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The Red Detachment of women is a famous red classic, which shows the revolutionary spirit, gender consciousness and liberation concept in China's revolutionary struggle. The red thought to be conveyed in the film can be summarized as "communism is true, the party is the leader", relying on the collective strength of the proletariat to achieve ...
RED is a reinterpretation of The Red Detachment of Women and it analyses this model opera/ballet as a politico-cultural symbol that became part of the collective consciousness during the Cultural Revolution. Since its premiere in China, RED is touring around Asia and Europe. [2] [3] [4]
The Red Detachment of Women (Chinese: 红色娘子军; pinyin: Hóngsè Niángzǐjūn) is a 1970 Chinese filmed performance of the Chinese ballet of the same name (originally produced in 1964) – which itself was a version of director Xie Jin's original 1961 film.
Xue Jinghua (Chinese: 薛菁华; pinyin: Xuē Jīnghuá; born October 7, 1946) is a Chinese ballerina who was cast in the now internationally well-known Red Detachment of Women of the National Ballet of China as Wu Qinghua, the heroine of the ballet for which she became a prima ballerina.
Red Detachment of Women may refer to: The Red Detachment of Women, a film directed by Xie Jin, based on a novel and well-known Chinese revolutionary themes; Red Detachment of Women, a Chinese ballet (based on the 1961 film) which premiered in 1964; The Red Detachment of Women, a filmed performance of the ballet
Generally, wuju refers to a form of dance drama practised in China since the 1950s. [1] Such performances require scripts and choreography, musical accompaniment, as well as costumes, lighting, setpieces, and other elements of stage drama; [2] larger performances may be accompanied by a full orchestra, with Western and traditional Chinese instruments.
The Red Detachment of Women won the Best Picture and Best Directing of the 1st Hundred Flowers Awards, and it also won the Wanlong Prize of 3rd Asia-Africa Film Festival in 1964. Two Stage Sisters was released in 1965 and in 1980 won the Sutherland Trophy at the 24th BFI London Film Festival. It also won prizes in Portugal and Manila ...
A scene from The Red Detachment of Women: soldiers of the Women's Detachment performing rifle drill in Act II, from the 1972 National Ballet of China production. Li was born 1 October 1931 in Harbin, Heilongjiang province in Japanese-occupied Northeast China. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1961. [1] [2]