"My Name is Lilac"
Premiered on June 11th 2021at Suzhou Culture Art Center
Commissioned by Suzhou Ballet Dance Company
Choreographer & Director:Yabin Wang
Choreographer Assistant:Fan Lei Zhong Shi
Composer:Szymon Brzoska
Writer:Chen Long Zhuang Yi
Lighting Designer: Liu Zhao
Set Designer:Zi Fu
Costume Designer:Qi Zhang
Projection Designer:Zhao Jian Wei
Style Designer:Wang Jia
Symphony Orchestra:Su Zhou Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Chen Xieyang
About The Story of "My Name is Lilac"
1910, Lilac was abandoned by her parents as a baby and then adopted by Nanny Wu. As she grew up, she witnessed many scenes of misery as a result of poverty and oppression. Trying to find a solution to social oppression, Lilac went to Soochow University and met her future husband Yuhong Le. They joined the Chinese Communist Party and began taking part in clandestine activities. Soon after their marriage, Lilac was arrested by The Nationalist Party and was then executed at Yu Hua Tai, leaving Le with endless grief. 18 years later, Le met Zhongman Shi, a girl who had an uncanny resemblance to Lilac. Being moved by Lilac’s story, She fell in love with Le and helped him cope with the loss of his beloved Lilac . At the second year of their marriage, their first daughter was born. In memory of Lilac, they named the baby after her. After little Lilac grew up, Le brought his wife and daughter to pay a visit to Lilac’s grave at Yu Hua Tai.
