Love is an eternal topic in literature and art. From the opening of the "Book of Poetry" since there was written records to the literary masterpiece "Dream of the Red Mansion", the unrequited love of "thinking about the king every day and not seeing the king, drinking the water of the Yangtze River together", and the shocking glimpse of "looking back, but the person is there, where the lights are shining", there is also no lack of lovesickness of "the return date of the junwen", the sea oath mountain alliance that "once the sea was difficult to water, but Wushan is not a cloud", and the nostalgia of "there is a loquat tree in the court, and the hand planted by my wife in the year of her death is now like a pavilion". There is always an emotion that touches people's hearts and resonates.
On the afternoon of February 18th, Lu Jiawei, captain of the Shanghai Appraisal Troupe, Xu Yifeng, a national second-class actor, and young commentators Wang Yuhong, Cen Liqian, Wang Jingyi, and Lin Yuchen gathered with the audience at the 1925 Bookstore to interpret the love in the art of commenting in the fragrance of books, and said "a promise in heaven and earth" with the audience.
"Today's show revolves around the word 'love'." Xu Yifeng, the keynote speaker of the performance, said. In the gentle and delicate commentary, the famous paragraph that presents love is all over the place. This time, the Shanghai Appraisal Group selected four classic excerpts from the opening part of the lyrics "Waiting for the Moon in the West Wing", the selected song "White Snake • Swimming Lake", the selection of the lyrics "Double Pearl Phoenix • Determined Love", and the opening paragraph of the lyrics "Liu Mengmei Picking Up Paintings" to feed the audience.
"The moon is bright like water flooding the West Wing, and Jun Rui is alone in the study. He was sitting in the West Wing, waiting for the little red lady who threaded the needle. Listening to the sound of the wind and bamboo, I misunderstood, and I saw the moon moving flower shadow on the east wall. ”
Wang Jingyi, a young actor of the Shanghai Appraisal Troupe, opened the scene and brought the audience the opening of "The West Wing Waiting for the Moon". This song is elegant and vivid, and the singing tone is neat and full of interest, vividly describing the young boys and girls who have just opened their love between Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying.
The love story of Zhang Sheng and Yingying is a household name, leaving many famous singing passages. The title of the traditional opening "Waiting for the Moon in the West Wing" comes from the famous love poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Shu: "Under the moon and the west box, the windward house is half-open." The shadow of the wall moved, and it was suspected that the jade man came. And the opera's "Tale of the West Wing" was born out of Yuan Shu's "Yingying Legend".
"The Legend of the White Snake" is one of the four great folk love legends in China, and the poignant love story between Xu Xian and the white lady can be described as a household name. Young actors Lin Yuchen and Wang Yuhong brought a selection of lyrics "White Snake • Swimming Lake".
The "Swimming the Lake" section is taken from the beginning of the long poem "White Snake", in the early spring Jiangnan drizzle, warm and cold, Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian in the picturesque West Lake because of an umbrella to make love germinate, thus beginning a Chinese version of "people and ghosts love is not over". This beautiful love clip is interpreted by playing words, which can be described as a blend of scenes and pleasing to the ear.
Immediately afterwards, young actors Cen Liqian and Wang Jingyi brought lyrics to "Double Pearl Phoenix • Determined Love" with "female doubles". This story is not as well-known as the first two, but it is also a famous story in traditional criticism.
"Double Pearl Phoenix" is a traditional bibliography, and the section "Dingqing" tells the story of Luoyang's talented son Wen Bizheng traveling to study in Nanyang, meeting the official Qianjin Huo Dingjin, and finding his lost precious jewel phoenix, feeling affectionate, and selling himself to Huofu as a servant. Borrowed the opportunity to send flowers to get the boudoir, got the handmaid Qiuhua to match, and privately engaged with Miss Deposit Jin. Among them, the duet of "Farewell Yiyi" shows the affection and love of two boys and girls who were originally scheduled for life, and they are about to separate.
Finally, Lu Jiawei, captain of the Shanghai Judging Troupe's actor team, sang in Xue Tuo to bring the opening "Liu Mengmei Picks Up Paintings". Commenting on Xue Tuo's representative song "Liu Mengmei Picking Up Paintings" is based on the legendary "Peony Pavilion" by Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty, telling the story of Liu Mengmei picking up Du Liniang's self-portrait, seeing that it is a beautiful person painted in her dream, she is overwhelmed with adoration, and finally fulfills her dream and books a mandarin alliance. This romantic interpretation of love and sexuality is as written in the lyrics: "Let the soul of the moon flower also move." ”
It is reported that in August last year, 1925 Bookstore launched the project of "Jiangnan Culture in Criticism". This is the fourth issue in a series of activities. In the future, the event will continue to be held, so that more people can feel the charm of Jiangnan culture from the criticism.