Hong Kong director Gao Zhisen debuted in Shenzhen with the stage play "Two Beijing Fifteen Days"

China Youth Daily client, September 22 (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Liu Fang) On September 24, Hong Kong director Gao Zhisen appeared at the Shenzhen Binhai Performing Arts Center with the main creative team of the stage play "Two Beijings and Fifteen Days" to warm up for the premiere of the play. The drama is produced by China International Culture Group, the general producer of its Chinese Theater Line, and the Central Academy of Drama. It will premiere at the Beijing Tianqiao Art Center from October 22 to 24, and will soon embark on a nationwide tour, with an expected performance of 30-40 performances, and will be performed in Hong Kong and Macao next year to help the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao cultural and artistic exchanges and interactions.

At the press conference, director Gao Zhisen shared his creative experience with the audience, starring Xiao Shunyao sang the theme song "Thoughts of the Cloud Tree", and Prince Zhu Zhanji played by Leng Jiyuan to perform classical dance.

The stage play "Fifteen Days of Two Capitals" is a historical theme work, which is in line with the original novel of the same name, through the twists and turns of the thrilling story, combined with the description of the scenery and human feelings, to explore the theme of history and destiny, showing the rich culture of the Ming Dynasty and even China. Through telling the story along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it shows the customs and humanities on both sides of the canal, and outlines a vivid picture of the life of the city along the Grand Canal in the Ming Dynasty.

The stage play "Fifteen Days of Two Capitals" is adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name, and the repertoire breaks through the presentation method of general stage dramas and integrates various artistic elements such as martial arts, dance, and opera.

The picture shows Ma Boyong at the scene of the press conference. (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Liu Fang photo)

The play gathers the creative strength of Beijing and Hong Kong, builds the art Beijing-Hong Kong line, strives to create well-produced works, and sets a new benchmark for historical and cultural stage plays. "Youthfulness" is the core concept that runs through the stage play "Five Days of Two Capitals", and the producer hopes that young people can enter the theater and gain a sense of beauty and history by watching stage art.

The project is the first play produced by the headquarters directly operated by the "New Classic IP Project" of the Chinese Theater Line, and creates a high-quality stage play through the mining, incubation and operation of the high-quality original literary IP. Through the "New Classic IP Project", we will carry out the support of young artistic creation and production talents and the cultivation of cutting-edge stage actors. In the creative work, the young artists showed a high degree of creative enthusiasm and unique stage understanding, which is worth looking forward to.

"Fifteen Days of Two Capitals" breaks through the traditional production method of stage drama and is full of creativity. Director Gao Zhisen uses the concept of "film sense", uses multimedia throughout the process, and adopts film and television shooting and related techniques to make the stage present three-sided images and create a sense of immersion in the repertoire, which is also more in line with the aesthetic tastes of contemporary young people.

Source: China Youth Daily client