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Young Masters: Yingge Boys

"Get to know the post-00's generation of self-taught dancers in China preserving a niche form of traditional folk dance"

2021-11-30 zh 5m
Documentary
Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a new generation of the country's youth. Puning City in Guangdong Province is known within China as the 'Cultural Hometown' of Chaoshan, with the folk dance Yingge being one of its most famous customs. Yingge, meaning "Hero's Hymn", combines Nanquan routines and opera acting skills, and is a vibrant and upbeat performance in which dancers don intricate costumes and facial makeup, and play the role of the heroes in Water Margin《水浒传》- an ancient Chinese novel about brotherhood.

Producer

Xiao Yaohui

Executive Producer

Frida Liao

Director

ShiJun Jia

Casting

Simone Sun

Producer

Rena Ren

Cinematography

Zhihan Zhang

china tradition brotherhood folk traditional culture

Status

Released

Countries

    Companies

    • Nowness