Poem - "Impressions of Dance in Only Green"

Author: Joey Zhou - a poem about my thoughts after watching the dance "Only Green" from the cast of "The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting"

Dance Performance of "Only Green" by China Oriental Performing Arts Group

A blow of cinnabar fell to the ground, and the blue dust was all over the silk cloth， 

Graceful, graceful, graceful, not only the figure is graceful,

but also the endless, the pause of ecstasy,

and the sleeves frozen in Zen

Resurrection, resurrection, resurrection in a startling glance

There is no green, fat, red, thin here,

but there is stone green, blue, and copper;

There is no rain, no wind,

but there is spring water flowing eastward

At this time, it is not only Dongpo and Qingzhao who should close their eyes, but also Tianxiang, Ximeng and Li Yu who connected the Tang and Song dynasties:

"The carved jade steps should still be there, but the red face has changed. Turn the red pavilion, lower the window, and shine on the sleepless. The crab apple is still the same, not sad autumn, people are thinner than yellow flowers. Life has been a heart since ancient times."

Turn your head, spin, and slowly bend your waist...

1, 2, 3, 

Lift your legs and start;

1, 2, 3, 

Pause and pause again...

Before pausing, do another aggregation and separation of points, lines and surfaces.

We,

have never failed life,

Dance, dance, and dance again.

A layer of cinnabar falls to the ground, and the blue salt sprinkles all over the silk paper.

Look, the beauty of the country,

A head full of green and blue...

Notes:

I wish to thank "US News Express" who published this poem in Los Angeles on February 3, 2022.

Types of Green as referenced in the performance

1. Qingyu: pronounced "huo". Also known as "qingyu". A kind of blue mineral pigment. It is generally believed to be the same as the current azurite and white blue. It was often used as a paint in ancient times.

2. Shiqing: Malachite

3. Azurite: Shiqing Azurite

4. Touqing: You can use gamboge to mix Huaqing, Touqing, Erqing, Sanqing or Phthalocyanine. The green that appears is different. The actual proportion and the required color need to be adjusted by yourself.

5. Five Green: Made from malachite green + white. The more white you add, the more it becomes four green, five green, etc. The same goes for three blue, four blue, etc.

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