Beijing News (reporter Liu Zhen) On May 15, directed by Gu Wei and Han Qing, Yu Zhen, Jin Han, Guo Yijun, Wang Deli, Yin Wei, Zhang Wankun, Zhu Shaopeng and more than ten other actors of the three generations of Beijing renyi, old, middle-aged and young people, starred, and the Beijing renyi Jingweier drama "Camel Xiangzi" was again on the stage of the Capital Theater. It is reported that this round of drama "Camel Xiangzi" will continue to be performed from May 15 to May 30.
Stills of the Beijing People's Art Jingweier drama "Camel Xiangzi". Photo: Li Chunguang
In 1957, Mr. Lao She's famous work "Camel Xiangzi" was adapted by Mr. Mei Yan and premiered on the stage of Beijing Renyi, which has become an immortal drama classic. To this day, the performance is still hard to find. This round is a new typography in 2007, and on the basis of retaining the original lineup, there are also newcomers to join.
As a well-known work, "Camel Xiangzi" after more than half a century still attracts generations of audiences, and director Gu Wei believes that it relies on solid characters. "Mr. Lao She's original work and Mr. Mei Yan's adaptation are too much about the characters. These real, rich characters make people believe that they are the people and things of that era. "In Gu Wei's view, this work has a comedic component in tragedy, and is full of warmth in cruelty, and also meets the aesthetic needs of today's audiences." The audience experience is rich, and they will be happy and sad with the plot. Because the work can move them, so that they can get a spiritual vibration while watching the story. ”
From the performance in 2007 to the present, Yu Zhen, who plays Shoko, has walked nearly 100 times with the role. The more I walked into the role, the more I felt small, and it was Yu Zhen's attitude of reverence for the classics, "This play is what we follow from the hands of our elders, and they teach us to act and be human." Shaping Shoko is not to say how I want to create, but to get close to the script, put myself in the original, truly present the spirit of the original, and restore the classic taste. And Guo Yijun, who plays Tiger Girl, will highlight her Beijing characteristics more in shaping her character, "Tiger Girl is a person with a very distinct personality, who dares to love and hate, has kindness and cuteness and selfish calculations." This play has the customs and customs of old Beijing and the indictment of that old era, and I hope that by performing the tragedy of The Tiger Lady and others in the play, the audience will see the tragedy of the times. Jin Han, the other actor in the role of Shoko, although he is a newcomer in the crew, does not have the slightest sense of jerkiness in playing this character. He felt that while he was shaping the character, the character was also helping him. "In the process of learning from my predecessors, my artistic accomplishment and understanding of performance have been improved."
It is worth mentioning that Wang Deli, an old artist over eighty years old in the play, has been shaping the image of Liu Siye on the stage since 2007, and his grasp of the role and his attitude to creation have deeply affected every young person in the crew. Coupled with Yin Wei, who plays the second strongman, Zhang Wankun, who plays the old horse, etc., these "veterans" who have accompanied the role since 2007 have accompanied the audience with the roles on the stage and used the kung fu offstage to "pass on the help" to the younger generation, which is the inheritance behind "Camel Xiangzi" and the attitude of Beijing Renyi to the classics. "It takes a lot of work to maintain the classics." Director Gu Wei said.
Beijing News reporter Liu Zhen
Edited by Xu Meilin Proofreader Zhao Lin
Source: Beijing News