The Paper's reporter Pan Yu
The internationally renowned immersive interactive drama "Money World", which was introduced to China in late 2019 and produced Chinese version, has been performed for 18 months in Jing'an Clutch Space in Shanghai and foshan Grand Theatre.
On August 4, the 2.0 version of "World of Money" returned to Shanghai with a 6-day-a-week performance at UBM Wah Plaza, next to the Shanghai Jing'an Museum of Nature, this time with new changes in choreography, choreography and interactive experience.
Redefine the boundaries of theatre, and each performance experience cannot be replicated
Created by Belgian experimental theatre company Ontroerend Goed, World of Money has become a global performing arts festival hit since its release in 2017. Unlike most of the current immersive dramas, which allow the audience to enter as observers, the biggest breakthrough of this work is that it is a fully participatory theater, and in a way, the audience is the real lead actor of the play, and it is an "improvisation" done without a script. Because it brings a unique experience to every performance, the British newspaper The Guardian listed it as a "must-see play at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival".
In 2019, the drama was introduced to China in the form of a Chinese version. Walking into the scene of the "world of money", the audience is no longer just a spectator, but incarnates as the only 1% of people in the world who have mastered wealth. For 120 minutes, they formed a "market" with seven spectators at the same table, facing the "dealer" played by the actor (representing the government, the central bank, etc.); all the tables formed a large circle to form an "international market". In two hours, the audience will conduct financial operations such as investment, lending, mergers and acquisitions, transactions, etc., participate in the planning of the global capital market, and at the same time, accept the questioning and testing of human nature between power, desire, game, lie and trust.
Alexander Devriendt, the show's original director, argues that "the financial system is like an uncontrolled beast with 'magic' that dominates people's minds." The best way to show this 'magic' is to put the audience in the reality of the world of money and become one of them. ”
Because every time the performance is due to the different choices of the same audience, there will be an irreproducible experience, and this drama has also had many audiences who have repeatedly "brushed the drama" before. The producer said, "In the past 18 months, we have received many 'regulars' who have repeatedly come to brush up on the drama, who have been well versed in the rules of the world of money, but are still willing to enter the world again, trying to break the rules or participate in the risk game again, and encountering the unknown." ”
The new version 2.0 is expanded and multimedia technology is added to the show
Returning with the new version 2.0, "World of Money", "£¥$" is the first attempt to "expand" and "power up". The market size will be upgraded from "seven people 10 tables" to "nine people 16 tables", followed by a larger transaction amount, more complex character relationships and a more confusing plot trend. At the same time, in the structure of the screenplay, more dominance will be given to the audience. The audience will face more choices and decisions, and the ways and dimensions of interaction will be richer.
The production team of Dengyu Culture, who introduced the Chinese version of the upgrade, introduced: "Whether for the actors or the audience, this is not just a simple problem of turnover, because 'people' is the most uncertain factor in this drama, and the increase in the number of people undoubtedly increases the uncontrollable risk factors, which puts forward a higher challenge to the actor's ability to control the field." For the audience, the amount of information that needs to be processed is increased, and the sense of experience and participation will be more in-depth.
In addition to the upgrade of scale and screenwriting, the stage aesthetic costume is also based on the 1.0 version of the secondary creation. In the production of version 2.0, the fusion of electric light and shadow and multimedia interactive technology will be added to the work experience.
According to reports, the center of the stage will introduce three circular "vault door" devices symbolizing the iconic security system of the 20th century bank, as an important hint and catalyst to promote historical evolution and plot development. With the expansion of wealth and the prosperity of the market, the transmission and exchange of information will be faster, and the medium of information presentation will also develop from the "wooden blackboard" in the industrial era to the "smart financial system" in the digital era. In addition, elements such as mirrors and gold jewelry will be integrated into the costume accessories and props of the actors, making the differences in the identity and personality of the characters more prominent.
Chinese edition of "World of Money", "World of Money", has found another way in China to "break the circle" of niche avant-garde dramas, making the exploration experiments at the festival a regular performance of commercial operations. This time, the 2.0 version of "Money World" that returned to Shanghai again chose an unconventional performing arts space and landed in One Museum Place adjacent to the Museum of Nature, a venue with the operating concept of "the integration of art and nature" and "creating a refined lifestyle", and the natural museum area where it is located sits in the Jing'an Sculpture Park, which integrates openness, green and ecology.
Producer Tian Yuan said, "We received a lot of venue invitations, and also inspected a lot of spaces, and finally chose UBM Wah Plaza because we felt that the temperament was right. The value of the integration of culture and commerce lies in the combination of the two with the effect of 1+1>2, we look forward to the high-quality commercial facilities and environmental atmosphere here will collide with us to collide with some new sparks, and also hope that the Chinese version of "Money World "£¥¥$" will bring surprises to the riverfront business district of Jing'an, Shanghai. ”
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