Sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, the series of activities of "'Lingnan Fenghua • I Love You China' - Guangdong Province Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as "Guangdong Provincial Stage Art Exhibition") was grandly staged from September 4 to December. The large-scale modern Cantonese opera "Phoenix in The Fire" created and produced by Chang'an Town, Dongguan Was invited to perform at the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Art Center on the evening of September 15, and the work was supported by the special fund of Dongguan Cultural Excellence.
It is reported that the "Guangdong Provincial Stage Art Exhibition" is divided into three sections: "2019 Guangdong Provincial Academy of Arts Troupe Performance Season", "Cantonese Opera is More Wonderful - Cantonese Opera 10th Anniversary Exhibition", and "Artistic Excellence Tour for the Benefit of the People", which will present a number of plays (festivals) with profound ideas, exquisite art, excellent production, prominent themes, artistic and ideological aspects for the audience in the province, including symphony (ethnic) concerts, dramas, song and dance dramas, local operas and other categories of performances, which can be called "Double Hundred Fine Celebration National Day" 。
He won the second prize of the drama repertoire of the 13th Guangdong Provincial Arts Festival
The large-scale modern original Cantonese opera "Phoenix in The Fire", created and launched by Chang'an Town, represented Dongguan City in the 13th Guangdong Provincial Arts Festival in November 2017, participated in the grand theater of The Guangdong Performing Arts Center, stood out from more than 60 participating plays in the province, won the second prize of the drama repertoire, and was highly praised by provincial and municipal leaders and audiences.
Cantonese opera "Phoenix in The Fire" is produced by Chang'an Town Literary Association and Chang'an Town Opera Association, jointly created by national first-class screenwriter Wei Zhong, Dongguan Cantonese opera culture person Li Yingmei and Cantonese opera screenwriter Li Jiafei, directed by national first-class director Wang Jiana, and music master Bu Canrong. The drama, which began in early 2016, is based on the revolutionary love story of patriotic general and famous military general Ye Ting and his wife Li Xiuwen of Chang'an Wusha. With a span of twenty-four years, the whole drama creates a glorious artistic image of Li Xiuwen, the wife of General Ye Ting, who followed her husband to dedicate herself to the revolution, and did not abandon each other.
Because of its outstanding theme, innovative theme and exquisite performance, "Phoenix in The Fire" has been strongly supported and highly recognized by General Ye Ting's family, theater experts and all sectors of society, and has been included in the excellent works of Dongguan Lingnan Fine Cultural City Construction. In October 2017, the play was also invited by the Beijing Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre to perform in Beijing, showing the strength and charm of Chang'an Cantonese opera to the citizens of the capital. Mr. Li Yingmei, a Cantonese opera culture person in Dongguan and the founder of chang'an Amateur Cantonese Opera Troupe, said that Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre belongs to the National Peking Theatre of China and is a modern art temple with Chinese style, and "Phoenix in Fire" can be staged in this elegant hall, which is an honor, which fully illustrates its value and charm.
For "Phoenix in Fire" was invited by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province to participate in the "Guangdong Provincial Stage Art Exhibition", some experts from the Guangdong Cantonese Theater commented that most of the plays (festivals) participated in this event were excellent works carefully created, rearranged and polished by literary and art workers in Guangdong Province to celebrate the theme of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The revolutionary love story of Ye Ting and his wife, shown in cantonese opera "Phoenix in The Fire", is precisely from the perspective of art to praise the party and the hero of Acura, representing the latest achievements in Guangdong's artistic creation in recent years, with both artistic height, ideological strength and emotional temperature.
Wang Yiyang, secretary of the party group and director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, said at the opening ceremony of the "Stage Art Exhibition" that "'Lingnan Fenghua • I Love You China' - Guangdong Province Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China Stage Art Exhibition" is a provincial art activity for the benefit of the people organized by Guangdong to solemnly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China; it is also a concentrated presentation of Guangdong's stage art creation and production achievements in recent years. "
A majestic and poignant blood-colored romantic hymn
The Cantonese opera "Phoenix in The Fire" takes the love and revolutionary stories of the famous anti-Japanese general Ye Ting and his wife as the axis, and writes a majestic and poignant blood-colored romantic hymn.
This drama takes the acquaintance, acquaintance and love of Ye Ting and Li Xiuwen in the Beacon Era as the starting point, takes love as the axis, and spans 24 years in the whole drama, singing the magnificent revolutionary love story of Ye Ting and his wife. Wang Jiana, the general director of the play, said that Li Xiuwen did not have much ink in history, and her life was not vigorous, so it was very difficult to start creating, and after repeated thinking, we grasped the "soul" of the characters, that is, whether the general was imprisoned or smooth, Li Xiuwen was consistent and did not give up. Li Xiuwen followed her husband's dedication to the revolution and fought with each other, which is the traditional virtue of a Chinese woman.
Behind the majestic story, there is the brilliance of Li Xiuwen, an ordinary but great woman. Li Xiuwen thinks of the responsibility of the secretary of state as a commoner and bears the burden of the family with a weak body, which is a song of praise for a Chinese daughter! Li Jiafei, the screenwriter of the play, said that behind every heroic character there is an obscure woman, just as Ye Ting's ups and downs have a lady behind her. Not abandoning, this is Li Xiuwen's great humanity as an ordinary woman and the general's wife, which is worthy of our modern people's deep thinking.
Guo Suhuai, executive chairman of the Shenzhen New Fourth Army Research Association, praised after watching the play: "The spark that hits our hearts like lightning and thunder makes us unable to calm down for a long time, and once again inspires us to make more contributions to the motherland and the nation." He said, "We descendants really feel cordial when they watch the play of Captain Ye Ting and his wife, and they watch it with tears in their eyes." I believe that all the descendants of the New Fourth Army will have a baptism and resonance of the soul after watching this play. ”
Li Shuqing, the daughter-in-law of General Ye Ting, was very touched after watching the play. She said, "The troupe has repeatedly consulted her in the creation, and the respect for history is admirable." This drama will surely shock and touch all friends, and will become a beautiful sustenance for our family to remember their parents. ”
Ni Huiying, vice chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Literature and Literature and a famous Cantonese opera performance artist, commented that the whole play is very smooth, the script is well written, the literary style is good, and in addition to the two protagonists in the performance, several other big supporting roles are also in place. (Bi Zhonglin He Qiuyan)