On the afternoon of December 27, a press conference for the Chinese version of the musical "Lion" was held at the Guangzhou Grand Theater. The play is adapted from the phenomenal Chinese comic IP of the same name. It is an original film of the same name directed by Sun Haipeng, produced and produced by Zhang Miao, and written by Li Zelin.
Poster for the premiere of the Mandarin version of the musical "Lion".
At the press conference, three representatives of the co-producers jointly wished the Chinese version of the musical "The Young Man" a successful premiere through an "eye-dotting" ceremony. At the same time, the visual artist Pang Hao was responsible for the main visual concept design and photography. The latest three main visuals of the Mandarin version of the musical "Lion", "The Stage of Youth", "The Boy and the Lion" and "Leap of the Boy", the main creators and leading actors shared their creative ideas and feelings about participating in the performance, and at the scene Performed three songs from the play "The Young Lion", "One Pillar to the Sky" and "Only This Family".
In recent years, Guangzhou has been committed to building an international performing arts center. It has specially issued policy documents such as the "Implementation Plan of Guangzhou City to Accelerate the Cultivation of International Performing Arts Centers", strives to revitalize superior performing arts resources, and strives to build a culture that is "the core of the Bay Area, a domestic benchmark, and a world-class". The performing arts matrix actively promotes world-class artistic celebrities, famous troupes, masterpieces, and famous dramas to enter Guangzhou, allowing the general public to enjoy the feast of integrated culture and tourism. This year, Guangzhou ranks first in the country in the number of large and medium-sized performances. The performing arts market is booming, and the musical "The Hero" The successful launch of the Chinese version of "Young Lion" is one of the successful practices.
Promote Lingnan culture to "break out of the circle and go overseas", allowing the thousand-year-old "intangible cultural heritage" to shine with the glory of the times
As one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, the lion dance is one of the important representatives of the inheritance of Guangfu's cultural spirit and a common theme in the Greater Bay Area It is a cultural symbol and an important link in the construction of the Humanities Bay Area. The musical "Lion Boys" aims to deepen literary and artistic cooperation in the Bay Area with high-quality literary and artistic works, promote cultural integration and mutual promotion in the Bay Area, lead the spiritual and cultural atmosphere of the Bay Area, and help the outstanding Lingnan culture represented by the lion dance to "break out of the circle and go overseas" , highlighting the unique charm of Bay Area culture.
The actors are undergoing lion awakening training.
Through beautiful music, rich images, and wonderful stories, the play makes Lingnan culture vividly reflected in literary and artistic works, giving full play to the role of excellent literary and artistic works in enlightening thoughts, warming souls, and cultivating life. Enhance people's understanding and recognition of China's excellent traditional culture, and encourage the people to work hard, forge ahead, and keep moving forward in the new era.
Use music to inspire people and pay tribute to every hard-working Bay Area dream chaser
In terms of the concept of the show, the musical "Lion Boys" not only focuses on the inspirational story of young people's growth, but also belongs to every hard-working little person. Song. The characters in the play do not regard great dreams as their only spiritual sustenance, but show the courage and determination of ordinary people to face life. Director He Nian focuses on the creation of characters and shows each character's love for life in the play. Through the creation of group portraits of life in the hometown and the ordinary story of actor Ajuan's hard work in Guangzhou, the stage shows the true love of our times. The breath of life and the flavors of life.
In terms of stage presentation, the musical "The Young Lion" uses different expression techniques such as space transformation, light and shadow changes, and multimedia projection throughout the lion dance competition scenes throughout the play. Starting from the real scene, more stage special effects and more are gradually added. Multimedia animation uses more blank space to fully stimulate the audience's imagination and give the story a different stage effect.
In terms of music design, one of the important elements of "Lion Boy" is the drum sound of the lion awakening. In the play, it will awaken the lion in the boy's heart, allowing him to break through the real dilemma of losing himself and set off again towards his dream. Lyricist Shum Wai Chung gave full play to his imagination and captured the character's mood described in the music and script, making the audience resonate.
Drumming rehearsal of "The Young Lion".
It is worth mentioning that Gao Shizhang and Cen Weizhong, the "gold medal partners" in the musical theater industry, who have produced many masterpieces such as the musical "The Good Man of Sichuan", "Head Hammer" and "The King", will join forces again to create nearly 20 songs in the whole play. Original songs, traditional drum music, pop songs, rock, lyrical tunes, local operas, folk songs, flamenco and other musical elements all add to the excitement of the Lion and inspire people.
"Brother in the Greater Bay Area" Jordan Chan makes his mainland musical debut, and Singaporean queen Kit Chan returns to the stage of the musical
Film, television and singing artist Jordan Chan is well-known to the public for his role as "Pheasant" in the "Young and Dangerous" series of movies. His image as a brother from the Greater Bay Area in the variety show "Brother Riding the Troubles" is also deeply loved by the audience. This time he will participate in the Mandarin version of the musical "The Young Lion", which will mark his musical debut in the Mainland. Officially announced After being cast, many viewers exclaimed that he is "a salty fish with strong roots". It is understood that in order to perform this role well, he participated in the lion dance workshop in October in advance to prepare for the rehearsal, studied hard and practiced hard, vividly interpreting the principle of "first setting up the horse and then learning to walk" and working hard step by step. Awakening Lion Spirit.
Jordan Chan is rehearsing for the musical "The Young Lion".
Singaporean national treasure female singer Kit Chan participated in the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" in 1997. She is well-known for her unique voice and outstanding appearance. This time she returns to the musical stage to play a contradictory and three-dimensional role - Outside A-Zhen, who is fierce and outspoken but has a warm and loyal heart, vividly demonstrates the tough yet soft character of "A-Zhen" and her journey of protecting her family and the dream of the lion awakening team.
The talented singers of the musical have gathered together, and the power of youth shines in the journey of pursuing dreams.
The young Ajuan will be performed by three young actors who are active on the musical stage, Fang Shujian, Guo Hongxu and Chen Keming. In addition to combining singing and dancing, they also They will dance the lion head for the first time on the stage. When it comes to lion dance, they bluntly said that this is the biggest challenge they face on the stage. Ajuan's spirit of not being afraid of difficulties and bravely pursuing dreams is integrated in the rehearsal, helping to create a distinctive character. The distinctive young Ajuan.
Official announcement poster for the cast of the premiere of the Chinese version of the musical "Lion".
Musical actor Li Qiumeng, who has a brilliant performance in the variety show "Annual Comedy Competition", will perform "Salted Fish Strong" in a humorous and unrestrained way. Two outstanding young actors, Liu Haoran and Feng Difei, will work together to present a heroic and dashing performance. In the role of "Juan Ran", Li Yuyan and Hao Xiaohui will play "Ah Mao" and "A Dog", the friends who advance and retreat with Juan, and Zhang Yikai will play the villain "Brother Zhuangcheng" in the play. Thirteen actors from the Guangdong Song and Dance Theater will give superb performances in the musical "The Young Lion" to help dreams bloom on the stage.
It is reported that the Mandarin version of the musical "Lion" will premiere at the Guangzhou Grand Theater from January 11 to 14, 2024.
Interview and writing: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen, intern, Chen Lingjun, correspondent, Suiwen Guangdong Travel Promotion
Pictures provided by the interviewee
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