Writer Mo Yan spoke.
"Is it a dreamer's nightmare, are we all slaves to desire?" "The crocodile is in the river, the river is in my heart, and I live in the belly of the crocodile." "It is beautiful and ugly desire and the redemption that devours everything." "I never want to be helpless." "Throughout various human experiments, those who keep crocodiles will eventually be eaten by crocodiles." "Don't be controlled by desire, we need light!"...
html On January 11, with college students in Beijing People confessed their feelings about Mo Yan's play "Crocodile". The stage creation conference of the play kicked off at the Beiguo Theater of Beijing Normal University.'s drama "Crocodile" will officially enter production in March this year and launch a national tour from May to early September. The tour cities include: Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Yantai, Zhengzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Ningbo, and returned to Beijing on the last leg of the tour, performing at the Poly Theater from August 30 to September 1.
The press conference opened with a recitation by college students in Beijing.
"Crocodile" is the first full-length drama released by writer Mo Yan last year after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. The story revolves around the protagonist Shan Wuxian and the "crocodile" he received as a gift at his birthday party. Through an infinitely growing and talking crocodile, the story explores the deep secrets of human nature. The work combines Shakespeare's wonderful dialogue, imaginative dramatic conflict design, and unique "Mo Yan's magic" to profoundly present "the complexity of human nature and desire."
Mo Yan and actor Zhang Kaili
"Repay the kindness of drama in nurturing literature"
In 2019, after visiting Shakespeare's former residence, Mo Yan later announced in public in a speech at Oxford University that he would learn from Shakespeare in the future and "become a playwright." He also joked to the two writer friends Yu Hua and Su Tong who were accompanying him that this creative turn would "distinguish him from them." At the press conference, recalling this "half-truth and half-false" past event, Mo Yan said with a smile that Yu Hua and Su Tong who were present at the time did not "sneer", "They sneered silently."
talked about why he started writing from novels Turning to drama creation, Mo Yan said that he has been a drama enthusiast since he was a child. "Of course we couldn't see dramas in the village, but local operas. There were very few movies at that time, and there were no televisions. We could only play clips of local operas through the loudspeakers hung on the big trees at the head of the village three times a day. In addition, every time when farming is busy and around the Spring Festival, amateur theater troupes will be organized to perform in the village, so I still watch a lot of plays and have appeared on stage."
"I played the role of the little bandit in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" , Diao Xiaosan in "Shajiabang". At that time, there was no serious makeup. Just go home and touch a handful of ashes on the bottom of the pot and smear it on your face. As for the outfit you are wearing, turn over your father's leather jacket and wear it. As long as I am outside, all these have left me with profound memories of the stage. So when I grow up, I should repay the kindness of drama in nurturing literature. In addition, I also feel that great writers can often write scripts. Only Only those who are not great writers simply write novels," Mo Yan said.
Mo Yan and the cast of the play appeared together.
Among modern and contemporary Chinese writers, another person who successfully transformed from a writer into a playwright is Lao She, who wrote "Longxugou" and "Teahouse". Mo Yan said, "Mr. Lao She is the hero in my heart." Lao She wrote in the 1944 essay "I Have a Will", "A nation with drama will never return to barbarism... Drama, in one sense, , is the spokesperson of culture. If you still can't afford drama, please think about it, is there a second thing that can replace it? Definitely not! Let's look again, which barbarian nation 'has' real drama? Which nation with high culture does not have drama? You see, how important drama is!" At the event, after host Zhang Yue recited this passage, Mo Yan immediately said, "There should be applause here."
attended Theater experts at the event also shared their feelings about the play. Chen Jun, director of the Drama Department of Shanghai Theater Academy, said, "The script of "Crocodile" has rich literary value and is full of redemption, repentance and assistance.There are two lives in drama: literature and stage. I expected "Crocodile" to have superimposed vitality. " Yang Zi, associate researcher at the Shanghai Art Research Center, believes that ""Crocodile" uses a villain as the protagonist, which is one of the few dramas with similar themes. The work breaks the audience's presuppositions about these villains and at the same time brings a sense of freshness, difference and aesthetic impact to the audience. "
literary critic Li Jing said, "The script is very beautiful, with a single scene, many characters, and rich hidden stories. Mo Yan has love and compassion for every character. "Writer Jia Xingjia said, "Today we live in a world that seems to be systematic and organized without love. Mo Yan presents this with his powerful literary power, allowing us to discover that in this world without love There is still some kind of redemption that can be found in drama. "
Experts in the theater industry share their feelings about reading the script of "Crocodile".
"Every character is chasing the 'light' in his heart"
The drama "Crocodile" is directed by Wang Keran, artistic director of Yanghua Drama. He said that "Crocodile" is his second choice. In more than ten years of experience in the theater industry, I have come across extremely rare good scripts. "This is also a play with extremely complex and exquisite 'action'. There is a "protagonist" in the play who seems to be invisible on the surface, but is extremely powerful and profound at the core, and that is light. Every character is chasing this "light" in his heart, and all salvation is without this "light". It cannot exist. "
Actor Zhao Wenxuan (second from right) spoke.
Taiwanese actor Zhao Wenxuan plays the male protagonist "Shan Wuxian" in the play. "The character I played is very talented, talented and ambitious, but he made a mistake with the ancestors of mankind. Adam and Eve made the same mistake. He failed to withstand the temptation, and was finally bitten by desire. At my current age, acting in this drama, I can understand it. " Zhao Wenxuan said.
Actor Zhang Kaili.
Zhang Kaili, a national first-class actor at the National Theater of China, plays Shan Wufang's first wife "Qiao Ling" in the play. She said that starring in "Crocodile" is her real challenge in the past 40 years of acting, "Mo Yan The teacher's script can be described in two words as "absolutely amazing". It is both absurd and true, both humorous and ironic, and has the flavor of the times and a global perspective. The character I played is very full, vivid and three-dimensional. "
Hong Kong actor Tang Cui-wen plays the role of "Skinny Horse" in the play. "What I am looking forward to about this role is that she is not flat. Every sentence in the stage play represents a lot of meaning. The most challenging thing for me is that I have to think carefully about every line of Teacher Mo Yan's words. What does it say on the surface and what is in my heart? This character shows The kind of pain and love in a woman’s heart. "Deng Cuiwen said.
Singer Yao Hong spoke.
Soprano singer and deputy director of the Central Opera House Yao Hong played the role of "Lampshade" in the play. She said that she has been singing operas on stage as a soprano for 33 years. As a drama actor, I was still a primary school student. "Art is like a mirror, and "Crocodile" can reflect everyone's life and heart. After watching this play, everyone will be able to think deeply about it. "
Yanghua Drama contract actor Li Zonglei plays "Liu Mufei" in the play. He believes that the script of "Crocodile" is like the "Feng Yue Bao Jian" in Jia Rui's hand in "Dream of Red Mansions"," Grotowski once said that the actor We must show the most unbearable things in our hearts to the audience. This time I want to face this fear and dig it out. "
directors Wang Keran (left) and Zhang Tongdao (middle) spoke. At the
press conference, Zhang Tongdao, chairman of the Film and Television Media Professional Committee of the China Higher Education Association, announced that the "Chinese Contemporary College Students' Wish List Collection Activity" will be launched simultaneously with drama creation .
On-site group photo.
Tour arrangement.
Event poster.
There are two lives in drama: literature and stage. I expected "Crocodile" to have superimposed vitality. " Yang Zi, associate researcher at the Shanghai Art Research Center, believes that ""Crocodile" uses a villain as the protagonist, which is one of the few dramas with similar themes. The work breaks the audience's presuppositions about these villains and at the same time brings a sense of freshness, difference and aesthetic impact to the audience. "literary critic Li Jing said, "The script is very beautiful, with a single scene, many characters, and rich hidden stories. Mo Yan has love and compassion for every character. "Writer Jia Xingjia said, "Today we live in a world that seems to be systematic and organized without love. Mo Yan presents this with his powerful literary power, allowing us to discover that in this world without love There is still some kind of redemption that can be found in drama. "
Experts in the theater industry share their feelings about reading the script of "Crocodile".
"Every character is chasing the 'light' in his heart"
The drama "Crocodile" is directed by Wang Keran, artistic director of Yanghua Drama. He said that "Crocodile" is his second choice. In more than ten years of experience in the theater industry, I have come across extremely rare good scripts. "This is also a play with extremely complex and exquisite 'action'. There is a "protagonist" in the play who seems to be invisible on the surface, but is extremely powerful and profound at the core, and that is light. Every character is chasing this "light" in his heart, and all salvation is without this "light". It cannot exist. "
Actor Zhao Wenxuan (second from right) spoke.
Taiwanese actor Zhao Wenxuan plays the male protagonist "Shan Wuxian" in the play. "The character I played is very talented, talented and ambitious, but he made a mistake with the ancestors of mankind. Adam and Eve made the same mistake. He failed to withstand the temptation, and was finally bitten by desire. At my current age, acting in this drama, I can understand it. " Zhao Wenxuan said.
Actor Zhang Kaili.
Zhang Kaili, a national first-class actor at the National Theater of China, plays Shan Wufang's first wife "Qiao Ling" in the play. She said that starring in "Crocodile" is her real challenge in the past 40 years of acting, "Mo Yan The teacher's script can be described in two words as "absolutely amazing". It is both absurd and true, both humorous and ironic, and has the flavor of the times and a global perspective. The character I played is very full, vivid and three-dimensional. "
Hong Kong actor Tang Cui-wen plays the role of "Skinny Horse" in the play. "What I am looking forward to about this role is that she is not flat. Every sentence in the stage play represents a lot of meaning. The most challenging thing for me is that I have to think carefully about every line of Teacher Mo Yan's words. What does it say on the surface and what is in my heart? This character shows The kind of pain and love in a woman’s heart. "Deng Cuiwen said.
Singer Yao Hong spoke.
Soprano singer and deputy director of the Central Opera House Yao Hong played the role of "Lampshade" in the play. She said that she has been singing operas on stage as a soprano for 33 years. As a drama actor, I was still a primary school student. "Art is like a mirror, and "Crocodile" can reflect everyone's life and heart. After watching this play, everyone will be able to think deeply about it. "
Yanghua Drama contract actor Li Zonglei plays "Liu Mufei" in the play. He believes that the script of "Crocodile" is like the "Feng Yue Bao Jian" in Jia Rui's hand in "Dream of Red Mansions"," Grotowski once said that the actor We must show the most unbearable things in our hearts to the audience. This time I want to face this fear and dig it out. "
directors Wang Keran (left) and Zhang Tongdao (middle) spoke. At the
press conference, Zhang Tongdao, chairman of the Film and Television Media Professional Committee of the China Higher Education Association, announced that the "Chinese Contemporary College Students' Wish List Collection Activity" will be launched simultaneously with drama creation .
On-site group photo.
Tour arrangement.
Event poster.
