Introduction to the musical "Sands"

Large-scale musical "Jinsha"

Story summary

One night in the winter of 2001 AD, the Jinsha archaeological site was shrouded in darkness. Two centimeters below the ground, ghosts imprisoned for thousands of years heard strange calls. A spaceship from a distant galaxy visited the earth. A long-dried ancient fragrant fruit tree dropped a leaf. An archaeologist stopped in front of the ruins.

Archaeologist Sha was wandering around the construction site and picked up the leaf, but he didn't know that the fallen leaf predicted a wonderful story.

Fire gods, Hua Dajie, Mu Chou, Xiao Yu and a woman named Jin are transformed into meteorites, flowers, ebony, fish and birds on gold foil. The characters in these stories are determined in the shadows. Help Sofa Jinsha's secret, but human beings' habitual nature of forgetting makes Sha ignorant of everything, and he can't even remember the love between Jin and himself that is buried in endless memories.

But the story written on the leaves is like this. Memories will never be in vain. Take him to reminisce!

The wooden ugly people took Sha on a journey of memories.

Sister Hua arranged a feast for the archaeologist on his journey, hoping that the fragrant flowers and fine wine would wake him up;

The Fire God believed that wars and disasters were more likely to wake people up With profound memories, he allowed the archaeologist to encounter his love on the battlefield;

Mu Chou brought Sha back to the ancient sacrificial scene, allowing him to engage in dialogue between man and nature and the initial encounter between Sha and Jin. Find memories in.

Sha and gold are always missed again and again. However, with everyone's efforts, Sha's memory door gradually opened. He asked himself, all living things have memories. But why do humans, who think they are the primates of all things, lose so many memories?

This is a story about forgetfulness and memory. At the end of the journey, Sha almost found his memories. But the characters in the story blow the leaf and say goodbye to him.

The end of the story is written like this. Only such forgetfulness can allow him to find the real memory.

After everyone left, Sha finally discovered the miracle two centimeters below.

Introduction to the background of Jinsha's historical creation

The "Jinsha Site" was discovered in 2002 in Jinsha Village, Supo Township, western suburbs of Chengdu. There are more than a thousand precious cultural relics unearthed at the site, including: more than 30 pieces of gold, more than 400 pieces of jade and bronze, 170 pieces of stone, and more than 40 pieces of ivory. The total weight of the ivory unearthed is nearly one ton. In addition, there are a large number of of pottery unearthed. Judging from the age of the cultural relics, most of them date from the late Shang Dynasty and early Western Zhou Dynasty, with a small number dating from the Spring and Autumn Period between about 3200 and 2800 years ago.

The area of ??"Jinsha Ruins" was probably the political and cultural center of Chengdu from the late Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty. In other words, human civilization emerged in Chengdu more than 3,000 years ago. The cultural relics such as jade Ge and Yuan Yuan unearthed from the site show that the "Jinsha Culture" is not isolated. It has a profound internal connection with the Yellow River Basin Culture and the "Liangzhu Culture" in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It proves the pluralism and unity of Chinese culture and caused the widespread attention at home and abroad.

On February 19, 2004, Mr. Clark Randt, the U.S. Ambassador to China, solemnly donated US$45,000 of the ambassador’s fund to the cultural relics protection unit of the Jinsha Site. This was the 44th cultural relic in the world that year. The unit that received the second largest donation amount reflects the importance the world attaches to the discovery of the "Jinsha Site".

Found in the tomb built by King Shu in the Tang Dynasty, the Twenty-Four Music Pictures are carved on the front and left and right sides of the coffin bed. There are 24 people dancing. Except for the two in the middle, they are dancing opposite each other, and the other 22 people are dancing. Playing different musical instruments is an extremely precious music and dance picture. It is the only cultural relic discovered by archeology so far that completely reflects the court band combination of the Tang Dynasty and the former Shu. It occupies an important position in the history of Chinese music.

Based on our love and respect for "Jinsha" and "Twenty-Four Music", we created the musical "Jinsha" in the hope of creating extremely attractive viewing effects and high-quality art. Value, reshape a "China Sands" that the whole world will be excited about, an eternal "Golden Sands" that preserves classical style and embodies modern sentiments, and will also strive to establish a unique cultural image of the city across the country and even the world. , to obtain benefits, and at the same time, let more people know about "Jinsha", let more people know about the world-famous "Jinsha" represented by "Jinsha" - the reproduction of the mysterious Eastern Mayan civilization, and let more people know about "Jinsha" The cultural miracle of Chengdu and the Chengdu Plain represented by "Jinsha".

The musical "Jinsha" is produced by Chengdu Municipal Culture Bureau, Chengdu Radio and Television Bureau, Chengdu Daily Newspaper Group and other units according to the model of government guidance, market leadership, enterprise operation and standardized management*** It is a key project jointly built with huge investment to seize the highest point of western performing arts culture, thereby creating a dazzling urban cultural business card. What does the establishment of the "Jinsha" image mean to Chengdu? It will not only consolidate the status of "Jinsha" in the fields of archeology and tourism, but also make Chengdu, where "Jinsha" is located, enter the ranks of "world famous cities".

Eight Highlights of "Golden Sands"

■The music is unforgettable

Sambo is one of the top songwriters in China, and has composed "See You, Never Die" and "Secret Fragrance" ” and other popular songs. The music of "Golden Sands" includes both catchy love songs with pop colors and majestic symphonies full of epic feelings. The songs "Forgot", "Then", "Between Flowers" and "One Day" are unforgettable and easy to sing.

■The plot is sentimental

The famous screenwriter Guan Shan is the creator of the script (including lyrics) of "Golden Sands". "Jinsha" tells a love story across time and space between a modern archaeologist "Sha" and "Jin" who lived at the Jinsha site 3,100 years ago. The plot is touching and pathos.

■Actors with Extraordinary Strength

"Sands" first selected domestic newcomers with strong abilities. Li Jinzhe is the tallest and most handsome Sha, with a rich and high-pitched timbre; "Jin" Yao Beina is currently studying in the National Vocal Music Department of the China Conservatory of Music, with a pure and penetrating timbre. "Sha" Zhang Bo has played important roles in TV series such as "Aspirations in the Clouds" and "How Many Cool Autumns in Life" and is an actor hand-picked by Sanbao. Tan Weiwei has long been famous, with a clear and high-pitched voice that is extremely explosive.

■The scene is magnificent

Sometimes it is the "Ancient Furong City" with gauze curtains and gently swaying dragon boats; It is a primitive sacrificial platform with a rising full moon and roaring drums. It is as beautiful as a mythical world. The transparent ivory lamps, the Chengdu street archways made of paper-cut art, and the quiet and dense water grass make the ancient Jinsha Kingdom seem like life.

■World-class audio

The audio of "Jinsha" specially spent 3 million yuan to import the world's top audio MEYER SOND system from the United States. It is known as the "Ross" of audio. "Les", the perfect sound effects create a sense of emptiness that intersects time and space for the audience. It is reported that this kind of audio product is used in the Carnegie Concert Hall in New York, USA, and the Forbidden City Concert of the world-famous Three Tenors.

■The costumes are colorful

The costume design of "Sands" is unique. There are as many as 360 sets of costumes in the play. The heroine Jin has only 3 sets of costumes in the play. Sometimes she is a colorful sun bird, sometimes she is a pure and flawless white mulberry picker, and sometimes she is a charming leaf blower. Musicians. The cost of Huo Shenxian's large-lapel, fire-red leather coat alone is more than 20,000 yuan.

■Dream-like lighting

The lighting of "Golden Sands" will adopt the world's first-class fully digital lighting system to create a dream-like mythical world. This set of lighting The total cost of the system is more than 2 million yuan. The combination of lighting and multimedia technology on the stage makes the stage appear from time to time with 3D animated backgrounds such as hibiscus flowers blooming, the moon rising, falling leaves flying, wind and sand blowing on the face, and firelight soaring into the sky, which is so beautiful.

■The dance is full of tension

"Golden Sands" includes the lingering dance of love between men and women, the rough dance of primitive sacrifices, and the fierce group dance of killing and collision on the battlefield. The styles are diverse and full of tension. .

■Vivid expression of Jinsha culture

Jinsha archaeological discoveries, Yongling Tomb in Chengdu and Sanxingdui are vividly displayed through the play. The gold foil of the Sun Bird from the Jinsha site, the huge ancient ivory, the thousand-year-old ebony, the twenty-four musical instruments from Yongling, and the bronze sacred tree unearthed from Sanxingdui are either transformed into stage scenery or into lively, flesh-and-blood characters. Deducing the beautiful and romantic legend of this ancient and fertile land.

The main creative list of "Golden Sands"

Composer and chief director: Sanbao (famous composer and conductor)

Screenwriter and director: Guan Shan (famous screenwriter)

Executive director: Liu Tianchi (young director)

Dance director: Zhu Yonglong (famous choreographerlt; Hong Kong, China)

Choreographer: Wei Qiang (famous Choreographer)

Stage director: Zhu Yigong (famous stage director)

Sound design: Jin Shaogang (famous sound designer)

Stage design: Zhang Hui (famous sound designer) Stage designer)

Lighting design: Xing Xin (famous lighting designer)

Costume design: Wen Ge (famous costume designer)

Multimedia design: Wang Peng (famous painter, American artist)