The East Is Red
- Music & Dance Drama
Director: Wang Ping, Li Enjie
Starring: Wang Kun, Caidan Zhuoma, Guo Lanying, etc
Produced by August First Film Studio
Published by China Three Rings Publish House, 2005
Media: 1 DVD-5, All regions
Language: Sung in Mandarin with subtitles in Simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and English options
ISBN: 9787880541578
ISRC: CNA600500150

The East Is Red DVD contains the motion picture originally produced in 1965, which was a recording of the epic song-and-dance stage work of the Chinese Revolution and the birth of the People's of Republic China under Mao Zedong's leadership.

The East Is Red was put on the stage in 1964. It was of a large scale and high artistic standard. Therefore, it had a great influence on the people.

The dance epic was created on the initiative of Premier Zhou Enlai. Employing the art forms of song, dance and poetry, it depicted the arduous struggle of the Chinese people to achieve victory from past hardships. The premiere of the work and the following performances were all held at the Great Hall of the People.

The East Is Red featured a well-knit structure, powerful presentation, exquisite designs and superb artists. In addition to large amounts of new work, the dance epic also included many excellent songs and dances, which were created after the founding of the People's Republic of China and were popular among the people. These selections were arranged into the whole work appropriately. Nearly all of China's best-known singers, dancers and musicians at that time participated in the show -- a total of 3,000 performers, including some art troupes from outside Beijing.

The East Is Red described the Chinese people's revolutionary history. The performance also served as a review of China's development in song and dance, as well as a review of the achievements of artists after the founding of the PRC. It became the most significant art performance, a dance epic masterpiece, since 1949. In 1965, The East Is Red was adapted into an art film and received accolades from both home and abroad. Even today, three decades after the premiere of the film The East Is Red, whenever it is staged, it receives a warm welcome from people.

The dance epic East Is Red was listed as one of the Dance Classics of the Chinese nation in the 20th Century.

商品名称：音乐歌舞剧《东方红》
导演：王苹、李恩杰
演员：王昆、才旦卓玛、郭兰英等
制作：八一电影制片厂
出版：中国三环音像出版社，2005
介质：DVD5
碟数：1
配音：普通话
字幕：中英文
ISBN: 978-7-88054-157-8
ISRC: CN-A60-05-0015-0/V.J9

影片通过歌舞表现了中国共产党成立后，中国人民所进行的反帝、反封建、反对官僚资本主义的艰苦卓绝的革命斗争。这部史诗选择了各个革命阶段最有代表性的典型事件，使它成为中国人民谋求解放的历史缩影。由首都文艺工作者和各界人士三千多人创作并演出。