Beijing People's Art has suspended its annual repertoire release for four years and finally returned - a few days ago, Beijing People's Art held a press conference on its 2024 repertoire. While taking stock of the performances in 2023, it also officially released its full-year performance plan for 2024.
Wang Wenguang, Secretary of the Beijing People's Art Party Group, said that if one word were used to describe the creation and performance of Beijing People's Art in 2023, it would be "many": many new plays, many theaters, and many performances. Among them, there are 11 new plays, 35 plays were performed throughout the year, and a total of 503 performances were performed, with more than 250,000 audiences - among which 17,000 students entered the theater at a low ticket price of 40 yuan. This year, not only were the five theaters operating at full capacity, but multi-theater operations became the new normal. 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Beijing People's Art Theater will continue to focus on original creations, polish classics, and polish high-quality products, and use five theaters to continue writing drama memories with the audience in the new year.
Newly Created Plays with Beijing Flavor Lead
Dean Feng Yuanzheng said that this year, Beijing People's Arts will focus on the creation of new plays - in addition to the newly staged drama "Zhang Juzheng" staged during the New Year, currently, there is a contemporary original Beijing-flavored drama "Yongdingmenli" has been rehearsed. "Yongding Gate" is written by Liu Jinyun and directed by Tang Ye, with stage stalwarts such as Yu Zhen and Miao Chi. It is a new exploration and extension of Beijing-style works in terms of narrative themes, stage styles, and actor performances. It is a A Beijing-style drama with a humanistic spirit.
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. The French literary master Molière's play "The Stingy Man" directed by Lin Cong will be screened at the Cao Yu Theater of the Beijing International Drama Center. This classical comedy was presented in the form of a script reading in 2023. It gained a good reputation and also had the foundation to be put on the stage.
In addition, there are several new layout works in preparation.
The Spring Festival performance "Under the Red Flag"
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Lao She. It is the play "Under the Red Flag" that will accompany the audience during the Spring Festival; and after the Spring Festival holiday, another play by Mr. Lao She will be on stage - - "Teahouse", the "treasure of the town" by Beijing People's Art Institute - uses these two works to dialogue with 70 years of creation and recall a generation of literary masters. In addition, the Capital Theater will also stage the new historical drama "The Proud Man" directed by Tang Ye this year. The New Year's Eve drama "Zhang Juzheng" will also have its second round of performances. "The First Floor in the World", "Thunderstorm" and "The Player" will also be staged. Take the stage one after another. In addition, in the classic historical drama "Li Bai", Pu Cunxin will complete the challenge of the character and himself at the age of 70.
Located in the Cao Yu Theater of the Beijing International Drama Center, this year's performance still focuses on newly re-arranged works in recent years, including the new arrangement of "Sunrise" directed by Feng Yuanzheng, and "Football Club" which was re-rehearsed and upgraded to the Cao Yu Theater last year. "Old Fashioned Comedy" co-produced by Li Youbin and Shi Lanya, and "The Wilderness" directed by Yan Rui. "Desire Under the Elms" directed by Ren Ming and Jung Jung will be upgraded from a small theater to Caoyu Theater for the first time this year, and Mo Yan's play "Our Jing Ke" will also be staged again. In addition to the New Year's Eve drama "As She Lays Dying",
will be staged at the People's Art Experimental Theater, including "Lover" directed by Xu Ang, "My Poor Marat" directed by Lin Cong, "I Love" directed by Ren Ming "Peach Blossom", "The Eldest Son" directed by Zhang Tong, "Hamlet" directed by Yang Jiayin, etc. The small theater's acclaimed work "Burning Van Gogh" will also debut with a new lineup.
In the People's Art Theater of the Beijing International Drama Center, following the performance of "Farewell My Concubine" at the beginning of this year, "Good Night, Mom" directed by Tang Ye and Gong Lijun, "The Orphan of Zhao" directed by He Bing, and "The Orphan of Zhao" directed by Yang Jiayin "Benches", three popular works of small theaters in recent years will be staged one after another, allowing the audience to watch "big" plays in small theaters.
domestic tour to see Shanghai
relies on five theater spaces with different positioning. This year's "introduced" externally invited plays will be richer and more diverse.Among them, the "Capital Theater Invitational Exhibition of Fine Plays" will celebrate its tenth anniversary and will be relaunched. The brand will be renamed "Beijing People's Art International Theater Invitational Exhibition" to link up the five theater spaces of the People's Art Theater with an international perspective, combining live performances, academic Forums, art lectures, drama screenings, themed activities and more innovative forms of cultural exchange will continue to provide audiences with high-quality dramas from around the world. After
resumed its outing tour last year, from October to November this year, Beijing People's Art Theater will launch the largest tour in recent years - bringing five films including "Teahouse", "Mutiny", "Sunrise", "Du Fu" and "Under the Red Flag" Daxi went to Shanghai to participate in the "China Shanghai International Arts Festival" for a month-long tour. Historically, Beijing People's Art Theater has performed in Shanghai four times on a large scale in 1961, 1988, 2012 and 2014. This time it is another large-scale landing in Shanghai after ten years. The selection of the five plays is quite meaningful. Among them, "Teahouse" and "Mutiny" were classic versions performed by the first generation of artists when they were performed in Shanghai in 1988. This time they are both a display and a tribute.
"Under the Red Flag" is a Beijing-themed drama that has been carefully polished by the People's Arts in recent years. After finishing its performance in Shanghai, it will continue its "southern" tour in Suzhou and Nanjing; the small theater drama "Hamlet" will go to Macau in April. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Arts Festival.
In addition, in May this year, "Our Jing Ke" will go on tour in Serbia. This traditional cultural drama, written by Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan and directed by Ren Ming, has once again gone abroad after more than ten years of development. It is also the first stop of Beijing People's Art Theater's cross-border performance after the epidemic.
text/our reporter Guo Jia
photography/our reporter Liu Chang
coordinator/Liu Jianghua
