Odes To Heroes 英歌 by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre

The dance drama Odes To Heroes centers around the Yingge Dance, renowned as the “Chinese Martial Dance”. Through the fantasy time-space journey of the young man Chen Xinyuan, it recreates the struggle history and the great sense of family and country of the ancestors in the Chaoshan hometown of overseas Chinese when they “headed to Southeast Asia”. The drama skillfully integrates Lingnan folk elements such as Qiaopi (overseas Chinese remittance letters), Chaoshan Opera, woodcarving, and hand-made beef balls. Coupled with creative dance choreography and stunning audio-visual effects, it perfectly combines the profundity of traditional culture with innovative stage technology. It is regarded by the audience as a cultural masterpiece that “awakens the bloodline”. It has won the funded project of the National Art Fund in 2025 and the 2025 Cross-border Communication Award at the Weibo Revitalizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Ceremony, among others.

舞剧《英歌》以被誉为“中华战舞”的英歌舞为核心，通过青年陈心远的奇幻时空之旅，再现了潮汕侨乡先辈“下南洋”的奋斗史与家国大义。剧中巧妙融入了侨批、潮剧、木雕、手打牛肉丸等岭南民俗元素，配合创意舞蹈编排与震撼的视听效果，将传统文化的深沉与创新的舞台科技完美结合，被观众称为“血脉觉醒”的文化佳作。获2025年国家艺术基金资助项目及微博焕新非遗盛典2025年度跨界传播奖等。