, soprano Lei Jia's "Poetry of Time" cross-border fusion poetry concert will be unveiled at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on November 22.
This is an artistic journey across time and space. More than 2,000 years ago, Confucius stood on the shore and expressed his emotion about the passage of time: "The dead are like a man, not giving up day and night." Zhuangzi said with " Between heaven and earth in life, if a fleeting moment passes by, it will be all of a sudden” to describe the shortness of life.
Lei Jia
"The Poetry of Time" attempts to reinterpret the ancients' perception of time through the combination of music and poetry in a modern context.
The concert has four chapters - the first chapter "The Pitch of Heaven and Earth", showing the philosophy of nature and life; the second chapter "The Growth of All Things", exploring the cycle of life and the harmony of nature; the third chapter "Reminiscing about the Past and the Present" , evoking memories and contemplation of history; Chapter 4, "Family, Country and World", expresses deep affection for family and country and prayer for peace. Together they form a grand picture of time, nature and human emotions.
Lei Jia
It not only reproduces the splendor from the ancient singing of the Book of Songs to the Tang poetry, but also pays tribute to the development of ancient Chinese literature. The scene will present a flowing historical picture through the cross-border integration of various art forms such as solo singing, dance, recitation, chamber music and ethnic instrumental music, combined with multimedia technology.
The concert is led by artistic director Li Xincao, director Tian Qinxin and other creative teams, and is co-created by a number of musicians, including Zhao Lin, music director of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Professor Liu Qing and Associate Professor of the Composition Department of China Conservatory of Music Wen Zhanli, as well as many young composers such as Zhang Shuai, Zhang Wei, Wang Zhe, Yang Fan, and Huang Kairan.
In more than 20 years of stage career, Lei Jia has appeared in many operas and musicals, and has portrayed Lin Huiyin (opera "Farewell Cambridge"), Hua Mulan (opera "Mulan"), Xi'er (opera "The White-Haired Girl"), Shui Honglian (the opera "The Ballad of the Canal"), Tian Yumei (the opera "The Party's Daughter"), Cuicui (the opera "Border Town"), Dong Zima (the opera "Azalea"), etc., and also plays roles such as He has been the artistic director of the opera "Border Town" and the musical "Bloom". In addition, Lei Jia also won the "Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award" and the "Wenhua Performance Award".
