A few days ago, the 35th Tian Han Drama Awards were finally announced, and the large-scale historical drama "Dong Qichang" won the first prize of the "Script Award". This is another breakthrough in Songjiang's deep excavation of historical celebrity theme drama creation, and the continuous creation of "Songjiang Production" masterpieces, and it is also another harvest of this professional authoritative award after the construction of "Drama Town" won the Tian Han Award repertoire award in 2020.
It is understood that the large-scale historical drama "Dong Qichang" is jointly produced by the People's Government of Songjiang District and the Shanghai Theater Academy. As one of the series of dramas with the theme of Songjiang's historical celebrities, the drama for the first time put a generation of painting masters Dong Qichang on the stage of Chinese theater for the first time. Excavate the shining points of historical celebrities with the times, and nourish the urban development line with culture.
As an outstanding representative of the "Huating School" who came out of Songjiang, Dong Qichang created classic works such as "Rock Residence Map", "Eight Views of Autumn Xing", and "Day Jintang Map", and put forward and advocated the theory of "Southern and Northern Sects", which influenced the creation of literati painting for more than 300 years. However, looking through many historical records since the Ming Dynasty, whether it is artistic advocacy or private morality of paintings, ancient and modern people have different opinions and praises and criticisms.
What is the real appearance of Dong Qichang in history? In the face of the controversy of posterity, does he have something to say? For this highly controversial character, the drama "Dong Qichang" avoids the all-round narrative, nor does it simply judge its value and merits, but focuses on character shaping, enters Dong Qichang's inner world, and touches the soul of the master of calligraphy and painting as much as possible. The drama intersperses family affairs and state affairs, while fully excavating the folk customs of Songjiang and highlighting the self-confidence of Songjiang culture, it also interprets Dong Qichang's mental journey in his later years at a deeper level, showing the psychological mirror image of intellectuals' pursuit of personality independence and spiritual freedom, and responding to how artists should break through their own limitations and move from "from the plateau to the peak" Proposition of the times.
It is worth mentioning that the drama "Dong Qichang" is one of the "Songjiang Historical Celebrity Theme Drama Series", which was planned and co-created by Lu Jun, chairman of the Songjiang District Federation of Literature and Literature, and co-screenwriter Xiao Liu as the author. The drama "Dong Qichang" won the first prize of the 35th Tian Han Drama Award Script Award, which is not only a praise for the professional artistic value of "Dong Qichang", but also an affirmation of Songjiang's continuous excavation of cultural resources to create a fine theater.
It is reported that the Tian Han Drama Award, named after Mr. Tian Han, was initiated by the Drama Periodicals Alliance of seven provinces and cities in East China in 1987, and has now developed into a brand project of the National Drama Periodicals Alliance, which has been successfully held for 35 sessions so far, and is an academic award with important influence in the Chinese theater industry.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Huang Yongdi Text Editor: Li Chengdong
Source: Author: Li Chengdong