Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) On March 17, the new round of performances of the stage play "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" produced and produced by Gulou West Drama came to a successful conclusion at the National Center for the Performing Arts. Six years ago, "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" had its national premiere at the National Center for the Performing Arts. This spring performance is both a return and a new departure. Six years later, the original cast is still led by director Mou Sen, and Henan actor Li Guangjie is specially invited to star. They have adjusted and polished it together, grown naturally, and welcomed today's audience with a brand new look.
Stills from "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences". Photography: Cai Yuan, Zhu Zhaohui, Haidian Appendix, Tasu
The play is adapted from the novel "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" by writer Liu Zhenyun. It is the first part of a trilogy of stage plays co-written by Gulouxi Drama and Liu Zhenyun. Li Yangduo, the founder of Gulou West Drama, said: ""One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" is the first theater play produced by Gulou West Drama. It marks the development of Gulou West Drama from small theater production to large theater production, and from Western contemporary classic plays. Toward Chinese contemporary classic literature."
's novel "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" was published in 2009. It has won many awards including the 8th Mao Dun Literature Award, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. The book contains hundreds of characters. Spanning seventy years, the volume and structure are very large. It was once praised by critics as the Chinese version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude". The author Liu Zhenyun believes that "my work is not 'magic realism', but 'realistic magicism'" '——The writing seems to be reality, but the meaning reflected in the work is magical."
Li Guangjie, starring in "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences". Photography: Cai Yuan, Zhu Zhaohui, Haidian Appendix, Tasu
In the six years since its national premiere in 2018, Mou Sen still reads "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" often, even on his mother's deathbed before her death. , he is still reading this book in the ward, and every time he reads it, he will have new discoveries and feelings. After dozens of times, he has further confirmed and strengthened his original feelings: "The earth is forever, the mountains are high and the rivers are long."
starring Li Guangjie's first time I read "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" when the novel was first published in 2009. Because I am from Henan, I am very familiar with the context and characters in the novel, and I feel particularly familiar with it. When he learned that he would play the role of Yang Baishun this time, Li Guangjie read the novel again and found that as his age, experience, and mood changed, he would gain many different perceptions, including about life. For human nature, for relationships between characters, and for oneself. He likes the character Yang Baishun very much and feels that after experiencing so many plots and persecutions, he still maintains his kindness. "Just like the line in the play, when he finally saw Wu Xiangxiang and Lao Gao together, he was able to say, 'I was wrong to say that.' After experiencing so many ups and downs, he finally returned to such a sentence, he is How did he do it? I believe it must be the kindness in his heart. This kind of kindness has a powerful force and is a pair of hard armor that can help him resist all injustices and injuries."
More than 40 characters in the play are composed by 15 actors play the role (Zhao Jinxia, Li Kui, Chi Weiwei, Han Yannanfei, Qin Changlong, Su Juncheng, Lei Jianing, Li Dazhi, Zhang Yun, Qin Jiangzeng, Zhang Jiahao, etc.), so almost everyone plays multiple roles. Lian Xiaodong even played 6 different roles by himself. He is the actor with the most roles in the play. In order to distinguish the 6 roles in a short period of time, he needs to distinguish between "voice, demeanor, posture, form and other dimensions". Look inside and outside.”
It is reported that after "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" is performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts, it will embark on a national tour of "Liu Zhenyun's Trilogy of Stage Works" together with "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and "Three Autumns in One Day", in Nanjing and Qingdao. Performances elsewhere.
editor, Xu Meilin
proofreader, Zhao Lin
