The companion piece of the Beijing-style drama "Da Hui Ban" is here - from June 18th to 22nd, the original Beijing-style drama "Kun Ling·Yuan Nian" will premiere at the National Culture Palace Grand Theater in Beijing, and will then go to Tianjin to perform. The audience was presented with the story of a female Peking Opera performer from the Republic of China who realized her dream on stage. Yesterday, the crew made their collective appearance at the Beijing Film Academy. In addition to Yang Mo and other leading actors, there will also be many Nortel students on the stage.
Caption: The play "Kun Ling·Yuan Nian" is created by
The drama "Kun Ling·Yuan Nian" is adapted from the incident in the first year of the Republic of China when the famous Peking opera actor Yu Zhenting led an actress to the Peking Opera stage in Beijing. It tells the story of He Yukui, a female Peking opera actor with a humble background. It’s a story about working hard for life and stage dreams in the tide of the times, going through many twists and turns, and finally gaining a place in Liyuanxing. The play is a project funded by the Beijing Culture and Art Fund in 2023.
Xie Yan, the producer and producer of this play, said that he hopes to use this story of a female actor to strive for stage performance to create a play with historical depth, style of the times, and Beijing flavor, highlighting the spirit of Peking Opera people to stick to their beliefs, but also It is not limited to the traditional concept of "operating in an opera is difficult or painful", but allows the audience to empathize with each other from the perspective of human nature and history, and paints a vivid picture of the times a hundred years ago.
Screenwriter Jiang Siyi has extensive research on drama and opera, and is the author of "Ma Fulu, the Chou Xing Zongjiang" and "The First Class of Peking Opera - Research on Fulian Chengshe". The Beijing-style drama "Da Hui Troupe" he previously wrote tells the story of "Anhui Troupe coming to Beijing" and was recognized by many professionals in the industry. "Kun Ling: The First Year" has an inherent advantage in creation, that is, the dramatic conflict is strong. What Jiang Siyi saw was the first batch of actresses to appear on the Peking Opera stage in Beijing in the first year of the Republic of China. She once had to face conservative forces and social forces from all sides. Obstructed by relationships, they suddenly experienced earth-shaking changes in the first year of the Republic of China. The environment stimulated their desire to pursue their dreams, but this road was not as smooth as imagined...
Caption: Director Lin Xiyue
Director Lin Xiyue had previously directed The drama "Those Things in the Drum Tower", the drama "Five Stories from Lao She" 2024 Edition and other works, he admitted that it is difficult to find good original scripts. He prefers warm dramas artistically, and there are many things in "Kun Ling·Yuan Nian" that moved him. Shining point. Not long ago, Wang Jinsong, the artistic director of the play, collaborated with him on the drama "Five Principles of Lao She". In this play, students from Beidian also participated. Lin Xiyue saw the advantage of co-rehearsing with the academy: "The film academy is helping and leading. There is a very good tradition in the field. I have always seen their teachers or senior brothers and sisters performing with school students on the same stage. Although the students are very young, they can be brought into the light by the teacher. These children will remember it. For a lifetime.”
The outstanding young actor Yang Mo, who plays the heroine He Yukui, comes from a Peking Opera family and graduated from the China Academy of Opera. She has previously performed in film and television productions such as "Harlequin Dad", "The Grand Canal", "The Great Porcelain Merchant" and "Shanghai", and also played the role of Third Sister You in the new version of the TV series "A Dream of Red Mansions". This time "Kun Ling: The First Year" is a return to her old profession. She has been practicing Peking Opera Wudan since she was a child, and she also hopes to show the spirit of the generation of Peking Opera female artists more than 100 years ago. (Xinmin Evening News reporter in Beijing Zhao Yue)
