The Wu drama "Three Strikes of White Bone Demons" is deeply loved by the audience.
Shenzhen News Network, July 25, 2024 (Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Reporter Liu Shasha Text/Picture) On the evening of July 23, the Huaxia Art Center Grand Theater was packed with seats. The National Arts Fund's 2022 large-scale stage drama and work creation funding project - Wu opera "Three Strikes of White Bone Demons" was staged here.
It was summer vacation, and the theme of "Journey to the West" attracted a large number of Shenzhen citizens, parents and families to watch, and the performance was warmly welcomed. The audience in the audience was attentive and attentive. Their emotions fluctuated with the changes in the plot, sometimes laughing and sometimes applauding. It is reported that this performance is the second performance of the "2024 Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Season".
"2024 Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Season" is hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Nanshan District Committee of Shenzhen City and the Nanshan District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, and hosted by the Huaxia Art Center. From July 17 to August 23, the "2024 Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Season" will bring 8 performances and workshop activities by well-known domestic intangible cultural troupes to the audience.
Wu Opera, commonly known as "Jinhua Opera", is one of the local operas in Zhejiang Province. In 2008, it was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
The Wu opera "Three Strikes of Bone Demons" performed this time was carefully created by Chen Meilan's new play creation team of the Zhejiang Wu Opera Art Research Institute (Zhejiang Wu Opera Troupe). It starred a group of outstanding young actors such as Plum Blossom Award winners Yang Xiayun and Lou Sheng, which fully demonstrated the actors' performance. Stage skills. The addition of every martial arts scene in the play has been carefully considered, striving to be natural, smooth and seamless. For example, Tang Monk ran away in a hurry, stumbling and crawling, and the White Bone Spirit chased him, spitting out demonic energy, causing Tang Monk to writhe and jump, showing off his abilities. The same goes for the village girl, old woman, old man, etc. in the three transformations of the White Bone Demon. They use many movements and performance skills in opera to hide, dodge, soar, and move. The group part is also fully integrated into Wu Opera's difficult group martial arts stunts, allowing the supporting actors such as demons and monkeys to display their skills vividly and satisfy the audience's viewing needs from multiple dimensions, both visual and auditory.
It is reported that the play has been performed 74 times since its premiere in March 2023. Among them, 21 performances were performed in 14 countries including Kenya, Serbia, Mexico, Germany, and Spain, and 53 performances were performed domestically. Shenzhen was its 53rd domestic performance. The play is deeply loved by audiences at home and abroad, especially young audiences. After finishing its performance in Shenzhen, the Wu Opera "Three Strikes of Bone Demons" will also perform in Hong Kong.
