On August 22, a media meeting for the National Arts Fund's 2024 large-scale stage drama funding project - the musical "There is a River in Front of My House" was held at the Shandong Provincial Grand Theater, and the first performance was performed that night. Main li

Main line of love + light comedy, telling the story of the Yellow River beach area

The musical "There is a River in Front of My House" is a large-scale stage art work with realistic themes that reflects the theme of rural revitalization.

Despite the grand theme, the story is interesting.

The play is set in the "post-relocation era" of the Yellow River beach area in Shandong. It tells the story of Li Dandan, secretary of the Xingfuhe Community District, who tries every means to attract investment in order to make the people in the beach area "stable and prosperous" after they "move out". Unexpectedly, by mistake, he attracted the son of boss Liu of the food factory - his ex-boyfriend and returned painter Liu Dahe. Liu Dahe was deeply resentful of Li Dandan's cruel breakup, and put forward a series of harsh conditions that seemed to "make things difficult" during the investigation. The clever Li Dandan solved the problems one by one with the help of kind and interesting villagers. During the period, Liu Dahe was moved by the simplicity and persistence of Li Dandan and the villagers, and was infected by the beautiful scenery of the village. He tried to use a paintbrush to create wall paintings in the village, and gradually fell in love with the land. The two also resolved their differences and rekindled their love. . In the end, Liu Dahe decided to stay and help the villagers live and work in peace and contentment at home.

runs through a romantic love thread. The creative team cleverly connects touching stories such as college classmates, campus love, family misfortune, heartbreaking breakup, return for further studies, unexpected encounters, rural entrepreneurship, and renewal of relationships with rural construction, making it The audience said it was "not enough to watch".

is particularly unique in that the play also features many comedy characters such as Uncle Sour, Hot Aunt, and the Man with Sunglasses, allowing the audience to experience a more humorous, joyful and relaxed atmosphere, and in a local atmosphere that is closer to life. , feel the pain and joy of rural revitalization in the Yellow River floodplain area.

In-depth field collection, the stories and characters are all captured in real life

"The current Yellow River beach area is different from what we imagined." Li Dahai, director of the play and director of Jinan Song and Dance Theater, said, "Three years of hard work Money, three years to build a platform, three years to build a house, and three years to pay back debts" were once a true portrayal of the difficult life of residents in the Yellow River Beach District. Now that the Yellow River Beach District has entered the "post-relocation era", the living environment has been greatly improved, and the villagers Living the dreamed-of "city-dweller" life.

"There is a River in Front of My House" is committed to returning to the essence of life, reflecting the major developments and major themes of the times from a small community and a group of small people. In order to more truly reflect the living conditions in the Yellow River floodplain areas, the creative team went to many relocated communities in the Yellow River floodplain areas in Shandong for on-the-spot interviews, and spent three years carefully polishing the script and music.

The stories told in the play about young rural laborers going out to work, attracting investment for development and construction, mobilizing the masses to be self-reliant, and villagers helping each other and becoming like a family, as well as fashion elements such as wall painting, rural tourism, and live streaming of goods, are all new It is captured bit by bit from the actual life of rural revitalization construction in the times. Through refining and processing, the audience can feel the reality and power of rural revitalization.

brought an electroacoustic band to the stage, and many national celebrities joined the cast.

The play also made bold innovations in music and stage performance. The whole play is divided into two acts and nine scenes, and more than 20 songs are all sung by the electroacoustic orchestra of Jinan Song and Dance Theater with live accompaniment and character actors. In particular, bringing an electroacoustic orchestra to the stage has become one of the important elements of stage performance. The plot switches naturally between recitative, aria and dialogue, and develops smoothly through various singing forms such as solo, duet and chorus.

At the same time, the main events of each scene are closely combined to promote the development of the characters' thoughts and actions, and find the most accurate and powerful elements for expression and rendering, so that the audience can gain a profound experience of watching the drama.

Li Dahai introduced that in order to pursue higher artistic standards and stage performance, the play specially invited many big names to join in, such as conductor and music director Zhou Jun from the China Opera and Dance Theater, and arranger Zhang Wei from the China Railway Art Troupe, stage design Wang Chen from the National Theater, Wang Qi from the National Theater serves as the lighting designer, Liu Shuangchen from the China Opera and Dance Theater serves as the multimedia designer, and Zhang Zheng, a young conductor who graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, serves as the assistant conductor to ensure that the play reaches a high level. Horizontal stage presentation effect.

It is reported that the play has successively won the 2022 Jinan City Stage Art Creation Key Support Project, the "Qilu Literature and Art Peak Plan" key project (first batch), the 2023 Provincial Stage Art Key Topic Creation Work Support Plan Funding Project, and the National Honors and special support such as the Art Fund’s 2024 large-scale stage drama funding project. "By integrating high-level creative forces and artistic resources at the national, provincial and municipal levels, we will strive to make the play a high-quality stage art with 'profound thinking, exquisite art, and excellent production'," said Li Dahai.

It is reported that the play will be performed for three consecutive performances at the Opera Hall of the Shandong Provincial Capital Grand Theater at 7:30 every night from August 22 to 24.

Reporter: Shi Xiaodan Proofreader: Dong Ping Editor: Liu Yuhong