Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 24 (Reporter Ying Ni) "The beautiful Forbidden City, the former Forbidden City, some people say that there is the most beautiful scenery in the world......" accompanied by melodious music, a story about the "cat god" unfolded on the stage. The song and dance drama "Cat God in the Forbidden City" jointly produced by the China Children's Art Theater and the Palace Museum premiered at the China Children's Theater in Beijing on the evening of the 23rd.
Stills from the song and dance drama "Cat God in the Forbidden City". Courtesy of China Children's Art Theater
The work is adapted from the picture book story of the same name, with the story of the "cat god" as the carrier, showing the Forbidden City, which represents the historical civilization and traditional culture of China, to audiences all over the world. Feng Li, director of the China Children's Art Theater and screenwriter of "The Cat God in the Forbidden City", hopes that this work can make history and culture become alive and warm in the hearts of the audience, amiable and approachable, "It can make the big friends and children of China and even the world have infinite reverie about the Forbidden City - about a magnificent palace, about friendship and companionship, about memory and history, about life and eternity." ”
Musician Li Haiying was invited to compose the play. As the plot progresses, nearly 20 music tracks such as "The Beautiful Forbidden City", "Gege's Cat", "Flowers on the Tree", "Companionship" and "We Can Talk" bring the audience into one scene after another.
Stills from the song and dance drama "Cat God in the Forbidden City". Courtesy of China Children's Art Theater
In the view of director Jiao Gang, the script of "Cat God in the Forbidden City" has a thick literary nature, "It is not only a beautiful fairy tale, but also a kind of admiration and memory for the people represented by the people of the Forbidden City who have paid so much effort for the protection and inheritance of Chinese culture." ”
"We hope to tell Chinese stories more originally, smartly, artistically and imaginatively, and we also hope to make children's dramas truly work for all ages, because every adult is a former child, and we hope that children's dramas can have more depth of thought, more understanding of life, the world, and oneself in traditional culture, and more understanding of traditional culture itself." Feng Li hopes that "The Cat God in the Forbidden City" can bring China's children's theater art, the legend of the Forbidden City, and the excellent traditional Chinese culture to the whole country and the world, so that the world can see China.
The cast and crew of the song and dance drama "Cat God in the Forbidden City" came to an end. Courtesy of China Children's Art Theater
In addition to the wonderful performances, China Children's Art also prepared face paintings and stamps for the audience of "Cat God in the Forbidden City", which can collect the stamps of 12 characters in the play and 11 character modeling flash cards, as well as take photos with "Dundun".
It is reported that the play will continue to be performed until February 17, 2024. (ENDS)