Confucius said: "Three hundred poems, thinking is innocent." If you don't learn poetry, you can't speak." There is no more innocent stage for a person than childhood; The Book of Songs, the earliest collection of poetry in mainland history, is the most innocent literary art and emotional expression in the early days. When today's children encounter classic ancient books, what kind of sparks will collide? Recently, QFunTheater Children's Experimental Theater Troupe's latest youth original musical drama "The Book of Poetry Haihai" premiered at Poly Theater, and the traditional Chinese culture was vividly interpreted by today's children, with a promising contemporary expression in the future, which is gratifying.
Written, directed, performed, lyrics, composed and sung by the children themselves, "The Book of Poetry" is the sixth work in the "Ancient Books and Me" series launched by QFunTheater Children's Experimental Theater. This children's experimental troupe, which has always been good at drawing creativity and inspiration from the classics of traditional national culture and focusing on rewriting the stories of classical Chinese literature from a contemporary perspective, will take a step forward in each work.
"The Book of Songs" tells the story of a student troupe rehearsing a new play, The Book of Songs, encountering various crises, tests and choices. The children carefully selected 14 poems that reflected their living conditions from the magnificent chapters of the Book of Songs, and reinterpreted and interpreted them. They ask questions in their creation, and they find ways to solve them in their creation. Their sensitivity and boldness have turned the words on the pages of classic ancient books into a vivid, flesh-and-blood declaration of contemporary youth, allowing the style, elegance, praise, endowment, comparison and excitement to shine on the vast stage full of poetry.
"The so-called Yiren, on the water side", has become a variety of "exploration and pursuit" and "can't ask for it" when facing the "track of life"; "Papaya" of "Vote for me with papaya, repay it with Qiongju", entrusts the deep friendship between Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya in the "Qi State Nursing Home"; "Hooligans", a lament for abandoned women in ancient times, is interpreted as the mental journey of contemporary women seeking the emancipation of individuality; "North Gate" and "Little Star", which embody the suffering of poor ancient officials, the protagonists have become a pair of contemporary fathers and sons who are under heavy work and academic pressure; The children also conveyed their yearning for a relaxed and leisurely life through the humor of the cute "Lu You", and expressed their indictment of war and their desire for peace through the passion of "Cai Wei", which is like a stage blockbuster...... In a variety of imaginative and childlike ways, they passionately discuss love, friendship, marriage, family, career, success, war, peace, pain, stress, ...... Let the peers in the audience resonate, and let the adults be moved and reflect.
"Words are insufficient, songs, songs are insufficient, dances are followed", the children's thoughts and remarks are very weighty, and the songs and music they composed themselves are very infectious, and under the live accompaniment of the Youth Troupe of the Central Chinese Orchestra and the Xinjiang Band, they present a gorgeous and colorful cultural picture. The Book of Poetry is really the "root" of Chinese culture, which constantly shapes the spiritual background and aesthetics of the Chinese, and draws wisdom and energy from it. The creativity and expression of the children allow the ancient wisdom and the soul of the teenager to cross time and space, overlap and collide, so that this traditional "root" continues to grow and sprout today, and write new classics and legends.
Source: Beijing Daily client
Reporter: Wang Run