From August 27th to 31st, the Youth Troupe of the National Peking Opera Company will perform five consecutive performances at the Wanping Theater in Shanghai, including five wonderful plays: "Five Daughters", "Protagonist", "Wild Boar Forest", "Spring Grass in the Hall" and "The

National Peking Opera Youth Troupe National Tour·Shanghai Station Press Conference. Photo provided by the organizer

Shanghai Wanping Theater has set up a "check-in point" of national style and trend in the lobby on the first floor. Photographed by Nandu reporter Zhao Weijia

“After traveling thousands of miles, old friends remain with us, and new knowledge is revealed in the spring scenery of the Liyuan.” Wang Yong, director of the National Peking Opera Theater and vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, said at the press conference, “All the cast and staff of the theater are committed to telling Chinese stories and spreading the voice of China. , this time the Youth League is full of sincerity and mobilizes the whole team to send a team of more than 100 people to Shanghai to showcase five wonderful dramas of the Youth League, hoping to be reviewed by Shanghai audiences who understand and love drama.”

national. Yuan Huiqin, the artistic director of the Peking Opera Theater and a famous old dancer, introduced at the press conference on August 19 that the original three troupes of the National Peking Opera Theater were reorganized and renamed the Youth Troupe on August 25, 2022. In the past two years, the Youth Troupe has been adhering to the modern drama, new historical drama, The repertoire policy of "three simultaneous plays" of traditional operas has also been explored in the "two reforms" idea of ​​adapting classic plays and classics. It has successively launched the transplanted and adapted Peking opera "Five Women Wish You a Birthday", the modern Peking opera "The Protagonist", and jointly created and staged the play "Xiong'an" "Others", the revival of "The Romance of the West Chamber", the youth version of "The Female General of the Yang Family", etc.

National Peking Opera Youth Troupe National Tour·Shanghai Station Press Conference. Photo provided by the organizer

Youth League "senior brother" introduces the highlights of Peking Opera

"Post-80s" deputy director of the National Peking Opera Company and a well-known old student Tian Lei claims to be the "senior brother" of the Youth League, "I am not considered young in the league , I usually mainly share my journey and artistic ideas with my junior brothers and sisters.” During this Shanghai tour, Tian Lei will play Lin Chong in the classic Peking opera "Wild Boar Forest".

The story of "Wild Boar Forest" is based on "Water Margin". It tells the story of the late Northern Song Dynasty. Gao Yanei, the son of Taiwei Gao Qiu, wanted to seize the wife of Lin Chong, the instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army. He set up a plan to sell swords to lure Lin Chong to Baihu, a stronghold of military aircraft. He made Lin Chong an unjust prison and sent him to Cangzhou. He bribed Jie Chai and wanted to kill him in the wild boar forest. Fortunately, he was rescued by Lu Zhishen. Lin Chong was guarding the forage yard in Cangzhou, and Gao Qiu sent people to burn the forage yard in an attempt to kill Lin Chong. Lin Chong discovered the conspiracy, killed the arsonist, and fled to Liangshan with Lu Zhishen.

"Wild Boar Forest" is an outstanding and long-lasting repertoire of the National Peking Opera Company, creating a new performance paradigm for old-timers and martial arts actors that integrates the performing arts of Peking opera and martial arts. Tian Lei told Nandu Reporter: "Whether you are an old friend who is familiar with Peking Opera or a new friend who is interested in Peking Opera, you can feel the unique charm of Peking Opera in the play "Wild Boar Forest". From the perspective of Peking Opera, First of all, the play must be moving, the play must move you, and the skills must be astonishing. Listen, sing, read, read, and play. "

Shanghai Wanping Theater has set up a "check-in point" of national style and trend in the lobby on the first floor. Photographed by Nandu reporter Zhao Weijia

Xia Xia, general manager of Shanghai Wanping Theater, said that the "national team" of the National Peking Opera Theater is the big brother in the cultural and art world, and the youth league is its new force in the future. "Although it is the first time to cooperate, the two parties can quickly connect in terms of adapting to the development trend of the country and paying attention to the aesthetic orientation of young people. The Youth League Performance Week project hit it off immediately."

According to Xia Tian, ​​in the early stage of the performance week, both parties warmed up through various activities such as immersive experience of the play, online live broadcast, wonderful children's tour, Peking Opera guided tour, Peking Opera study camp, etc., and used the live broadcast on the online community, instant understanding of Peking Opera appreciation, etc. New media matrix.

Five major dramas in five days took turns to appear.

In addition to "Wild Boar Grove" performed on August 29, the other four major dramas also have their own highlights. "Five Daughters Birthday Wishes" performed on August 27 was adapted from the Yue Opera work of the same name by playwright Gu Xidong. As a youth troupe drama, the play cleverly integrates the story of "birthday greetings" of family ethics into the struggle between loyalty and treachery, depicts the warmth and coldness of human relationships and the world's human hearts, praises the truth, goodness and beauty of loyalty, justice and gentleness, and criticizes the hypocrisy, evil and ugliness of people who tend to follow people's influence.

"The five works performed in Shanghai on Friday showed the charm of the National Peking Opera Theater's repertoire and the profound connotation of Chinese traditional culture from different aspects. It is hoped that through these repertoires and the performances of young actors, the essence of Peking Opera art will be inherited and carried forward, and more audiences will be attracted." Come into the theater and share this cultural feast." Yuan Huiqin is looking forward to it.

Reported and written by Nandu reporter Zhao Weijia from Shanghai