Why does the new version of "The World" move people's hearts?, The audience's tears soaked the mask through, making it a part of the world and people's hearts
"The audience came to the theater wearing masks to watch 'The World', and after the performance ended, tears soaked the masks. This scene left a lasting impression on Zheng Juan's character Li Xiaomeng.". From July 14th to 16th, the play "The World" will be staged at the Wanping Theater. In addition to immersing themselves in the theatrical stage, the audience can also experience the fireworks closely related to "The World" through the lead actor's meeting, visiting old Shanghai, interactive games with the lead actor, and on-site "grocery stores".
The 58 episode TV series "The World" has just won 5 major awards at the Magnolia Awards at the Shanghai TV Festival. The play "The World", which gathers top-notch teams such as the Beijing People's Art Theatre, the National Theatre of China, and the China Opera and Dance Theatre, made its debut in Shanghai on July 14th after its revision. The new version of "The World" removes some plot elements and takes the perspective of the Zhou family's siblings, telling the story of love and the warmth of the family that runs through the entire world. Director Yang Jiayin said, "Drama requires word-of-mouth, and this version is an upgraded version that has been polished after multiple rounds of touring and audience feedback."
In the TV drama "The World", Miao Chi played Tang Xiangyang; In the play, he played the role of Zhou Bingkun, "Grasping the word 'true' can retain the soul of this character, and truly use my own feelings to enter Zhou Bingkun's world. The so-called external issues of the character seem to be less important."
At the press conference on the 10th, Miao Chi stated that Zhou Bingkun is an ordinary person with great love and responsibility. "For the sake of his family, Zhou Bingkun gave up his dreams and willingly sacrificed himself. I don't want to rely on a simple and honest personality, which seems a bit fake." Miao Chi's parents are both opera actors. "When I woke up in my childhood, I heard my mother's piano sound and the sound of drums. My parents didn't want me to be an actor. I saw both the bitterness and sweetness of my parents and put them in the performance of" In the World "."
Like Miao Chi, Li Xiaomeng is also a Beijing People's Art Theatre actress. "When filming movies and TV dramas, the director grasps the camera. Drama is different, and I am very close to the audience, working together to complete a play." Li Xiaomeng once met an old audience member of the People's Art Theatre outside the theater. "She told me that she had been watching dramas with her grandparents for 44 years since she was in her teens. I once performed with the drama" To Youth "in Shanghai and really liked the audience there."
When preparing the script for the play "The World", the TV series had not yet aired. Due to being pregnant with a second child, Li Xiaomeng passed by the premiere version of "Zheng Juan". "I can't forget" Zheng Juan ", and after giving birth, I returned to" The World ". The TV series is so good, it makes people feel that the story is timeless." In the novel, the passage where Zhou Bingkun met Zheng Juanchu made Li Xiaomeng exclaim, "The power of words is infinite, for example, in the book, 'Is life hard, chewing on my throat?', the picture is right in front of me."“
The original manuscript of Liang Xiaosheng's novel exceeds 1.15 million words, and when it comes to how to recreate the characters in a masterpiece, Li Xiaomeng sighs, "I have not experienced the hardships of Zheng Juan, and can only imagine her experience. Since learning to perform, we have been doing sketches in school from a single sentence title, and we will also rehearse stories of intellectuals from the 1960s to the 1990s like" The Geologist ". Shakespeare's works pursue ultimate expression, and in" The World ", actors are more restrained. Only by getting close to Zheng Juan, understanding the unique social environment, historical background, profession, and experience of the characters' lives, consulting historical materials, and reading biographies of characters, can we perform accurately."
On stage, a warning light was erected next to a typical train platform in the old industrial base of Northeast China. Yang Jiayin used the changing colors of the warning light to symbolize the direction of the story. "When adapting a long novel, we have to make choices. If we don't want to, we can't bear it. The story of each character in the novel" The World "can be extended into a play. In drama creation, I condense the stories of these characters, and the protagonist must be prominent, which is the art of acting." Yang Jiayin admitted, "The TV drama" The World "is well-known, and I have a lot of pressure to adapt the script of the novel" The World ". It took me half a month to read the novel for the first time. In the later stage of creation, I almost fought with my left and right brains, taking on tasks to read the novel. The characters in the drama are probably what kind of play, how to act, and I have already appeared in my mind while reading the text." "In the script, some characters are vivid and vivid, while others are briefly mentioned, but each character is lifelike."
Before the performance on the 14th, Miao Chi and Li Xiaomeng will experience traditional Shanghai snacks and check in city landmarks together under the leadership of Wu Xinbo, Chairman of the Shanghai Quyi Association. Zhou Bingyi and his wife, Debao Chunyan and his wife, and fans of "The World" embark on an immersive gaming journey to express their work pressure for a day. The theater has become a "grocery store in the world", surrounded by old objects such as the 28 poles and nostalgic snacks, creating a festive atmosphere. Being immersed in it feels like receiving a gift from time.
From the national opera troupes where traditional Chinese operas are stationed to the national teams gathering for the drama IP, the "Wanping Theater&Yangtze River Theater 2023 Performance Season" section of the "Masterpieces" section of the theater echoes the theme of "it is the beauty singing everywhere", reflecting the essence of stage art in classics and innovation. Wanping Theater focuses on performance, connects online and offline environments, and creates a win-win model of "performance+theater".
