The Flower of Northeast China (2016) watch online HD

Director Austin Kvaale follows the famous performer Dong Lianhai throughout Northeast China, discovering how the traditional artists of "Er Ren Zhuan" are working to preserve and transmit the art to younger generations.

Northeast China's 'Er Ren Zhuan' is a folk art that emerged and matured through three hundred years of spirited and continuous development in the fertile lands of Northeast China. In Er Ren Zhuan, one male and one female performer play out stories inspired by the lives of the common people. They sing with joy and sorrow, of the countless ups and downs encountered in the human experience. Director Austin Kvaale follows the footsteps of the famous artist Dong Lianhai, who is among the 'four great male performers' or Er Ren Zhuan. This production documents the unique charms of this traditional art. In the modern world of material desires and temptations where commercialism and materialism have defined our surroundings, the preservation and transmission of traditional Er Ren Zhuan appears hopelessly difficult. However, the performers young and old attempt to uphold the traditions, refuse to vulgarize them. They bring performances to the countryside, enriching and reinforcing the ...