Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 30th (Reporter Ying Ni) Beijing opera "Longxugou", drama "Teahouse", "Lao She Going to the Market" and "Two Horses", one "Lao She" strings together four drama series, 10 hours of drama running water seats Attracting more than 3.8 million audiences-this is a drama feast created for Beijing audiences before the 6th Lao She Drama Festival: "Drama Night" large-scale cloud live broadcast event.
Rare to see "Longxugou" and "Tea House"
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the naming of Beijing Opera, and this genre was named by Mr. Lao She himself.
Mr. Lao She liked Quju and wrote the script "Willow Well". When the play was successfully staged in 1952, Mr. Lao She officially named it "Quju" and added the word "Beijing" in front of "Quju". It has its own local opera "Beijing Quju".
The Beijing Opera "Longxugou" broadcast on the same day is one of the classic works created during the "Quju Phenomenon" period in the 1990s. Gu Wei, the director who directed the play, said: "This play has been performed hundreds of times so far, and it is our honor to be able to participate in the show of 'Drama Night' at the Lao She Theater Festival."
Photo courtesy of the 6th Lao She Theater Festival of the opera "Longxugou"
"Tea House" from the Jinfan Repertory Theater of Beijing No. 166 Middle School presents a "fresh" taste based on the wise thoughts and sophisticated language of the classic original.
The play was launched on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Mr. Lao She's birth. After watching the play, Zhang Fuyuan, an actor from Beijing People's Arts, once praised "this is the best work of a student drama".
Zhu Xueyan, who once played Pang Si's grandma in the play, is now a student of the Film Academy. She said: "After the rehearsal of this play, a seed of learning to act was planted in my heart. I feel that "Tea House "The most memorable thing is the various characters in the play." Li Yinghao, who plays Chang Siye in the play, is currently a student majoring in broadcasting and hosting at Zhejiang Institute of Communication, and serves as the head of the school's drama troupe. It was because of Jinfan Repertory Theater and the performance of "Tea House" in high school that I chose the drama club during college, which also made me more determined on the road of art."
Market masterpieces "Lao She Going to the Market" and "Two Horses"
Shu Yi, the son of Mr. Lao She, once said that "Mr. Lao She's short stories are fertile ground", and it was against this background that the drama "Lao She Goes to the Market" was produced.
The title of the play comes from Mr. Lao She’s collection of short stories "Going to the Market" published in 1934. It is selected from more than 70 short stories by Mr. Lao She, including "Creation Disease", "Sacrifice", "Black and White Li", "Neighbors", "Instructions for Drama Audiences", "My Ideal Family".
Liu Xinran, an actor of the play, said: "The creation of "Lao She Going to the Market" is presented in a special humorous way. I hope the overall temperament will be brighter and closer to the life of modern people. The common theme of these short stories is the longing for a better life."
Photo courtesy of the 6th Lao She Theater Festival of the drama "Two Horses"
The novel "Two Horses" is Mr. Lao She's last work before returning to China after a short stay in the UK. The play is a drama produced by Beijing Performance Company in 2016. It was directed by Fang Xu and premiered at the Capital Theater with an all-male cast.
The show received unanimous praise once it was launched, and was loved by audiences all over the world during the subsequent tour.
In 2019, the play was invited to participate in the 30th Macau Arts Festival. As the only Mandarin work, the drama "Two Horses" was also welcomed by the audience in Macau.
Fang Xu, the screenwriter and director of the play, believes that "the form of online broadcasting is of great benefit to the spread of the play." If the audience likes it, they will definitely go to the theater to watch the play.
"When it comes to 'Lao She', people habitually equate it with 'Old Beijing', but "Two Horses" does not tell a story that happened in Beijing. A story that happened in London." Fang Xu hopes to have the opportunity to rerun the show in the future, "After time has passed, I hope that we will remake "Two Horses" and it will be different from what you see in the video, and it will be more exciting .”
Lao She Theater Festival was founded in 2017 by Beijing Performance Co., Ltd. and co-sponsored by Beijing Tianqiao Art Center.
In 2022, the Lao She Drama Festival will usher in its sixth year, and has been included in the key project of Beijing's "Looking at Beijing with Great Dramas".
After several years of operation, the Lao She Drama Festival has been recognized and supported by Mr. Lao She’s family. Mr. Lao She’s daughter Shu Ji sent a message to the 6th Lao She Drama Festival: “I see that every session of the Lao She Drama Festival has new content, and it is full of depth and breadth. It has expanded; I saw that more domestic theater troupes joined in; I saw that more ordinary audiences in Beijing had the opportunity to participate in drama activities; I am very happy to have a bright future in my career!"
So far, this year's Lao She Drama Festival has held 40 performances, and more than 20 various forums and drama activities.
Among them, "Strange People in the World", "The Taoist Master of Virtual Images", "This Life of Me", "Peking Man", "William and Me", "Splashing Water Before the Horse", "The Peony Pavilion" and many other works have been staged one after another and are full of splendor.
It is understood that the repertoires "Dream" and "Red Sorghum Family" that have been postponed due to objective factors will also be staged on another day. Art Center staged.
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