Nanjing, 30 Jan (Xinhua) -- On the evening of the 29th, the Peking opera "Flowers a Good Moon" premiered in Nanjing. The play was created by the original team of Peking Opera "Jian zheng", which changed the seriousness of the historical drama of the previous work, and staged a family-style light comedy with warm and romantic stories and vivid and interesting characters.
The Peking Opera "Flowers Good Moon" is not adapted from an existing literary work or historical event, but a completely original story. The play tells the story of two lovers who eventually become family members after experiencing disputes and misunderstandings. "Cherish the people in front of you" is the theme that runs through the play, and the four people in the play, Fan Sheng, Jin Niang, Kunlun, and Shuang'er, have different positions, different personalities, different ages, and disparities in identity, but in the end they all resolve the barrier and gain happiness.
In the choice of actors, the Peking Opera "Flower Good Moon" is full of the vitality of young opera people, and the youngest actor is 20 years old. In terms of perception, peking opera "Flower Good Moon" returns to the most traditional appearance of Peking Opera, and the plots in the story such as painting appreciation in the house, wolf fighting in the wilderness, and recognition of the old house are all shown by the traditional Peking Opera's programming techniques. At the same time, on the basis of traditional Peking Opera performances, the actors have added more life-oriented treatment, which is closer to the viewing habits of contemporary audiences.
Director Li Zhuoqun said that he hopes to use the most "cheesy" four beams and eight pillars in traditional opera texts, the classic structure of classical Chinese drama, and the "anti-routine" in "routine" to make a life flow comedy in the classical structure that can resonate with contemporary audiences.
An audience member said that the Peking Opera "Flower Good Moon" is not a "shaking baggage" comedy, which will not make people laugh all the time, but in the process of watching the play, the corners of the mouth are always unable to suppress the rise. "Love and friendship across time, class, and age, and the coincidences and adventures that flow in the fireworks of the world bring people the warmth of a smile."
According to reports, Peking Opera "Flower Good Moon Full Moon" strives to bring the audience a "one-stop" ultimate national style aesthetic experience from multiple angles such as literature, music, art, and craftsmanship: eighteen sets of costumes show the top crafts of traditional Chinese weaving and embroidery, gather folk music Chinese hands, and "chasing the moon in the clouds" Aesthetic stage presentation...
Continuing the creative model of Peking Opera "Authentication", Peking Opera "Flower Good Moon Round" is jointly produced by Nanjing Peking Opera Troupe and Li Zhuoqun Studio, which is also the second work launched after the establishment of a strategic cooperative relationship between Nanjing Peking Opera Troupe and Beijing Peking Opera House.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, Jiangsu Branch