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Beijing, July 29 (China News Network) -- The classic drama "Soldiers and Major Events of the Nation" premiered at the National Theatre theater on the 28th, and the play was selected as the "Stage Art Creation Project Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party" in 2020 - the "Hundred Years and 100 Works" traditional boutique rearrangement plan, and it is also the only contemporary military theme work in the plan.
The drama "Soldiers and Major Events of the Country" is a realistic military drama created by the Drama Troupe of the Former General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army of the Chinese in 2013, which shows the changing Chinese army and national integrity through three exercises. Screenwriters Wang Hong, Li Baoqun and Xiao Li jointly said that they want to use this drama to show everyone a group of real Chinese soldiers, and a fierce brigade that "can fight and win wars" is moving step by step towards becoming strong and moving towards the future.
The whole drama begins with a shocking military exercise, in the iron turntable and bright red lights, director Gong Xiaodong and this round of rehearsal director Ji Ruixing for the audience to depict a pragmatic and only war-blooded road for the audience, Gong Xiaodong believes, "This play wrote a group of 'fools', taking their lives to martyr their own careers, taking the future to martyr their own pursuits, but they did not choose to go along with compromise and admit it, this is the backbone of chinese soldiers." ”
The rehearsal design still follows the original plan, led by Sun Dongfeng, Yang Shengli, Xing Yu, the general design of the lighting Xing Xin, the simple and refined abstract light and shadow, the frequent use of heavy metal music elements, which strengthens the exciting and huge scene layout and momentum creation in the training of the troops, like a steel knife piercing the long sky, immediately bringing the audience into the world of soldiers.
"The people of the whole country are watching us to see if we have the courage of a brave man to break his wrist, and whether he dares to use the spirit of physical thunder to kill a bloody road"! In the play, a picture of the portrait of the contemporary military crowd unfolds, and in the face of national interests and the great cause of the nation, they do not hesitate to lose their "selfish hearts" and charge forward without hesitation.
Liu Dawei plays Yang Tianfang, a military commander who has returned from studying abroad, who inherits the spirit of "rolling thunder", dares to tell the truth, faces up to the stubborn diseases existing in army building, and persists in the original plan, or suspends and changes the plan due to the sacrifice of personnel, cruelly testing the will and determination of the characters.
Chen Qiang, a national first-class actor at the National Theatre of China, played the style of the times of a generation of generals on the stage, and the Chu Yulin he played had a reform spirit and foresight, not only Yang Tianfang's Bole, but also the strong father-son relationship between Chu Xiaohu, played by Yu Heng, pushed the whole plot to a climax.
Outstanding young actors Cui Kai, Li Bing and Wu Weidong of the National Drama Theatre of China also had wonderful performances this time. Zhao Yunfei, played by Cui Kai, is like a mirror placed opposite Yang Tianfang, showing two military concepts and attitudes towards life, which is thought-provoking. The sister-in-law played by Li Bing sticks to Hu Yanglin with her love for the hero Haipeng in the play. Although Zhong Shicheng, played by Wu Weidong, has changed careers, he still cannot forget the military complex and responsibility in his heart.
At the premiere scene, there were many "drama fans" of "Soldiers, The Great Affair of the Country", who waited for many years to finally see the drama staged again, and their hearts were extremely excited. Ms. Guo said, "I loved this play many years ago, and when I saw it again after many years, I was very excited, although the main cast changed, but it still brought touch and shock, paying tribute to the Chinese soldiers and the main creative team." ”
In the artillery-filled exercise of real guns and live ammunition, Guan Tianpei, Lin Zexu, SengGelinqin, Ding Ruchang, Deng Shichang, and other figures of modern Chinese history played by Wang David, Wu Genghua, Gao Gao, Yin Shixian, and Li Yiran appeared on the stage one after another.
A veteran audience member said: "It is different from the drama I imagined, it does not blindly sing praises and praises, but from the perspective of reflection, it directly faces some of the problems existing in our troops, and conveys the spirit and courage we need to achieve the goal of strengthening the army, which makes me very touched." ”
Tian Qinxin, president of the National Drama Theatre of China, said that the National Drama Theatre took over the banner of military drama this time, injected fresh blood into the classic works with a new starring lineup, and when rearranging the play, it integrated the spirit of strengthening the army in the new era on the basis of "shouzheng" and carried out bold innovations, so as to attract more young people to enter the theater, on the occasion of the "August 1st" Military Founding Day, to continue the red spiritual bloodline and celebrate the centennial birthday of the Communist Party of China.
It is reported that the play, as the "Red Performance Season" of the National Drama Theatre of China, will be performed at the National Drama Theatre until August 1. (End)
Source: China News Network