When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 286

Chapter 286: Chapter 112: Top Star of the 1960s Arts Troupe (51)

With a hidden danger resolved, Xia Zhaoyun continued leading the group’s dance practice, the general designs for the performance costumes already taking shape in her mind.

The *Shishu Ruyi* performance blended music, dance, and traditional Chinese painting. The choreography would change in response to the music and the subjects being painted.

Xia Zhaoyun had a rather direct approach; she loved using a single performance to unveil a brilliant corner of Xiahua’s artistic heritage. Thus, the dance directly showcased four major schools: Body Rhythm, Han-Tang, Dunhuang, and Kunqu.

The women would perform in groups of four or five, each group presenting one of the schools. Each dancer’s costume would be slightly different, and the performance would still be structured as a dance battle.

Xia Zhaoyun took a clever shortcut. She understood that the August City cultural review was essentially an artistic report presented by various work units to their leaders. In short, she was performing for a semi-professional audience. Therefore, the priority was to be lively and showcase the charm of the dance, rather than forcing the women to obsess over perfecting every technical detail.

The joy of a bountiful harvest, a sense of cultural confidence, and the delight of life steadily improving—all of it was expressed in a performance that was methodical, progressive, and complex without being chaotic.

Once all the fundamental tones and details were finalized, the designs for the women’s costumes were essentially complete.

Since they started training with Xia Zhaoyun, the three groups of women had developed an unprecedented passion for the stage. They no longer drifted aimlessly through their days or watched the clock, waiting to go home. Now, they wished time would slow down so they could gain even more precise control over their dancing.

Huo Tianhao came by two days later, bringing Xia Zhaoyun news about Teacher Gao.

"Teacher Gao was highly respected in the song and dance troupe. She even has former students in the Central Political Department. So, after they heard she was in trouble, even though her network couldn’t stand up for her and clear her name immediately, they worked behind the scenes. They had her and her husband transferred to a village with simple, honest folk, so they didn’t suffer too much."

"But they still have to work in the fields, so they’re definitely enduring some hardship in their daily lives."

"This is Teacher Gao’s address. However, if you want to mail anything to her, it would be best to go through me."

Xia Zhaoyun nodded, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

She went into another room and came back with a package, placing it in the most conspicuous spot in the living room for Huo Tianhao to take with him when he left.

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