Red Poppies
Synopsis
A feast of Tibetan folk dance and music | An award-winning novel | 2019 Edition
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A tribal chief makes his riches and power from growing poppies and selling opium. He needs a successor and has to choose between his two sons: the elder is hungry for power; the younger just wants a simple life – everyone even calls him “bird brain”. Tempted by power and desire, a family feud fueled by jealousy and hatred rip through the plateau, taking the old order down in flames.
Adapted from the eponymous novel, which won China’s most prestigious book prize established by writer Mao Dun, the grand dance drama Red Poppies draws from folk dance traditions of the Tibetan region where the book is set. Featuring Tibetan music and singing as well as colourful tribal costumes, Red Poppies is a testament to the changes of time, the destruction of old world orders and the coming of a new age. It is also a meditation on karma, on good and evil through the Tibetan culture and traditions.
Artistic Team
Based on the novel by：
Alai
Choreographer：
Liu Lingli