The classic masterpiece "The First Floor under heaven" written by the famous playwright He Jiping is being performed in Beijing Renyi. On December 25th, the "Tribute to Playwrights 2021" He Jiping's works exhibition and performance, co-sponsored by the Chinese Dramatic Literature Society and the Beijing Dramatists Association and other units, was launched at the Beijing Juyin Theater, and two works written by He Jiping, "Kaishi Daji" and "Smoke and Rain Red Boat", were staged.
The "Tribute to Playwrights" campaign aims to return to the origin of theatrical art, introduce the artistic achievements of the outstanding playwrights who are still alive to the current audience in the form of performances, drama readings, symposiums, salons, exhibitions, etc., and discover more outstanding drama works that have not been officially put on the stage, or even published or read aloud. In the past three years, the project has exhibited many works by famous playwrights Su Shuyang, Fei Ming and Wan Fang.
"Tribute to The Playwright 2021" will feature two of He Jiping's works. One of the first reading plays, "Kaishi Daji", directed by young director Jiang Jun, was staged at the Juyin Theater on December 25 and 26, which is ironic and humorous, with continuous laughter and enthusiastic response. Another work, "Smoke and Rain Red Boat", directed by young director Huo Xin, will be staged on January 1 and 2, 2022 at the Juyin Theater.
Playwright Ms. He Jiping has shuttled between Beijing and Hong Kong for many years, switching freely between drama and film and television creation, creating many stage drama works such as "The First Floor under heaven", "Deling and Cixi", "Dawn Forbidden City", "Soul Fragrance", "Smoke and Rain Red Boat", "Jia zi yuan" and many other stage drama works, as well as "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Legend of the New White Lady", "Cast Name", "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", "Evil Does Not Pressure the Right", "When the Moon Rises", "Decisive Moment" and other film and television works, which have won China's first Wenhua Award, the first Academy Award of the Central Academy of Drama, etc. National Outstanding Screenplay Cao Yu Award, October Literature Award, Taiwan Golden Horse Award, Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Nomination Award and many other awards.
He Jiping was unable to attend the event due to the epidemic, but she delivered a speech via video. He Jiping also introduced that "Kaishi Daji" and "Smoke and Rain Red Boat" are two works created in Hong Kong and have been welcomed by Hong Kong audiences, "'Kaishi Daji' is a comedy based on Mr. Lao She's short story, which has been praised by Mr. Shu Yi as five 'real'. "Red Boat of Smoke and Rain" describes a Cantonese red boat walking in the water town of the Pearl River in the 1930s, which performed dozens of times in Hong Kong and became a grand event of the year. I am deeply honored as a screenwriter to be able to read these two works in Beijing under the guidance of professional directors and professional actors. ”