China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily Trainee Reporter Li Danping Reporter Guo Shaoming) In the late autumn of 1948 in Beiping, the situation was changing, and various characters were entangled in the national treasures and cultural relics that were about to be moved south. The national treasure is at stake, the night is long, and dawn is approaching... On December 27, the media tour of the spy war immersive drama "Peking 1948" was held at the Nanluo Theater in Beijing.
Stills from the drama "Beiping 1948". Photo courtesy of the event
This drama is produced by the Beijing Performing Arts Group and produced and performed by the Beijing Children's Art Theater. It is based on the real-life battle to defend cultural and national treasures that took place on the eve of the liberation of Peking in 1948. It tells the story of patriots who fought to protect historical relics at a critical moment. A story of choices and sacrifices.
As early as the beginning of 2023, the play had a trial performance at Baoguo Temple. In this Nanluo version of "Peking 1948", the creators have upgraded the open-air peripheral space and multiple characteristic spaces in the theater, such as Peking streets, dark rooftops, fog bars, etc., to create a 1948 Peking Street scene. The real-life atmosphere of the alley. The main creators also designed "script killing", secret rooms, and disguise games with the theme of "espionage war", and embedded a "catch a spy" game into the plot that requires the participation of all members of the audience. Among them, viewers of the "Special Operations Group" can enjoy up to 3 hours of viewing time and fully experience the "Spy War Suit".
Stills from the drama "Beiping 1948". Photo courtesy of the event
The experience of "Spy War Suit" starts from the moment you pick up the ticket: after picking up the ticket, the audience of "Special Operations Group" will get an envelope containing gold yuan coupons, special passes and tickets. Find The contact person received the mission and Morse code data, and then walked into the courtyard of the theater. In the courtyard, there are various snacks such as candied haws and steamed bun shops, as well as tobacco and candy vendors, newsboys, etc. However, whether these vendors are with a comrade in the trenches or a gangster agent requires the audience to slowly judge in the subsequent missions.
The audience experienced "script killing" in the Mist Bar. Photo courtesy of the event
Dong Ning, deputy general manager of Beijing Performing Arts Group and chairman of Beijing Children's Arts, said that "Beiping 1948" is the group's exploration of immersive performances based on the creative strength of its state-owned theater troupes. It is also an opportunity to create a new performing arts space. A concrete practice to cultivate a new consumption model for cultural tourism.
"This is not only a performance that requires the audience and actors to complete together, but also a show for the audience. The wisdom and reasoning ability of young people can be fully utilized in the play." Director of the play and deputy director of Beijing Children's Art Theater Wang Bingran hopes that through this extremely close performance atmosphere, the audience can see the present and look forward to the future from history in the theater.
This play will be performed continuously at Nanluo Theater from December 31, 2023 to January 4, 2024.
Source: China Youth Daily client
