On the evening of May 11, Quzhou’s new Chinese-style musical "Nan Kong" debuted at the Wenzhou Grand Theater. It is reported that this is China’s first musical with a cultural theme of Nan Kong.
"Nan Kong" is directed by Zhong Hao and written by Li Jingrong. Based on the classic historical event of "Kong Zhu surrendered his title", it tells the story of the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty who ordered the Nanzong of the Kong family, who had settled in Quzhou for a hundred years, to return to Qufu to worship, the 53rd Confucius. The story of Kong Zhu, the eldest son of the eldest son, Yanshenggong, gave up the title of "Yanshenggong" to his younger brother in Qufu in order to protect the world in his heart and his family temple, and then returned to Quzhou to transform himself into an official for the people and spread the sage.
"Outside the water pavilion, the river flows endlessly. The sky is filled with ginkgo trees, looking up at the figure of the saint." The music gradually started, and the curtain slowly opened. Set against the backdrop of traditional Chinese colors such as pearl white, lotus root, light blue, and green, the Southern Confucian Confucianism style blows across your face. During the nearly two-hour performance, the actors created scenes of poetic scenes with rich charm for the audience, making people feel as if they had entered a journey of cultural pursuit across time and space.
"Shocking!" Citizen Yang Linde exclaimed. It was his first time watching a musical with a theme like "Nan Kong". Both the lyrics and the choreography left a deep impression on people. The
theater also opened an immersive Song Yun Market throughout the entire event. The shopkeeper of the bank, the leader of the theater troupe, the proprietress of the restaurant, and the bakery stall interacted with the audience on the spot, taking everyone "through time and space" back to the place where the story of "Nan Kong" took place - the ancient city of Quzhou in the southeast thousands of years ago, enriching the citizens' knowledge. Theater experience.
It is reported that "Nan Kong" will premiere at the Hangzhou Canal Grand Theater on August 28, 2023. It is jointly produced by the Propaganda Department of the Quzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Zhejiang Performing Arts Group (Zhejiang Song and Dance Theater Co., Ltd.), and Beijing Poly Theater Management Co., Ltd. China's first musical with the theme of Nankong culture aims to inherit and carry forward the treasure of China's excellent traditional culture. It deeply implements the two articles of "inheritance and promotion" and "activation and utilization", which is to promote the creative transformation and innovation of Nankong culture. An important step in the development of the theater, it is known as "the pioneer of Chinese-style musicals". It has been selected into the repertoire of the 2nd National Outstanding Musical Show, the 9th Beijing Confucius Temple and Imperial College Chinese Culture Festival, and was selected as a project funded by the Zhejiang Culture and Art Development Fund, a 2024 funding project by the National Arts Fund, and a 2023-2025 Art Creation Project of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Action plan support projects.
Next, the musical "Nan Kong" will continue its nationwide tour, landing in grand theaters in Fuzhou, Zhuhai, Nanning, Shanghai and other places.
Photography: Quzhou News Media Center
Source: Temperature News Client
