The Paper's reporter Liao Yang intern Chen Zhaoyu
Li Yu has always been intertwined with dual identities, one is the king of the subjugated country, the other is the emperor of the ancient words, the musical "Southern Tang Hou Lord" in the reproduction of this character, decided to use two actors on the same stage, to explore his life.
"He made a lot of seemingly divisive decisions, using two characters to represent the characters, and we wanted to explore what prompted him to make these contradictory decisions, and what experiences precipitated those great poems." Screenwriter Zhang Yinxin said.
From November 6th to 14th, "The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty" will be premiered at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, interpreting the life of Li Yu, the last monarch and lyricist of the Southern Tang Dynasty, with the aesthetics of national style.
The host is with Liu Xiaoyi, Zhang Bo, Zhang Yinxin, and Sun Haocheng. Courtesy of the organizer
"Li Yu's words are stories, rhythms, rhythms, structures, music, and dance." When using musicals to represent this historical figure, director Liu Xiaoyi said that he should abandon some understanding of the rules and regulations inherent in musicals. He asked the lead actors to practice the basic skills, be familiar with the body of the opera and sing and play, and the crew also specially hired an ancient etiquette teacher to make the whole play have a more intense ancient style.
Host and four main actors (Wang Yang, Xu Zehui, Zhang Zhihan, Wang Minhui)
"I didn't want to do it at the time, but then I heard Zhang Bo's music and "When is the Spring Flower and Autumn Moon", and I felt that I wanted to take this play. Teacher Zhang's music is very moving as soon as it comes out, your cells will be shaken by the music, and I don't need to make any adjustments. Liu Xiaoyi said.
Pipa, Oh Na, Jiangnan Silk Bamboo... Zhang Bo uses folk music to outline the color and theme of the music, and at the same time, let the ancient style of national rhyme collide with the rock electronic sound, resulting in a spark. When portraying Li Yu, he also has a difference in design, and can hear two musical styles, subjective and objective, internal and external.
The costume design of the whole drama is based on the reference to the costume style of the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, and integrates a modern fashion sense, with classical meaning and imagination space. The image design of each character uses different fabric textures and style shapes to shape the character of the character and distinguish the identity.
"Evening Makeup First Bright Muscle Snow"
The stage design is quite special: the central area is a mirror platform, symbolizing the bitter sea of desire; the multi-pillared column on the edge of the stage is like a brush, symbolizing Li Yu's life with poetry and pen and ink; the multi-piece mirror surface on the outside of the pillar can enjoy the performance of the actors on the real stage and the stage in the mirror at the same time, just like the side of Li Yu's different personalities...
The inspiration for the stage design Xu Xiaohuan is "siege", Li Yu is surrounded by others, trapped by himself, and firmly bound by fate, in the siege, his poems break through time and region and are recited from generation to generation.
"Dragon Chair" Zhang Zhihan Wang Minhui
"Southern Tang Dynasty Lord" is jointly produced by Drama Gang Music and Shangxi Culture, and produced by Drama Gang Music.
In 2019, in the first "Chinese Original Musical Theater Incubation Program" in Shanghai Culture Square, "Nan Tang Hou Lord" stood out from 77 works, and in the workshop at the end of that year, it won the highest popularity award voted by the audience, becoming one of the most anticipated original musicals. After the music team recognized the bid, two rounds of workshops were held in March and July this year, and the script, music, production and other aspects were constantly adjusted and polished.
Drawing inspiration from Chinese history and myths and legends, The Drama Guy Music and Shangxi Culture Plan launched the "New Guofeng Musical" trilogy, the leading "Wukong" has gained a good reputation, and after the advent of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there is also a "South Wall Project" on the way to production. In addition, the drama team music will continue to expand the series of musical "Wukong", and is expected to complete the "Wukong" trilogy in the next two years, interpreting a new mythological universe through the perspective of "Wukong".
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