1905 Movie Network News On March 15, 2024, the Macau International Comedy Festival’s fun section officially opened! "Crazy Barber Shop", "Wuyue Football", "Happy Liaozhai Sansheng PLUS" and "Hello, Robbery!" "The four major plays were performed at the Black Box Theater of the Macau Cultural Center, the Parisian Theater in Macau, the Venetian Theater in Macau, and the Galaxy International Convention Center in Macau, pushing the atmosphere of the entire comedy festival to a climax. At the same time, the film part of the Comedy Festival continues to be screened, with the main creators communicating enthusiastically with the audience and constantly delivering golden quotes; street flash mob activities ignite the streets of Macau with unrestrained enthusiasm and overflowing passion; the Summit Forum of the Comedy Festival invites comedians to prepare for the attention of the public Comedy and comedy-loving friends present a feast of joy, humor, and hardcore content! The entire Macau has been lit up by comedy culture, and the whole city is immersed in a happy storm!
Allen and Haitao reunited for the first time and gained audience recognition. The show started with a feast full of variety and jokes.
As the opening drama of the repertoire, "Happy Liaozhai Sansheng PLUS" is full of sincerity, allowing the audience to experience an authentic experience without losing any trace. A fantasy drama, all the stage sets were flown from Beijing to Macau, and double stars Allen and Du Haitao were invited to share the stage to jointly perform this hilarious journey that entangles three generations. At the premiere, the audience kept laughing and the response was enthusiastic. The stage design was beautiful and absolutely amazing. The part-time work scenes were so touching. I haven’t been in the ten-year class and I couldn’t write such sharp lines. I haven’t seen enough. I want to watch it again. The super high reviews keep coming.
The remaining three plays also performed enthusiastically and were widely recognized by the audience. "Dancing Soccer" is a physical comedy from Norway. The performance on March 15th was the first time the play was performed in Asia. Dance and football are perfectly combined, the encounter of elegance and passion, the collision of beauty and power burst out huge sparks. , feasting the eyes of the audience;
"Crazy Barber Shop" is a global classic IP with a history of more than 40 years, setting the longest running show in the history of the United States, and breaking the Guinness World Record for the number of performances. This time it is targeted at Macau International Comedy Festival, a new and exclusively customized Cantonese version of the immersive interactive suspense drama, allowing actors and audiences to participate in the script killing. The novel design aroused audience expectations early on, and all tickets for the show were sold out, making it hard to get a ticket;
"Hello, Robbery!" "(Cantonese version) is a masterpiece of black humor produced by Andy Lau and with Rao Xiaozhi as the artistic director. The story tells a wonderful story of two gangsters and four hostages, with twists and turns again and again. The high-energy plot keeps making the audience laugh. Enjoy the whole journey with endless aftertaste.
After the feast, on March 18th, there will be another musical comedy from Spain, "The Voice of Comedy", which will kick off, so you can sing to your heart's content. "The Voice of Comedy", which has won the Spanish Estruch Award and the Max Performing Arts Award, has toured many regions around the world, creating a singing and dancing craze wherever it went. This time at the Macau International Comedy Festival, it is its first performance in Asia. It is reported that "The Voice of Comedy" consists of a performance team of five opera singers from different genres. During the performance of the repertoire, they perform the most famous opera hits in their genres. The performance team cleverly innovates on the basis of classics, and the musical level Rock and pop elements are added to awaken the vitality of classic repertoire. At the stage performance level, pioneering and cutting-edge physical performances are incorporated, allowing the audience to enjoy a rich and multi-layered enjoyment at the auditory and visual levels.
Film section M.U.S.T. continues to show hits, Alan Chang Yuan, Zhou Shen, and Liu Lu visited the campus for exchanges and received enthusiastic response.
While the play was being performed, the film part was also continuously screened at M.U.S.T., and the organizers of the comedy festival also invited the creators behind many films. , visited the scene in person, communicated with students at close range, talked about comedy on stage and off stage, and shared creative experience.
After the screening of "Charlotte Trouble", Alan and Chang Yuan, two leading actors, appeared at M.U.S.T. for a discussion. Alan said that the audience's high demands make comedy creations constantly innovate. As a creator, he has the obligation to show better and updated content to The audience believes that art should be pure, and as actors and creators, we must devote ourselves to doing our job well. Chang Yuan suggested that actors (should) learn more about some art forms, which can enrich their works, and revealed creative brainstorming tips to share with M.U.S.T. students to encourage them to create.
After the screening of "Donkey Gets Water", two directors, Zhou Shen and Liu Lu, appeared at the scene. When talking about how comedy can become profound, Liu Lu said that as long as the laugh is sincere, it is profound; Director Zhou Shen revealed that the characters moved the audience The secret: During the rehearsal process of the play, as a director, he will constantly capture the actor's state and make continuous adjustments to create characters that move the audience even more.
(Director Zhou Shen)
(Director Liu Lu)
After the screening of "More than Friendship", director Chajanop Boonparakobu attended an exchange event and expressed his views when talking about comedy creation. Comedy creation cannot be superficial. Funny, he believes that directors should start from what they are interested in and good at, and at the same time create things that they believe in, and create stories that they agree with in terms of outlook on life and values.
Li Da, the director of "Rent Boy", also shared his views on comedy after the screening. Comedy should be able to break through imagination and be creative, but it does not need to make the comedy particularly complicated. It is a simple story that makes everyone happy to watch it. , just laugh out loud.
Through the screenings and exchanges at M.U.S.T., the Macau International Comedy Festival helps comedy reach young people, embraces young people, and plants the seeds of comedy creation in their hearts. I believe that more young people will be inspired to join the comedy team in the future. , adding strength to the development of comedy. In the future, the Macau International Comedy Festival will have more plays and films, and we look forward to your continued attention.
The first Macau International Comedy Festival is co-organized by Beijing Happy Mahua Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Beijing Damai Culture Communication Co., Ltd.; officially co-organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau SAR Government; the Publicity and Culture Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR , Macau SAR Government Tourism Office, Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, and Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Economic Development Bureau are officially supported; Sands China Ltd., MGM China Holdings Ltd., Galaxy Entertainment Group, China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. Co-organized by Hengqin Shenhe Investment Co., Ltd.; Nam Kwong Cultural and Creative Industries Co., Ltd., School of Humanities and Arts of Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau Federation of Cultural Circles, Chess Entertainment Production (Macau) Co., Ltd., and Macau Volunteer General Association With the support of the Association and Air Macau Co., Ltd., it will officially open in Macau on March 11, 2024 and will end on March 18, as a tribute to the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. I hope that the Macau International Comedy Festival will continue to be held in the future. To provide support for an exchange and cooperation base with Chinese culture as the mainstream and multi-cultural coexistence, and to continue to contribute to telling Chinese stories well.
