With Nanjing
Massacre as the background, the dance drama Nanjing
1937 tells a story of the famous overseas Chinese female scholar Zhang
Chunru who found the diary of Minnie Vantrin and then stepped in a long and
arduous journey. It revealed the savage acts of Japanese soldiers. The play
designer was Bai Ting; The history consultant was Zhu Chengshan, and the
literature consultant was Zheng Tianwei; The playwright was Tong Ruirui and Bai
Ting; The composer was Zhou Hang, and the general director was Tong Ruirui. It
was created by China National Opera & Dance
Drama Theater and fist performed in Beijing in 2005. It won the silver award
for works and the bronze award for performance as part of the 5th
China Dance Lotus Award in 2005. It won the Excellent Drama Award as part of
the Five One-Good-Work
Project for the 10th spiritual civilization construction released by
the Publicity Department of the
CPC Central Committee in 2007.
The Dance Drama Nanjing 1937
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