The story of The Embroidery Girl took place in the final years of the Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. It tells about a tragic love story of a girl who loved the art of embroidery and later became a master of Suzhou Embroidery. By reviewing the emotional experience of Xiu Niang, the master of Suzhou Embroidery, and a painter named Ming Xuan, the dance drama portrays the image of a contemporary Chinese woman who was fighting against the feudal ethical codes and pursuing the liberation of women.
It took Wuxi Musical Drama Theatre three years and a remarkable financial investment to complete the creation of the dance drama. The theater made its debut in Wuxi after four-month-long intense rehearsals, and won the Outstanding Drama Award at the 7th Jiangsu Music and Dance Festival. The drama brought together such talents as experienced director Zhao Ming, “new generation” composer Zou Hang, multiple award winner for stage design Zhang Jiwen and internationally renowned costume designer Li Rui, as well as a group of outstanding young performers, including Tang Chenglong, Zhang Yazhu, Liu Xin and Mi Xia, etc.
原创舞剧《绣娘》
舞剧《绣娘》的故事发生在清末民初，是一部表现江南绣女钟情爱艺、艺高情深的悲情故事。通过绣娘与明轩的艺合情投、慕艺恋情，塑造了一位近代中国反对封建礼教，追求女性解放的新女性形象。
刺绣乃人生之艺，人生乃刺绣之迹，人生有青云之志，刺绣有洪波之力……
斯人仙去，《绣谱》传世，留舞人间，《绣娘》垂范。
序 怀春
风雨剥蚀着岁月，刺绣铭刻着恋情，明轩手捧绣谱，追思绣娘的在天之灵，唤回一段逝去的忆念，敞开一段凄美的爱情……
第一幕 伤春
妩媚的绣娘精心刺绣喜帕，憧憬着与心上人喜结连理时龙凤呈祥……四个媒婆登场，撕碎了她的怀春梦，她被逼嫁给财大气粗的花觉当妾。
绣娘的秀色让花觉色迷心窍，也让妒火中烧的大太太百般刁难欺压。芳草无奈庭院深，春心遭遇倒春寒。
第二幕 觅春
忧伤的绣娘漫步在清丽的春光里，却成了画家明轩目光中别样的风景……一个瞬间的回眸，一次短暂的邂逅，开启了一生的牵挂，一世的忆念。
花觉欣赏明轩的画作，聘请明轩当家庭画师。明轩描绘，绣娘刺绣，明轩的灵性激活了绣娘沉寂的心，一幅《并蒂莲》凝结着两人的心血，勾通着两人的情怀……金钱至上的花觉要将包括《并蒂莲》在内的绣品尽数拍卖，绣娘和明轩请留未果、合力反抗。花觉一怒之下毁坏了《并蒂莲》。绣娘在艺术与人生的双重纠结中痛不欲生。
第三幕 争春
一个风和日丽的午后，绣娘和明轩不约而同在河边相遇，明轩牵手绣娘示爱，引来封建势力假面人的围攻、谩骂……绣娘既无力反抗，又不愿苟活，她与明轩深情诀别，毅然跳河自沉，以死抗争。
第四幕 留春
绣娘被明轩从水中救起，公开与明轩相爱，惹怒了花觉，他一气之下将明轩逐出家门，将绣娘囚于绣房，致使两个相爱的人只能遥寄相思，默守衷肠。绣娘将对明轩的爱深藏心中，潜心创造，遂如春蚕吐丝、河蚌孕珠，把人生的纠结化为艺术的精湛。长年的劳累和心灵的煎熬绣娘的双目失明了，但凭借爱的记忆重新绣了一幅《并蒂莲》，作为留给世界的绝世绣品，深深寄托了她对刺绣艺术的孜孜以求和对明轩的绵绵爱意……她带着对艺术、对人生的爱离开了这个令她无限眷恋却又百般无奈的世界。
尾声 回春
明轩跪拜在绣娘的遗作《并蒂莲》前失声痛哭。这时，一个声音由远而近传入耳鼓，他似乎听到了绣娘的呼唤，他循声追去，一群荷花仙子正在翩翩起舞。突然，眼前云蔚霞蒸，绣娘穿一袭清丽的旗袍款款向他走来，他与绣娘相拥起舞，抒发彼此藏于心中的爱恋。。。。。。雾一点点浓烈起来，绣娘远去。云开雾散，绣娘的绣谱手稿跃入明轩眼帘，他轻轻打开手稿，刺绣艺术的辉煌由此开启。。。。。。
Drama Dance: The Embroidery Girl
