Yu Ke

Yu Ke, born in Jinan, Shandong Province, is a national first-level director and first-level screenwriter; he is a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association and the Chinese Dancers Association; he has served as the director of the Beijing Olympic Games Director of the opening and closing ceremonies, assistant director and director of the technical production department of the 60th National Day Gala in the Capital. He was rated as an advanced individual in the Olympic Games and won the Capital 60th National Day Contribution Award. He is a professional and technical talent and enjoys State Council subsidies.

Chinese name: Yu Ke

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Birthplace: Jinan, Shandong

Occupation: Director, screenwriter

Main achievements: Named as an advanced individual in the Olympic Games

Representative works: "The Fairy Descends to Earth", "A Hundred Children in Spring"

Gender: Male

Biography

In his youth, Yu Ke carried iron water across the countryside, drove a lathe and carried a gun; the first art he came into contact with was drama; then he switched to opera, Folk dance performance; later turned into a choreographer and director; once worked as a drama tutor and dance choreographer in a county-level cultural center, and later worked in a municipal cultural bureau in charge of mass culture and cultural markets, and then worked in a municipal government office , and later returned to the cultural and artistic position, serving as the chief planner and chief director of large-scale art activities. During this period, I received a bachelor's degree, not in art, but in law and Chinese language and literature.

1. Being associated with the Kite Club, he has directed and planned dozens of opening and closing ceremonies and large-scale performances at national and provincial levels.

Mr. Yu Ke became associated with the Weifang International Kite Festival in 1984, and has directed (generally) the opening ceremony and large-scale cultural performances of the 12th Weifang International Kite Festival on and off. Regarding its personal impact, director Yu Ke said: "In fact, being a director is not as glamorous as outsiders imagine. The hardships we have experienced and the responsibilities we shoulder are beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

At the opening ceremony of the 4th Weifang International Kite Festival in 1987, there were large-scale square performances such as "Kite Dance" with 500 people, which initially showed the prototype of modern large-scale group singing and dancing. During the 5th Weifang International Kite Festival in 1988, the performance time of the opening ceremony was moved from daytime to night. "The main reason is to use lighting art to highlight what the director wants to highlight. Another reason is because the lighting conceals the ugliness. Although the lighting effect was not as good as it is now, the busy figures during the stadium preparations will not be noticed by the audience under the lighting. " Director Yu Ke said humorously.

At the opening ceremony of the 7th Weifang International Kite Festival in 1990, Yu Ke, as the deputy director, directed "Ten Thousands of Horses Galloping", "The Fairy Descends to Earth", "A Hundred Children in Spring", "_Stacked Arhat" "" and other large-scale performance forms that combine ground and air (aircraft skydiving), initially formed a personal directing style.

At the opening ceremony of the 8th Weifang International Kite Festival in 1991, Yu Ke invited the national top models from the 1990s and 1991s to Weifang and held a large-scale "A Colorful Color Is Always Spring" at the Weifang Stadium. Fashion song and dance party, this party is divided into four chapters: "The Messenger of Spring", "The Enthusiasm of Summer", "The Style of Autumn" and "The Blessing of Winter". It has 5,000 actors. The performance is mainly about models from beginning to end, with the Four Seasons Fashion Group Based on singing and dancing, large-toned scheduling and rendering created a colorful and magnificent scene in the stadium. The party performance was very successful. From that time on, Yu Ke's position as chief director was basically established.

“Weifang was not very developed in the early 1990s. At that time, models were probably a very new thing to Weifang people, and it was even more bizarre to use models for large-scale group shows. Therefore, There was a lot of resistance in all aspects. To be honest, it took a lot of effort for me to pass my own level. But as a director, we must learn to innovate. Innovation is our top priority. If a director does not innovate, then his career will be in vain. My career as a director was basically over, so I was under a lot of pressure and won support from all aspects. The final result proved that I was right, because the party was a huge success and was well received by all walks of life. It has received wide acclaim, including some who were fiercely opposed to me at the beginning.”

The opening ceremony of the 17th Weifang International Kite Festival directed by Yu Ke in 2000 reached the pinnacle of square group singing and dancing art. The theme of that time was "Flying towards the New Century", which was divided into "Kite Soul", "Kite Love", "Kite Tide", "Kite Ode" and "Fly!" "Weifang" has five performances, involving more than 15,000 actors. The performance unfolds from the ancient scrolls - 'Flying Totem', 'Original Lu Ban', 'God of War Han Xin', 'Geek Banqiao', all the way to the real-life 'Silver Thread' Connecting the world, kites convey friendship's beautiful homeland, and thus unfolds the blueprint for the development of Weifang. Among them, Shandong folk art is organically combined with Weifang kites, using time and space travel and literary accumulation as a backdrop, so that Yu Ke's many years of innovative dreams can be displayed one by one, becoming an important milestone in Mr. Yu Ke's artistic career.

"Of course, after that session, the opening ceremony of the International Kite Festival basically ended with large group singing and dancing as the model, and the opening ceremony began to transform into a large stage and theater facing north and south. Form. The performances are dominated by big-name celebrities, and there are fewer original elements from the director. There are no more creative designs, rehearsals, and scenes for group performances, and the sense of responsibility and bitterness has been reduced a lot.

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When Yu Ke talked about the ups and downs of being a director, he had his own opinion: "I think as a director, you must have your own beliefs, no matter when you are in the most poverty and trough, or when you are tempted by official career. No matter the time, you can't give up. Only by persisting can you succeed. "Mr. Yu Ke was selected as the director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, which proves the result of his persistence for many years. It can be said that the cultural heritage and rich director experience accumulated in the annual Weifang International Kite Fair have made him good at controlling various large-scale The scenes are all calm and leisurely.

From 1987 to 2008, he served as the general director of the opening ceremony of the 12th Weifang International Kite Festival and large-scale cultural (group) performances.

In 1992, he served as the general director of Hulunbuir. Planning and directing the opening ceremony of the Naadam Conference.

Served as the chief director of the opening ceremony and large-scale cultural (group) performance of the China Vegetable Expo in 2001, 2002 and 2003. >In 2002, he served as the artistic director of the second national children's drama jointly organized by the Youth League Central Committee and CCTV. In 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007, he served as the opening ceremony director of the Lu-Taiwan Economic and Trade Fair. Director work.

In 2004, he served as the deputy director of the opening ceremony of the Qingdao International Beer Festival and large-scale cultural (group) performances.

In 2005, he served as the deputy director of the opening ceremony of the Chinese Super League Football League (Jinan).

Served as the planning and director of the opening ceremony of the Jinggangshan Red Tourism Art Festival in 2006.

Served as the opening ceremony of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region National Games. Literary (group) director work.

From 2007 to 2008, he served as editor and director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.

In 2009, he served as the director of the "Light Cube" for the 60th National Day Gala in the capital. "Technical and directing work.

In 2010, he served as the director of a large-scale art (group) for the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games.

2. The bumpy growth experience accumulated wealth in life and made him successful

Mr. Yu Ke did not come from a formal art major. After embarking on the road of art, he experienced many ups and downs, overcame various difficulties, and finally became self-taught. A well-known director.

Yu Ke was born in a family of cadres in the provincial government. Regarding his memories before the age of 12, he said that he was very happy after the age of 12, when the unprecedented movement came and his father was decentralized. , he also came to Zhucheng County with him. In that special era, his father’s family was a landlord and a capitalist roader, so Yu Ke naturally became a target of reform when he was sent to the countryside at the age of 15 and was assigned to a remote mountainous area. He worked 12 to 16 hours a day in the factory, digging toilets and carrying molten iron. During the day, the adults rolled their eyes and scolded him; when he went to sleep at night, rats would run over him in groups and bully him... He had never done heavy work before. He couldn't lift the molten iron, but the master said he could lift it by straightening his waist, so he bulged up his weak waist and pushed it up. The molten iron suddenly splashed out, flew everywhere, spilled from the ceiling onto his clothes, and got into his neck. , Yu Ke quickly shrank his neck in panic, the "sizzling" heartbreaking pain and the smell of burnt meat gushed out. He endured it until he reached the destination (when he let go, the molten iron in the pot was turned into nothing), and then Holding his burned neck, he ran out to face the empty wilderness and cried loudly. No one dared to comfort the young man. Yu Ke's tone was a little heavy, "At that time, I felt that I was a superfluous person in the world."

During the special period, Yu Ke worked as a sand foundry worker, lathe worker, hot metal laboratory technician, political propaganda worker, etc. Work hard and be good at what you do. By chance, he participated in a performance by the county's Mao Zedong Thought Literary and Art Propaganda Team. Because of his diligence and studiousness, coupled with his strong interest in art and his high talent, he soon emerged and became a pillar of the literary and art propaganda team. The trials and tribulations of pursuing art began from then on. He once was admitted to the Art Corps, but failed the political review, and he cried; he was admitted to the Changchun Film Studio to be an actor, and finally passed the political review, and he shed tears again. However, Yu Ke never gave up.

Around 1978, because of his outstanding performance and the recommendation of his mentor, Yu Ke was transferred to work in the Cultural Center. In a good cultural atmosphere, he took advantage of all possible conditions, studied day and night, and continuously improved his theoretical level. In 1982, when the first batch of students were admitted to TVU, Yu Ke was admitted to the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. "Due to non-off-the-job study, the exams for each course are quite strict. At that time, there were more than 370 people studying together in one city. Only 13 people were able to successfully graduate three years later. I was one of these 13 people." Mr. Yu Ke said , in the melting pot of the cultural center, he not only absorbed knowledge about art crazily, but also learned knowledge about Chinese language and literature, so that he could be enriched and perfected step by step.

On the road to art, there are two mentors that he will never forget. The first is Mr. Han Chunxiao who taught drama art, and the second is Mr. Pang Baolong who taught dance art. Mr. Han graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in his early years and has high attainments in drama art. Mr. Pang is the head of the dance department of Shandong Provincial Group Arts Center and has extensive practical experience in dance choreography.

The sincere teachings of the two gentlemen, the multi-faceted and multi-level personal teachings, strict discipline, and conduct have enabled Yu Ke to grow rapidly in terms of artistic knowledge and artistic accomplishment, laying the foundation for better improvement of his artistic level in the future. a solid foundation.

But what is incredible is that Mr. Yu Ke’s graduation certificate and degree certificate have nothing to do with art. One is for Chinese language and literature, the other is for law, and there is no art certificate. However, with diligent self-study and the guidance of his mentor, in the early 1980s, he became familiar with the Stanislavsky directing system of the former Soviet Union and the series of books by Chinese artist Jiao Juyin, which made his path as a director smoother and smoother. People who know Yu Ke well say that he is a particularly inspired person, and his ideas are often unexpected but very effective. He smiled and said, "Many people say that I often come up with good ideas during conversations, or that I have brand-new ideas inadvertently. Once or twice, you can understand it this way. But for a director, most of the time Inspiration comes from long-term pondering and thinking, and long-term artistic accumulation. Only in this way can inspiration be instantly inspired.”

With outstanding work achievements, Mr. Yu Ke was transferred from the Cultural Center to the city. Working in the Cultural Bureau, in charge of mass culture and cultural market work, gave him a soil more suitable for his own development.

In 1978 (cooperating with teacher Han Chunxiao), the musical "Who's Ability" directed (cooperating with teacher Han Chunxiao) won the first prize of CCTV Song and Dance Performance.

In 1979, the play "Who has the greatest ability" won the first prize for singing, dancing and drama performance of the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

In 1980, the musical "Hundred Flowers in Bloom" directed (in cooperation with teacher Han Chunxiao) won the second prize for singing and dancing performance of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

The dance "Bitter Cauliflower" created and choreographed in 1981 won the second prize in the mass cultural performance of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

In 1982, the musical "I Paint a Portrait of Grandpa" directed (in cooperation with teacher Han Chunxiao) won the second prize for singing and dancing performance of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

The dance "Road" created and choreographed in 1983 won the first prize in the mass cultural performance of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

In 1984, the musical "Snowy Morning" directed by him won the second prize for performance by the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture.

In 1985, the musical "Smart Pencil" directed by him won the second prize for the literary performance of Shandong Provincial Department of Education.

The drama "Searching for Roots" written and directed in 1986 won the first prize for drama production by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

In 1987, his photograph "Blue Sky Witness" won the second prize in the Professional Art Photography Award of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

The dance "Baby Music" created and choreographed in 1988 won the first prize for performance, creation and performance by the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the Department of Radio, Film and Television (Video), and participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala performance that year.

In 1989, the dance "Doll Music" won the second prize of the Taishan Literary Creation Award of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, and the first prize of the National Performance Creation and Performance Award; in the same year, he was awarded the Advanced Children's Worker by the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government. title.

The dance "Tiger Baby" created and choreographed in 1990 won the first prize for performance by the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the Department of Radio, Film and Television.

In 1991, the musical "To Whom the Flowers Are Dedicated", which he created and directed, won the second prize for literary and artistic performances from the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the Department of Education.

The dance "Fisher Boy" created and choreographed in 1992 won the first prize in the Shandong TV Spring Festival Gala.

The song "Leave Spring, Leave Love" written in 1993 (composed by Liu Huan) became the theme song of the 12th Weifang International Kite Fair (first sung by Liu Huan).

The musical "The Adventures of Little Eagle", which he created and directed in 1994, won the first prize of the Shandong Provincial Drama

Artists Association.

The TV short drama "Bright Gun" written and directed in 1995 won the Provincial Television Short Drama Selection Special Award.

In 1996, the photograph "Beloved" won the second prize for professional art photography

from the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

In 1997, the sketch drama "Fire Continues True Love" created and directed won the second prize in the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Public Security

In 1998, the dance "Storytelling Children" choreographed (in collaboration with others) won the first prize in the Art Education Performance Award of the Provincial Department of Education.

The musical "Little Carrot Head" created and directed in 1999 won the National Ministry of Culture's "Dandelion" Literary Performance Gold Medal for Creation and Performance. The song "Kite Soul" written in the same year was published in the November 2000 issue of "Song" and became the theme song of the 17th International Kite Festival (first sung by Tu Meihua).

In 2000, the musical "Mountain Guardian" created and directed won the second prize for music performance of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

In 2001, he created and directed the musicals "Hailibu" and "Youth Spaceship", the dances "Kite Dance" and "Gray Magpie", and the dramas "Stubborn Little Red Army" and "Love in Everyday". Seven works including "A Corner" won the first prize of the Provincial Department of Education's Quality Education Performance; the song "Flying to the New Century" written in the same year became the theme song of the 17th Weifang International Kite Fair (first sung by Liu Weiwei and Wu Lin) .

The "Cicada Catching Fun" created and directed in 2002 won the first prize for the creation and performance of the United Nations' "Beijing Green Nursery Rhymes";

The musical "An Apple" created in 2003 won the First Prize for New Script Creation by Shandong Provincial Dramatists Association.

In 2004, the musical "An Apple" won the gold medal for creation and performance in the Second National Children's Drama Competition of the Troupe Central Committee and CCTV. I was awarded the New Century Children's Drama Special Contribution Award and was rated as a municipal-level professional and technical top talent.

In 2005, he created and directed the textbook musical "An Apple" which was performed on the CCTV Children's Channel "June 1 Party" and won the first prize for performance.

The musical "Flight of Love" created and directed in 2006 won the second prize of the National College Student Literary Performance Award of the Chinese Education Society.

In 2008, he was named an advanced individual at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.

In 2009, he won the Contribution Award for the 60th Anniversary of the National Day in the Capital.

3. Stay in Beijing for education, display and develop your own artistic expertise and broad interests, and do something practical for the quality art education of children and children.

Mr. Yu Ke has professional expertise in screenwriting, choreography, photography, video editing, lyrics and poetry, etc.; he has won 16 national (government) creative awards; he has won provincial and ministerial (government) creative awards 29 items. In recent years, Yu Ke has not only participated in several major TV series productions, such as: the filming and director assistant work of the 2006 TV series "Struggle"; the planning work of the TV series "Crossing Guandong" (Part 1) from 2006 to 2007; and also served as He works as a screenwriter and director for the Jinfan Art Troupe of primary and secondary schools in Beijing. The schools she has tutored include Beijing Chaoyang No. 2 Experimental Primary School, Beijing Middle School, Beijing Haidian Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School and No. 4 Primary School, Beijing Daxing No. 2 Primary School, Beijing Xinglong Primary School, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao Jiayuguan School, Weifang Weicheng Experimental School, etc. Multiple schools.

In 2003, he created and directed the children's TV series "Special Summer Camp" (40 minutes in length) for Qingnian Road Primary School in Weifang, Shandong Province; he won the first prize for creative performance at the first China Children's Art Festival.

In 2004, he planned and directed a special folk music performance "Happy Childhood" for Qingnian Road Primary School in Weifang, Shandong Province (cooperating with Mr. Liang Ming), a large-scale quality art exhibition evening, and reported it at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing show.

In 2005, he created and directed the children's TV series "The Naughty Ghost in the Class" (45 minutes in length) for Yingyingyuan Primary School in Weifang, Shandong Province; won the second prize for artistic creation and performance of TV series in Shandong Province.

In 2006, he planned and directed the large-scale quality-oriented education comprehensive performance evening "The Sun Blooms" for Xiangyang Road Primary School in Jiaozhou, Qingdao City, Shandong Province.

In 2007, he planned and directed the "Happy Classroom" large-scale quality education comprehensive exhibition evening party for Weicheng Experimental School in Weifang, Shandong Province.

In 2009, he planned and directed the "We Are Together" large-scale quality education comprehensive performance evening party (Peking University Centenary Auditorium) for Beijing Zhongguancun No. 4 Primary School.

In 2010, he planned and directed the large-scale quality-oriented education comprehensive exhibition "Into the Peach Blossom Land of Kindness" for Jiayuguan School in Qingdao, Shandong Province (Qingdao People's Theater).

In 2010, he planned and directed the "Learning Beyond the Classroom" large-scale quality education comprehensive exhibition evening party (Beijing No. 80 Middle School Auditorium) for Beijing Chaoyang Xinglong Primary School.

In 2011, he planned and directed the "Great Love Home" large-scale quality education comprehensive exhibition evening party for Guanzhuang Central Primary School in Chaoyang, Beijing (Communication University of China Auditorium).

In 2011, he planned and directed the large-scale cultural celebration party "The Man Who Holds Up the Rising Sun" for the 27th Teachers' Day (Communication University of China Auditorium).

In 2012, he planned and directed the renaming ceremony for the Second Experimental Primary School in Chaoyang District, Beijing (Communication University of China Auditorium).

In 2012, he planned and directed the "Beijing Youth Beijing Spirit" large-scale quality education comprehensive performance evening party (Beijing Daxing Theater) for the No. 2 Primary School in Daxing District, Beijing.

In 2013, he planned and directed the "What a Big Home" large-scale quality education comprehensive performance evening party (Chinese Theater) for Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing.

In 2013, he planned and directed the "Colorful Childhood" large-scale quality education comprehensive performance party for the Second Experimental Primary School in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

In 2013, he planned and directed the opening ceremony for Beijing Middle School.

In recent years, the works he has created and directed include: the musicals "Two Little Cowboys", "Learning and Playing", "Grandma's Story", the dramas "Grandpa's Birdcage", "Energy Saving" "Wuji", "Sunshine Boy", dance "Flower Feather Dance", "Eagle Spreads Wings", "Future Boy", new children's Peking Opera "Wits", "Righteous Monkey Brother" and other more than 20 works (the above are mostly Some works won first prize in Beijing). At the same time, in the name of the school, it was recommended to perform cultural exchanges at Taiwan's "Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall", Lincoln Center in the United States, Columbia University in the United States, and Singapore, and received success and praise.

In fact, Mr. Yu Ke said something very thought-provoking: I write and rehearse plays not for awards, judges, or art, but for children; children act themselves and like themselves. The acting is the last word.