How are the glamorous ballet stars born on the stage? The biennial annual performance of the Central Ballet (hereinafter referred to as Zhongba) is a record of the birth of a ballet star.
On the evening of April 11th, in "Chasing Dreams — — Before the 2019 Central Ballet Performer Annual Assessment Show, the Beijing Youth Daily reporter interviewed Xu Gang, assistant to the artistic director of Zhongba and a ballet master of Zhongba, who explained in detail the promotion path from intern to lead actor.
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Public ticket sales for assessment performance
"Candidates" face the audience directly.
For the actors of the Central Ballet, changing from an intern to a group dancer, then to the leading role, and even the chief actor is accomplished by step-by-step promotion. As a first-class art troupe in China, Zhongba has a strict and rigorous actor promotion system.
Xu Gang said that the assessment is generally held once a year, and once every two years, an open assessment will be conducted in front of the audience. Each assessment is a major event in the career of any actor in the troupe. In particular, the biennial performance appraisal is open for ticket sales. Actors should not only be assessed by the leaders and experts in the troupe, but also be directly tested by the audience, which is particularly important for actors who make a living on the stage.
Xu Gang said: "If we practice well in the classroom every day, the stage will not perform well, and it is not the talent we want. Only through the performance on the stage can we really see the extent of the actors. "
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Scope and version according to level
The repertoire depends on the development of the troupe.
Before the assessment, every actor should fill in the level he wants to assess, and he can choose promotion or relegation. The plays that the actors have to examine are also different according to the level of application. Xu Gang said, "The international practice is that, for example, if we lack the main actors in a play, then all the people in the audience can compete for this position. We are not so strict, but we have an assessment every year. For example, the main actor should dance two classical dances and two modern dances, which is equivalent to an international ballet competition and complete four works. "
As for the assessment of the repertoire, Xu Gang revealed that the scope and version will be stipulated according to the level. "The repertoire will be determined according to the development of the troupe. For example, Don Quixote has many versions, and our group is jumping the more difficult version of Nuriyev, so we will stipulate to jump this version. Because there is a standard for jumping the rules. "
On April 10th and 11th, "Chasing Dreams — — The 2019 Central Ballet Actors Annual Assessment Show includes more than 30 repertoires. Xu Gang revealed: "Originally, the number of plays registered this time was enough for four parties, but only two performances were allowed in Tianqiao Theater, so we selected some mature actors and their works were suitable for public performances. There is also a party in our auditorium, which is not open for ticket sales, but will invite nearby residents to see it, which is a kind of welfare. There is also a party that will be abandoned. "
prepare
Actors basically finish rehearsals by themselves.
Ask the teacher for help in private.
The high comprehensiveness of ballet art determines that its requirements for actors are also comprehensive, which is fully reflected in the assessment of actors. Dancers’ technical skills, expressive force, musical sense and so on are all the objects of investigation.
It is worth mentioning that in the process of preparing for the examination, it is impossible for the leaders, rehearsal teachers and choreographers in the group to rehearse for the members one by one in a concentrated time, so in the process of preparing for the exam, the actors basically have to rehearse alone.
Xu Gang said that the actors are very hard-working. "They all use their own rest time to rehearse, and they all find their own partners to rehearse. They can ask the teacher for help in private, but they basically rely on themselves. They record videos to find gaps, especially some modern works. They are all learning now, and find people who have skipped before to help them guide."
process
Complete the chief dream for at least 10 years.
There are 20 levels to go through.
Ballet is an industry with thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge. From the intern to the chief actor, there are group dances, leading dances, solo dances and main actors, and each level will be divided into three or four grades. In this way, it takes nearly 20 levels for an intern to be promoted to the chief actor. In Xu Gang’s words, even the most talented and fastest-promoted ballet dancer needs at least 10 to 15 years to realize the dream of being the chief.
It is understood that there are only four chief executives, three actresses and one actor at present. "It is impossible to become the chief in the league for three to five years. Even after graduating from dance school, I have won the gold medal in the dance competition internationally. I have to join the group to dance for two or three years, and I have to blend in with the style of the troupe. It is possible for some people to dance in groups all their lives. Although there are 99% efforts, there is still 1% talent that cannot be ignored. " Xu Gang said.
result
At present, the promotion system only goes up but not down.
Without leaving the stage, the level will be higher and higher
Although this "dream-chasing" process is cruel, it is worthwhile for ballerinas as long as they are steady and steady step by step and win the blooming on the stage and the applause of the audience.
"For some actors, the annual appraisal performance is to show themselves. Its greatest significance is that actors can go on stage and dance what they want. Some people are prince-type actors, and they won’t choose non-prince-type roles. Some just want to choose a completely different type from themselves and challenge themselves. An actor in our group learned a duet of Carmen, and she told me ‘ I finally enjoyed myself ’ . Because only these three chiefs skipped in the group, and because it is the work of the master roland petit, others are almost afraid to touch it. This time, it is a good way to try the opportunity of passing the assessment and feel this work. " Xu Gang said.
China Pakistan changes the contract every two years, and the contract was signed on July 1st, so the assessment is basically set around April, and the assessment is an important indicator for signing and grading. Xu Gang revealed that so far, the level of actors has only risen but not fallen. "It is very difficult to climb to a certain position and it is unlikely to fall. As long as you give them something and show it on the stage, the general level will be higher and higher."
Text/reporter Lun Bing Tian Yuting
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