东方红 The East Is Red 2/12

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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[kashga11]

damn, communists sure do know how to make great music...

[zhngwn]

以前总以为共产党和国民党有政党之争的偏见,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,比共产党笔下的国民­党 还坏.

[g29576755]

@zhngwn 他们如果是狗，你岂不是猪狗不如？

[ekhangel]

What a shame communism looks good only in propaganda movies, posters, songs and brochures. During the time this movie was recorded, millions of Chinese were either starving or wondering whether their miserable lives in a collective village will end because of another grain shortage or simply from murder of a local maniacal party leader motivated by the "thoughts" of Mao Zedong.

[VictorLepanto]

@goodoldrebel8: Everyone knows that the Generalismo was nothing but a gangster. That is why he is infinitely preferable to a homicidal maniac like Mao. Chiang would only kill you if you got in the way of personal interest, money & power. Mao murdered for a higher ideological purpose. 40 million is the LOW conservative estimate of Mao's crimes. Most of his victims died of starvation in the 50s, during the Great Leap Forward. Many were driven to cannibalism by him. Learn some history.

[goodoldrebel8]

@VictorLepanto

You typical of those who swallow the ROC anti-mainland propaganda. The Kuo Mihn Tang murdered so many taiwanese when they got kicked off the mainland. Next time your compelled to lick Chaing Kai Shek anus remember what a little sewer rat both him and his wife were.

[VictorLepanto]

@goodoldrebel8: More perfect nonsense has never been uttered. Mao was a small regional war lord dependent on Soviet money. Stalin had treaty w/ Japan at the time & Mao wasn't going to do much to trouble his pay master's foreign policy. Mao actually relied on Soviet aid & whatever he could gain from the opium trade from "taxing" the peasants. The overwhelming bulk of the fighting in China was carried out by the Kuo Mihn Tang. As for being "phobic" of communism, Mao killed 40 million Chinese.

[einteract]

毛主席万岁

[goodoldrebel8]

Chang Kai Shek didn't fight the nips, it was Mao that drove the nips out of China and needs to be commended for that. Mao was a very loyal ally, if only we could have seen that instead of this phobia America had for the word "Communism". Russia was a terrible non trustworthy ally but China was a true ally.

[goodoldrebel8]

Truly one of the greatest films of all time, especially, the Nanni Wan scene which I believe truly captures the Chinese soul.

[ding467469]

一群被骗的傻逼 摆脱了旧的压迫 却成了共产党的奴隶 没有半点自由和尊严 真是好笑

[thelex001]

Check out the 大鼻子 who comes in at :23. 非常好。