Modern Shadow Puppetry 现代皮影戏
种类/CATEGORY：
中国非遗节目/Chinese Traditional Art
人员/TOTAL PEOPLE：
6
时长/TIME OF MATERIAL：
60Min+
观众群/AUDIENCE：
国际/International
Chinese shadow puppetry（it’s one of the Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage) is a form of folk drama acted by colorful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind. Chinese shadow puppetry also passes on information such as cultural history, social beliefs, oral traditions and local customs. It spreads knowledge, promotes cultural values and entertains the audience, especially the youth.
HongQuan Shadow Puppetry Company started in 2004 and already received many awards from the government, like"The protected Intangible Cultural Heritage company of ShanXi Province” “The first traditional cultural education base in ShanXi Province” etc…. The owner of the company, HongQuan, started his career as a shadow puppet carving man in 1983, he now owns the title of Vice President of arts and crafts of Shanxi, Member of Chinese Shadow Puppetry. Many of his shadow puppets won the golden award in 2012, 2014 and 2017 on the Chinese Arts and Crafts Master Piece competition. He’s also invited to giving classes of Puppet Carving in Shanghai Opera College, Xian Meite College and Weina Arts college.
In 2015 HongQuan created a new Shadow Puppetry group, using modern stage technique, such as light, sound, special effect and high tech. He also re-wrote the script, used modern dance, ballet, child play, fable story as well as legend stories to create many great and successful new shadow puppetry acts. The characters in the play are dare to innovate and vivid. They also use today’s popular or well-know music, which really catch people’s eyes to make a huge difference from the traditional style. Wherever they go, they always receive the great positive comments after the show.
They are also invited to do the cultural exchange event worldwide on behalf of China.
In their modern shadow puppetry show, you are not just seeing the ballerina, but also a live Michael Jackson and much more…..
So far they have 7 great successful acts;
1. Modern ballet play “Bai Mao Nv” 7min
This play uses the traditional shadow puppetry technique deliver the ballerina’s elegant skills. In the play, ballerina is getting ready for the new year, pray for best wishes, happily dancing with the beautiful well-known song of “Bei Feng Chui”
2. “Crane and Turtle” 9min
The little frog is playing with his mom and suddenly was bitten by the turtle. When they have problem to get away from the turtle, the crane appeared to drive away the turtle and sent the mother frog and the frog to the lotus leaf to play with them. The play reflects the difficulty of working together to succeed.
3. “Chinese Holiday” 10min
This play reflects the holiday of “Yuan Xiao Jie”. People have some specific activities such as the lion dance, dragon dance, acrobatics, dancing and other busy scenes to reflect people's love of life and the joy of harvest.
4. “Silk Road” 3min
Desert, Camel, Flying and long silk dance…. Our new generation’s shadow puppetry shows us a beautiful "silk road". This play is very popular on dragon TV's "Applaud for China" program.
5. “Mouse and Cat” 9min
A little lazy cat guards a can of oil. A mouse took advantage of the little yellow cat's sleep to steal oil. The yellow cat caught this mouse stealing oil, but under the persuasion and temptation of the mouse, the cat started to eat oil together with the mouse and completely forgot its job. Finally the other black cat caught them both. The story ended up with the little mouse was caught and the yellow cat was severely punished.
6.“Smart Monkeys” 13min
Three clever and lovely monkeys found a big watermelon but they were eaten by a litter of mice. In desperation, the monkeys used their intelligence to catch the rats.
7. “Michael Jackson” 3min
This is a totally new work that combines traditional Chinese culture with international fashion elements. They use shadow form to perform the classical dance steps such as Mike's mechanical dance and moonwalk. As this act is super popular when it came to people’s vision, there are many TV programs have invited them to join, like "people's Spring Festival gala" of CCTV's large-scale cultural heritage program, as well as "ding ge long dong qiang" and Shanxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang TVs.
Between the act, there will be a host to explain the act and stories behind to guide the audience easily understand the play while also enjoying the whole completed work that the entertainers want to deliver. During the performance, the audience will be invited to experience and learn the simple operational skills and make up their own performances which is always a fun part for both the volunteer and the audience.
皮影戏（2011年记入人类非物质文化遗产名录）又称“影子戏”或“灯影戏”，是一种以兽皮或纸板做成的人物剪影以表演故事的民间戏剧。表演时，艺人们在白色幕布后面，一边操纵影人，一边用当地流行的曲调讲述故事，同时配以打击乐器和弦乐，有浓厚的乡土气息。其流行范围极为广泛，并因各地所演的声腔不同而形成多种多样的皮影戏。
宏权影艺文化有限公司成立于2004年7月,先后被评为“陕西省非物质文化遗产生产性保护示范单位”、“陕西省第一批中小学优秀传统文化教育社会实践基地”等优秀嘉奖。公司负责人薛宏权1983年从事皮影雕刻技艺，现为中国木偶皮影艺术学会理事、陕西省工艺美术协会副会长、他的皮影作品2012年、14年、17年分别获中国工艺美术大师作品精品展“金奖”。被聘请为上海戏剧学院皮影雕刻主教老师、西安美院特教学院及渭南师院艺术学院客座教授。
2015年6月，薛宏权在继承传统皮影戏表演的基础上成立了创新皮影团，用现代的舞台、音响、舞美、灯光、特技等先进技术和皮影戏演出相结合。剧本以现代舞、芭蕾、儿童剧、成语故事、寓言故事及神话传说等为题材，创作出了一批优秀皮影戏剧目。剧中人物造型大胆夸张，颜色鲜艳，音乐优美动听，公演后深受广大观众的喜爱，符合现代观众的观剧和审美要求，使人们在娱乐中熟悉并热爱这一国家级非遗项目。曾随陕西省文化厅赴奥地利、蒙古国、哈萨克斯坦、香港等国家和地区进行艺术交流。每年7月，随渭南市政府开展春雨工程——文化边疆行活动，所到之处饱受欢迎。
目前此公司新编节目有7个，以优美的造型，精彩的舞蹈动作博得所及之处观众的认可与好评。
1、芭蕾舞剧《白毛女》时长：7分钟
此剧为用皮影的形式表现芭蕾舞的技巧，剧中喜儿准备过年，翩翩起舞，祈求新年的幸福平安。在“北风吹”的乐曲声中，喜气洋洋地跳起了欢乐的舞蹈。
2、儿童剧《鹤与龟》时长：9分钟
正在和青蛙妈妈玩闹的小青蛙被乌龟咬住了腿，挣扎不开时仙鹤出现赶跑了乌龟，并将青蛙妈妈和小青蛙送到了荷叶上和它们一起玩耍。这个剧目反应了大难来临时要共同应对才能取得成功。
3、《闹社火》时长：10分钟
此剧目反映了人们正月十五闹元宵的社火活动，有杂技、舞狮子、耍龙灯、扭秧歌等热闹的场景，反映了劳动人民对生活的热爱以及对丰收的喜悦之情。
4、《丝路风》时长：3分钟
大漠、驼队、飞天、长绸舞……此刻我们新一代皮影人将一幅美轮美奂的“丝路风情”展现给大家。此剧目参加东方卫视《喝彩中华》栏目并深受欢迎。
5、《老鼠偷油》时长：9分钟
一只慵懒的小黄猫看守着一罐油，小老鼠趁着小黄猫睡觉时偷油吃，小黄猫逮住了偷油的老鼠，但是在老鼠的劝说和诱惑下监守自盗和它一起合作偷油吃，最后另一只小黑猫抓住了小老鼠并且狠狠教训了小黄猫。
6、《聪明的猴子》时长：13分钟
三只聪明可爱的猴子发现了一只大西瓜，却被一窝老鼠吃了个精光。情急之下猴子们用它们的聪明才智，抓获了偷吃的老鼠。
7、《复活的迈克》时长：3分钟
这是一个中国传统文化与国际时尚元素被创新融合的新作品。 演员用皮影的形式来演艺迈克的机械舞、太空步等经典舞步。此节目曾参与央视大型文化传承类节目《叮咯咙咚呛》及陕西、香港、澳门、广东、辽宁、吉林、 黑龙江七地联合《百姓春晚》。
节目间会有主持人窜场讲解下一个节目与其背后的故事，让观众更易于理解其剧情。整场演出间还安排了观众互动环节，请观众上去体验，学习简单操作技巧并自编自演，此环节一直是观众与参与者最喜欢的部分。
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