东方红 The East Is Red 3/12

The East Is Red

"The East Is Red", premiered in 1964, was on a much larger scale and higher artistic standards. Therefore, it had a greater influence on the people.

The dance epic was created on the initiative of Premier Zhou Enlai. Employing the art forms of song, dance and poetry, it depicted the arduous struggle of the Chinese people to achieve victory from past hardships. The team of directors and choreographers was led by Chen Yading and Zhou Weizhi. Both of them were artists and administrators in art and literature circles. There were 29 choreographers led by Zha Lie involved in this work and rehearsals for the dance epic lasted for months. The premiere of the work and the following performances were all held at the Great Hall of the People.

"The East Is Red" featured a close-knit structure, powerful presentation, exquisite designs and superb artists. In addition to large amounts of new work, the dance epic also included many excellent songs and dances, which were created after the founding of the People's Republic of China and were popular among the people. These selections were arranged into the whole work appropriately. Nearly all of China's best-known singers, dancers and musicians at that time participated in the show --a total of 3,000 performers, including some art troupes from outside Beijing.

"The East Is Red" described the Chinese people's revolutionary history. The performance also served as a review of China's development in song and dance, as well as a review of the achievements of artists after the founding of the PRC. It became the most significant art performance since 1949. In 1965, "The East Is Red" was adapted into an art film and received accolades from both home and abroad. Even today, three decades after the premiere of the film "The East Is Red", whenever it is staged, it receives a warm welcome from the Chinese people.

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[PATACHENREN]

SUPERBE ART......

[zhngwn]

以前总以为共产党骂国民党时有政党之争的偏见,国民党没这么坏.­现在看看台湾的那些败类,宁可做日/美的走狗,也要与同种同族的­大陆同胞为敌. 每当看到外国人欺辱了中国,欺辱了中国人,他们就幸灾乐祸.比共­产党笔下的国民党 还坏.

[xiaoyuqi]

台湾老百姓被洗脑洗地脑残了.

[g29576755]

@zhngwn 他们如果是狗，你岂不是猪狗不如？

[trincherasdeideas88]

proletarian art :)

[VictorLepanto]

I am no judge of music, but this section sounds very Wagnerian. A typical totalitarian taste I guess.

[longitude49]

不能从历史的高度看历史，争论就是噪音。人家唱“坐牢不要紧，只­要主义真”，你说得是你自己的个人际遇。历史残酷而无情，它无视­所有可怜虫。子曰“中人以下，不可以语上”之谓也。邓小平以后，­中国共产党已经变质了，他们已经不是毛泽东领导的共产党了，他们­已经堕落成当年的国民党了。台湾是个笨蛋，大陆也是个笨蛋，都让­美国鬼子给忽悠了。中国人继续吵吧？



[robczyk2]

Thank you very much for upload this! I love the part at 4:29 (for me the best Part) and especially at 5:45 when the 3 persons and the flag carrier came along..... Nais ^.^

Glory and honor to the leaders of the Revolution and their revolutionaries!

[contractki11er]

@CherryBlossomHouse so goes with many other leaders and countries, yet today we regard them as heroes. Its just as people say, history is written by the victors.

[melody821104]

从艺术角度看，是有客观性，放眼看共产党的今天的领导，却真的是­狗屎~

[CherryBlossomHouse]

so many innocent people died because of mao.... will people ever wake up and see the truth???