Break the traditional relationship between spectators and performers, and create a highly immersive stage atmosphere. The drama "Farewell My Concubine", which is being staged at the Beijing International Theatre Center, reinterprets Mo Yan's drama works created more than 20 years ago, while retaining the speculative spirit of the original work, adding a more modern way of expression.
Standing in the big tent of the Chu army, listening to the songs of Chu, in the changes of light and shadow, the audience and the people in the play cross time together and experience a new story of "Farewell My Concubine" up close. Here, the hidden female image of history blooms with a unique arc. With the exquisite lines, the ingenuity of the main creator can also be fully reflected in the play.
Sun Yilin as Lu Pheasant
It was a great challenge to portray a famous historical figure on stage while adding a rich personal emotional touch.
Lu Lu as Yu Ji
This is a lovely person, a happy person, with his own purest and most passionate love.
This round of "Farewell My Concubine" will be staged until January 14, an "atypical" historical drama, presented on the drama stage in a "non-traditional" form, where there are new attempts and more modern thinking.
(Photo: Li Chunguang, Wang Xiaoning)
"Farewell My Concubine"
screenwriter
莫言
director
Groves
Stage design
Wang Wei
Lighting design
Meng Bin
Costume design
EXCEPTION
Styling
Sun Lulu
Effect design
Zheng Chen
composition
Niu Xiangming
actor
Sun Yilin, Lu Lu, Wang Junqi, Zhang Hansheng, Wei Jiacheng
Synopsis
This is a historical drama that is closely related to modern life, this is a historical drama that makes women think about what kind of woman they should be, this is a historical drama that makes men think about what kind of man they should be, this is a historical drama that integrates history into modern times, this is a historical drama that allows modern illumination of history, in fact, all dramas are historical dramas.
Show Times:
December 20, 2023 – January 14, 2024 7:30 p.m. (Closed on Tuesdays)
Venue:
Beijing International Drama Center, Renyi Small Theater
(Source: Beijing People's Art Theatre)