cover news reporter Xun Chao
"China has 5,000 years of civilization and its traditional culture is extensive and profound. Our young generation should have their own superhero!" On June 15, the cover news reporter learned from the Chengdu City Concert Hall that Sichuan opera actor Ruan The original Chinese quintessence Sichuan opera show "Face Changer" starring Yong Yong and Jiang Jin will meet the Chengdu audience from July 25th to 28th. Cao Jiangtao, the director and screenwriter of the play, said bluntly: "I was also a Sichuan Opera actor, and I have an inseparable attachment to Sichuan Opera. Face-changing in Sichuan Opera is a famous Chinese stunt at home and abroad, and coupled with the martial arts feelings in the bones of the Chinese people, 'Face-Changing Man' was born. 'This national style 'superhero' with Chinese characteristics"
"Face Changer" stills
"Face Changer" is led by Xu Mingshao, a national first-class actor and representative figure of Sichuan Opera who is an intangible cultural heritage, as a Sichuan Opera consultant and Sichuan Opera performing artist. , Wang Daozheng, the successor of face-changing art, serves as a face-changing consultant. With the theme of "Sichuan Opera Face Changing", the play combines traditional skills with local Sichuan characteristics such as face changing, spitting fire, rolling lanterns, opera long silk, long-mouth pot tea art, etc., with multiple artistic innovations such as dance, acrobatics, martial arts, magic, etc. Use magical stories full of dramatic tension to connect together, let "Sichuan Opera Face Changing" serve the plot, participate in character creation, and promote the development of the story.
Talking about the original intention of creation, Cao Jiangtao said frankly: "I had the idea of making a work with the theme of 'Sichuan Opera Face Changing' around 2017. At that time, the Hollywood Marvel superhero movies were popular all over the world, and our young generation There should be a superhero of his own. This superhero should not only have distinctive traditional Chinese cultural characteristics, but also have qualities that are in line with our national values, have amazing and extraordinary abilities, and have a heroic and courageous personality."
"Changing Faces". "Xia" stills
According to reports, "Face Changer" is not a single performance, nor does it "change for the sake of change", but "changes according to needs" according to the plot. Xu Mingshi said: "The Sichuan Opera's practice of 'changing faces' on the stage began with the traditional play "Gui Zheng Lou" performed in the 1930s. In the play, the righteous thief Bei Rong was chased by officers and soldiers while robbing the rich to help the poor. He used the idea of 'changing faces' Escape cleverly. "Face Changing Man" has well inherited the presentation method of "Face Changing" in Sichuan Opera, and realized the artistic return of "Face Changing Opera" in the performance market. "
It is reported that after the premiere of "Face Changing Man", it is expected to be successful. It will perform regularly at the Chengdu City Concert Hall and start a national tour in late October.
Picture according to Chengdu City Concert Hall
