What should the first drama in a baby's life be like? On November 9th and 10th, the China Welfare Society Children's Art Theater's baby enlightenment drama "Everything is Changing" was performed at the Malanhua Micro Theater. After the renovation of
, the Malanhua Micro Theater has an auditorium half surrounding the stage, and the distance between the actors and the audience is within touching distance. 20 minutes before the performance started, half of the audience had already entered the venue. Unlike most stage plays, the audience for this performance is basically children aged 1-3, who are still in the babbling stage and cannot understand complex lines.
Young parents take their children to watch the show
How to hit the hearts of this special group of young audiences? Changing colors, gentle wind, cute giraffes and soft pillows appear on the stage in turn. The five actors were dressed in white jumpsuits, with brightly colored polka dots on their hats and clothes, catching the children's attention immediately.
Director Liu Xiaoyi aims to activate the baby's world in an all-round way through sensory stimulation such as hearing, vision, and spatial perception. "Change is the basic characteristic of life, things and things in nature. It is not only the essence of the existence of all things, but also the passage of time." But we don’t need to tell children these truths now, but let them feel the changes in nature and establish a channel for them to observe, feel, and think.”
The actor wore a white jumpsuit with bright polka dots
Liu Xiaoyi, who is good at expressing with body language, used modern dance, light and fun dolls, and lyrical slow music to fill the stage and surround the audience, not only making the baby feel surrounded by the warm hands of the mother , also brings a sense of healing to adults, as if they are in a soft pillow, returning to the original embrace, returning to the starting point of life, and feeling the warmth of mother.
In the story of "Everything is Changing", sometimes it will be sunny and sometimes it will rain, the sun and the moon will take turns, the four seasons will bring different feelings, the baby will grow new teeth and grow taller... In On the stage, the changes in each scene are very natural. The audience will not feel that they are watching a play, but feel the impermanent changes in life in the atmosphere.
"Children's curiosity is natural, and intangible and abstract content can trigger their curiosity and imagination." "Everything is Changing" has no specific story, but expresses an abstract philosophy. Talking about the reasons for choosing this theme, Liu Xiaoyi said. As the father of a 3-year-old child, he said with a smile that he now understands younger babies better, "We are not trying to make the children understand anything, it is enough to give them a unique experience in the theater."
Audience interacts with giraffes
"Everything" "Everything Is Changing" is the first intellectual drama produced by China Welfare Institute Children's Art Theater, based on the picture book of the same name. Previously, most of Zhongfu Hui Eryi's performances were for children over 4 years old, but parents often brought children around 3 years old to watch the performances. Sensing the demand for performances from younger audiences, this year, Zhongfu Huieryi teamed up with director Liu Xiaoyi to rehearse this intellectual drama.
"Nowadays, children's lives are very rich, full of various electronic products and various learning and interest classes. We want to make children's lives 'less' and 'slow down' in the theater, and return to people in this hour. Real contact with objects, music, etc. Especially for young children, their communication and expression rely more on touch and body movements.” Director Shen Li said that "Everything Is Changing" is the theater's first series of plays for young children. "It just coincides with the upgrade and restart of our field, and we also want to show new works and concepts to those who have always supported and waited for children's arts." Audiences. "
Parents are also looking forward to this new work. Since the preview of Zhongfuhui'eryi, there have been many messages asking for performance information. "This is the first time we have taken our baby to watch a performance." Mr. Yuan told reporters that his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter had just entered the China Welfare Institute's nursery. When they saw the performance information, they thought it was very suitable for children, so they bought tickets and came to watch the performance. “I usually read picture books and listen to music to my children at home, but I don’t have the opportunity to be exposed to such a graphic performance. This children’s drama is a good opportunity."The little girl watched the whole performance carefully, and even wanted to chase the giraffe during the performance, which made Mr. Yuan very pleased, "The overall immersion of the performance was very good. "
After the premiere, Liu Xiaoyi immediately started polishing the details with the actors. For example, in the first performance, the lights went out in two transitions, which made some children a little scared. Liu Xiaoyi decided to cancel the blackout in future performances, "Just keep the lights on. "Change the scene", "After each performance, we will make fine adjustments based on the audience's acceptance to strive for the best effect. "
It is reported that the first four performances of "Everything is Changing" have been sold out.
