cover news reporter Su Yu
html On August 4, the stage play "The Clothes of Rong Yi" produced by Yanghua Drama premiered at the Lao She Theater in Beijing. Starring Xiaoguang, Tie Weiguang, Yang Sen, Sun Minghan and others, the play is a special fund project of the Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 2024 to support literary and artistic creation. The play uses a profound and delicate stage style to give a modern interpretation of the famous historical works of the Warring States Period. , profoundly expresses the value and significance of life philosophy in traditional culture.
stage play "The Clothes of Rong Yi". Stills
The stage play "Rong Yi's Clothes" is adapted from the story of Rong Yi undressing in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: The Eighth Edition of Shijun's Views": Rong Yi, a righteous Mohist from the Qi State, and his disciple Shi Xin went to the State of Lu to provide aid, but encountered a strong wind on the way. There was a blizzard, and the two slept outside the city. After an argument, Rong Yi took off his cotton-padded clothes and gave them to his disciples. He himself froze to death in the middle of the night, but his disciple Shi Xin survived... and the story begins.
Centering on the theme of "Rong Yi undressed and died, but his disciples survived", the play used a narrative interspersed in time and space to unfold a dramatic story spanning 36 years. Shi Xin went from defecting to the Grand Sima of Chu to killing his father-in-law and defecting to Qin. country, and finally lost his life to the King of Qin...
stage play "The Clothes of Rong Yi". Stills
The curtain opened, and a "black snow" flew on the stage with the strong wind. The actors gave the audience an impactful opening with their modern "body language". Black "snowflakes" fell one after another, covering the stage densely, as if standing on the ashes of history, a thick legend was narrated, and the story about human nature and desire unfolded.
Actor Yu Xiaoguang, who plays the protagonist "Shi Xin", said that participating in the rehearsal of this play is like returning to college campus. "The Clothes of Rong Yi" is very different from the traditional stage play expressions and is very challenging. From doubting myself at the beginning, I slowly found my confidence with the encouragement and help of the director and screenwriter. "In my opinion, Shi Xin has many facets like a diamond. To create this character, you need to smash yourself into pieces." Wang Keran, art director of
, said that when he saw the work "The Clothes of Rong Yi", he was surprised. From the first word to the last word of the script, everyone in the play is very "conceptual", but behind everyone is expressing a kind of severe pain, which reflects people's morality, conscience and spirit. of construction.
stage play "The Clothes of Rong Yi". Stills
"The play draws on the classic stories of China's excellent traditional culture, fully explores the current echoes of the ideological concepts, humanistic spirit, and moral norms contained in them. It uses the unique charm of drama to highlight the best and worst of human nature, and insists on keeping integrity. Integrate with innovation, activate the creativity and imagination of historical texts, use artistic creativity to explore contemporary expressions of traditional culture, and let the audience feel the shocking power," said producer Miao Long.
At the sharing meeting, Lu Xiaoping, a professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Nanjing University and the artistic director of Nanjing University’s Master of Arts Theater Company, said that the core of this play is tragedy, but it is presented as a comedy. "What it talks about is the most basic problem of human beings, which exists in any era and in any corner of the world."
stage play "The Clothes of Rong Yi". Stills
Writer Zhi'an shared that the best thing about this drama is its complexity. Shi Xin's life has always been "unable to control himself" and has always been in a complicated situation of "survival" and "win". The core of the work is the "difficulty of choice". This is an eternal problem, so it will give the audience a lot of resonance and thinking.
It is reported that after the premiere, the play will embark on a national tour of more than 20 cities that will last for nearly three months.
