"Record history on airwaves and witness the birth of a nation!" Tonight, the original drama "Live Founding Ceremony", commissioned by the National Centre for the Performing Arts and produced and performed by the National Theatre of China, has successfully premiered at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Theatre and will continue to be performed for eight consecutive performances until October 7. The play brings to the stage for the first time the great historical moment of the founding of New China in 1949 and the live radio story, in order to solemnly celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and pay tribute to every ordinary and great people who contributed to the founding of New China.
"The original drama "Live Broadcasting of the Founding Ceremony" for the first time adopted the cooperation mode commissioned by the National Centre for the Performing Arts and produced and performed by the National Drama Theatre of China, and the two national art institutions joined forces to look back on the great historical moments, jointly create stage art masterpieces, and jointly pay tribute to the revolutionary ancestors and bless the great motherland on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The former Peking Xinhua Radio Station, located at the former No. 3 West Chang'an Avenue, and today's National Centre for the Performing Arts, spans time and space and lives next to each other. Under the leadership of the famous screenwriter and director Tian Qinxin, the stage performing artists of the National Theatre of China will also resonate with the pioneers of the new Chinese broadcasting industry 72 years ago to give out a strong Chinese voice. ”
——Wang Ning, President of the National Centre for the Performing Arts
"The six words 'live broadcast of the founding ceremony' touched me. It is hard to imagine that in Beiping in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, in the face of technical bottlenecks, rudimentary equipment, and the sabotage of latent agents, there was such a group of cute and respectable broadcasters, who did not hesitate to work day and night, overcame many difficulties, successfully completed the live broadcast task of the founding ceremony of the country, and sent out the 'founding voice' of new China to the world. I would like to dedicate this drama to those who have contributed to the broadcasting cause of New China, to offer our blessings to the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Cpc, and to the Chinese people who are making unremitting efforts for the development of China in the new era. ”
——Screenwriter and director of "Live Broadcast founding ceremony"
Tian Qinxin, president of the National Theatre of China
"Listeners! Today, Peiping is liberated! ”
"Xinhua News Agency frontline 22 ... 300,000 people of the heroic People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River! ”......
On the stage, in the red and black light and shadow, the staff of the Beiping Xinhua Radio Station vaguely appeared, and among the male and female broadcasts one after another, the drama "Live Broadcast founding ceremony" officially opened the curtain.
The "Tianzi" mission sounded the rallying sign
Encounter visible difficulties and invisible dangers
Less than 2 months before the founding ceremony, Lu Haiyu, director of the technical department of Beiping Xinhua Radio Station, played by Wu Fan, received the task of "Tianzi", and the temporary teams belonging to the two camps of the former Yan'an Xinhua Radio Station and the former Kuomintang Beiping Radio Station were quickly formed to fight together to complete the live broadcast of the founding ceremony.
At this time, the entire audience also became anxious with Lu Haiyu's mood:
How to overcome the rudimentary broadcast equipment, the lack of radio talent and the difficulties of radio technology to achieve live broadcasting within one month?
How to do a good job of secrecy work and not let the secret agents in the team who may be mixed in to cause sabotage?
These became the problems he urgently needed to solve.
His former old classmate, Zhao Yingjie, the former head of the technical section of the Kuomintang Beiping Radio Station, played by Wu Pi, became Lu Haiyu's first choice.
At this moment, in the center of the narrow stage, Zhao Yingjie was rushing to Beiping Xinhua Radio Station with his luggage from Qianmen Avenue.
Visual director Wang Chen uses the vertical stage to lengthen the depth of field, with the stage design Li Yang and the lighting design Wang Qi with a simple and powerful visual installation to reflect the grand historical scene qianmen Street, and combined with multimedia real-time photography technology, the use of geometric changes in the structure of the stage space and the rapid change of props, to bring a new visual experience to the audience, the virtual and real seem to bring the audience into the beiping in mid-August 1949.
A crisis of trust is on the verge of erupting!
Time is approaching day by day, whether it is the doubts from the appreciation of Gao Damei, played by Tao Hong, in the team, or the distrust of old classmate Lu Haiyu, or the complicated attitude of Lao Xia, played by Liu Wei, which undoubtedly adds difficulty to Zhao Yingjie's work.
"Why are you asking about the assembly time?" This is confidential information, don't you know that this kind of questioning will arouse my vigilance? ”
"You can send someone to keep an eye on me."
On stage, a crisis of confidence is on the horizon.
Time and space overlap, and the past can only be recalled
At this time, the real-time shooting team shot and real-time projection through the lens, through several multimedia screens on both sides of the stage, with the change of lighting on the two actors, mixed with the shouting of the picker, the noisy noise of pedestrians, the lively scene of the Chongqing wharf in the back area of the stage came into view, and the picture of Zhao Yingjie sacrificing his life to save each other 7 years ago instantly reappeared in front of Lu Haiyu and the audience.
Through the application of light and shadow and instant photography technology, the pictures of the two time and space overlap together, between the virtual and the real, so that the audience also follows the history and reality back and forth. Such a new theatrical stage presentation form and freehand expression made the audience feel shocked.
Espionage, love, and instant photography immerse the audience
The drama "Live Broadcast of the Founding Ceremony" carries strong installation technology and advanced digital technology, and integrates multiple story branches such as espionage and love into the main theme theme, making the drama more philosophical, ornamental and artistic.
The real-time shooting team also enlarged the details such as the subtle expressions of the characters to the screen, which not only tested the actors' acting skills, presented the characters' mood ups and downs, but also allowed all audiences to get a sense of blood and tension like watching movies.
Audiences in the theater can also immerse themselves in reasoning by observing the details displayed on the screen, and pull out the lurking enemies with the characters in the play. At the same time, you can also savor the emotions flowing between the characters, be inspired by the scientific research spirit that is not afraid of difficulties, and cheer for the hot "Tianzi" mission.
History has returned, and after 72 years, it is still exciting
When chairman Mao finally sounded on the stage, he solemnly declared, "The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China has been established today!" At the sound, everyone on and off the stage cheered and shook this exciting moment, and the audience could not help but relive this groundbreaking and important historical moment with the rhythm of the music.
In order to ensure the effect of the performance, Wu Fan went to the hospital with a waist injury and insisted on rehearsing under the "closed". Tao Hong studied acting skills and played the role of an announcer with a large age span, perfectly presenting a girlish feeling. Wu Bi, a young actor from the National Drama Theatre of China, stood out this time as the chief technical engineer of Hidden Patience. Actors Zhang Tong and Su Qing, the two are diligent and studious, asking the old artist Liu Wei for advice on their acting skills, and the crew has formed an atmosphere of mutual learning.
Han Qing, Tian Zheng, Ma Ang, Zhao Yanyan and others look for character feelings, fit the characteristics of the times, interpret the details of the lives and research spirit of scientific researchers in the radio station, Su Qing, Zhao Yanyan, Jiang Muyuanjian, Ying Yuchen and others practice their voices every day, correct the pronunciation of biting words, and find the state and enthusiasm of the announcers.
The young actors Zhang Yicong, Wang Qihan, Wu Zhexuan and others who participated in the play said that they were very happy to participate in the creation of this play and understand this history, and they never thought that behind the live broadcast of the founding ceremony would experience so many difficulties and twists, and it was really not easy for the ancestors.
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"This moment seems to make yourself burn with passion, shuttle back to 1949, and witness the founding of New China in Tiananmen Square."
"This drama is a visual feast, I have never seen such a novel way of expression on the drama stage, I did not expect that the work of the main theme can be so beautiful!"
- Likes from the audience
There were also some viewers from the broadcasting industry, who saw the announcers practicing pronunciation, biting words, setting up broadcast lines, and delving into radio technology.
During the eleventh period, the main actors of the play will be divided into three groups to appear in the National Centre for the Performing Arts, and from October 5, Zhang Tong will take over the baton Wu Fan, who will perform the behind-the-scenes story of this secret founding ceremony with Tao Hong and Su Qing.
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2021.10.01 - 2021.10.07
National Centre for the Performing Arts Drama Theatre
Creators:
Screenwriters Tian Qinxin, Liu Jinni, Jiang Wenliang
Directed by Tian Qinxin
Drama composition Luo Bing
Ask Shi Bohua and Bi Lianzhu
Broadcast direction Ran Di
Executive Director Liu Dan
Stage design By Lee Yang
Lighting design Wang Qi
Composed by Ji Peng and Wei Meng
Costume design Zhao Yan
Masquerade design Liu Lian
Prop design Jin Jifeng
Sound design Zhou Tao
Body design Zhang Ying
Multimedia design Hu Tianji, Ke Jing
Starring:
Zhang Tong, Wu Fan, Wu Bi, Tao Hong, Su Qing, Liu Wei, Han Qing, Tian Zheng, Ma Ang, Zhao Yanyan, Zhang Yicong, Wang Qihan, Wang Lifu, Fan Shanghong, Wu Zhexuan, Jiang Muyuanjian, Ying Yuchen, Gao Gao, Li Junjie, Li Moyi, Qiu Tian, Zhu Siyi, Gu Zi, Jiang Xiating, Xiao Qifeng, Yao Wenxu, Zhang Jiaqi, Zhang Xian
Copywriter: Guo Yingying
Photo: Niu Xiaobei, Gao Shang
Editor: Lu Xiao