On the afternoon of Nov 27, HZAU held 2022 Campus Dance Competition at Student Center Theater with students from 14 colleges, the Dance Troupe of University Art Group. The vitality of youth and graceful moves attracted many students and their parents, faculty as well as alumni to watch the live stream of the competition, numbering more than 45,000 online views.
Impression of the Tang Dynasty performed by College of Science (Photo/Zhang Dong)
The Red Boat that changed the fate of a nation performed by College of Resource&Environment (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Terraced Fields· Bamboo Hat by College of Fisheries (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Impression of the Tang Dynasty performed by College of Science “revived” the Tang Tri-colored glazed lady potteries. The dance featured static start and end, and dynamic moves in the mid, building a unique aesthetic space of the Tang Dynasty and providing the experience of Chinese historic culture for audience. The Red Boat that changed the fate of a nation performed by College of Resource & Environment fully conveyed the Red Boat Spirit through the usage of red silk and combination of emotion and dance to the rhythm. Terraced Fields·Bamboo Hats performed by College of Fisheries showed that Zhuang people wearing bamboo hats transplanted rice seedlings in the terraced fields.
The Youth of Luyi performed by College of Foreign Languages (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Unsung Heroes performed by College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Animal Medicine (Photo/Zhang Dong)
The Voice of Heart performed by College of Economics and Management (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Farming· Learning·Dreamchasing performed by College of Horticulture&Forestry Science (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Inspired by the music created by Luyi (short for LuXun Art Academy) during the Yan’an period, College of Foreign Languages performed The Youth of Luyi to remember and reproduce eventful years. Dancers paid their respects to “Luyi Spirit” with vigorous performance and jumps full of dynamics. With the sound of telegraph and faster background music’s tempo, Unsung Heroes performed by College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Animal Medicine told the story of secret agents who outmaneuvered the enemies on the eve of liberation. Beautiful Tibetan girls, flowing sleeves.....Group dance The Voice of Heart performed by College of Economics and Management demonstrated ethnic charm of Tibetan dance with unique style. In Farming·Learning·Dreamchasing performed by College of Horticulture & Forestry Science, students transformed seeding, cultivation and harvest into dance, showing amazing vibrancy and perseverance of pursuing food security of the agro-students who cherished the dream of developing agricultural production in China.
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Song of The Fishermen performed by College of Life Science and Technology (Photo/Zhang Dong)
Guarding performed by College of Plant Sciences & Technology (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
Echoes of Life performed by College of Public Management (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
Song of The Fishermen performed by College of Life Science and Technology was an excerpt of the signature dance drama The Eternal Wave. Dancers in cheongsam gracefully presented their performance with benches and cattail leaf fans, unfolding the peaceful life in old Shanghai alleyways. The dance Guarding performed by College of Plant Sciences & Technology, with its distinctive rhythm and rich emotion, vividly reproduced the moving story that Xiaoyedan and his wife, together with other Yi people, protected the Red Army Flag after the Yihai Alliance. Students from College of Public Management performed “Bowl Beating Dance”, the intangible cultural heritage of the Li nationality in Baoting County, Hainan Province. Echoes of Life displayed how Li people worked together to create their wonderful life with diligence and wisdom.
Eternity in Fire performed by College of Informatics (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
The Displaced Books performed by College of Food Sciences & Technology (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
Rambling in the Spring Rain performed by College of Humanities & Social Sciences (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
Not One Less performed by College of Engineering (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
“Embroidering the Red Flag” “Songs of Liberation”...The dance Eternity in Fire performed by College of Informatics, with its solemn music and infectious dance, showed audience the revolutionaries’ sacrifice and devotion for the coming of Chongqing’s bright future. Within harsh alarm and oppressive atmosphere, The Displaced Books performed by College of Food Sciences & Technology told how young college students safeguarded the knowledge and culture at the cost of their lives when many universities were forced to move to the south during the Anti-Japanese War. As the murmur of the rain came, the dancers in bluish white lotus dress swung their sleeves at a brisk pace, with oil paper umbrellas held and dresses swirling, as if rambling in the rain. The Chinese classical dance Rambling in the Spring Rain, performed by College of Humanities & Social Sciences, demonstrated the time-honored aesthetic traditions and unique dancing charm. And in the dance Not One Less performed by College of Engineering, the dancers dressed in Yi ethnic costumes carried benches and danced gracefully in light rhythm, which showed local people’s desire for knowledge and bright future.
The Faraway Mountain is Not Far performed by the Dance Troupe of College Art Troupe at HZAU (Photo\ Zhang Dong)
The last and best dance The Faraway Mountain is Not Far was inspired by Hu Zhong and his wife Xie Xiaojun who were awarded the Annual People of Touching China. This dance told their moving story that they served as volunteer teachers in Tagong Town, Kangding County, Sichuan Province for over a decade and devoted themselves to the children’s education in the village.
After evaluation of judges, College of Life Science and Technology won the first prize, College of Public Management and College of Economics & Management won the second prize, and College of Plant Sciences & Technology, College of Sciences and College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences won the third prize.
Source: http://news.hzau.edu.cn/2022/1128/65256.shtml
Translated by: Liu Bangyan & Jin Meng
Proofed by: Chen Hao & Cheng Qing
