"'Dream Like a Dream' is a work suitable for appreciation in the New Year. It is about gaining and letting go, about blessings and rebirth, and has its own unique 'weight'." Ni Ni told reporters. This weekend, many stage dramas such as "Happy New Year", "Like a Dream" and "Pretty Woman" will be staged in theaters in many popular business districts in Shanghai, with different themes and strong lineups, including Ni Ni, Liu Lingfei, Many actors such as He Saifei will step out of their "comfort zones" and perform cross-border dramas to show the audience a different look.
The "low-fidelity" stage witnesses the journey of a group of idealists
In a small southern town in the 1990s, dream chasers from all over the world gathered in a handicraft factory called "Happy New Year". A security team planned to intercept an imminent bank robbery. What they didn't expect was that this path of justice would be so dangerous... Starting tomorrow, the film created by Shanghai Happy Twist and adapted from the novel of the same name by writer Xu Yigua will be launched. The stage play "Happy New Year" will officially debut at the Shanghai Grand Theater and will be performed for three consecutive days.
In the play, musical actor Liu Lingfei will play the role of "Cheng Jihan", a lame young factory director and an idealist who has dreamed of being a police officer since childhood. When it comes to Liu Lingfei, the first thing that audiences think of is his explosive voice and performance in many musicals. In the process of reading the original work, Liu Lingfei not only saw in "Cheng Jihan" the similarities between the character and his own personality, but also saw the space for display on the stage. He hit it off with director Ma Junfeng and devoted himself to this "bloody and crazy" journey. In Ma Junfeng's view, the novel "Happy New Year" is not a "ready-made" comedy. This time, in cooperation with Happy Twist, he and producer Wang Haigang reached a consensus to "make an interesting work - "Happy New Year" It does not use drama or suspense to promote the story, but allows the audience to see an endless stream of fresh ideas on the stage through hypothesis."
"The Majestic March", "Shostakovich's Piano Trio", "Variations on a Theme of Paganini"... In Xu Yigua's novels, Cheng Jihan's favorite classical music elements appear many times, serving as the continuation and transition of the story. It sets off the atmosphere. On the stage of "Happy New Year", music is also an important part. Ma Junfeng found his friend the band "Wutiaoren" to complete all the soundtracks and theme melodies in the play. In Wutiaoren's lo-fi (low-fidelity) style creation, the unique human fireworks of the south and the delicate emotions of the young protagonists slowly unfold. Liu Lingfei will also show off his voice and sing Wu Tiaoren's latest creation in the play.
From the texture of the music, we can gain insight into the stage concept of "Happy New Year" - rough, primitive, not necessarily refined but real enough. This coincides with the tone of "Happy New Year". Ma Junfeng believes that this is the story of a group of "marginal people". The whole story reveals the atmosphere of ideals, but never directly utters the word "dream". He hopes that after directing many hi-fi quality works, the audience can see more expressions on stage.
In the most intimate "Lotus Pond" in the country, an eight-hour theatrical experience begins.
is dressed in a cheongsam and looks graceful. In this exclusive performance of "Like a Dream", Ni Ni once again stars as "Gu Xianglan". In Ni Ni's eyes, "Gu Xianglan" is a character full of changes. "Her life has been ups and downs, with love and hate intertwined. She has a tough background under her gorgeous appearance. She is a legendary and charming woman." From the late 20th century back to the early 20th century, from Asia to Europe, from pain to relief, in the eight-hour performance of "Dream Like a Dream", the story of two lifetimes slowly unfolded, and dreams and reality intertwined with each other. Lai Shengchuan pioneered the idea of surrounding the theater in "Like a Dream". He boldly placed the audience seats in the center of the stage, sitting in the "lotus pond" and watching the actors' performances at a distance that is within reach. The most special "way to open" Dream.
“The ‘Lotus Pond’ in the theater is the smallest in the country, but it is also the most ‘intimate’.” Lai Shengchuan said.He initially thought that it would be an unachievable task to carve out a "lotus pond" in the Upper Theater. "The Upper Theater is much smaller than ordinary theaters. The need to build a 'lotus pond' means that the stage loses its hinterland and the preparation space for the staff is greatly reduced." said Ding Naizhu, CEO of the Upper Theater. To this end, the team behind the scenes overcame various difficulties to make "Dream Like a Dream" smoothly presented on the stage.
became "Gu Xianglan" for the second time. Ni Ni was eager to have more "psychological contact" with the character and develop a different state of the character. Talking about the difference between drama and film and television dramas, Ni Ni bluntly said that the stage gave her a "sense of belief" in performing. During the rehearsal and performance of the stage play, Ni Ni felt a hearty release and devoted herself to the plot. She still remembers that after performing "Yaoyaodongba" directed by Lai Shengchuan in 2019, she joined the crew of "Golden Years". "After the assistant director called to start, I was completely relaxed in front of the camera for the first time. The drama stage made me realize , put more feelings in the present."
Author: Wang Xiaoli
Text: Wang Xiaoli Pictures: Pictures provided by the performer Editor: Xuan Jing Editor: Xing Xiaofang
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