroidery building and gave the girl a signal. In, suddenly fell into the young man's arms.

The two eloped at night and decided to spend their lives privately in the Shanlin.

If "Rescued Love" shows the budding of love, ignorance and innocence, "Elopement" shows the unforgettable, lingering and selfless love, which is even more intoxicating.

The two returned to Lijiagou and begged Lord Shenqing. Lord Shenqing led the marriage-seeking team up the mountain according to the Miao ceremony. After successfully entering the Miao Village, the patriarch happily agreed to the marriage.

This dance integrates the Miao family's wedding customs and reception etiquette into the dance, which is actually the essence of the Miao family's culture.

(End of this chapter)