China News Service, Beijing, May 5 (Cui Bailu) The play "Crocodile" written by writer Mo Yan premiered at the Suzhou Bay Grand Theater in Jiangsu on the 3rd. The story of the drama "Crocodile" revolves around the "crocodile" as a gift "crocodile" received by the protagonist Shan Wuzang at his birthday party. It is a magical realism drama that explores the deep secrets of human nature. According to reports, after the play premieres in Suzhou, it will tour in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and other places.
The audience applauded more than 20 times during the three-hour performance. During the curtain call, actor Zhang Kaili invited Mo Yan to the stage on behalf of the crew. Mo Yan said: "I am very excited. Many plots are so familiar and yet so strange. This shows that our creative team has indeed made new creations based on this script. Every actor has a unique understanding of their respective roles. Deep understanding, their performance even exceeded my imagination. I think a good drama is a mirror of life. It allows every audience to see themselves, their own nobility, and their own purity. It also reveals some weaknesses that are similar to those of some characters in the play. This kind of observation and appreciation is not only an appreciation of art, but also a reflection of one's own life. "
At the premiere, in addition to ordinary audiences, there were also experts and scholars from Beijing and Shanghai. Zhang Tongdao, a professor at the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University, said: "The play "Crocodile" originally written by Mr. Mo Yan and produced by Yanghua Drama is a letter of peace dedicated to all living beings. Mr. Mo Yan used the crocodile, a special creature, to film for human nature. An X-ray allows us to reflect on ourselves through the chaos of daily life and ask ourselves who I am, what I am doing, and where I am going."
Ding Luonan, a professor at the Shanghai Theater Academy, said: "The whole performance is very good. The combination of realistic descriptions and the symbolic image of crocodiles deeply reflects Mr. Mo Yan's profound analysis of human nature in the script. The director uses various stage methods, such as scenery, lighting, music and sound effects, and the central prop - the fish tank. The growing crocodile vividly interprets this tragedy, and outstanding actors such as Zhao Wenxuan and Zhang Kaili dig deep into the hearts of the characters. They are sometimes melancholy, sometimes exciting, and sometimes comically exaggerated. We were inspired and inspired by the performance. Thanks to the hard work of the stage creation team, we had an unforgettable night."
Host Zhang Yue said that Mr. Mo Yan's "Crocodile" is a work based on realism. Surrealist fable. Director Wang Keran, with his profound understanding of the text and human nature, his rich imagination on the stage, and his accurate expression, explained in a textbook way what the director is doing from the text to the stage. Even if the text is removed, energy still permeates all the details of the stage, and this energy is rooted in the text. Good form expresses content, and good form itself is content.
In the view of screenwriter Li Jing, the stage play "Crocodile" is an absurd fable that analyzes human desires, a confession of a tormented guilty soul, full of passion, pain, blood and imagination. Playwright Mo Yan and director Wang Keran used their respective languages and connotations to create a unified and surprising light on the stage. The "Grand Aria" at the end made people cry, and the performances of Zhao Wenxuan and Zhang Kaili stunned the audience.
Film critic Nalan Jingmeng said that in this work, the different language features and tones raised by different regions, different hometowns, and different rivers jointly present a huge pond, like " Just like Sheng Dan Jing Mo Chou", each character has his or her own appearance, attitude, and mind. The stage system brings these different language features together into a huge river and ocean of life, a grand symphony of language."Different language features, the same expression system, the works are absurd and magical, this is our life." (End)
