"The heads are covered on the fire dragon platform, and the heaven and the earth also cry for Jue Lian"... On January 12, Laiwu Bangzi's "Fenghuo Jue Lian" appeared at the "Quanhe Award" Jinan City's 9th New Play Competition Exhibition. The singing was high-pitched and poignant, and the characters Simple and lively, it vividly tells the audience a simple and innocent "beautiful love affair" between Chinese people, and shows the "iron strength" of Qilu's passionate youth.
Laiwu Bangzi's "Love in War" was created and rehearsed by Jinan City Opera and Folk Art Center Jinan Laiwu Bangzi Art Inheritance and Protection Center. It is a key support project for stage art creation in Jinan City. The play is based on the personal story of Fang Zheng, a red newspaper reporter of "Taian Times". It tells the story of the young blacksmith "Shanzi" who escaped from marriage to join the revolution and the bride "Yingzi" who searched for her husband on the battlefield and stayed together for life and death. The two went from being "forced to get married." ” to “caring about each other” and then to “die on the cliff”, creating a heart-stirring and unique love story.
This play has a strong creative team and is jointly created by "Wang Xinsheng Studio, a famous drama in Shandong Province" and "Yang Kun Studio, a famous drama in Shandong Province". The plot is full of twists and turns and is magnificent for the second time. Among them, Wang Xinsheng, a famous opera master in Shandong Province and a national first-class screenwriter, is the screenwriter, Yang Kun, a famous opera master in Shandong Province and a national first-class director, is the director, and Li Changsheng, a national first-class actor and national-level intangible inheritor of Laiwu Bangzi, is the artistic director. The male lead "Shanzi" is played by Liu Gang, a national first-class actor and a municipal-level inheritor of Laiwu Bangzi intangible cultural heritage. The female lead "Yingzi" is played by Li Wei, a national first-level actor and a municipal-level inheritor of Laiwu Bangzi intangible cultural heritage. In addition to the starring roles, the play also brought together more than 130 old Laiwu Bangzi artists, powerful Mesozoic actors, outstanding young actors and new trainees to perform together. The actors were fully committed, and the performances were delicate and touching.
In terms of music, the play was composed by Liu Guihou, the municipal banghu performance inheritor of Laiwu Bangzi, and Cao Chuanqing, an older generation of Laiwu Bangzi artist, combined with the old Laiwu Bangzi singing style. Huang Ruiyun, a student of "Shandong Provincial Drama Master-Gaoding Zhu Studio", served as the main string , the music is melodious and soul-stirring. The stage effect is also full of attractions. The flexible use of the rotating stage not only enriches the visual effects, but also creates a magnificent artistic conception of instantaneous transformation of multiple time and space. With the cooperation of lighting, multimedia, etc., the performance plot has ups and downs and has excellent visual impact.
At the same time, the play also incorporates the local iron smelting culture and folk culture of Laiwu. The sharp-edged images of Shandong men reproduce the revolutionary feelings of the soldiers and civilians in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines.
"This time, Jinan Laiwu Bangzi Art Inheritance and Protection Center has two plays selected for the 'Quanhe Award', namely "Living in Xiaoqinghe" and "Feng Huo Jue Lian". From these two plays, you can see the entire Laiwu Bangzi The troupe's creative enthusiasm and advancement with the times have made today's performances more contemporary than before, and the actors have also made great progress. Whether it is character portrayal, emotional expression, or the display of skills such as hand, eye, body, and step, they are all remarkable. Point. Moreover, from "Love in War", we can also see the inheritance and cultivation of talents behind the Laiwu Bangzi Troupe. In this drama, in addition to veteran actors such as Liu Gang and Li Wei, there are also young and middle-aged actors and even 2016 A group of 'Little Bangzi' in recent years, this planned step-by-step talent training is worth learning from many current opera troupes." Zhang Meijuan, a national first-class actor from Shandong Liuzi Theater Company, introduced.
"Quanhe Award" series of art competitions is a cultural and art competition brand activity of Jinan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau. It is also the highest award of Jinan City's professional art government. It is divided into new play selection and performance, outstanding young actor art competition and outstanding art calligraphy works selection and exhibition. Three major series, held every three years, are held alternately. The "Quanhe Award" series of art competitions is a cultural and art competition brand activity of Jinan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau. It is also the highest award of Jinan City's professional art government. It is divided into three categories: new play selection and performance, outstanding young actor art competition and outstanding art calligraphy works selection and exhibition. The large series is held every three years and is held alternately. Since the launch of this new drama competition on December 8, 2023, a total of 8 dramas from 4 Jinan municipal art troupes have been staged, providing Quancheng citizens and tourists with a "warm winter of literature and art" full of laughter and laughter.
Reporter: Shi Xiaodan Proofreader: Tang Qi Editor: Liu Meimei
