It is an indispensable memory of everyone's childhood, and it is still vivid as it has been passed down for thousands of years. The little puppets are ever-changing in the hands of the actors, their innocence is not lost, and their original intentions remain the same. Today at 21:30, Shandong Satellite TV "Flowering Drama Living Room", approached the puppet national team to listen to the story behind the scenes of the puppet drama "Havoc in Heaven".
Who doesn't love Monkey King? The puppet drama "Havoc in Heaven" was adapted from the first seven episodes of "Journey to the West". The Monkey King led a group of monkeys to perform martial arts in Huaguo Mountain, disturbing the heaven, and was deceived by Jade Emperor to the Heavenly Palace; he learned the truth Finally, without being humiliated, he had a contest of wisdom and strength with the gods in the sky, which led to a vivid and twisted and interesting story.
Although the story has become a household name, the unique form of puppet show still has reasons to watch it. "Havoc in Heaven" fully embodies the characteristics of traditional Chinese puppet dramas. It adopts various forms of puppet performances, and mobilizes various puppets such as stick puppets, bag puppets, special puppets, giant puppets, and puppets in an all-round way. The puppet's stunt performance is shown to the limit.
For example, in the 86 version of the TV series "Journey to the West", the most exciting scene of Sun Wukong and Erlang's fighting style is also brilliant in the puppet drama "Havoc in Heaven". , Under the blessing of superb skills, there are no special effects, which are better than special effects!
There are also golden hoop sticks that suddenly become taller, peaches picked from trees at will, and the flamboyant Monkey King... These are all rare in the past puppet dramas.
The show was created by China Puppet Art Theatre . The theater was established in 1955 under the personal care of Premier Zhou Enlai. In the past 70 years, it has always adhered to the tenet of "inheriting the cause of Chinese puppet art and developing children's cultural and creative industries", innovating puppet art and telling Chinese stories. It can be called the national team of puppet art. .
"Havoc in Heaven", as a long-standing classic play by China Puppet Art Theatre, represents the highest level of Chinese puppet art. Best Art Award".
has as many as 108 puppets in "Havoc in Heaven". On average, each actor has to control nearly 10 puppets. Some special puppets require the cooperation of multiple actors to control them, which is a great test of the actors' ability to collaborate on stage. . How did the actors behind the scenes make the lifeless puppets follow their hearts, making every movement and even every expression come alive? The show will take you to find out.
It is worth mentioning that the puppets used in the performance are all handmade by old puppet artists sixty years ago, and each one is extremely precious. Today at 21:30 Shandong Satellite TV "Flowering Drama Living Room", the national classic puppet drama "Havoc in Heaven", watch how the rebellious little puppet smashes the sky!