China News Service, Shanghai, March 23 (Reporter Wang Ji) The drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous writer Sun Ganlu and produced by the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center was held at the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center Art Theater on the evening of the 23rd. Welcome to the premiere.
A still from the drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Photo by Lu Yushuo
The novel "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" won the 11th Mao Dun Literature Award. It cleverly integrates revolution, espionage, ideals, emotions and other elements, and the plot is integrated in one go, recreating the turmoil of Shanghai in the 1930s. In the grand background of the times, the novel intercepts an aspect of social life at that time. A group of people work together to complete a secret plan called "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" for the same ideals and beliefs.
The drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was adapted from the original work by Zhao Yan, a national first-level screenwriter. It adopts a narrative form and presents a "three-dimensional" novel on the stage. The actors dressed in modern costumes, holding novels in hand, read "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" together on the stage. During the reading process, the actors alternately "entered the play" and took turns becoming "people in the book" and began to interpret the plot of the novel; when the story When switching to another perspective, the actors will change their costumes and "act" again, turning back into readers, symbolizing understanding this hidden and great history through reading.
A still from the drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Photo by Lu Yushuo
The original work "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is also a "journal of scenery". The author restored the style of old Shanghai with real landmarks. In order to better present this memory of the city, the stage design and costume design of the drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" are also unique, such as the scenery and architectural details with urban characteristics, cheongsams, gowns and other clothing combinations with the characteristics of the times, as well as the Shanghai dialect , Yangzhou dialect, Cantonese and other local dialects.
Director Wang Xiaoying said that the original novel is very distinctive and sentimental, so it must be brought to the stage in a distinctive and sentimental way. I hope this feeling can be conveyed to the audience in this form.
Ma Yili plays Ling Wen. Photo by Lu Yushuo
It is reported that the first round of the drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" will be performed until April 14, and will also be performed at the Majestic Theater on April 26 as the opening drama of the 2024 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley. (over)