Analysis of the work "The Peacock is Flying": The breeze is blowing, the drizzle is light, it is the peacock that has flown in; the reeds are singing melodiously, it is the peacock that is flying in; the reeds are blooming, and the kapok is red, it is the peacock that is flying in. What a wonderful picture, what a peaceful scene. In this wonderful picture comes a beautiful peacock. It walks briskly, combs its feathers lightly, and flies with the wind. It brings peace and happiness to the Dai villages, and it is also immersed in this auspicious joy with the Dai people. This is the dance image expressed and created by the Dai women's solo dance "Peacock Flying".
Before "The Peacock Is Coming", there were already classic works such as "Peacock Dance" and "The Spirit of the Bird". "Peacock Dance" is mainly about the imitation of form, and "Peacock Spirit" is mainly about the dancer's personal perception of "spirit" and the state of life. The uniqueness of "The Flying Peacock" is that it breaks away from simple morphological simulation, but does not go far beyond the world. Instead, it creates an image of a peacock that is both familiar and unfamiliar. The choreographer captures the momentary movements of the peacock, such as turning around, raising its head, and fluttering its wings, and beautifies, processes, and abstracts these movements into a charming dance posture, and conveys the meaning of peace and joy through these dynamic languages. The most successful part of this dance is the choreographer's handling of the dance rhythm. Since the area where the Dai people live is warm and humid all year round and is influenced by "water culture", the dances of Dai women are mostly characterized by slow rhythms and soft movements. In this work, the choreographer breaks the usual rhythm type of Dai dance and uses syncopated rhythms in many places. This change in rhythm strengthens the rhythm of the dance movements and gives it jumping and dynamic intensity. And this kind of dancing state just corresponds to the joyful meaning that the choreographer wants to convey. In addition, rhythm processing is also reflected in the contrast between the speed and slowness of dance movements. The first half of the dance is basically dominated by jumping and fast-paced movements. In the second half of the dance, the music is still slightly faster in 3/4 time, but the actors' movements are obviously slowed down, similar to the slow-motion close-ups in movies, and the peacock steps. Walking lightly into the Dai village with light steps, the sacred bird in people's hearts has turned into happiness and auspiciousness and descended on the world, and the joyful mood is slowly infecting the audience, making the audience feel the same.
In terms of action arrangement, the director pays great attention to the exploration of local actions. For example, shrugging your shoulders up and down quickly, flashing your hips, and swinging your feet. The choreographer did not magnify these movements, but used "small" to highlight these parts, and used "small" to embellish and decorate them, forming a brisk and agile movement, which also enriched the movement vocabulary of this dance and made the dance image full and full. moving. It is the sense of agility created by these tiny little movements that highlights the "god" of the peacock and also highlights the joyful mood. The peacocks are flying, a better life has arrived, and the people in the Dai villages are singing happily. "The Flying Peacock" is a very emotional dance. The choreographer emphasizes and highlights this emotion in every aspect of the choreography. The choreographer also does not forget this purpose in the stage scheduling. Through the multi-dimensional scheduling of the dancers, the joyful mood is reflected. Through this arrangement, viewers seem to have seen the great changes in Dai villages, people's prosperous and peaceful lives, and a bright future.
As soon as "The Peacock Flying" was staged, it gave people a refreshing feeling. Through years of teaching and accumulation, the choreographer has grasped the aesthetic core of Dai dance, and boldly broke through the tradition, drawing on modern dance choreography techniques, mobilizing all parts of the body to dance freely and fully, and extending many of the stylistic features of the Dai three bends. New moves and gestures. And these new dance postures are completely consistent with the aesthetic connotation of Dai dance. Therefore, it can be said that this work created new ideas for the creation and development of Dai folk dance. In addition, the music itself is full of strong dynamics and modern flavor, which also makes this dance full of new feelings. "The Flying Peacock" breaks away from the traditional Dai dance model and embodies a new quality, creating a new Dai folk dance that caters to modern people's aesthetic tastes.
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