Zhongxin Wanghai, May 5 (Reporter Chen Jing) "Activity Becomes Human", "Nail Rake Knight", "William and I", "Who is Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? 》...... A series of excellent Chinese and foreign dramas will be staged in turn during the 9 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley. The bright stars light up the lives of literature lovers.

The organizing committee of the 2023 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley told reporters on the 9th that 23 plays in six series, including Chinese and foreign international vision, literary adaptation, starlight theater, classic reproduction, and original popularity, constitute the "hexagonal" puzzle of the "famous drama exhibition" of the 2023 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley. The original drama masterpiece "William and I" premiered in Shanghai, Feng Tang's original adaptation of the drama "Spring Breeze Ten Miles is Not as Good as You", the third work of the drama "Republic of China Intellectuals Series" "The Tale of the Two Feng", Gu Lei's self-written and directed, father-son family love theme work "Water Flows Down", French classic satirical comedy "Doctor Knock" brought different experiences to the audience, interpreting their own wonderful. The "Not Only in the Theater" activity allows the audience to not only watch the play offstage, but also enter the drama and experience the drama offstage.

Who is afraid of Virginia Wolfe? became the first international theatrical performance to return to Shanghai. Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a classic play by American absurdist dramatist master Edward Albi. The play premiered on Broadway in 1962 and was a huge hit. The play tells the story of "an all-night two couples and three acts absurd", Associate Professor George and his wife Martha in the Department of History, and Nick and his wife Honey, young professors in the Department of Mathematics, catalyzed by alcohol and games, show the marriage crisis and the greed and obsession of human nature. Mr. Dou, an audience member who has seen the play, said that looking at this classic play from the perspective of modern people and the current context, facing the separation between reality and illusion, made him not only resonate, but also reflect.

The Romanian National Theatre of Sibiu is one of the oldest theatres in Europe, dating back to the 18th century. For Chinese audiences, it is an "old friend" who has been reunited for a long time. "Dear Chinese friends, friends in Shanghai, especially friends in Jing'an Modern Drama Valley, we have missed you for four whole years!" Konstantin Kiriak, General Manager of the Sibiu National Theatre and President of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, sent greetings at the beginning of this year.

It is reported that the Sibiu National Theatre has many contemporary interpretations of high-quality classic plays, and as early as the end of 2019, their "Princess of Blood", "Electra" and "Waiting for Godot" were selected as the "Festival in the Festival" section of the 2020 Drama Valley. This year they finally came with Who Fears Virginia Wolfe? 》 is back!

During the Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley, the culture and art of "the city is the stage, and the whole people are in the theater" infiltrated people's daily life. In 2023, the "drama bus" innovatively created by Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley will drive into the neighborhood park, major business districts and core theaters, invite theater lovers to "get on the bus", and gather the charm of drama and the beauty of life between "drama ticket booths", "drama dressing rooms", "drama stages" and "drama supermarkets", becoming a flowing theatrical landscape.

"Activity Becomes Human" stood out from many works and won the "Drama of the Year". Photo courtesy of the 2023 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley Organizing Committee

The "One Drama Awards" award ceremony set off another upsurge in Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley in 2023. It is reported that this year's "One Drama Awards" received a total of 144 plays. After fierce competition, "Activity Becomes Human" stood out from many works and won the "Big Play of the Year"; Ma Junfeng, director of the second season of "Blossoms", won the "Best Director of the Year"; The "Best Actor and Actress" titles went to actor Jiang Qiming and veteran actor Pan Hong.

This year's "Best Screenwriter of the Year" went to Zheng Guowei, the author of "Ambiguous"; The annual classic rehearsal is a bilingual version of "Hamlet" directed by Pu Cunxin; "Nail Rake Knight" was selected as "Little Theater of the Year"; With the free combination and lifting of a large pool and a nine-grid lifting platform, "Wave", which shows mechanized dance beauty and challenges the performance of actors, won the "Best Stage of the Year"; "William and I" Tian Xiaowei won the "New Director of the Year". The "Innovative Play of the Year" was won by the non-fiction drama "Fu Delhi", which unfolds a magnificent scroll of 100 years of history around the "Two Majors", exploring and opening up another way to open up theme creation and red themes.

The annual "Outstanding Contribution Award for Chinese Drama" was awarded to Zhang Xianheng, an 87-year-old national first-class actor and performing artist. Photo courtesy of the 2023 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley Organizing Committee

The annual "Outstanding Contribution Award for Chinese Drama" was awarded to Zhang Xianheng, an 87-year-old national first-class actor and performing artist. It is reported that over the years, Zhang Xianheng has created hundreds of characters on the theater stage, TV screen and big screen, and has successively starred in many masterpieces of "Much Ado About Nothing", "Young Generation" and "Goodbye Paris". In his old age, he is still active on the theater stage, exuding the light and heat of a drama actor. The organizing committee pointed out that the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Chinese Drama" is another heavy "medal" for Zhang Xianheng in the past 70 years of art.

It is understood that the 2023 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley has been held simultaneously with the "Intense Jing'an Jazz Spring" Music Festival and the Shanghai Jing'an World Coffee Culture Festival, and the "Three Festivals First Meeting". Three major festivals link up the business districts and major neighborhoods. In the aroma of coffee, "300+" performances, six days and six nights of jazz park, more than 100 domestic and foreign musicians took turns on the stage, and people were immersed in the "There is a Drama in the City" season. (End)

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