From October 18th to 21st, the final of the 31st Zhejiang Mass Dance Competition, sponsored by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, hosted by Zhejiang Cultural Center and Shaoxing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, was held in Shaoxing Grand Theatre. Thirty-four outstanding works and more than 800 mass dancers from all over the province gathered together to learn from each other in the fierce competition and improve through mutual communication.
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In order to fully implement the requirements of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on the prosperity and development of socialist literature and art, promote the development of mass dance in our province, and prepare for the 19th National Star Award, since April this year, Zhejiang Cultural Center has organized the 2021 Zhejiang Mass Dance Theme Seminar, preliminary contest, semi-contest, final finalist works processing meeting, etc. Cultural centers at all levels in the province actively organized and actively participated in the competition. The finalists’ works have been selected from 57 programs submitted by the whole province. They are rich in themes and various forms, with local characteristics. They express Zhejiang’s humanistic feelings and convey the main theme of “truth, goodness and beauty”.
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Among them, “Brewing” revolves around the yellow rice wine culture, depicting a beautiful picture of Shaoxing people who love life and pursue their dreams; “The Sound of Feet and Drums Hoping for the Sail” conveys the yearning for the fishermen who go out to sea and the beautiful expectation of returning home with a full load; “Knife, Ink and Fragrance” reproduces the figure of the inheritor of “wooden movable type” who keeps his post tirelessly; “Playing with the Tide” focuses on “Zhejiang Spirit”, and uses the scene of fighting and surfing to mean the courage and responsibility of “Kunpeng hitting three thousand miles with water”; Love of Sweet wormwood celebrates researchers’ high sense of responsibility for the benefit of mankind, their hard work, persistent scientific spirit and dedication to sacrifice. The Little Apprentice from Aba tells the story of the poverty alleviation between Lucheng District in Wenzhou and Zamtang County in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan.
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A large number of works that express people’s yearning for a better life and embody the spirit of the times also emerged at the final scene. For example, “High-speed Rail Defender under the Starry Sky” shows a group of high-speed rail repairers wearing stars and Dai Yue, rigorous and dedicated work, and respect and love for life; “Beaded Girl” tells the story of a beaded girl’s dream of making her life as beautiful as pearls. “This is My Home” presents a warm, harmonious and loving picture of the goose family with anthropomorphic techniques; “Take You to the Distance” tells the story of an old man who took his wife with Alzheimer’s disease to travel by tricycle. “Song in the Sky” expresses the memory of history and hope for the future with the ant island spirit of “hard work, daring to chew bones and bravely striving for first class”.
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Different from the past, this year, in addition to the newly created works, there are also works that have won the silver prize (inclusive) in Zhejiang Mass Dance Competition before, and have been significantly revised and promoted. The mass cultural workers and enthusiasts in the province express their feelings of loving the party, patriotism and socialism with beautiful dances, showing the positive and enterprising spirit of the masses, as well as their fervent enthusiasm for enhancing cultural consciousness and speeding up the construction of cultural highland in the new era.
In order to further improve the level of the entries, professional judges commented on the entries and put forward amendments at the final works review meeting of the 31st Zhejiang Mass Dance Competition held on the morning of 21st. It is believed that with the efforts of the majority of literary workers, more excellent works of mass art will emerge, and a better life will be danced, and the image of Zhejiang Common Prosperity Demonstration Zone will be displayed on a larger stage.