"Shang Martingale was born on may 7 of the year of Xin Dynasty." On October 29th, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center's large-scale historical drama "Shang Martingale" was unveiled at Yunfeng Theater at No. 1700 West Beijing Road, which was the opening drama of Yunfeng Theater after four months of renovation, and also the return of "Shang Martingale" to the premiere theater after 25 years.
"The best edition of Martingale in 25 years"
In the autumn of 1996, "Shang Martingale" premiered at the Yunfeng Theatre. "It's a script that took seven years to write, and it's a script that was shelved for eight years before it could be put into action." It traveled almost to china's famous theaters before finally appearing in Shanghai. Screenwriter Yao Yuan wrote emotionally after the premiere: "I always believe that "Shang Martingale" will not become obsolete, because it writes history, writes about life, and writes about a culture that has been frozen in China for thousands of years. At the end of 1996, Zhu Rongji, then vice premier of the State Council, watched "Shang Martingale" at the Capital Theater in Beijing, and commented: "Watching this drama, the ambition and pride are born!" ”
Since 1996, "Shang Martingale" has traveled all over the country and overseas, winning the Wenhua Award, the Cao Yu Drama Literature Award, and being selected as one of the "Top Ten Fine Plays" of the National Stage Art Project. In 2016, the Majestic Theater was rebuilt and opened, and "Shang Martingale" was rehearsed as the opening drama. In 2021, "Shang Martingale" was selected as a traditional boutique rehearsal plan for "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" as a traditional boutique rehearsal plan, starting from yunfeng theater again, bringing together three generations of outstanding actors from the old, middle and young generations, and performing until November 7.
On October 29, she sent several rehearsal photos of "Shang Martingale" under the title of "Back to Yunfeng", "This is the best version of "Shang Martingale" in 25 years, because I have improved, because everyone has improved, because the times have improved, and it will get better and better every year. He Hurricane, who served as the assistant director of "Shang Martingale" this year, was a first-year student in the directing department of the Shanghai Theater Academy 25 years ago. Chen Yiyi recalled that at that time, there were 6 directing students studying in the crew of "Shang Martingale", but He Hurricane persisted to the end, "Today, 25 years later, this person and other people can talk on the same day? "Participating in "Shang Martingale" is an experience and a learning for the cast and crew, and under the influence of the older generation of artists, the crew shows a vibrant creative force. Chen Yiyi encouraged her young students, "May you be impressive in 10 years." ”
Why did the New Year's Eve hot drama choose Yunfeng
Before the opening of the Performance, the Yunfeng Theater was tense and busy. In the theater, the crew of "Shang Martingale" is busy; backstage, the theater staff carry out the last round of cleaning and sorting, fixing mirrors, increasing the number of ticket machines from 4 to 6, and moving new chairs into the dressing room. Three valuable iconic crystal lamps in the hall are back on and sparkling.
Originally built in the 1950s as a club and auditorium, Yunfeng Theatre was officially opened as a theater in 1987 and renovated twice in 1998 and 2014. After this year's transformation, the auditorium is divided into two floors, a total of 1507 seats; the main stage reaches 600 square meters, equipped with 42 electric booms, 288 controllable lights, the introduction of the international leading sound system; the number of powder rooms has been increased to 8, the original VIP room has been expanded into a powder room, and the underground powder room has been moisture-proof and soundproof treatment, and the floor has been reinstalled.
On the same day, the "Yahua Lake Cinema Line" sign was erected at the entrance of the theater, with a huge poster of "Shang Martingale" on the left and a poster of the same huge original musical "Eternal Life of soul ferry" Chinese on the right. The drama is adapted from the suspense drama "Soul Ferry", produced by Beijing Changxin Film and Television Media, led by actor Yu Yi, and will be performed for 12 consecutive performances at Yunfeng Theatre from December 24 to January 2.
The Eternal Life of soul ferrying is inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas. After the warhorses, carriages and warriors of "ShangMartin", "Immortality of Soul Ferry" will build a new world in the Yunfeng Theater with "steampunk" textured mechanical gears and real and illusory mirror reflections. In the mind of the director Motor, the gear is a symbol of reincarnation and time, a metaphor for the fate of the characters who have been bound for a thousand years, "The double-box structure enriches the stage space level, showing the character's inner struggle and confusion." ”
On October 28th, "I Will Finally Meet You", "A Moment of Time" and "Trajectory" landed on qq music, cool dog music and cool me music, creating momentum for the year-end performance. The crew of "Soul Ferry Of Eternal Life" said that the end of the year and the beginning of the year is the busiest time in the Shanghai performance market, and it is not easy to find a suitable large-scale theater in the city center, and the overhauled Yunfeng Theater won with its golden location and audience seats.
The spillover effect of the big world of performing arts is obvious
"Long-term resident musicals and dramas are expected to become the focus of yunfeng theater in the future." Ruan Hao, general manager of Shanghai Yahua Lake Theater Operation and Development Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the operation of Yunfeng Theatre, revealed that not only does "Eternal Life of Soul Ferry" plan to visit Yunfeng Theatre for the second time next year, but also the musicals "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth" that are popular in the big world of performing arts will also settle in Yunfeng. In fact, the musical is a regular visitor of Yunfeng: from November 2013 to January of the following year, "Mother Loves Me Again" and in 2014, "Shanghai Beach" has been stationed in Yunfeng, only one breath away from "going out of the circle".
After the overhaul of the Yunfeng Theater this year, it once again aimed at "resident performances". The popular brand accumulated by Yahua Lake Cinema Line in the big world of performing arts gives Ruan Hao confidence. Headquartered in the core area of the performing arts world, with the People's Grand Stage as the flagship, under the guidance of "improving the marketization and professional level of theater operation" and "theater exploration and development of theater system", since 2018, it has explored the construction of theater theater lines with cooperative theater as the main model.
After the epidemic in 2020, many theaters pressed the pause button, and Yahua Lake joined hands with producers such as "One Good Drama" to open up a new space model for performing arts in the Asia Building where the People's Grand Stage is located. Small theaters such as "Apollonia" and "Santa Lucia" have become the dark horses of the Shanghai performance market, with related industries such as tourism and restaurants around Wang. On October 28th, another star space in the Asia Tower ushered in the premiere of the dance theater "Yin Shi Shu".
After the outbreak of the epidemic, the People's Grand Stage was the first theater in the world of performing arts and even Shanghai to launch a complete musical performance. In the first month after the resumption of the performance from May 29 to June 30 last year, the People's Grand Stage completed 33 commercial performances. This year, with the help of the "cinema line" advantage, Yahua Lake has continuously "renewed" in the Shanghai Grand World Theater and the Common Stage, and the musical "Hidden Corner" has 100 performances and the first round of 53 "The Silent Truth", which has become a blockbuster project in the big world of performing arts. Under the feedback of the fiery audience, the musical theater production company Miao Shike also participated in the upgrade of the Yunfeng Theater to find a bigger "home" for next year's "Hidden Corner" and "Silent Truth" residency.
"The risk-sharing mechanism is conducive to activating the performing arts market and boosting industry confidence." Ruan Hao said that when the time is ripe, the new space model of the Asian Tower performing arts will be replicated around the Yunfeng Theater, "after the content has passed the customs and the good reputation of the plays are incubated, and then enter the long-term residency of the Grand Theater." ”
In his view, the Majestic Theater around Yunfeng Theatre, Yihai Theatre, Shangcheng Theatre, and Shangyan Valley represented by "Sleepless Nights" are all catalysts for Yunfeng's prosperity, "the resident performance of "The Eternal Electric Wave" and the Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley Drama have given the audience more choices. Performers are most afraid of no atmosphere, and audiences are less willing to go to lonely places to watch the play. The popularity we gained from the Performing Arts World Theater is back-fed by Yunfeng Operation. The territory of the big world of performing arts has expanded outwards again. ”
Column Editor-in-Chief: Shi Chenlu Text Editor: Shi Chenlu
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi