Chapter 401: Three Years
San Francisco is held from July to September, and the San Francisco Opera usually performs 10-15 operas over a two-month period, totaling about 75-120 performances. This is a fixed-time performance, so if it can be staged during this time, it must be a classic dance drama or one of the best of it.
On the last day of August, the San Francisco Ballet Group D performers took to the stage of the San Francisco Opera House full of fatigue and excitement. The lights are dim, the symphony is full; During the two-hour performance, the audience was attentive and applauded.
The actors performed their respective roles with seamless affection, felt the pain of physical and mental overdraft, and released sweat and happiness. The people on and off the stage devoted themselves to the dance drama and fell in love with the warmth, beauty and fantasy it brings.
After Bei Bei completed the last dance move, the theater was silent, the lights were suddenly bright, and the applause was thunderous; The audience got up one after another and enthusiastically gave their most sincere applause to the actors who brought them wonderful things.
Bei Bei opened her hands and invited her companions to the stage to accept the applause of the audience, and took the flowers from Ibin with her hand.
"It's great, you've given the character a new lease of life once again, and this dance drama is sure to become a classic, and I didn't misread you." He kissed Beibei's cheeks excitedly, a little excited, and a little regretful, because this was the last time she stood on the stage in San Francisco.
"Thank you!" Bei Bei politely hugged back and expressed direct and sincere thanks. She held flowers in her hand and saluted elegantly to the audience, kissed and repaid the audience's love, and her smile was more calm and sincere.
The lights return to dimming, the applause dissipates, and the audience leaves, which is only a blink of an eye, but it makes people deeply addicted to it.
The theater was plunged into darkness again, with only a small circle of light in the center of the stage. Bei Bei stood by the curtain, looking at the pale yellow circle of light, looking down and smiling.
"Vera, hurry up, the company has prepared a celebration for you." Dance partner Jerry looked at Gu Beibei, who was standing on the edge of the stage in a daze, and then laughed and teased: "Are you still reminiscing about the applause just now?" This is the most enthusiastic applause I have felt in my 10 years of participation, and the audience loves the visual enjoyment you bring them, you are a genius. ”
"I think it's too much to call me genius, I'm just doing what I love with my heart." Bei Bei said modestly, his eyes never left the aperture of Nadao, and his expression was indifferent. "I don't think anyone will forget the excitement of applause in the center of the stage and at the curtain call, that feeling is addictive."
"Since you are so reluctant, don't leave. I think now is the perfect time for you to develop your career, don't you think it's a pity? Jerry roundabout persuasion.
He knew that Bei Bei would no longer sign a contract with the dance company after this game, and she still did not let go even if the dance company offered a sky-high price. Many people in the dance troupe knew the news, some were happy and some were sorry, but none of this could change her expression, she seemed to be such a quiet weirdo, who didn't seem to care about the qiē around her.
Bei Bei knew what he wanted to say, shook his head firmly, and said the reason for his departure for the first time. "I promised someone to spend the last three years and keep their promises. I've been very busy and tired in the past three years, and now that the time is up, I should take a good rest."
She remembered the bet she made with Wang Renhao, looked down at her stomach, and was a little regretful and a little happy. Since he can think about her for so many years, then he should give up some of it.
"I'm so jealous of the man who made you give up your ballet career, who stole the elves of our ballet world." Jerry exaggeratedly, knowing in his heart that his mission tonight was not completed.
Bei Bei hugged this dance partner in the strict sense of his own, and thanked him for his cooperation and help in the past two years.
Jerry was very acquainted and said cheerfully, "Okay, I hope these ten minutes will make you change your decision, otherwise we may have to live under the low pressure created by Ibin for a long time." If you are as kind as you, you will not be able to bear it. ”
"I will bring your words to Ibn and believe me that he is an enlightened leader." Bei Bei said jokingly, watching him leave, and in the end, only Gu Beibei was left in the empty stage, and there was no light turned off.
She walked step by step towards the pale yellow aperture, closed her eyes and felt the tranquility, and the tide of applause echoed in her mind; When I opened my eyes and looked at the empty auditorium, I felt a lot of emotion in my heart.
Time is a mysterious void, sometimes you think it passes very slowly, and sometimes you think it passes too fast; It operates according to its own rules, and humans cannot judge by their own perceptions.
In the past three years, she has lived a very fulfilling life, in the first year, she focused on recuperating her physical functions, and she didn't have much time to dance, mainly to train as a group dancer, so as not to let her muscles relax; Her first year was the hardest she ever had, as she was ostracized by her dance partner due to Anna's early false publicity, Iben's esteem, and the arrogant sports car.
Arrogant as she is, the more she excludes, the harder she will work, because she understands the importance of strength. Therefore, she does not have a positive conflict with these people, laughs at everyone's ridicule and provocation, lives according to her own rules, and gradually makes these people accept herself.
After precipitation, she began to exert her strength. In the second and third years, she began to participate in a large number of dance dramas, whether it is the romantic ballet "Nymphs" and "Giselle", or the classical ballets "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty", "Onegin", or the modern ballets "The Nymphs", "The Death of the Swan" and "Faust". Whether it is the lead actor or the ensemble dancer, her own understanding gives new life to the role, so it has also established her position as the principal of the dance company.
She has gained a lot in the past three years, the most commendable of which is the modern dance drama "Midsummer" that she choreographed, which is the dance drama that will be staged tonight. Romantic and fresh with fantasy and ethereal, interesting storylines, poetic stage scenes, and solid skills of the actors, creating flesh-and-blood artistic images.
This dance drama was not favored at the beginning, because the time was too short, and it was a new choreographer, and most of the actors were also newcomers. But in less than a year, it became a hit for the company, with no less than 60 performances in four months, which made all the actors tired and excited.
Invitations from major dance companies followed, followed by performances one after another, and Beibei's fame grew, winning several awards, accepting several interviews, and successfully drawing a strong stroke on her resume, giving her a new title and status in the ballet world.
At this time, she can be said to have gained fame and fortune, her career is in full swing, and everyone thought that she would wait for the opportunity to develop her ballet career with all her might, but she announced her return plan. Yes, she revealed in a post-awards interview that she decided to give up her career in the United States and return to her country.
Many people are puzzled by this person, but Bei Bei knows what she wants, and she doesn't feel sorry.
Bei Bei knelt down and kissed and said, "Lisa, did you see that?" I did, and it worked. She took one last look at the stage and turned to leave.
The stage is still the same stage, and the aperture has dimmed without the main actor. (To be continued.) )