Chapter 6 Section 6

Formal stage rehearsals begin at 2:00 p.m. sharp.Because the show will start at 6:30, this should be considered the last practice. This kind of rehearsal is usually referred to as "general rehearsal". The rehearsal takes exactly the same mode as the official performance, and besides the actors, the stage equipment and lighting also need to be checked for final confirmation. "Beauty in the Sleeping Forest" consists of an overture and three acts, the prelude being the naming ceremony of Princess Aurora.Immediately after the appearance of the king and queen, six monsters appeared and danced together to the prelude of the slow beat.Wei Xu is one of the six.

"Qizi, pay attention to the position of your feet, the distance you stand is too far apart now." The voice of Oda Yasunari came from the speakers, and he was sitting in the middle of the auditorium looking at the stage.If you find something wrong in the middle, you can give instructions aloud through the microphone. After each of these six monsters performed a solo dance with different personalities and styles, they finally danced together. After that, the villain Karapos, dressed in black, appeared on the stage. Although this Karapos is a woman, it is customary to be played by a male actor.

Carabos chanted a spell, cursing that Princess Aurora would die after 16 years of piercing her finger with a spinning needle.But the lilac genie drove Carabos away, and prophesied that the princess would be awakened by a prince after a hundred years of sleep. So far the prelude ends, and then enters the first act.It was Princess Aurora's 16th birthday.It began with a waltz of villagers and maids. "Junfu, try to go a little further inside, yes, yes, go half a step further." Oda's voice echoed. Although it was the last rehearsal, it was by no means a simple rehearsal. The king and queen and the four princes who proposed to the princess enter the stage, and then there is the unusually beautiful princess Aurora, who is Akiko Takayanagi.First, the princess and the suitors take turns dancing together.She dances supported by the princes and receives their roses in turn, in a famous scene known as the 'rose adagio', and ends with her solo dance.

"Akiko, just a little faster than before. Xiaowu, you guys will be invisible to the audience in that kind of place, come in front of everyone!" Oda's instructions are not only for the movements of the actors in the dance, even those who are watching the princess dance must be instructed one by one. Carabos, dressed as an old woman, approached Princess Aurora, who was dancing happily, with a bouquet of flowers.The princess took the flowers, but a spinning needle hidden in the bouquet pricked her finger and fell down.In desperation, the four princes fought Carabos.Amid everyone's sighs, the Lilac Fairy appeared, and when she announced to everyone that Princess Aurora had fallen asleep, everyone in the castle was hypnotized by magic.

Then, the Lilac Elf hides the castle in the dense forest, which is actually just a trick of stage equipment and lighting. So far the first act is over.The actors take a break backstage before the second act begins. "Wei Xu's pace is too good, and his body looks really light." Akiko wiped her sweat and said.They both share a room. "Thank you, maybe it's because my mind is jumping without distracting thoughts." "It's a good way." "But there have been times when I couldn't step on the rhythm before, and of course there will be times when it went well."

As he said that, Wei Xu picked up the ballpoint pen placed beside him and tapped on the table, performing imagery training repeatedly. "It doesn't matter, Wei Xu has always been amazing in official performances." Akiko reached for the makeup case. After a ten-minute break, the second act began.This scene shows the world after Princess Aurora fell asleep for a hundred years, and Prince Digiri, who came to save the princess, appeared on the stage, played by Takehiko Konno.There was such a dance scene in the forest: the prince who experienced the fun of hunting was playing with a group of people. After a while, these people left, leaving the prince alone. At this time, the lilac elf appeared and told him about the beauty. princess story.Then, surrounded by fairies, the prince danced with the phantom of Princess Aurora.

"As soon as the two of them danced, the stage really became gorgeous." When Wei Xu was staring at the side door, Liu Sheng, who was playing the blue bird, walked over from the side. "In terms of height and skills, I can't lose to Konno-kun, but I just can't show it to that level in front of the audience. Maybe he is born with this kind of character." Born differently, he added with a laugh. "But I think a role like Bluebird is very suitable for you, Yagyu, it's true." "Thank you anyway." However, Liu Sheng's smile suddenly disappeared, "Ye Liuzi is really looking forward to this dance performance, it's a pity that she can't come to dance."

Unable to think of an appropriate answer to his soliloquy, he could only silently watch the stage. On the stage, the prince is walking into the forest led by the lilac elf. Although Carabos and his party intend to stop them halfway, he bravely knocks them down and continues to move forward. Finally, he finds Princess Aurora sleeping soundly in the castle. .After kissing her, the princess woke up slowly, and the people around her were liberated after sleeping for a hundred years, and the second act ended like this. After the curtain was drawn down, the scenes on the stage began to change drastically. Oda came up from the auditorium and was discussing something with the stage manager, while Mio and Yagyu went backstage to rest.On the way, I met Konno and Akiko who were discussing carefully.

Then came the third act—— It was the wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Diggerrey.When a large number of nobles gathered together, the king and queen, Princess Aurora and the prince appeared.First there is the dance of the gem elves, then there is the dance of Puss in Boots and White Cat. "Takako, the range of motion is too small, no matter how fast the speed is, the swing of the arm will also increase!" Oda was still giving instructions indiscriminately in the auditorium.Mio moved the headgear and looked at Oda.He stood there with his arms folded. Immediately afterwards, it was Wei Xu's turn to perform a two-person dance with Blue Bird.The two of them first danced together, and then they danced separately.Yagyu jumped very high as if showing off his jumping ability. The role of this blue bird needs to show the vitality of male dancers, so special auditions are often held.

In the end, the two danced together, but when the final music was about to end, Wei Xu felt a little strange.Oda hasn't said a word since he first started dancing.No matter how well the two dance, it is impossible to call it perfect, so Oda should warn. After finishing the last jumping pose, Wei Xu glanced at the auditorium.Oda sat on the chair, but—— "What's the matter, Weixu?" Wei Xu stood still, and Liu Sheng called her. "The teacher looks... a bit strange." Wei Xu looked at the auditorium and said.Oda tilted his body and was about to lean on the seat next to him, motionless.

"teacher!" After a while the members all noticed and ran off the stage one after another.Wei Xu also went down together. The first person to help Oda was the man named Motohashi who was in charge of checking the operation of the stage next to the auditorium. After he lifted Oda's body, "Hey, cheer up!" He shook his shoulder violently, but there was no any response.Then he grabbed Oda's wrist to feel his pulse, and put his body down after a while. "Call the doctor..." Motohashi said, "but it seems to be too late."