During an interview while rehearsing the one-man show "Double Bass", Wang Yaoqing has not changed his humorous personality. He will make fun of his age and call himself "delicate and sensitive" in a joking tone. But when it comes to performances and new works, he becomes serious again, "This is a big play. On the surface it tells a double bass player's complaints about life. But it actually discusses the meaning of life." As Shanghai Dramatic Art Center · The Houlang New Wave Performance Season repertoire, the one-man show "Double Bass", is in the intense rehearsal stage and will meet the audience on April 12.
The one-person drama "Double Bass" tells the story of a double bass player who talks about his past on a sleepless night - his career, love, his desires, collapse and thoughts. Facing his huge double bass, he seemed to see himself in the current of society. Unable to escape the constraints of class, he is destined to live an ordinary life... On the day of the visit, Wang Yaoqing took the lead in showing a clip from the play. The protagonist in pajamas walked around the house casually, doing what ordinary people would do in the morning. daily actions.
This seemingly ordinary segment was considered by Wang Yaoqing to be the "most difficult part" in the play. He practiced and figured it out countless times in the rehearsal hall. "The body and soul of the protagonist are separated. Washing, drinking coffee, changing clothes and going out. These actions need to be performed in a very smooth process." Wang Yaoqing and director Yang Yi are like-minded friends, and they enjoy themselves in the theater every day "I laugh every day until my stomach hurts, but I can't actually use it on the stage."
In the rehearsal hall, "Double Bass" is a "double play." If Wang Yaoqing performed for four hours, Yang Yi would perform for the same amount of time. "That's how you played the part just now, right? I'll play it again and show it to you. He often says this." Wang Yaoqing talked about the "awkward scene" between the two. Yang Yi was the leading actor in the 2003 version of "Double Bass". After the performance became popular in Shanghai, he spent the next ten years of his acting career just like the double bass player in the play, holding on to ideals, enthusiasm, doubts and hesitations. In 2013, Yang Yi returned as a director. After years of accumulation and growth, he has a deeper understanding and brings a new interpretation to the work. Now, a full ten years have passed, Yang Yi said, "The classic thing about this play is its ability to continue to be performed. Every performance can bring new enlightenment and understanding. I hope this story will be loved by everyone." It leaves a unique mark on my heart."
The script of "Double Bass" is the debut work of German screenwriter Patrick Suskind published in 1980. After the play was first performed in Munich in September 1981, it has been performed in many theaters and has been widely praised. It was later translated into many English languages and became an enduring classic on the European drama stage. In this work, he uses a first-person narrative perspective to skillfully bring the audience closer to the protagonist, allowing the audience to feel that life is full of contradictory emotions.
Wang Yaoqing likes to polish all the details over and over again in the theater when rehearsing stage plays. Yang Yi was in his early 20s when he starred in "Double Bass", and Wang Yaoqing was about to celebrate his 50th birthday. He was unwilling to draw conclusions about which age group of actors was closer to the protagonist. Excellent works can withstand the scrutiny of time, and can also have their own unique charm in the interpretations of actors of different ages. "Performing is the best solution for the moment. This is what I want to tell everyone, every day is yours." The best day."
Author: Wang Xiaoli
Text: Wang Xiaoli Picture: Lu Yushuo Photography Editor: Wang Yan Editor: Li Ting
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