China News Service, Beijing, August 18th: Title: For the first time, Taiwanese veteran actor Jin Shijie collaborated with the Mainland Art Troupe to perform "Live" in "Father"
China News Service reporter Ying Ni
Taiwanese veteran actor Jin Shijie, who is famous for his delicate and natural performances, He made his debut at the National Center for the Performing Arts in the drama "Father" and his acting skills are still amazing.
The play tells the story of an old man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In the process of getting along with his daughter, he constantly falls into a time and space vortex where memory and reality intersect. By alternately showing the perspective of Alzheimer's disease patients and the perspective of patients' family members, it creates a sense of chaos with a suspenseful effect. At the same time, as the unreasonable plot gradually advances, people can't help but wonder whether all this is done by someone. premeditation.
"Father" has been evaluated as a cruel work. It allows the audience to intuitively see that when a person falls into Alzheimer's disease, the passage of time and memory seems to become his Countdown to death. The 73-year-old Jin Shijie plays the role of the father in the play, which is very appropriate. He admitted that when he got the script, what attracted him most was "playing such a father". "This is an older man. He is irritable, selfish, humorous, strong, confused and talented. ... then I paid attention to Alzheimer's disease, and his complex personality became more and more prominent during the disease."
In the play, the father is always looking for a watch, and the furniture in the living room becomes less and less until only an iron bed is left. The figure projected on the wall as the father shuttles back and forth in the room is silent and intense, like frames in a movie; repeated With lines and rewinded clips, director Jiang Weiguo restrained and calmly displayed his father's confusion and confusion on the stage.
In fact, this role brought a great challenge to Jin Shijie. He was almost entirely on the stage during the two-hour performance. "Performance after performance, I drew a picture of my father's face in my mind: this time it was the nose, this time it was the ears, this time it was the eyes... In the end, I was filled with the joy and sense of accomplishment of completing this painting. I hope to bring you a story about an old and stubborn old man, and I want to show his complexity." He has never bothered to memorize his lines, but he had to be particularly careful this time. "Many of my father's lines are very similar. If I don't concentrate, they will fall off as I speak. During rehearsals, I often (said) Lines) missed the mark and shocked myself."
As Jin Shijie’s first stage work in cooperation with a mainland theater troupe, he bluntly said that the professionalism of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center made him feel at ease when he stepped out of his comfort zone. In his opinion, the significance of this play is that it at least allows the audience to truly understand the state of Alzheimer's disease. "We don't know whether you or I or he will get this disease one day in the future."
In the interview, Jin Shijie took the initiative to mention the topic of "cooperation". "When working with a team, I'm often criticized for being difficult and making trouble. Personally, I like to explore problems in script rehearsals and have endless fun. Based on this, it's really impossible for me to honestly not give my opinions during rehearsals. I I will always raise my hand to raise my questions and confusions to the director. I wholeheartedly hope that this play will go well. "
Previously, the Taiwan Goto Theater Company had staged "The Last 14 Tuesday Lessons" at the National Center for the Performing Arts. Jin Shijie. Leading the play is a university professor who suffers from ALS and has only a few days to live. When asked about the difference between the two characters, he told a reporter from China News Service, "The undertones of the two dramas are very different. What Professor ALS showed at the last moment of his life was a positive embrace of life. He was always passionate. And generous sharing, it is a warm tone; and in the play, the struggle between the father with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter, about whether to go to a nursing home or to stay at home, which reveals all the troubles in the family's past, is a cold undertone. color."
" On the online platform, the audience who has watched the play spoke highly of the play, with a score of 8.7 on Douban. "Teacher Jin has no trace of acting." "The delicate processing of facial expressions and the detailed expression of small body movements make this old man truly alive." On the stage"...(End)
