In the fifth year of Ming Chongzhen, at the end of the stormy Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taiji of Guanwai sent troops to attack the Daling River and besieged the commander-in-chief Zu Dashou in the city. The location of the Daling River was extremely critical, and once it was lost, Jinzhou City would be completely exposed to Manchuria. At the same time, three reinforcements came to reinforcements, but all were defeated. The imperial court was deeply divided over whether to save and who would do it. Under the mutual restraint and confrontation, the situation finally developed in an irreparable direction...
This is a thick historical fragment that occurred 400 years ago, but it is innovatively presented in a modern style - abandoning the ancient costume pattern inherent in the Ming Dynasty's clothing and historical dramas, the simple and abstract stage space carries the charm of the lines of drama art and the authentic charm of performance, allowing the audience to gain insight into the depth and subtlety of human nature in the actors' lively confrontation. The original drama "Five Years of Daming Chongzhen", produced by "Good Drama" and supported by the incubation of the China Grand Theatre, will premiere at the China Grand Theatre from August 27 to 29.
In 2020, in the first "Micro Drama" online invitation exhibition held by the China Grand Theatre in Shanghai, the audience of the drama "Five Years of Daming Chongzhen" as the opening work was deeply impressed.
"Five Years of Daming Chongzhen" gathers the creative strength of young theaters that are rare in Shanghai at present. Written by Xu Jingbo, associate professor of the Department of History of Soochow University, Ph.D. of the Department of History of Fudan University, graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and is now working as a director for Li Mengze, a young director at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center.
Kang Aishi, a veteran actor who won the 17th Plum Blossom Awards and played Tian Futang in the TV series "Ordinary World", played Xu Guangqi, the "first person of Sino-Western exchanges"; Ren Shan, an outstanding actor spanning film and television and theater, played roles such as Bingbu Shangshu Xiong Mingyu in his works; Jiang Ke, a well-known drama and voice actor, played Ni Yuanlu in the play; the young "Chongzhen Emperor" was played by Tang Yize, a young actor studying at Donghua University, and four young actors, Wang XiaHaozhe, Lu Weilong, Feng Guanqing, and Liu Yuhang, also played important roles in the play.
"Five Years of Chongzhen of Daming" takes the historical events that occurred around 1632 in the fifth year of Chongzhen as the background of creation, and carries out creation on the basis of respecting historical facts. The story starts from the historical "Battle of The Great Ling River" and shows the major events of more than 400 years ago, such as the strong enemy outside Guanwai and the gradual development of the West and the East.
Wei Jiayi, the founder and producer of "Good Drama", has observed the industry for nearly ten years as a theater media person, and he always believes that "originality" is the eternal vitality of the theater stage, and in the state of the continuous impact of the epidemic on the world, it should be more focused on the local creative force, ""Daming Chongzhen Five Years" has experienced more than a year of creative preparation and nearly two months of rehearsal time, hoping that it can become an excellent work that can stand the test of time and be recognized by more audiences. ”
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Author: Tong Weijing
Editor: Wang Licheng