More than ten thunderous applause from the whole audience! This original musical play in Pudong has successfully premiered, with an hour of performance

On average, every five minutes, the whole audience erupts with applause! Recently, the original musical play "Our Journey is the Sea of Stars" successfully premiered at the Red Scarf Theater of the Youth Activity Center in Pudong New Area. More than 600 primary and secondary school students and parent representatives from 10 school districts in Pudong saw their own stories on stage; Through laughter, tears, and applause, I also gain enlightenment for growth.

"Our Journey is the Starry Sea" is the first original musical drama released by the Pudong education system. It is guided by the Shanghai Theatre Academy and performed by young theater actors from Shanghai and students from Pudong who love drama. The drama revolves around middle school students such as Lang Yue, Xia Yuhan, and Fu Sinan visiting Nanhuizui to observe the "Super Moon" event, telling the story of contemporary teenagers pursuing their scientific dreams.

On stage, the three children and their families have practical significance: Langyue comes from a Kochi family, and the doctoral parents completely measure her first criterion based on her grades; Xia Yuhan comes from a second child family, and the birth of her younger brother has transferred the family's love for her, making her feel wronged; Fu Sinan, on the other hand, is a "free boy" who is being released. His parents are busy with work, and he can only be accompanied by surveillance cameras at home. The conflicts and stories that occurred in three families vividly reflect the joys, sorrows, and joys of countless families in parent-child education, which also resonated strongly with the students watching the performance on site, with applause rising one after another. "Isn't this my mother?" "It's so similar, my dad just talks to me like this!" Xiao Bu was on the scene, occasionally hearing students involuntarily sharing their inner thoughts with their peers during the performance.

Each generation has its own journey. Children, parents, and teachers meet and travel together on a journey of growth. "Our Journey is the Sea of Stars" presents the contradiction between pursuing scientific dreams and the pressure of real academic exams on stage. Teachers, parents, and students each have anxiety and confusion, but they also desire to understand each other and move forward together. In the era of educational reform, science teachers who are constantly running, class teachers who are about to retire and have rich teaching experience, and parents who wholeheartedly want to be good for their children, have begun to think about how teachers can adhere to the essence of education and encourage children to dare to pursue their dreams after facing the conflict between home and school? How can parents be the first teachers of their children and support them in pursuing their dreams? How can students handle the relationship between pursuing their dreams and current academic performance, and make good life plans?

Zhang Xueyun, a psychological education researcher at Pudong Education Development Research Institute, is a professional psychological educator and mother of two children. During the performance, she was deeply moved by the plot and bluntly stated that she saw the shadow of her daily interactions with her children. After watching the performance, she further thought about the enlightenment brought by this musical: parents need to build a good parent-child relationship with their adolescent children by lowering their bodies, surprised to see their changes and growth during adolescence, and respecting their exploration and questioning of the world; At the same time, parents should also guide their children to see the unknown dangers of countless worlds through discussion and discussion, to avoid accidents that may occur due to impulsiveness for immature children.

On the stage that night, in addition to a few protagonists, more than ten students from the North School Student Art Troupe of Shanghai Jincai Middle School received warm applause and applause for their wonderful performances. Yang Beini, a student in the first grade of the school, has been studying ballet since childhood. This is her first time participating in a musical drama performance. She said that during the more than two months of rehearsal, she was repeatedly infected by the dedication of professional actors, and she also worked hard to persist and improve. For her, standing on such a large stage and participating in this original musical play is a rare opportunity for growth. The performance of Pudong students has also received high praise from Professor Wu Baohe of Shanghai Theatre Academy: "Although their performances are still slightly immature, they are authentic and simple, with considerable artistic appeal."

The relevant person in charge of the Education Bureau of the New Area stated that after the successful premiere of "Our Journey is the Sea of Stars" on September 16, it will be performed twice in a row on September 17 and 18, inviting representatives of primary and secondary school students from 36 school districts in Pudong to watch for free. Afterwards, the drama will enter the campus and classroom to meet with teachers and students, further enhancing the artistic aesthetics and literacy of primary and secondary school students in Pudong through internal and external linkage and integration of online and offline, and better extending its educational significance.

Text: Fu Jia

*Reprinted from official WeChat account released by Pudong