G20 HangZhou Summit

Author:Selina
Release on:2016-09-08

Actors perform at the evening gala for the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, September 4, 2016.

A variety show titled "Hangzhou is most memorable" staged during the G20 Summit on Sunday night

thrilled and entertained world state leaders and their spouses, as well as the public.

The director of the show, Zhang Yimou, revealed stories from behind the stage during an interview

with China's Central Television.

Swan Lake dance over water uses new technology
Zhang revealed that high-tech holography was used during the show, which presented the relations

between humans and images. "The technology was commonly used in indoor shows during recent

years, while for outdoor performances, especially on the surface of water, in a purely natural scene,

it was probably the first time it was used", Zhang said. "It was more difficult than the opening

ceremony of the Olympics." Zhang masterminded the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing

Olympics. The Swan Lake show in the gala combines holographic images and real performers,

Zhang said. "Dancing Swan Lake on the West Lake is quite special, we jokingly said that it is

probably the first dance on a real lake since the creation of the classic Swan Lake", said Zhang.

Combining Chinese and Western classical music
"I chose a symphony, as it is elegant and refined, and more importantly, it is a universal language",

Zhang Yimou said. He thinks that G20 summit is a "universal language", a summit where the world

has dialogues with each other and works towards progress together.
Zhang said world famous music such as Swan Lake, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and classic

Chinese music are all "universal language", and they express emotions and forces that can be

understood by all humans.