Live performances. Photography by Yin Xuefeng
The annual "Zuolin Drama Art Award" award ceremony is a festival of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, which is not only a summary of the awards for the performances created by theater actors in one year, but also a "family carnival" party, and a beautiful interaction between the theater and the audience. Therefore, each award ceremony is humorous and joyful, warm and touching, and laughter and tears coexist.
The 21st "Zuolin Drama Art Award" award ceremony held on the evening of July 6 has a different significance because of two things. After the award ceremony, the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center will usher in the first major renovation in more than 20 years, so the three theaters on Anfu Road will be temporarily closed for more than a year. At the same time, the theater's artistic director Lu Liang will also officially retire in September this year. On the stage of the award ceremony, because of the intertwining of various complex emotions, when Lu Liang recalled his theater life and the grace of Yang Shaolin, the general manager of shangjiao, for his 30 years of knowledge, the audience shed tears, and the scene was very touching.
Tian Rui won the Best Actor Award.
The crew of "Great Qing Xiangguo" won the best actor and actress and the best supporting actor
"Zuolin Drama Art Award" was established by Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center in 1996 to commemorate the drama master Mr. Huang Zuolin, with the purpose of carrying forward the spirit of "with the heart of a child, not seeking fame and profit, and being a sincere artist who dedicates himself to the drama cause all his life", and rewards the drama workers who dedicate themselves to the drama cause and have outstanding performances and special contributions in the drama art.
This year's "Zuolin Drama Art Award", the crew of "Great Qing Xiangguo" can be described as the biggest winner, winning three awards in one fell swoop.
The best actor award was won by Tian Rui, who vividly showed the flesh and blood, loneliness and helplessness of the role of "Chen Tingjing" in "The Great Qing Xiangguo". At the 16th Zuolin Art Award, Tian Rui also won the Best Actor Award for Chen Yun in "The Treasurer of the Republic".
The Best Actress Award was won by Ding Meiting, the actor of the role of "Heschel Yueyuan" in "The Great Qing Xiangguo", who has a huge age span and is extremely challenging. Xu Shengnan, who played the role of "Zhang Huan" in the play, won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his deep excavation and control of the character.
The Best Supporting Actress Award was won by Zhu Jie, who played the role of her daughter "Laura Winfield" in "Glass Zoo", and her sincere and delicate performance in the play left a deep impression on the audience. When holding the trophy and flowers that night, the former drama school flower was excited, choked back tears, and touched the audience.
Ding Meiting won the Best Actress Award.
Artistic director Lv Liang is about to retire, and his testimonials brought tears to the audience
On the night of the award ceremony on July 6, many performing artists of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center - Zheng Yuzhi, Xu Chengxian, Song Yining, Zhang Xianheng, Zhu Yin, Zhou Yemang, Xu Xing, Li Jianhua, etc. - attended the ceremony as award guests. The party thus became a gathering of generations of people.
As the theater overhaul is imminent, everyone is very reluctant to face this stage that has accompanied them for more than 20 years. The party scene is therefore full of complex intertwined emotions. The speakers in front of and behind the scenes took the stage one after another, telling their special feelings for the stage, the theater and the theater in their own ways.
There were many touching moments at the awards ceremony that night. Jin Guanglin, the gold medal stage supervisor nicknamed "Golden Daddy", officially retired in 1995, when the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center was founded. But because of the call of Zhou Xiaoqian, whose theater colleague is also the director, he returned to the stage. For 22 years, he has been the theater's most sought-after stage supervisor. After recalling 22 years of memories, Jin Guanglin bowed to everyone and said: "Thank you to everyone, give me a chance to stand on the stage and fight with everyone!" ”
Lu Liang burst into tears at the scene. Image courtesy of @Watch News Knowws
The most touching moment of the party was undoubtedly the appearance of the theater's artistic director Lu Liang, who will officially retire in September this year. When he took the stage, he said that he almost gave up the stage and gave up the theater because of his title 30 years ago, because of Yang Shaolin's kindness, he finally chose to stay in the theater. "What I'm saying is that after 30 years, standing on this stage, I don't regret it." When Lu Liang always talked about this with tears in his eyes, Yang Shaolin came on stage and hugged him deeply, and the audience almost couldn't help but be moved to tears. After bowing deeply to Huang Zuolin's head on the stage, Lu Liang said, "There are still 58 days, I will retire honorably", which once again won the warmest applause from the audience.