Huichang Drama Season 002 will open on November 21st, and Hu Defu will sing the first voice. On November 14, director Lai Shengchuan revealed at the drama season press conference that dramatist Robert Wilson will start his residency in Huichang to complete his latest stage work.
On December 2, Robert Wilson will come to the town for actor selection. The new masterpiece will have its world premiere at Huichang Theater Season 003 on May 22, 2025.
Hu Defu , Lai Shengchuan Live improvisational music
From November 21st to December 1st, Huichang Drama Season 002 has a lot of fun. Robert Lepage will bring his work "887" to Huichang Theater Town. "887" came to Shanghai for the first time in May and received positive reviews. The Polish "Goat Song" troupe will present the musical drama "Review of Hamlet" in Huichang Theater Season 002, using singing and body expression to express the essence of Shakespeare's drama. Taiwan Dance Bell Theater "Light of Life" will stage a unique large-scale outdoor performance at the historic Lai Family House Square. The bell-pulling performance combines singing, acrobatics, dance, body movement, drumming, multimedia, etc. to create a stage where reality and reality are intertwined. Audiences can purchase tickets for free and enjoy this wonderful and joyful grand performance in the outdoor square with the sky and the earth as the curtain.《887》
《Review of Hamlet》
Lai Shengchuan's "Through the Looking Glass" tailor-made for Huichang Drama Town will usher in a sealed performance of the garden theater version in Huichang Drama Season 002. The play is performed in the garden theater renovated from the Gannan ancestral hall in the town. The audience will follow the performers from the outdoor space of the garden theater into the theater and enter a life composed of countless choices.
"Through the Looking Glass"
Young actor Yang Yi, who has appeared in "Like a Dream", "Once Upon a Time" and "Treasure Island Village", brings his first work "King of the Plains" which he wrote, directed and starred in. The play is produced by Huichang Drama Town. Yang Yi plays multiple roles and has original lyrics and music. He uses Henan dialect to sing the thoughts and emotions of ordinary people and show the faces of all living beings on the plains.
"King of the Plains"
was initiated by Huichang Drama Town. Co-directors Zhao Yiyang, Jiang Sida and 14 amateur actors from Huichang jointly created and completed a story "66 Hours" exclusive to Huichang. The 80-minute play brings together the life experiences of 14 local Huichang theater lovers.
"66 Hours"
In addition to a rich variety of drama works, "Quanzhou Puppetry Classic Repertoire Special" and "Gannan Tea Picking Opera Excerpts" present unique intangible cultural heritage skills. During the Huichang Theater Season 002, there are also rich town tours every day, such as "The Walking Man" by Didier Theron Theater Company, and "Birdman and His Chimeras" by France's "Tomorrow We Change Everything Theater Company".
"Special Performance of Quanzhou Puppetry Classics"
"Special Performance of Excerpts of Gannan Tea Picking Opera"
In the drama town of Huichang, there is a college established to provide professional talents for the theater - Harmony Theater Technology College. The college is located in a theater town and has a unique immersive theater environment. Students can put theory into practice in performances and artistic activities in the town. At the press conference, Dean Liao Weihan shared, "Students are like a blank sheet of drama. They need someone to take them to explore the unknown. I am the chief dreamer, leading everyone to dream together. Maybe unknowingly During this time, it became my dream to help them realize their dreams.
Huichang Drama Season 002 will open on November 21st, and Hu Defu will sing the first voice. On November 14, director Lai Shengchuan revealed at the drama season press conference that dramatist Robert Wilson will start his residency in Huichang to complete his latest stage work.
On December 2, Robert Wilson will come to the town for actor selection. The new masterpiece will have its world premiere at Huichang Theater Season 003 on May 22, 2025.
Hu Defu , Lai Shengchuan Live improvisational music
From November 21st to December 1st, Huichang Drama Season 002 has a lot of fun. Robert Lepage will bring his work "887" to Huichang Theater Town. "887" came to Shanghai for the first time in May and received positive reviews. The Polish "Goat Song" troupe will present the musical drama "Review of Hamlet" in Huichang Theater Season 002, using singing and body expression to express the essence of Shakespeare's drama. Taiwan Dance Bell Theater "Light of Life" will stage a unique large-scale outdoor performance at the historic Lai Family House Square. The bell-pulling performance combines singing, acrobatics, dance, body movement, drumming, multimedia, etc. to create a stage where reality and reality are intertwined. Audiences can purchase tickets for free and enjoy this wonderful and joyful grand performance in the outdoor square with the sky and the earth as the curtain.《887》
《Review of Hamlet》
Lai Shengchuan's "Through the Looking Glass" tailor-made for Huichang Drama Town will usher in a sealed performance of the garden theater version in Huichang Drama Season 002. The play is performed in the garden theater renovated from the Gannan ancestral hall in the town. The audience will follow the performers from the outdoor space of the garden theater into the theater and enter a life composed of countless choices.
"Through the Looking Glass"
Young actor Yang Yi, who has appeared in "Like a Dream", "Once Upon a Time" and "Treasure Island Village", brings his first work "King of the Plains" which he wrote, directed and starred in. The play is produced by Huichang Drama Town. Yang Yi plays multiple roles and has original lyrics and music. He uses Henan dialect to sing the thoughts and emotions of ordinary people and show the faces of all living beings on the plains.
"King of the Plains"
was initiated by Huichang Drama Town. Co-directors Zhao Yiyang, Jiang Sida and 14 amateur actors from Huichang jointly created and completed a story "66 Hours" exclusive to Huichang. The 80-minute play brings together the life experiences of 14 local Huichang theater lovers.
"66 Hours"
In addition to a rich variety of drama works, "Quanzhou Puppetry Classic Repertoire Special" and "Gannan Tea Picking Opera Excerpts" present unique intangible cultural heritage skills. During the Huichang Theater Season 002, there are also rich town tours every day, such as "The Walking Man" by Didier Theron Theater Company, and "Birdman and His Chimeras" by France's "Tomorrow We Change Everything Theater Company".
"Special Performance of Quanzhou Puppetry Classics"
"Special Performance of Excerpts of Gannan Tea Picking Opera"
In the drama town of Huichang, there is a college established to provide professional talents for the theater - Harmony Theater Technology College. The college is located in a theater town and has a unique immersive theater environment. Students can put theory into practice in performances and artistic activities in the town. At the press conference, Dean Liao Weihan shared, "Students are like a blank sheet of drama. They need someone to take them to explore the unknown. I am the chief dreamer, leading everyone to dream together. Maybe unknowingly During this time, it became my dream to help them realize their dreams.”