International online news: "My family lives in Beijing City, the inner edge of the second ring road, the central axis of Gulou Street, a turn to the east, a street, the fire throughout the national catering circle..." With the vivid interpretation of Wang Shucai, a qinshu performance artist of the Beijing Qu Art Troupe, on the afternoon of December 30, the drama "Guijie Street" produced by Beijing Performing Arts Group and undertaken by the China Commentary Theater was officially invoiced. After 1 year of incubation and rehearsal, it officially entered the countdown to the premiere. The play will premiere at the National Local Theatre Performance Center from January 15 to 16, 2022.
Poster Courtesy of the poster
The drama "Guijie Street" was initiated by Beijing Performing Arts Group, and the famous Jingweier literary writer Wang Zhili created a literary script, and on the basis of the character relationship among them, screenwriter Yang Shuo created the current story framework according to the characteristics of the drama. The story takes the Beijing food landmark "Guijie" as the theme, spanning more than 30 years of the development of Guijie Street, through depicting the ordinary fireworks life of three generations of people living in Guijie Street, such as the Li family and the Jin family, starting from the perspective of the protagonist Li Yidao, skillfully connecting the relationships between several groups of characters such as "father and son love", "the way of relatives" and "the righteousness of the neighborhood", through two sets of parallel time and space, showing the first restaurant on Guijie Street, "Wine Yingzhuo", from the beginning to the end, and from decline to prosperity, showing the new face of the times presented by a street under the change of time, with a small view of the big, It also reflects the cultural development and historical changes in Beijing over the past few decades.
Courtesy of screenwriter Wang Zhili
Courtesy of director Yang Shuo
Dong Ning, deputy general manager of Beijing Performing Arts Group, said that "Guijie Street" is a drama work based on "Jingwei Culture", and "Jingwei Culture" not only condenses the unique attributes of Beijing culture, but also highlights the characteristics of Beijing's historical era and the vitality and creativity in the future development of Beijing.
"Guijie Street" does not stick to the traditional drama display, is a combination of opera, musical, qu art and other artistic elements of the drama work. The drama is personally written by Wang Zhili, a screenwriter who has created TV series such as "Love Man Courtyard" and "Little Woman Under the Gate of Zhengyang"; brings together director Zhong Hao, screenwriter Yang Shuo, composer Dai Jinsong, stage lighting design Ren Dongsheng, costume design Qi Na, Wen Ge, piano book creator Wang Shucai and other domestic first-line creators.
Speaking of the creation process of the script, Yang Shuo expressed his good wishes: "I chose the three stages of the development of Guijie on the basis of Wang Zhili's literary script, in 1988, the reform and opening up came to the tenth year, Guijie opened the first hotel; in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Guijie began to be officially famous and popular; now that it is the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics, I hope that through the display of the work "Guijie", let Guijie and Jingweier culture be known, understood and liked by more people. ”
In terms of cast, Li Yidao, a first-class actor of the National Drama Theatre, winner of the Plum Blossom Award and famous actor Hou Yansong, starred in the soul of the play; Long Yue, Gang Yi, Zhou Shiyao, Liu Bojun, Lu Hong, Wang Yu, Qu Shaochun, Diao Chengyu, Jiang Xiaobo and a number of powerful actors co-starred.
Dong Ning (left), deputy general manager of Beijing Performing Arts Group, and hou Yansong (right), the lead actor, unveiled the poster of "Guijie Street" Courtesy photo
Hou Yansong said of the role he played: "I was touched when I first saw the script, which is a very warm drama, closely following the pulse of the times and very vividly restoring the development process of Guijie. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to portray a character like Li Yidao. ”
In terms of stage presentation, "Guijie Street" abandons the traditional realistic stage design, and through the refinement and innovation of Beijing's cultural elements, the stage space is given more changeable functionality and aesthetic design that is more in line with modern aesthetics. Stage designer Ren Dongsheng said when introducing the stage set: "Through the multilateral staggered stage arrangement, the Beijing elements and era symbols in the background of different eras are fully enlarged, and the grass and trees of Beijing's secular life are presented freehandly through careful details, showing the strong contrast between tradition and reality, and in the context of the virtual environment, some of the protagonist's inner expressions can be highlighted." ”
It is reported that the drama "Guijie Street" will be performed on the stage of the National Local Opera Performance Center from January 15 to 16, 2022.
Source: China Radio and Television Corporation International Online