Young Masters: Yingge Boys
Get to know the post-00's generation of self-taught dancers in China preserving a niche form of traditional folk dance
About
Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a new generation of the country's youth. Puning City in Guangdong Province is known within China as the 'Cultural Hometown' of Chaoshan, with the folk dance Yingge being one of its most famous customs. Yingge, meaning "Hero's Hymn", combines Nanquan routines and opera acting skills, and is a vibrant and upbeat performance in which dancers don intricate costumes and facial makeup, and play the role of the heroes in Water Margin《水浒传》- an ancient Chinese novel about brotherhood.
Movie Info
Top Cast
Hongxin Lin
Huaixin Chen
Mingjia Chen
Jiawei Wang
Yang Luo
Canbin Wang
Linjie Zhang
Xiaogui Huang
