China News Service, Guangzhou, August 10th (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) "2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Parent-Child Drama Exchange Exhibition" was launched on the 10th and will last until the 31st.
This exhibition includes offline performances, online drama exhibitions and online drama creation sharing, focusing on the creation of parent-child stage art in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as the humanistic style of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. .
This exhibition features 4 parent-child dramas from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, including Guangdong's new fairy tale "The Little Mermaid", children's drama "Journey to the West", and Hong Kong's parent-child musical "Love Collection · The Movement of Growth" ", Macao's parent-child musical "Legend Three Braves" and so on.
Although the scope of parent-child drama is limited, the selected plays have a variety of creative themes and different stage presentation methods. There are not only the latest interpretations of Chinese classical mythology classics and world famous fairy tales, but also stage adaptations of literary works reflecting local social customs. And a new fairy tale musical that expounds the concept of "building a harmonious society".
Stills of the children's drama "The Little Mermaid" Photo courtesy of Guangdong Performance Co., Ltd.
The musical "Love Collection: The Movement of Growth" is recommended by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, produced by "Musical Drama", and adapted from the work "Love Collection" by Hong Kong children's writer Ah Nong. "Listen, this cicada chirping", "One Line of Love", "Shoe Shine Gang", "Story on the Bus", "Story on a Rainy Day", "Mom, you have to scold him well" and other six independent short stories, which are originally different from each other. The related stories are organically connected by modern theater techniques.
The repertoire accurately extracts the human touch and sense of life in Anong's original works and presents it on the stage, full of sincere emotions and strong humanistic feelings.
The parent-child musical "Legend: Three Braves" was produced by "Drama Farm" and "Highlight Culture", and gathered young artistic elites from the theater, dance and music fields of Macao to jointly create.
The play tells the story of three brave men who came forward to defeat the big devil.
The producer also mentioned that the purpose of creating this drama is to let children and parents understand that "everyone has their own skills, don't look down on yourself".
The play is funded by the Cultural Development Fund of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government.
The children's play "Journey to the West", co-produced by Guangdong Performance Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Rude Culture Communication Co., Ltd. and performed by the Youth Troupe of Guangdong Art Theatre, deconstructs the classics handed down from the perspective of modern education, and interprets the classics of Journey to the West with teenagers in the new era.
The lines are witty and humorous, and the contrast between the classic characters is cute, which makes people laugh.
Photo courtesy of Guangdong Performance Co., Ltd., stills of the parent-child musical "Love Collection, The Movement of Growth"
The stage play "The Little Mermaid", adapted from Andersen's fairy tale, also has many versions. This version directed by Wang Jiana, a famous director and winner of the 3rd Guangdong Literature and Art Lifetime Achievement Award, allows children in the real world to "travel" to a distant and magical place. The underwater world, witnessing and participating in the poignant love story of The Little Mermaid from their perspective, endows this fairy tale classic with a new era of color and practical significance.
According to reports, the 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Parent-Child Drama Exchange Exhibition will put public welfare first, aiming to make art benefit more audiences.
In this performance, "Love Collection, Growth Movement", "The Little Mermaid" and "Legend Three Braves" will be broadcast live in the form of "Cloud Theater" on the video account of Guangdong Performance Co., Ltd., Kuaishou account and Guangdong Art Theater. and other platforms for free broadcast; "Journey to the West" will be held offline at the Guangdong Art Theater on August 18. Tickets for the entire show will be sold at ultra-low prices to appeal to the audience.
It is worth mentioning that "Love Collection, The Movement of Growth" and "Legend Three Braves" both premiered online in the mainland.
In addition, this exhibition will also hold a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao parent-child drama creation sharing session at the same time, inviting relevant professionals in the parent-child drama field from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to participate online and offline.
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