《ETHNIC MUSIC AND DANCE DRAMA: CALL OF THE PLATEAU》
Directed by the innovative director and choreographer Tang Yong
the song and dance drama Call of the Plateau features one of the elite theatric creations of Yunnan Nationalities Village. Boasting the collection of cultural elements and singing-dancing genes of Yunnan’s 15 unique indigenous ethnic minorities, the theatrical masterpiece focuses on portraying the theme “awing the nature and esteeming harmony”.
By striving to “spotlight novelty while maintaining sentiments of the commonplace folks”, the dance drama endeavors to present a panoramic view through unique combination and clever scheduling of scenes. By distilling and upgrading essence of Yunnan’s traditional folk music and dancing art, the dance drama extracts the choreographic soul of Yunnan’s indigenous ethnic minorities and inputs it in the concise and well-organized chapters. According to the perfect integration of music and dancing art with the unique choreographic language
the dance drama succeeds not only in portraying the cultural diversification of Yunnan’s ethnic minorities, but also in presenting the buoyant and harmonious daily-life scenes of Yunnan’s minority-inhabited areas.