Record the breath of the times, witness the demeanor of the doctor who is not afraid of danger, and pay tribute to the spirit of seeking truth that dares to heal and dare to speak. The original drama "Breathe" of the Guangzhou Opera House is jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, and the China Foreign Culture Group Co., Ltd., with the China Performance Theater Development Co., Ltd. as the chief producer, the Guangzhou Opera House as the producer, and the Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Center.
It is reported that the play is a key exhibition and performance of "100 Years of Glory" - Guangzhou City celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and has been included in the list of "National Anti-epidemic Theme Key Stage Works Creation" by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and will be premiered at the Guangzhou Grand Theatre on October 2-3.
Dare to heal and speak out, the national soldiers take responsibility, and the literary and artistic works praise the model of the times
Health is related to life, which is the original intention of the doctor that Zhong Nanshan upholds; protecting the health and safety of the people is the mission of the doctor that Zhong Nanshan adheres to.
Stills from the play "Breathe"
Academician Zhong Nanshan has devoted his life to the research and prevention of respiratory diseases, never accepting defeat, never giving up, fearing life, protecting life, daring to speak out, and daring to tell the truth, which is the portrayal of his journey. From SARS to new crown pneumonia, Zhong Nanshan has been standing on the front line of the fight against the epidemic, adhering to the mission with practical actions, becoming the promoter of the construction of the emergency system for public health events, contributing to the formulation of a number of national policies and regulations, and becoming a spokesman for public health emergencies and a representative of scientists who stabilize people's hearts.
Greatness comes from the ordinary, and the original drama "Breathing" aims to use art to uncover the story behind Academician Zhong Nanshan's courage to speak out and take responsibility. The drama is highly refined academician Zhong Nanshan came back to start formal medical practice, deeply cultivated in the "slow branch inflammation" prevention and control team, went to the United Kingdom to study, participated in the fight against atypical pneumonia and new crown pneumonia and other important life nodes for artistic creation, interspersed with his realistic and scientific family origin and family style background, showing his extraordinary academic character and truth-seeking professionalism.
Breathing is the most basic physiological sign of life in the world, exhaling and inhaling the two words also run through Zhong Nanshan's life, exhaling is to take a breath, inhaling is to fight for a breath, in the original drama "Breath", we see Zhong Nanshan dare to be the first of the national soldiers, the doctor's demeanor that is not afraid of danger, the spirit of seeking truth that dares to speak out, the original intention of the people's supremacy in life is not forgotten, and the feelings of home and country that share the fate of breathing together, witnessing his new Chinese intellectuals "establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the people, continuing to study for the saints, and opening up peace for all the worlds" Ambitions and ambitions.
Gather local forces and celebrate the spirit of Guangzhou
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on literary and artistic work, in 2020, with the support of the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, the Guangzhou Grand Theatre established a drama production center, which is committed to enhancing literary and artistic originality, promoting literary and artistic innovation, and striving to create more outstanding works worthy of the times.
Academician Zhong Nanshan's life has an indissoluble relationship with Guangzhou, he grew up with the city, and he always embodies the Guangzhou spirit of daring to be the first, seeking truth and pragmatism. Under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Guangzhou Municipal CPC Committee and the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, the Guangzhou Grand Theatre created a realistic drama "Breathing" with academician Zhong Nanshan as the theme of the current Guangzhou Art Season, and invited the Guangzhou Drama Art Center to send powerful actors to perform, condensing the local literary and artistic strength, using art to tell the story of Guangzhou, carrying forward the spirit of Nanshan and the spirit of the city, showing guangzhou's new and brilliant achievements in the creation of fine literary and artistic works with outstanding literary and artistic works, reflecting the new atmosphere of the times and the new creation of the people.
In the past of fighting SARS and the current fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Guangzhou has always been at the forefront of China's "anti-epidemic battlefield". Here, a "white-clad warrior" who is not afraid of life and death and fights heroically has emerged, writing a story of fighting the epidemic with unity of purpose and song and tears. The original drama "Breathing" not only shows the wind and bones of Academician Zhong Nanshan's specialization in the art industry and is not afraid of danger, but also pays tribute to those "retrogrades" who stand up and charge forward, let people remember this urban history of "breathing together and sharing hardships", and carry forward and inherit the spirit of Guangzhou city of daring to be the first, perseverance, truth-seeking and pragmatic, and forging ahead.
The modern stage presents a sense of breathing and technology
The original drama "Breathing" is jointly written by the famous playwright Tang Dong and the national first-class screenwriter Pu Xun, and the national first-class director Fu Yongfan is the director, and also invites Qin Liyun, a national first-class stage designer who has won the "Wenhua Award" for many times with works such as "Shawan Past" and "The Eternal Electric Wave", as the stage designer, Shi Song as the composer, Liu Fengshu, a national stage designer, as the lighting design, Zhang Song as the multimedia designer, and Fang Guoliang, a national first-class makeup artist, as the styling design. Dr. Wei Donghai, former vice president of Guangzhou Medical University and author of "Still Zhong Nanshan", was invited as a consultant.
The drama "Breathing" will present a modern condensed stage, the combination of twelve pixel lampposts and projections, creating a sense of speed and flow of time, time flies by, and what remains unchanged is the benevolence of the doctor who is not afraid of danger and dares to speak out. The whole drama is a movable device created by eight pixel light strip boxes, which constitute a multi-level visual space in the continuous movement and change, and present a sense of breathing and depth through the light and shadow effects of multimedia and lighting, so that the audience can face the modern sense and sense of technology of the play.
Guangzhou Arts Season 2021 Guangzhou Opera House Original Drama "Breathe"
Venue: Guangzhou Opera House Opera Hall