China News Service, Shanghai, August 21 (Reporter Chen Jing) The reporter learned on the 21st that the Chinese version of the drama "The Song of the Elephant" was successfully previewed in Shanghai, becoming the unveiling of the black box theater "Square Cun Theater", which opened the show in Shanghai. The premiere curtain.
This small theater boutique that moved the world has blossomed in the Chinese theater world.
After the first round of performances in Shanghai, the Chinese version of the play "Song of the Elephant" will have a national tour.
In 2004, the original version of the play "Song of the Elephant" premiered in Canada.
In the following two decades, the play has been staged in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, South Korea and other countries, and has been produced into multiple language versions.
The play not only won the French drama's highest award "Moliere Award" for the best work award, but also won the grand prize in the drama department of the 12th Goldenticket Awards in South Korea.
In 2021, the drama label "Taipei Haoxi", which has created a popular literary and artistic landmark in Shanghai, announced the introduction and production of the Chinese version of the drama "Song of the Elephant".
It is reported that the story of "The Elephant Song" takes place in a mental hospital in Broville, Canada.
In order to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Lawrence, Dean Greenberg decided to make an appointment with the object of Lawrence's last conversation, the mentally ill Michael, and the nurse Peterson, who had been protecting Michael, also kept an eye on the appointment.
With the unfolding of a psychological game full of games, temptations and temptations, the complex emotional relationship between the three characters and Michael's spiritual world gradually became clear.
The main creative team of the Chinese version has repeatedly scrutinized the script. While retaining the core of the play, a lot of character settings and plot details have been polished and optimized.
Photo by Cui Lang
The whole work of "The Elephant Song" has only three characters, but in the 100-minute performance, the plot is stripped away and pushed forward layer by layer. Finally, with the dramatic climax with great emotional impact, the protagonists are rich in emotion and full of tension. The relationship will bring the audience a shocking and moving viewing experience.
Nicolas Billon, the original author of the script and a famous Canadian playwright, said in a message to the Chinese version: "The core of this work is also about the desire of people - I believe this is a universal desire to be loved unconditionally."
The main creative team of the Chinese version has repeatedly scrutinized the script. While retaining the core of the play, it has also polished and optimized a lot of character settings and plot details, further rationalizing the behavior of the people in the play, and also The hidden contradictions in the relationship between the characters It is more clearly displayed in front of the audience, making the relationship between the three protagonists in the Chinese version more multi-faceted and three-dimensional.
The Chinese version of the play "Song of the Elephant" uses Michael's extreme case to intuitively show the issue of "the impact of the family of origin on a person's life" to the audience, and then throws a deeper question about self-"A person What is the value of existence?"
The director of the Chinese version, Chen Zhi, hopes that every audience who walks into the theater can accept and love themselves more.
It is understood that in the future, Fangcun Theater will be committed to introducing more new themes, new concepts and new forms of small theater works, and to carry out more incubation and commercialization of original content.
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