《风雪夜归人》Return on a Snowy Night-广州芭蕾舞团芭蕾舞剧
 

演出时间：2010年2月9日至11日19:30
演出地点：国家大剧院-戏剧场

人生碌碌，所追寻的，是否真是所求？人生匆匆，所拥有的，是否真为所属？

四幕芭蕾舞剧《风雪夜归人》根据著名剧作家吴祖光的同名话剧改编，展示了京剧名伶魏莲生与官宦宠妾袁玉春从互生情愫、被人拆散，到心系彼此，最终化“蝶”而去的悲欢离合的故事。这部舞剧是广州芭蕾舞团于2009年底最新创作完成并首演的作品，是舞团继芭蕾舞剧《梅兰芳》、《梦红楼》获得成功之后，锐意创新、积极探索的又一民族芭蕾力作。

剧情简介：
春红楼的头牌姑娘玉春被法院院长苏弘基赎出纳为四姨太。从火坑跳入豪门，玉春却淡然处之，仿佛置身其外。红极当时的男旦莲生不经意间遗落下围巾，路过的玉春拾起送还，一个蓦然回首，一个惊鸿一瞥，二人心湖春水顿被吹皱。奈何真心相爱难敌世态炎凉，二人最终天各一方。二十载似水流年。一个纷飞大雪之夜玉春归来，却发现被白雪覆盖的莲生已然逝去。在这沉重冷酷的寒夜，人们都在为自己的追求无畏付出，当蓦然回首来时路，不禁惘然……

创作历史：
由我国著名剧作家、文艺理论家吴祖光先生创作的话剧《风雪夜归人》诞生于上世纪四十年代的重庆，上演后曾风靡一时，五十年代周恩来总理还曾赞扬并亲自指导过该剧。半个多世纪以来，《风雪夜归人》先后被改编成电影、电视剧、京剧、评剧、粤剧等多种艺术形式，久演不衰，打动了几代中国观众，成为了中国舞台艺术的经典代表作之一。

由广州芭蕾舞团创作排演的芭蕾版本《风雪夜归人》在尊重原著的基础上进行了大胆的重新诠释，以当代人的视角出发，根据芭蕾艺术所具有的独特表现形式，将一个婉转凄美又感人至深的悲剧故事娓娓道来，并在叙事与抒情的同时，加入了抽象化的处理，充分发挥了肢体语言细腻传情的艺术特长。而在舞蹈语汇上，该剧吸收了传统民族舞蹈、戏曲等各种元素，并以其深刻的思想内容、鲜明的人物形象、浓郁的民族风格和优美的传统音乐，对中国民族芭蕾的创作进行了一次有益的尝试。

同时，《风雪夜归人》的幕后团队也是一次跨界合作的“强强联手”。其中囊括了著名导演陈建骊、残奥会作曲方鸣、杨丽萍《云南映像》的舞美设计孙天卫、奥运会服装设计之一麦青等各界精英。

广州芭蕾舞团：
广州芭蕾舞团成立于1994年1月，由著名舞蹈家张丹丹女士担任团长及艺术总监。建团以来，舞团排演了大量古典芭蕾经典作品，包括：《葛蓓莉娅》、《天鹅湖》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》、《吉赛尔》等，并通过排演古典作品形成了舞团严谨、规范的表演风格。同时舞团还排演当代编舞家的优秀作品，如：《安娜•卡列尼娜》、《茶花女》，音乐交响芭蕾《拉赫曼尼诺夫第二钢琴协奏曲》等，从而展示出芭蕾艺术旺盛的生命力和丰富的多样性。

舞团在继承优秀民族传统方面表现得尤为突出，创编、演出了一系列民族芭蕾舞剧：《兰花花》、《洛神》、《玄凤》、《梅兰芳》、《梦红楼》、《图兰多》，以及民族交响芭蕾《黄河》、《梁山伯与祝英台》、《第一小提琴协奏曲》，由此彰显出广州芭蕾舞团独树一帜的艺术风格和创作激情。同时，剧团注重艺术人才队伍建设，坚持每年邀请国内外专家、知名芭蕾导师来团授课或编排节目，使舞团始终保持着朝气蓬勃的精神面貌，并在艺术上逐渐走向成熟，培养了一批优秀演员，引起了国内外芭蕾界的广泛注目。

在国际交流方面，广州芭蕾舞团亦表现不俗，至今已先后赴俄罗斯、英国、美国、加拿大、法国、澳大利亚、意大利、德国、西班牙、瑞士、芬兰、秘鲁、古巴、日本、韩国、蒙古、新加坡及香港、澳门和台湾地区演出、访问、交流，扩大了中国芭蕾艺术在世界范围内的影响力。

演出：广州芭蕾舞团
演出票价：VIP　480　380　280　180　80 元

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Ballet: Return on a Snowy Night

Venue: Theatre
Dates: Feb. 9-11, 2010　19:30
Presenter: The Guangzhou Ballet
Price: VIP　480　380　280　180　80 RMB

Programme Introduction
Mediocre and busy as life is, what we are rushing around for is really what we want?
Short and hasty as life is, what we are possessed of actually belongs to us?

The four-act ballet Return on a Snowy Night is adapted from a stage play of the same title by the eminent dramatist Wu Zuguang. It tells a miserable story that Wei Liansheng, a well-known Peking Opera performer, and Yuan Yuchun, a high-ranking official's concubine, fell in love with each other, then were split apart for 20 years and eventually became "butterfly lovers". The ballet, newly revised and debuted at the end of 2009 by the Guangzhou Ballet, is another innovative and exploratory dance work after the Guangzhou Ballet's successful performance of Mei Lanfang and Dreaming Red Mansions.

Return on a Snowy Night, a drama created by the famous Chinese dramatist, and art & literature theorist—Wu Zuguang in the 1940s in Chongqing City, aroused a sensation for quite a time after its performance. In the 1950s, the play was even applauded by the former Premier Zhou Enlai and received his instructions. Over half a century has witnessed its variations in numerous forms of art such as movie, TV, Peking Opera, Ping Opera, and Cantonese Opera, holding great fascination for generations of Chinese audience. Its glamour, never fading away, has made it one of the classic masterpieces in Chinese art.

Based on the original classic, the Guangzhou Ballet takes the initiative in rearranging and programming the work from a modern perspective and in the unique form of ballet. In telling the tragic and moving story, the Guangzhou Ballet's version of Return on a Snowy Night brings into full play the delicateness and expressiveness of dance movement, adding an abstract element to the narrative and lyrical work. The play serves as a beneficial experiment in creating Chinese ballet, by absorbing various elements in terms of dance vocabularies, such as traditional Chinese dance and opera, and by presenting thought-provoking content, vivid figures, distinctive ethnic features and graceful traditional music.

The off-stage staff members include trans-industry elites such as Chen Jianli, a Chinese celebrated director; Fang Ming, a composer for the Beijing Paralympics; Sun Tianwei, stage designer of the famous Chinese dancer Yang Liping's masterpiece Dynamic Yunnan; and Mai Qing, one of the fashion designers for the Beijing Olympics.

Synopsis
The most popular courtesan Yuchun in the whorehouse Chunhonglou was bought back as fourth wife by Su Hongji, president of a court. However, Yuchun was indifferent to her getting out of the living hell and entering a rich and powerful family. One day, Yuchun encountered Liansheng, a popular Peking Opera performer, who left his scarf without knowing it when passing by her. Yuchun picked the scarf up and returned it to Liansheng. They became deeply attached to each other. Nonetheless, they were torn apart for twenty years. On a snowy night after twenty-year departure, Yuchun came back, only to find that Liansheng had already passed away, covered by deep snow. On such a chilling, grim night, looking back on the past, she couldn't help feeling lost...

The Guangzhou Ballet
The Guangzhou Ballet, established in January 1994, is headed by famous dancer Zhang Dandan who is also Artistic Director of the Ballet.

Since its establishment, the Guangzhou Ballet has staged quite a lot of ballet classics including Coppelia, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle etc., defining its performing style as rigorous and orthodox. Besides, it also embraces memorable works by modern choreographers, such as Anna Karenina, The Lady of the Camellias, symphonic ballet Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2, which demonstrates the great vitality and diversity of the Ballet.

The Guangzhou Ballet stands head and shoulders in following Chinese traditions. It rearranges and performs a series of Chinese ballets such as Lanhuahua, Goddess of the Luo River, Celestial Phoenix, Mei Lanfang, Dreaming Red Mansions, Turandot , and Chinese-style symphonic ballets including Yellow River, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (The Butterfly Lovers), as well as Violin Concerto No.1, revealing its unique style of art and passion for creation.

Meanwhile, the Ballet has attached great importance to talent development. By inviting specialists and celebrated ballet tutors both at home and abroad for training and programming, the troupe has maintained its vigor and vitality, gradually formed a mature artistic style and fostered a good number of exceptional dancers, winning wide attention in the ballet circles both domestically and internationally.

As far as international exchange is concerned, Guangzhou Ballet has also done an excellent job. It has given extraordinary performances in Russia, UK, US, Canada, France, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Peru, Cuba, Japan, South Korean, Mongolia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, enhancing the influence of Chinese ballet in the international arena.