Chinanews.com, Beijing, October 22 (Reporter Gao Kai) The 4th Lao She Theatre Festival in 2020 will come as scheduled in the golden autumn of October. On the 22nd, a press conference will be held at Beijing Tianqiao Art Center.

　　Since its establishment in 2017, Lao She Drama Festival has been adhering to the purpose of "calling the spirit of drama and literature", with the theme of "popular sentiment, humanistic care, national language, and international vision". It has become one of Beijing's influential cultural brand activities. One, it is called "the new landmark of Beijing culture".

　　The 4th Lao She Drama Festival will last from October 23 to the end of December. Through two major sections of repertoire performance and "Drama Tea House" cultural activities, it will bring audiences more than ten domestic and foreign dramas in the form of theater performances and offline screenings. Excellent works, and various theatrical themed activities with diversified content and various forms.

　　The "Theatre Performance" unit of the Festival will present 10 high-quality local works that are both literary and dramatic.

In terms of repertoire selection, in addition to consistently maintaining the original intention of "calling the literary spirit of drama", this Lao She Theatre Festival combines the current social and emotional needs, and puts the delivery of humanistic care as the top priority, hoping to bring spiritual comfort to the audience returning to the theater.

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　　This unit includes three original dramas that pay tribute to Mr. Lao She. Among them, the 2020 version of the drama "Two Horses" is to promote Beijing-style culture. The Beijing Performance Company further revised and re-arranged on the basis of the original drama "Two Horses", with characterization and plot In terms of development, we pay more attention to the transmission of warmth, and with the open-minded and optimistic spirit of the characters in adversity in the play, we present a bowl of "warm soup" to the audience, and pay tribute to the Chinese nation in the face of difficulties in different eras. The quality of perseverance.

　　"My Ideal Life" is a collection of Mr. Lao She's short stories and is adapted to show everyone's beautiful ideal life. It not only reinspects the Chinese ideal life from a contemporary perspective, but also uses a humorous way to bring contemporary audiences Come to think about a beautiful ideal life.

　　And "Neighbors" will be one of the highlights of this year's drama festival. The old Beijing neighborhoods and parents’ shorts in this Beijing-style short story will be moved into the Lao She Memorial Hall, where Mr. Lao She once lived, to present a sense of experience to the audience. A full-fledged real-life drama.

　　2020 is the 110th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Chinese dramatist, Mr. Cao Yu. The Beijing People's Art Theatre will return to the Lao She Theatre Festival after nine years with the classic play "Home".

In addition, "Xiaojing Hutong" will also join this Lao She Theatre Festival as a classic play.

　　The theater performance unit of the Festival also includes a number of performances by young directors.

Among them, "Chinese Lesson" is a speculative work that explores the learning experience, education career, and growth process through the life experiences of seven ordinary people who have gone through the whole process of Chinese language education after years of accumulation by director Huang Ying.

　　Director Zhao Miao’s new work "The Life of the Disgusted Pine Nut", led by well-known actor Zhang Jingchu, is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Japanese writer Yamada Soki. His other work "The Corridor Pavilion Murder Case" will also be featured in this edition. Lao She Theatre Festival returns.

　　This drama festival also included dance drama works for the first time, that is, the dance drama "Confucius" from China Opera and Dance Theater, which has both market reputation and artistic value. It is hoped that the Chinese story will be told in the form of dance drama.

　　In order to make up for the regret that the international theater group was unable to visit China under the epidemic, and to explore more new forms of performance ecology, the 4th Lao She Theatre Festival specially set up a "theatre screening" unit, which was presented in the form of small theater screenings and offline viewing. Many outstanding overseas works are all screened for the first time. The cultural exchange with drama as the carrier enables drama lovers to enjoy as many masterpieces as possible in the theater space.

Among them, the French Comedy Theatre "True and False Peach Blossoms" is directed by director Lilo Bauer. This moral comedy, which was founded at the beginning of the 20th century, has been infused with the changes of the times in the French Comedy Theatre version, and has been witty and exquisite. Reappear.

　　"Drama Tea House" cultural activities are a fixed part of the Lao She Drama Festival, creating more diversified ways for the audience to experience the drama-in addition to walking into the theater to watch the performance, you can also meet in the space outside the theater through the dialogue salon and the creator Experience the charm of drama culture in the form of meetings, script reading, and theme lectures.

　　The 4th Lao She Drama Festival "Drama Teahouse" cultural activities are divided into three units: "I am on the scene", "IATC drama guided tour" and "Entering into the drama scenes written by Lao She".

　　The three themed activities of "I'm on the scene" will enter the former residence of Mr. Lao She, the Central Academy of Drama, and the Peking University Drama Club. Through dialogues, lectures, and fragment performances, the audience will listen closely to the past and future of Chinese drama. Among them, the Central Academy of Drama also brought the teacher-student version of "Home" adapted by Mr. Cao Yu, inheriting the literary spirit of calling drama of Lao She Theatre Festival, paying tribute to classic works and paying tribute to the 110th anniversary of Mr. Cao Yu's birth.

　　The "IATC Repertoire Guided Appreciation" unit cooperates with the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) China Branch, and will invite professional drama critics to conduct in-depth interpretations and exchanges on the background and artistic characteristics of the screening performance before each "theatre screening" repertoire , Combining academicity and appreciation to help the audience broaden their horizons and understand the drama they watched from a broader perspective and in a deeper way.

　　"Going into the drama scenes written by Lao She" will lead the audience into the streets of Beijing, tracing the scenes that Mr. Lao She has described vividly and affectionately, and perceive the city's story from a literary perspective.

　　This year’s drama festival is co-sponsored by Beijing Performance Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tianqiao Art Center Management Co., Ltd., co-organized by Beijing People’s Art Theater, Lao She Memorial Hall, and Central Academy of Drama, and is supported by Xicheng District Culture and Tourism Bureau, Beijing Tianqiao Shengshi Investment Group Co., Ltd. Responsible company and the support of the 8th Beijing Huimin Cultural Consumption Season.

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