Basic Information
Chinese Name The Red Detachment of Women The Red Detachment of Women
Foreign Name The Red Detachment of Women Category Ballet Performing Organization Central Opera and Dance Theatre Ballet Drama Troupe (Chinese Dance Drama Troupe) Creators Choreographers Lee Cheng-Xiang, Wang Xi-Xian, Jiang Zu-Huei Composers Wu Zuqiang, Du Mingxin, Dai Hongwei, Shi Wanchun, Wang Yanqiao Choreography Ma Yunhong (scenery), Liang Hongzhou (lighting), Li Keyu (costumes) Performers Main Cast Bai Shuxiang, Zhong Runliang (as Qionghua A and B), Liu Qingtang, Wang Guohua (as Hong Changqing A and B), Wu Jingzhu (as Company Commander of the Maiden Scouts), Li Xinying (as Correspondent Xiao Pang), Li Chengxiang (as Nan Batian), Wan Qiwu (as the leader of the troupe, Lao Si). Xu Longzhu (as Mrs. Nan) Orchestra Central Opera and Dance Theatre Ballet Troupe Orchestra Backing Ribs Singing Song Central Opera and Dance Theatre Troupe Conductor Huang Feili, Li Huade, Wang Ruo-zhong, Bian Zu-shan Dance Rehearsers Ding Ning, Shi Shengfang
Introduction
At the time of the Ten-Year Civil War, the girl from a peasant family in Hainan Island, Wu Qinghua, was robbed and made a slave by the evil landowner, Nanbatian, due to the poverty of her family. She tries to escape from the landlord's cage several times, but she is caught and thrown into the gloomy water prison. One day, a giant Chinese businessman came to Nanbatian's house, and Qinghua was transferred to the "giant businessman" as a gift. The merchant took her on a road trip and released her. Qinghua looked back at the handsome young businessman and was amazed and perplexed. She ran fast through the wind and rain, over the trees, to the revolutionary base, found the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and joined the Red Maiden Scouts, a fighting company in the Qiongya Independent Division made up entirely of laboring women. She meets Hong Changqing, a party representative, and that's when she realizes that the giant Chinese businessman who let her go is Hong Changqing, a party representative in disguise. Qinghua has an un***able grudge against the landlord Nan Batian, and she wants revenge. During a reconnaissance mission, Qinghua saw Nanbaotian and her eyes flared up with anger. She disregarded the reconnaissance discipline and shot Nanbaotian without authorization, which resulted in exposing the target and allowed Nanbaotian to escape. Hong Changqing criticized and educated her for her mistake, which made her raise her consciousness. Later, when Nanbatian colluded with the Kuomintang army to invade the base area, Hong Changqing completed the task of blocking the enemy, and in order to cover the retreat of her comrades, she was seriously wounded and captured, and was heroically killed. Soon after, the Red Army liberated Coconut Grove Village and killed Nan Batian. During the battle, Qinghua joined the Chinese ****production party for her heroic performance and took over the position of party representative of the Maiden Company.
Scene Introduction
Prologue Hainan Island, the evil landlord Nan Batian's earth prison, imprisoned the South House maid Qionghua. The leader of the troupe, Lao Si, is ordered to sell her. Qiong Hua takes advantage of Lao Si's unguarded position, kicks him down, and under the cover of her difficult friends, seizes the door and escapes. Scene 1 Dark night, torrential rain pours down. Qiong Hua escapes from the Nan Mansion, but meets up with Lao Si who comes to search for her, and Qiong Hua falls into the clutches of the devil. Nan Batian is furious and orders his men to whip her severely, and Qiong Hua falls unconscious. Thinking that Qionghua is dead, Nanbaotian returns to his house with his servants. Hong Changqing, the party representative of the Red Army Maiden Scout Company, leads his correspondent Xiao Pang to carry out a mission. He encounters Qionghua, who wakes up, and directs Qionghua to join the soon-to-be-established Red Maiden Scout Company. Scene 2 The Red Independent Division of the Red Army establishes the Red Maiden Scout Company. Qiong Hua rushes to the meeting place and is warmly cared for by the soldiers and civilians. Qiong Hua sees the slogan "Down with Nan Batian" and angrily accuses Nan Batian of persecuting her. Party representative Hong Changqing accepts Qionghua into the army. Scene 3: On Nanbatian's birthday, a Li girl is forced to dance under a whip. Hong Changqing comes to celebrate the birthday in the disguise of an overseas Chinese businessman who has returned to China to visit his family, but his real intention is to join forces with the Maidens after midnight to eliminate Nanbatian's regiment and capture him alive. At night, Qiong Hua and her comrades sneak into the Nanfu Mansion to liaise with Xiao Pang, show them the way to the Nanfu Mansion and wait for the opportunity to receive the brigade. When Nanbaotian sends his guests away, Qionghua can't hold back her anger and disregards her comrades' obstruction and shoots Nanbaotian, destroying the original plan. When the Red Army hears the gunshots, they attack Nanfu, and Nanbatian and Lao Si escape through a hole in the ground. Qiong Hua is remorseful for disrupting the battle plan by violating the discipline. The Red Army opens Nanbatian's granary and distributes food to the masses. Scene 4 On the Red Army's camp, Hong Changqing is giving a political lesson to the Maidens. Qiong Hua learns and realizes her mistakes more y. The villagers send lychees and bucket hats to console the Red Army. The army and the people have a reunion. The sentry reports that the Kuomintang army is advancing in force, the main force of the Red Army is transferred, leaving a small detachment to block the enemy. Scene 5 Before dawn, the main force of the Red Army has been inserted behind the enemy. Hong Changqing leads a small detachment to block the enemy and hold the mountain pass. After the task of the small detachment is completed and the whole team retreats safely, Hong Changqing and others retreat while fighting, unfortunately seriously injured, Hong Changqing was captured. Passing scene The main force of the Red Army marched into Nanbatian's lair. Scene 6 The courtyard of the South House is in chaos. The guards report the news of the Red Army's approach to Nanbatian one after another. Nanbatian fantasizes about threatening Hong Changqing with a letter of retreat. Hong Changqing is so righteous that he flatly refuses, and is tied to a banyan tree and burned in a fire, and Hong Changqing is heroically killed. The Red Army liberates Coconut Grove Village and the masses celebrate the liberation. Qiong Hua and Xiao Pang searched for Hong Changqing and were saddened to learn of his death. The soldiers and civilians mourn the martyr and many ask to join the army. The Red Army grows and continues to move forward.
Memorabilia of the show
The show was created and performed in the 1960s under the direct care of Premier Zhou Enlai; it was the first attempt to reform ballet in China according to Premier Zhou's instruction of "revolutionizing, nationalizing and massifying". On October 8, 1964, Chairman Mao watched the premiere and praised the reform of the "Red" play: "The revolution is successful, the direction is right, and the art is good." Since then Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping and other party and state leaders have watched, and repeatedly entertained visiting foreign heads of state, heads of government, etc. In 1964 by the choreographer and director Jiang Zuhui went to Albania for the Tirana Song and Dance Theatre rehearsal of the play. Premier Zhou watched the performance there. Japan's Matsuyama Ballet also rehearsed the play, by Yoko Matsushita play Qionghua. 1986 Central Ballet Theatre to the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the 1979 Chinese Art Troupe visit to the United States were performed in the "red" play the first. 1994 was named "the Chinese people in the twentieth century dance classic works". In the domestic performance of the "Red" theater art units throughout the country. Red" theater in the Central Ballet Theatre has been re-staged many times. The successive roles of Qionghua include Bai Shuxiang, Zhong Runliang, Zhao Ruheng, Xue Jinghua, Yu Leidi, Zhang Dandan, Feng Ying, Wang Shan, etc.; and Liu Qingtang, Wang Guohua, Sun Zhengyan, Wang Caijun, Sun Jie, etc. as Hong Changqing.