Three well-known female actors in Zhejiang Xiaobaihua, Chen Huiling, Hong Ying, and Zhu Danping, at the age of retirement, have all ushered in the "first time" in their artistic careers: a small theater Yue opera, a complete independent performance Creation, a rare performance of three actors in one play.
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The Yue Opera "Spring Flowers Turn into Snow at Dusk" was produced by Yunzhongye Culture Media. It premiered in Hangzhou in September and won a good reputation. All performances at the National Center for the Performing Arts were sold out within 14 days of opening. Most of the people in the theater were "young theater fans" born in the 1990s and 2000s. Many people were in tears when they walked out of the theater.
On December 27, this play will be performed on the Tian Chan Shaw Stage in Shanghai. The three leading actors, vocal designer Li Yanhua, and producer Yu Qingfeng came to Shanghai a month in advance to share with the audience the creation of this play both in front of and behind the scenes.
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"This creative process makes me feel happiness that I have never experienced in my many years of acting career." At the sharing meeting, Chen Huiling mentioned "never before" many times. It was the first time to create a character so independently. , the first time to try an original small theater work, the first time to be in such a happy crew, I was even happy to eat a box lunch.
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As a native actor in Zhejiang Xiaobaihua and Mao Weitao's perennial stage art partner, Chen Huiling has left too many unforgettable images in her 40-year stage career, especially the matchmaker in "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "Lu You and Tang Wan" "China's Tang Wan is an indelible classic in the hearts of countless audiences. But in 40 years of acting, she has never had the experience to challenge a small theater production.
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"Spring Flowers Turn into Snow" is a script written by screenwriter Xie Yanchun 7 years ago. The whole drama takes place in the Republic of China and tells the story of "the great The life destiny of the woman behind "Mr." There are only three characters in the play, and they appear with symbolic names. Chen Huiling plays the daughter-in-law, Hong Ying plays the mother, and Zhu Danping plays the female student. The center of their intertwining, "Mr. Big", appears on the stage in the form of air from beginning to end.
Xie Yanchun said that this is a "psychological drama". When writing the script, she read a lot of family and emotional life materials of literati in the early 20th century. She was saddened by the pain experienced by generations of women in the transition between the old and the new society, and wanted to express her feelings for them. They write a play. How did they spend their life of hopeless waiting? What are they thinking while waiting for the person who will never come back?
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Chen Huiling recalled the first time she saw this script, "I was making a pot of tea, drinking and reading, and as I read, the tears flowed down. And they couldn't stop flowing." She called me. script Hong Ying, who introduced her, said, "How about we try it together? Give it a try?"
At that time, Chen Huiling was busy dancing Zumba every day. Her singing and dancing filled her life with vitality and joy, which also made her She returned to theater creation to prepare herself physically. "This play is 110 minutes long. I was on stage almost from beginning to end. I didn't even get off the stage to change clothes. If it weren't for dancing, I might not be able to keep up with my physical strength."
In the play, the fate of the "daughter-in-law" is also the same for many women from the old era. life. Life is full of ups and downs, and her emotions are full of twists and turns. In the play, she has a lot of singing, showing a woman's complex inner activities. Chen Huiling said: "It's so hearty and hearty, it's really hard to refuse."
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As a Lu style actress, Chen Huiling has created many different types of female images on the stage. But it was the first time for an old woman from the Republic of China era. Because there are no traditional opera techniques such as sleeves, they also try to use props such as red hijabs to express the inner feelings of the characters. In addition, a large number of dense lines are also the first time.
The singing voice designer Li Yanhua wrote different genres of singing for each character, which became an important means for them to shape their characters. “She seemed to have played all three roles before designing a unique and melodious singing voice for us.Those inner emotions are conveyed through singing and chanting, touching the softest string in the audience's heart. "
In the play, it is the mother, that is, the mother-in-law, who has a lot of rivalry with her daughter-in-law. Hong Ying studied under Wang Wenjuan. In Zhejiang Xiaobaihua, she often collaborated with Chen Huiling and often acted opposite her. But this time, she and Chen Huiling faced Faced with similar challenges, she was used to acting in costume dramas, so she was not interested in this role at first. She started from the beginning, but in the end, she decided to start with the characters and impress people with the most realistic performance.
As the first actress found by the producer, Hong Ying was also the first among the three to see the script. She lamented that this script gave people a lot of love. "This is the first time in so many years that the script has not been changed word by word during rehearsals. "
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In addition to the small theater, Zhu Danping's first time was "the first time she cried in a play". Like the female students in the play, Zhu Danping in life is also bright and beautiful. She can At the sharing meeting, he appeared in circles and spoke very fast in a talk show. Expressing her feelings passionately. Almost no one can imagine that she has reached the age of retirement, but there is almost no sense of disobedience when she plays the role of an 18-year-old female student on the stage.
Zhu Danping has always been a star of the Lu School. Playing the role of a classical young lady and a progressive female college student was a new field for her, but in the end, she became a concubine. From Danping's small steps to a modern and progressive pace, Zhu Danping also completed a self-challenge and transformation in performance.
Although "Spring Flowers Turn into Snow" is a small production, its director Hu Jiawei, composer Xu Zhiyuan, Vocal Designer Li Yanhua, Stage Designer Ni Fang, Lighting Designer Chen Xiaodong , costume designer Wang Lijun, makeup designer Dong Yan, and sound designer Feng Xizhong are also very influential lineups in the opera industry. After the performances in Hangzhou and Beijing, some audiences lamented that excellent scripts and excellent actors will always burst out. A stunning spark. This drama focuses the Yue Opera stage on the performing arts of actors, and at the same time gives new thinking.
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