6html On the evening of February 3rd and 21, the drama "Wave on the Danube", an annual communication and exchange promotion funding project of the National Arts Fund, was unveiled at the Tangwan Lake Grand Theater of Hunan Institute of Information Technology.
The drama "Danube Waves" created by Hebei Provincial Theater is an international industrial-themed drama based on the successful acquisition of the Smederevo Steel Plant in Serbia by Hebei Iron and Steel Group and showing the achievements of the "One Belt and One Road" construction. The whole play starts from the idea of "a community with a shared future for mankind" and uses poetic language to tell the story of China and Serbia in the integration of "feelings of family and country", from not understanding to becoming friends, and writing "China and Serbia are one family" on the banks of the Danube River. "Dear" touching story.
According to reports, the drama "Waves of the Danube" was selected into the New Era Realistic Theme Creation Project of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is an annual large-scale stage play and work creation project funded by the National Arts Fund. participated in the project sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2023 4html , the "Exhibition of Excellent Repertoires of Stage Art in the New Era" co-sponsored by the Beijing Municipal People's Government. Since the creation of the play, the script has been revised seven times, the stage design, music, and styling have been continuously polished, and expert demonstration meetings have been held many times, making the whole play more mature day by day.
The play’s writing, directing, acting and creative team are all from Hebei Provincial Theater. The roles are all played by young actors born in the 2008 film, most of whom graduated from major fine arts universities across the country. The characters' sense of age and identity, unfamiliar industries, cross-cultural contexts, etc. are not only great challenges for these young actors, but also a valuable opportunity for learning and growth.
In the play, Zhao Haishuo plays the role of Tang Dong. Zhao Haishuo introduced that in the play, Tang Dong is a senior executive of Hebei Iron and Steel Group's Smederevo Steel Plant in Serbia and is responsible for the overall planning and operation of the company. Since this play is the first time Zhao Haishuo has participated in an industrial-themed play, and it is also the first time he has played the role of a senior executive of a large company, in order to better integrate into the role, he reviewed a lot of videos, pictures and other materials to better shape his body and voice. Show character traits. He said that in the play, Tang Dong's feelings for his motherland and his mother moved him the most.
Valada, played by Wu Xueyan, has many scenes opposite Tang Dong in the play. Wu Xueyan introduced that Varada is a Serbian who is full of national confidence and patriotic sentiments. He is arrogant and uncompromising. In the play, he and Tang Dong turned from rivals to friends. In order to play this foreign friend well, he also experienced life with a Serbian friend. "What this play hopes to convey to the audience is first of all the feelings of family and country, because without a country, there is no home, and without home, there is no me. This is also the main emotion that supports me in this play." He said.
The stage design of the play is based on three large screens and a movable staircase device. It takes creative image expression as the top priority. The rusty texture of the image flows through the scene with symbolic techniques, stylized tones, and strange effects. On the screen, with the Serbian-style main melody and chords, a stage expression rich in industrial beauty is completed.
Huang Kaifu is responsible for the stage design of this play. Previously, he had walked into Hebei Iron and Steel Group to observe and feel. He said that in people’s minds, in the past steel mills, workers were working in the sweltering heat with sparks flying everywhere. In fact, in steel plants now, workers work in offices and cannot see sparks flying. They are faced with screens and data. The workshop is also very clean, yet efficient and productive. "The development of China's steel industry is amazing. I think we should pass on confidence to all Chinese people through this drama. This is the direction of our efforts." Huang Kaifu said.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Liu Ting
