Wang Xuerou (in red) and Hao Ruoqi (in blue) have borrowed the soul-switching setup in Painted Skin II: The Resurrection for their dance number. The featured song is Su Yunying’s Moment.
Fun fact: Hao Ruoqi is the lead dancer in An Outing With Beauties, which was featured in web drama Tang Dynasty Tour.
Dance Smash 舞蹈风暴 is currently streaming on Mango TV.
Timetravelling series Tang Dynasty Tour 唐砖 is the first time I’ve seen an ancient drama directly lift an already popular dance to be performed in the show. The dance, An Outing with Beauties 丽人行, is adapted from award-winning dance drama Du Fu, is based off a poem that uses descriptions of the nonchalance and beauty of the women picnicking in the spring to criticize the lives of the rich in the Tang dynasty.
No… I don’t drink coffee… but I do have to have a daily dose of period pretty or things do not go well…
Clips of the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater’s production of Confucius has been released. My favorites so far include Cai Wei (the lyrics are based on an ancient poem) and Incense.. Watch the whole thing here (can’t complain too much but hoping for a better quality release later).
It seems they may still be touring so maybe you will be lucky enough to catch a performance if they visit your city. On the whole, there’s dance, music, pretty costumes, and bits people versed in Chinese history and literature will enjoy. Something for everybody.
By the way, we don’t do posts like this often. What do you think? Should we continue if the opportunity presents itself?
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