The Creation of Yang li Ping's Dance

Dancer Yang li Ping: Dancing from the heart is spontaneous.

Some people think that Yang li Ping paid too much for dancing. But she thinks it's natural. It's not a sacrifice, because for her, dance is not a performance, a profession, or a so-called art, but a way of life and a ceremony to communicate with heaven and earth.

September 17 at 2 pm, Hefei Anhui Grand Theatre.

From the sunny market to the dark theater hall, the noise of the street is hidden and retreated, and the darkness brings everything into a world full of mystery and paranormal, and the person the reporter is looking for is hiding here, Yang li Ping, a dancer.

Dance: always the latest.

See Yang li Ping, there is a lamp, she sat quietly in the seat in the center of the theater. As usual, dressed in colorful clothes and embroidered shoes with ethnic characteristics, the silver ornaments dotted on her body sparkled and set off the long black hair behind her. She looked like a quiet bird.

When I shook hands with Yang li Ping, I seemed to be able to perceive her characteristics. Her extremely soft hands are a little cold, which makes people feel that running water, windy and floating clouds are all in their hands. Journalists who have come into contact with Yang li Ping often have a wonderful experience: to communicate with her, language is superfluous.

The rehearsal of Yunnan Image lasted from two o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock. Although they have been performing in various places for more than a year, these actors-three quarters of whom were hand-picked by Yang li Ping from the Yunnan shanzhai and never received formal dance training-still exude a strong local flavor. They seem to be in their own village, at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and by Erhai Lake. The concentration and joy of dancing and singing give people the feeling that they are not performing, but intoxicated in their own ceremonies.

Yang li Ping watched and felt off the court. There are so many actors, on the dim stage, everyone has only one outline, but Yang li Ping can casually name people in different positions. For such a big theater, Yang li Ping shuttles from time to time in every corner of the theater, loudly decorating, and wherever there is disharmony, there is a need to start over. A slightly hoarse voice echoed in the theater.

Since its first performance in August last year, Yunnan Image has performed nearly 190 times, but almost every performance is different.

Yang li Ping doesn't want the image of Yunnan to become a stylized thing. What she wants to express is the primitive life of Yunnan ethnic minorities, which is a kind of uncut and whitewashed ethnic customs. Many people disagree with Yang li Ping's artistic ideas, even within the art troupe. In an interview with the media, Yang li Ping said, "Some people once suspected that I couldn't choreograph, so why did I always let the actors dance?" . Even the actors elected representatives to tell me,' Teacher Yang, can you prepare lessons to teach us to dance after you finish choreographing ...' I have to say that this is not a routine dance. And clothes, some people say' dull, too dark.' I feel very bright, so I insist. "

In fact, these young people from the folk don't know that Yang li Ping regards them as teachers, and she hopes to find something that truly belongs to the nation from these people.

Dance: stretch your arms and blend in with the world.

Among the actors in Yunnan Image, the youngest is a Bai girl, a five-year-old bunting. At the meeting with the audience in Hefei, someone asked Yang li Ping why people in her hometown like dancing so much. The colorful flag next to her blurted out, "You can't dance if you have feet, so you came to earth for nothing. If you have a mouth, you won't sing and no one wants it. " On the colorful flags, it seems that the shadow of Yang li Ping's childhood can be found.

Yang li Ping grew up in a single-parent family and lost his father when he was very young. Because there are three younger brothers and sisters below, life gives her the role of half a mother. Farming, chopping wood, diving and cooking are the things she must do every day. "Many people think that my childhood life is too bitter, and some media say that I will cry when I think of my childhood life. In fact, my childhood life was very happy. " Although living in poverty, "we have plenty of food and clothing."

In Yang li Ping's memory, what I remember best is living in a village and a dam on the mountain. Yang li Ping was asked who taught her to dance, and she said it was life. Among the ethnic minorities in Yunnan, singing and dancing are an indispensable part of people's lives. "For example, when sewing, we will casually sing' I picked up the needle and put on the thread ...'"

Yang li Ping said that Yunnan has too many legends and beautiful scenery. Living in this environment for generations, people will naturally have an impulse to sing and dance. No one teaches you, and you will feel a rhythm. Open your mouth and sing along, that is, sing and dance.

Yang li Ping clearly remembers that grandma didn't always feel sad when grandpa died. She is always singing, and in her singing, she can find grandma's thoughts and affection for grandpa. Grandma told Yang li Ping that dancing is to talk to God. When dancing, you should feel that God touched your hand. Yang li Ping said that it was not until many years later that she really realized the significance. "Every time I dance with open arms, I feel that my soul is infinitely extended and integrated with heaven and earth. This wonderful feeling makes my whole body and mind get the quietest comfort. "

Because of this, for Yang li Ping, whether living in the countryside or becoming a dancer, dancing is not a performance, a profession, a so-called art, but a way of life and a ceremony to communicate with the world. Yang li Ping said, "If I can touch it with my hands, I don't have to look with my eyes." She smiled and said to the reporter, "You may only have one pair of eyes, but I have many pairs."

Yang li Ping told a reporter a story: A thief stole from a temple, but found nothing. In a rage, he went to the abbot and asked why the temple was so poor. The abbot pointed to the moon in the sky and said, "We are rich here, and the garden is full of moonlight." When others think that Yang li Ping's childhood is awkward, she thinks that her childhood is rich. This is not a kind of self-satisfaction. She said that this is an understanding of the awakening of intellectuals.

Dance: "I won't twist myself for anything"

From 197 1, Yang li Ping bid farewell to the village where 13 lived and entered the Xishuangbanna Song and Dance Troupe. From then on, she began to have some ideas about spreading her hometown culture. Of course, in Yang li Ping's mind at that time, it was just a hazy mood. But with the growth of age, this kind of emotion is getting stronger and stronger. "In fact, after leaving my hometown, I have to go back and see it every year. In the process of reading, I found that many national cultures have changed. Many stunts are on the verge of extinction because they have lost their use. Some people wear jeans instead of embroidered shoes. " Yang li Ping told reporters that only an old man can knock on the magic drum of Green Spring, and these dozens of sets of inspiration full of human evolution will also die.

"But I can't ask everyone to wear national clothes instead of jeans. It is also impossible to protect national traditions and let everyone continue to live without electric lights and TV. What I can do is to try my best to delay the disappearance of these folk arts. "

In the eyes of many people, the process of making Yunnan's image is full of twists and turns. Investors withdrew their money because they were not optimistic about the prospect of return, and the owners drove them out because they could not afford the rent. Actors quit because other troupes paid 65,438,000 yuan more ... For the sake of Yunnan image, Yang li Ping sold the house and accepted the advertisement as an exception, which made the world feel sorry for Yang li Ping. Yang li Ping said that she would never distort herself because of anything. "If there is a problem, go and solve it. Those things are not tortuous. " "The spirit of us people is pure and transparent. I will not hide anything, nor will I be too artificial. "

Yang li Ping insisted on putting folk songs and dances on the stage in a real way. From costumes to props, every detail must be "original"; But for the market operation, she is not a secular artist as people think. Yang li Ping said that although she doesn't understand business operations, she can ask people who do. In her opinion, all this is natural. As a dancer, if you want to dedicate the best dance to everyone and pay well, you will get good returns, form a virtuous circle and let traditional culture develop naturally.