"Five Red Clouds"

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Title (English): "Five Red Clouds"
Title (Chinese): 《五朵红云》
Title (Romanization): "Wu duo hong yun"
Description: "Five Red Clouds" (舞蹈红云) was one of the most important Chinese dance dramas of the pre-Cultural Revolution period. Originally premiered in 1959, it was made into a film by the August First Film Studio in 1960. The dance drama tells the story of a Li village who rebels against a group of Nationalist soldiers. The story centers on an ethnic minority heroine, Ke Ying, played by Wang Shan. Zha Lie (查烈, 1928-2009) was head of the choreographic team for this production.
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Location: Guangzhou (China)
Date: 1959
Performers (Romanized name): Wang Shan
Performers (Chinese name): 王珊
Choreographer (Romanized name): Zha Lie et al
Choreographer (Chinese name): 查烈等
Company/School (Romanized name): Guangzhou Military District Political Department Soldiers Song and Dance Ensemble
Company/School (Chinese name): 广州军区政治部战士歌舞团
Dance Style: Dance Drama
Subjects: Zha Lie; Guangzhou; Chinese Dance Drama; Minority Dance
Object Material: Black & white photograph
Contributing Artist: Zha, Lie, 1924-2009
Image Filename: ZL00026
Collection Title: Pioneers of Chinese Dance

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Collection: Pioneers of Chinese Dance
Image Size: 3472 x 2535
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Record: ZL00026
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Full citation: ""Five Red Clouds"." In the digital collection Pioneers of Chinese Dance. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dance1ic/x-zl00026/zl00026. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 05, 2025.