With the spread of various new performing arts spaces in the Asian performing arts center in Shanghai, more and more young people are keen to "dig" small theaters hidden in the steel jungle, just like occasionally touching "eggs" to add luster to ordinary days.
Recently, the environmental musical "Apolonia", which quietly became popular among post-90s and post-zeros, was staged in the "Yi Tai Hao Xi" theater on the 4th floor of Asia Building on Hankou Road.
It is reported that since the beginning of the end of August, the resident musical "Apolonia" has been performed at a steady frequency of 8-9 times a week, and it has become the most popular check-in point in the city.
"A good show" theater "hidden" in the office building, although it can only accommodate 114 spectators, it is "small but complete."
Because it is tailor-made for the theater, "Apolonia" "locks" the main storyline in the bar, and integrates with the entire small theater environment. The actors perform face-to-face at close range, making the audience feel like they are in the story. The partner said: "I like the sense of presence that can hear so clearly even breathing."
The story of "Apolonia" is set in the United States under the Prohibition Order in 1930, and the small theater spaces show the meticulous care of the times.
Pushing open the thick curtain, you walked into the world at the other end of the space-time tunnel-a small bar on the streets of New York where the love story on the Brooklyn Bridge is staged every night.
In the story, each actor has the task of playing multiple roles in one person, regardless of gender, status, or age. In "Apolonia", the three actors show the diverse charm of 12 roles.
In 100 minutes, the audience and the actors breathed and felt together, passing each other's energy, and together they completed a unique performance.
In addition to the ups and downs of the story, the relaxed atmosphere created by the environmental drama is also the key to making people "play in one second".
The audience can enjoy the live Live Show that integrates rock, jazz, pop and other genres. The nearly 30 beautiful songs are sometimes melodious, sometimes cheerful and lively, and sometimes burst the scene, giving the audience the most shocking audio-visual feast.
After the performance, there will be a happy return for up to 10 minutes. No matter what mood you enter into Apollonia, you will surely leave your worries behind when you leave the theater.
It is reported that the Apollonia city small theater plan is in full progress, and the Changsha and Chengdu small theaters will meet you in 2021.
(Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)