The TV series "Old Tavern", known as "the benchmark for high-quality dramas of the era", is put on the drama stage. What kind of artistic experience will it bring to the audience? Reporters learned on the 17th from the Propaganda Department of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China that on the evening of January 19th, the drama "Old Tavern" adapted from the TV series of the same name by the famous TV drama writer Gao Mantang will meet with the capital audience at the National Theater Theater, and will perform a passionate interpretation of Dalian's legendary past.
Stills from the play "The Old Tavern". Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
The play "Old Tavern" was specially written by Huang Weiruo, directed by Liao Xianghong, and staged by Liu Kedong. It made a living through Chen Huaihai, the shopkeeper of Shandong Old Tavern on Haohan Street in Dalian from 1931 to 1945 during the Anti-Japanese War. , The story of explaining justice shows the magnificent history of the anti-Japanese struggle and the history of the national spirit in the Kanto region.
The play uses a tavern to reflect the big times, uses small events to carry big history, and uses small characters to show big feelings. It deeply explores the humanistic spirit contained in the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. It eulogizes the heroic sentiments of the Chinese people that closely link their personal destiny with the destiny of the country.
Since the launch of the production in February 2022, the play has been repeatedly polished, listened to audience feedback, adopted expert suggestions, and continuously improved while performing, winning praise from people in the industry.
Stills from the play "The Old Tavern". Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Wang Shoude, former director of the Art Bureau of the General Political Propaganda Department, said that in a sense, the old tavern is an old tavern of rivers and lakes, life, human nature, history, and culture. It writes about life and death, love and Love, light and dark, return and hate, gray and red. Gray is the face of the old tavern, and red is what the old tavern expresses. This old tavern is unique to Dalian, and only Dalian can express this feeling vividly.
Stills from the play "The Old Tavern". Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Song Guanlin, director of the National Arts Fund and vice chairman of the China Cultural Management Association, said that the drama "Old Tavern" is an individual breakthrough, a spectacular gathering of Dalian's cultural undertakings, and a magnificent expedition in the new era. It has profound implications. cultural and strategic significance. The spiritual temperament and style of the times of Dalian and Guandong people, represented by Chen Huaihai, have created a new height in boosting the spiritual temperament of Liaoning today.
The play is directed by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and the Liaoning Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and produced by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Dalian Municipal Committee, Dalian Culture and Tourism Bureau, and Dalian Cultural Industry Group. It is a special fund support project for the creation and production of high-quality literary and artistic works in Liaoning Province.
text/Yang Yi
source/China News Network
