On May 21, the Chinese adaptation of the drama "Pillow Man" came to Rong for the first time, and the interpretation of excellent actors such as Zhou Wei was full of energy, and the performance of the past three hours was completed in one go. The "embedded" narrative and "box revolving stage" are very charming, in addition to the excellent theater experience, but also from the level of philosophical thinking, leaving endless imagination space, which really conquered Rongcheng opera fans.
After the show, a somewhat tired Monday was interviewed by a Red Star News reporter. "This play is too physically demanding, (I) can't act for five years at most, and I can't keep acting all the time." Even so, Zhou Wei was very happy with the stage. "Although the stage is full of technology, in the process of rehearsal, I got a lot of things, and it really stopped in my heart for a long time."
Tonight (22nd), "Pillow Man" continues to be performed at the Sichuan Grand Theatre.
Stills from Pillow Man
In the performance on the night of the 21st, the embedded stage opened like a box was first eye-catching, and the three sides of the opened box provided the audience with multiple perspectives to observe the stage through projection technology, which was ingenious; Zhou Wei and other actors were completely immersed in the play from the beginning of the performance, and the strong sense of substitution allowed the audience to follow the emotional ups and downs of the characters in the play. The whole performance is immersed in darkness from the stage to the tone, but the progress of the story is also interspersed with the warmth of the "pillow man".
Indeed, it is difficult for me to say what to express and what to convey through this drama. What kind of information the audience receives, he must know for himself. In Zhou Wei's view, "how to live his life" is what he particularly cares about in the rehearsal of this play. "Discuss how to face your own life, even if it is painful, how you need to spend it."
Monday, who had been acting for nearly three hours in one sitting, was a little tired. "This play is too physically demanding, and more importantly, the story, the characters, the mental effort, (I) acted for three years, at most five years, it is impossible to keep acting." 」 Monday Wei revealed that there is no time to work out during this time, and there is no need to work out. "I don't have the energy, I just want to lie flat (in bed)" after the performance."
There was a time when Zhou Wei had no interest in returning to the stage and concentrated more on film and television works. But the charm of the "Pillow Man" script itself has brought him back to the theater. "[The drama] is longer, the advantage is coherence, the disadvantage is that it lasts too long. Races as long as a marathon also require constant sprinting. Unlike film and television, you can stop and start again. Two different forms, the result is good or bad, the audience decides. "There is a chain of contempt for actors on the Internet, drama actors are at the top, followed by movies, TV series, web dramas. But Zhou Zhouwei did not quite agree with this chain of contempt, "it is all performance, the form is completely different." None of them are easy, they all have their own difficulties. If you do a good job in all its forms, you deserve praise. "When it comes to talking about whether he will fall into the role of the stage, Monday Wei has his own opinion." Everything is sober on the stage, the stage is full of technology, it can be said that there is a moment like this, entering (the role), but there will be no situation of being able to withdraw from the role. Instead, it was in rehearsal, because the process was to release the senses, and in the process, [I] got a lot of things, and really stopped in my heart for a long time. But it also made me have big problems sleeping during that time. ”
Red Star News reporter | Ren Hongwei according to the interviewee
Edited | Duan Xueying
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