俞吉吉
西子湖畔,古都杭州,矗立千載见证繁庶越地。作为中国古代文明的发祥地之一,浙江素有“丝绸之府,文物之邦”的美誉。在这片历史悠久、文化灿烂的土壤上,浙江人用自己的智慧筑成了一座独具匠心的“园中馆,馆中园”——浙江省博物馆。
1月28日19时30分,央视综艺频道(CCTV-3)大型文博探索节目《国家宝藏》迎来了浙江省博物馆特辑。节目中,青年演员任重、“老戏骨”孙淳以及“90后”金马影后周冬雨惊喜现身,一同守护宁波“万工轿”、落霞式“彩凤鸣岐”七弦琴、玉琮这三件万里挑一的传世国宝。
在《国家宝藏》浙博篇中,有一个美丽舞者的身影格外抢眼,她用一段柔美的古典舞别样诠释了宁波的婚嫁习俗——十里红妆,也与明星任重和来自国家话剧院的常务副院长王晓鹰一起成为了国宝万工轿的护宝人。
万工轿是清末民初宁波式花轿,因制造时耗费了一万多个工时,故称“万工轿”。此轿需八个人抬,又称“八抬大轿”,是现存最豪华的一顶花轿,木质雕花,朱漆铺底饰,以金箔贴花,远远望去金碧辉煌,犹如一座微型的宫殿。轿上采用圆雕、浮雕、透雕等三种工艺手法进行装饰,雕有250个人物,花鸟虫兽无数,所以宁波人也称它为“百子轿”。
在《国家宝藏》浙博篇中担任国宝万工轿护宝人的舞者叫殷硕,是温州籍的青年舞蹈家,还曾在去年的“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛文艺晚会中担任领舞,演绎敦煌壁画中的反弹琵琶。节目组为何会挑选她作为国宝守护人,她与万工轿和宁波的十里红妆又有怎样的渊源呢?记者也在节目播出后的第一时间联系上了这位美丽的舞者。
“我冥冥中和万工轿有一份解不开的缘分”。殷硕表示。
原来,身为舞者的殷硕曾在民俗风情舞剧《十里红妆·女儿梦》中饰演女主角,还在生活中坐了自己人生的花轿,这份冥冥之中的缘分,也让节目组最终选择她作为万工轿今生守护人。
这份缘分还要从2009年说起。
2009年4月,一部展现浙东婚嫁风俗“十里红妆”的民俗风情舞剧《十里红妆·女儿梦》在宁波大剧院首演,在剧中扮演主角“越儿”的舞蹈演员殷硕,也是2008年北京奥运会开幕式上独舞《丝路》中的“飞天女神”。
殷硕出生在一个文艺之家,父母、舅舅、表姐等都从事相关工作,从小耳濡目染。从浙江省艺术学校舞蹈系毕业后,殷硕由杭州前往北京求学,以第一名的成绩考入北京舞蹈学院古典舞系。在2006年的第八届全国“桃李杯”舞蹈比赛中,她以独舞《家·梅表姐》捧回了表演银奖,后来在第四届 CCTV 电视舞蹈大赛中获得表演奖,也正是因为这次演出,北京奥运会开幕式导演组关注到了她。
在宁波市歌舞团筹备《十里红妆·女儿梦》的时候,殷硕身上独有的江南水乡味道,让她成为最早被确定的主演。“我在宁波排练了很长时间,从夏天到秋天,印象最深的是,几乎每一次排练结束,排练服都完全湿透。”殷硕说,这是一部有丰富内涵的舞剧,自己非常喜欢,而且这段排演经历对她在日后人物塑造上的影响很大。
《十里红妆·女儿梦》对殷硕的影响在生活里延续,她还告诉记者,婆婆第一次看到她就是通过《十里红妆》,当时她和先生还只是普通朋友。
“结婚的时候,宁波歌舞团还送了一套和舞剧里‘十里红妆一样的嫁衣给我,像娘家人一样,太感动了。穿着这套嫁衣,在哈尔滨的中央大街上,我先生用一顶红色的花轿迎娶我。”殷硕说,兴奋、害羞,这样的记忆,她和她的先生这一辈子也忘不了。
登上《国家宝藏》的舞台再次演绎十里红妆,虽然最终呈现的只有短短几分钟,但这段与花轿亲密接触的舞蹈,殷硕跳得并不容易。
这座工艺精美的花轿价值不菲。“虽然只是一件工艺品,但是价值也在400多万,不像舞台道具有各种依靠掰持,很多舞蹈动作都做不了。”即便如此,她还是非常完美地完成了舞蹈,赢得了场下掌声阵阵。
2017年5月14日晚,“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛文艺晚会《千年之约》在北京国家大剧院上演。殷硕还在开场节目《千年之约》中担任领舞,她犹抱琵琶,身着金色服装,用柔美的身段展示着陆上丝绸之路上敦煌壁画的神韵;穿着白色、红色传统服装的民乐演奏者,演绎了海上丝绸之路的“碧海雅韵”。
(本文照片由殷硕提供)
CCTV had every reason to choose Yin Shuo as a guardian of national treasure for its blockbuster documentary National Treasures.
Yin Shuo is an excellent dancer. She was the lead dancer of the extravaganza that celebrated the opening of the ‘Belt & Road International Cooperation Summit at the National Grand Theater in Beijing on May 14, 2017. She was also the ‘flying Apsaras in the ‘Silk Road solo at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
And Zhejiang has ample justification to present its national treasures in one episode for the documentary.
For a taste of the unique cultural glory of Zhejiang Province and the city of Hangzhou, one can go to the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, where the history of this ‘land of opulence is fully celebrated. The three magnificent exhibits in the collection of the museum were featured in the ‘Zhejiang episode of CCTV documentary National Treasure on the night of January 28, 2018. In the documentary, famous actress Zhou Dongyu appeared to highlight the museums ‘three national treasures, one of which is a bridal sedan chair representing the wedding tradition of Ningbo, a harbor city in eastern Zhejiang.
Made in the late Qing Dynasty, the wooden sedan chair is the crystallization of the labor of more than 10,000 man-days, hence its Chinese name ‘wan gong jiao. With elaborate gold foil decorations, it is the most lavishly made existing bridal sedan representing the Ningbo style of bridal sedan chair craftsmanship.
A highlight of the ‘Zhejiang episode of the documentary was a dance solo by Yin Shuo, who was also the beautiful ‘flying Apsaras in the extravaganza that celebrated the opening of the ‘Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit at the National Grand Theater in Beijing on May 14, 2017.
“It all felt like my destiny,” Yin Shuo shared her story.
The destiny came in 2009. Yin Shuo was chosen as the lead dancer in the debut of dance drama Wedding Attire: A Girls Dream made at the Ningbo Grand Theatre in April 2009.
“I worked really hard on the dance drama, spending most of that year rehearsing in Ningbo. Every day I walked out of the dance room soaked up in sweat, but I felt happy because I fell in love with the dance drama. I felt lucky because my days in Ningbo inspired me a lot more than expected in my career as well as personal life.”
Born in a ‘singing and dancing family, Yin Shuo majored in classic dance at Beijing Dance Academy after graduation from the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Art School. She brought home a silver medal from the 8th China National Dance Contest in 2006, for her outstanding performance of a solo. Her performance at the 4th CCTV Dance Championship caught the attention of the directing team of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
With the storyline structured as a eulogy to the faithful and passionate love of a woman, the drama illustrates the unique wedding tradition of the Jiangnan people in China in a theatrical, artistic and truly poetic way. The drama has toured around many countries and regions and received overwhelming recognition from critics and general theatergoers alike.
“My mother-in-law, who was at that time just the mother of a friend of mine, got to know me when she was watching the dance drama. Isnt it amazing?”
“I got a wedding dress as a wedding gift from the Ningbo Singing and Dance Troupe. I will never forget the day when I sat in a red bridal sedan in Harbin, wearing that dress and waiting for the most romantic and beautiful moment in my life to come,” Yin Shuo recalled.
Her appearance of just several minutes in the CCTV documentary means enormously to Yin Shuo. The thrill comes from not only being so close to the national treasure. “It is a piece of art that makes me feel so proud to be able to represent in a choreographic way.