Modern Express News "Miss Leng Qingqiu, would you like to marry Mr. Jin Yanxi?" "Once upon a time, the TV series "The Golden Powder Family" attracted countless audiences, and now it is back in the form of Yue opera. On the evening of November 20, the 2021 Zijin Culture and Art Festival Small Theater Unit Competition Repertoire, the "Jinling Little Theater" exhibition season's important content of the Yue opera version of "Golden Powder Family" was staged at the Dahua Grand Theater Group Theater. On the stage, Li Xiaoxu, winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, transformed into a handsome Jin Yanxi, tossing and turning between his lover Leng Qingqiu and the red face and white Xiuzhu, with soft lyrics, as if the door of time was opened, and the immersive love of this dreamlike love sang.
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An immersive Yue opera, dancing with the actors
The story begins when the audience enters the theater with tickets for The Golden Powder Family. The actors lead the audience in and tell the background of the story.
In the Republic of China, the Jin family was extremely strong, and suddenly changed and plummeted. The Seventh Master, Jin Yanxi, has always indulged in the affair, facing the decline of the family and worrying about the future. The tycoon Qianjin Bai Xiuzhu proposed that if Jin Yanxi was willing to leave with his wife Leng Qingqiu and go to Germany with him, he would be able to enjoy prosperity again, and give him a day to choose...
The audience sat down, the stage lights lit up, and the protagonists of the story appeared one by one. It was the day before the Jin family fire, Jin Yanxi was entangled, he traveled through dance halls, streets, houses, between the real and the virtual, and Met Leng Qingqiu, Bai Xiuzhu, Qiu Xizhen, Zhang Hexhui, etc., and the tragic story began.
What surprised the audience was that "The Golden Powder Family" was a performance and not all "performance". During the performance, the original author Zhang Hexhui (Li Chenye) launched a time-space dialogue with Jin Yanxi during the banquet, and after a while, the beautiful ladies invited the audience to dance together, and the immersive viewing experience made the audience happy, "I didn't expect to be able to dance with the actors, so surprised!" ”
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"Secretly observing the words and deeds of men in suits"
It is reported that the Yue opera version of "Golden Powder Family" is produced by Nanjing Municipal Cultural Investment Group and created by Nanjing Yue Opera Troupe, combining Yue opera with "Golden Powder Family", which is a bold and pioneering attempt, and also makes this classic IP shine a new life.
Li Xiaoxu, a xiaosheng actor of Nanjing Yue Opera Troupe and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, plays the male protagonist Jin Yanxi, and his professional skills are needless to say. But the first time he played the role of the Prince of the Republic of China, it really made Li Xiaoxu a little embarrassed. "In the past, there were more costumes, the first time I put on a suit, and it was a male brother image, and the span was still relatively large." To this end, Li Xiaoxu often observes the words and deeds of some men in suits. "I found them to be more elegant and mature, which is also reflected in my performance."
For Yu Sihan, screenwriter of the post-90s Yue opera "Golden Powder Family", convener of the Creative Department of Jiangsu Provincial Theater Literature Creation Institute, and winner of the Lao She Youth Drama Literature Award, this creation is also very challenging. "The original novel has more than 1 million words, and how to find the entry point has become the biggest problem." Yu Sihan said that she put the entry point on the day before the Jin family fire, introduced the role of the original author "Zhang Hate Shui" throughout, and corresponded with Jin Yanxi's life experience of "you have me, I have you", realizing a sense of separation, hoping to bring a stronger emotional experience to the audience.
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The collision of Yue opera and small theater hopes to attract more young people
The wonderful collision between Yue opera and small theater has brought a novel experience to many audiences, and many audiences sighed, not expecting that opera could be so lively and interesting.
In recent years, the Nanjing Yue Opera Troupe has been exploring opera innovations, launching a youth version of "Dream of the Red Chamber", a youth version of "Liang Zhu", etc., and "Golden Powder Family" is a new exploration of the combination of Yue opera and small theater. Yang Qingjin, deputy general manager of Nanjing Performing Arts Group and head of Nanjing Yue Opera Troupe, said that the many interactive elements added in the play are hoping that the audience can participate in it. "The actor is right in front of you, you're in the story." Li Jiaqiu, director of "Golden Powder Family", said that she has always placed the audience's experience and interaction in an important position in this small theater Yue opera, hoping to attract more young people's attention.
From November 20th to December 17th, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Jiangsu Province, the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Literature and Art, etc., and jointly organized by Nanjing Academy of Arts and Nanjing Municipal Cultural Investment Group, the small theater unit of the 2021 Zijin Culture and Art Festival has officially opened, and 10 proposed incubated plays such as drama "The Old Man and the Sea" and the musical drama "Li Shutong" will be staged one after another to meet you who love literature and art. (Modern Express +/ZAKER Nanjing reporter Song Jingwei /Wenniu Huaxin Su Rui /Photo)
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