As the closing drama of the Wuzhen Theater Festival, "By the Sea" performed by the Collin National Theater, one of the five national theaters in France, will be performed in Beijing on the evening of November 1 as a participating play in the 2024 Beijing People's Art International Drama Invitational Exhibition. International Drama Center Cao Yu Theater. This work was written and directed by Wazidi Mouawad, one of the most important playwrights and directors on the contemporary French theater stage. It won the Molière Award for Best Screenplay in 2005 and is based on the common sentiments shared by generations of young people. Life experience wins respect in Wuzhen.
In the play, a confused young man, Wilford, learned of his father's death without preparation. He tried to find a resting place where his father's body could be buried, so he embarked on a journey to bury his father. Kiss the body and take him back to his hometown. However, his father's ghost is still alive and has conversations with his son from time to time. Wilfrid, who is carrying his father's body, discovers that he actually knew nothing about his father before. When Wilfrid and his father arrived at the land, they found that it was already devastated, the cemetery was overcrowded, and his father's neighbors refused to accept his body, making burial difficult.
So the young man continued his journey. On the way, he met all kinds of young people of his own age. Each of them carried the cross of their own life and became his companions and companions. Take him to the next stage of his journey. Along the way, they listened to each other and experienced the reality of each person's experience, and the father became a symbol of each of their lost relatives. They are a group of young idealists and the only remaining poetry in a world mired in cruelty.
"Seaside" is like a poem in which the world of the living gazes affectionately at the world of the dead; it is a song about the past, memories, and homeland; it is also a journey about suffering, ideals, and life. The magical and poetic world created by screenwriter and director Wajdi Muawad, with a minimalist but smart stage, gives this work energy that transcends place and time, creating an Odyssey-like epic on the contemporary theater stage. work.
It is said that the script of "By the Sea" was developed simultaneously by the main creators during the stage creation and arrangement process. It is a representative work of contemporary European stage writing. In 1997, a group of young people in their thirties who knew each other jointly participated in the creation of "By the Sea" under the guidance of Mouward with their inquiries about the existence of life. Mouward worked with the young creative actors During the exploration of creation and arrangement, they deeply combined their own experiences with the young people in the play, giving this work that reflects the wandering fate and tragedy of individuals in a turbulent era a vivid hope.
More than twenty years later, whether in China or France thousands of miles away, the new generation of young people still have the same anxieties when facing life issues such as love, sadness, fear, and death. Or maybe they can Find a way to live with this anxiety in "By the Sea".
As the closing drama of the Wuzhen Theater Festival, "By the Sea" performed by the Collin National Theater, one of the five national theaters in France, will be performed in Beijing on the evening of November 1 as a participating play in the 2024 Beijing People's Art International Drama Invitational Exhibition. International Drama Center Cao Yu Theater. This work was written and directed by Wazidi Mouawad, one of the most important playwrights and directors on the contemporary French theater stage. It won the Molière Award for Best Screenplay in 2005 and is based on the common sentiments shared by generations of young people. Life experience wins respect in Wuzhen.
In the play, a confused young man, Wilford, learned of his father's death without preparation. He tried to find a resting place where his father's body could be buried, so he embarked on a journey to bury his father. Kiss the body and take him back to his hometown. However, his father's ghost is still alive and has conversations with his son from time to time. Wilfrid, who is carrying his father's body, discovers that he actually knew nothing about his father before. When Wilfrid and his father arrived at the land, they found that it was already devastated, the cemetery was overcrowded, and his father's neighbors refused to accept his body, making burial difficult.
So the young man continued his journey. On the way, he met all kinds of young people of his own age. Each of them carried the cross of their own life and became his companions and companions. Take him to the next stage of his journey. Along the way, they listened to each other and experienced the reality of each person's experience, and the father became a symbol of each of their lost relatives. They are a group of young idealists and the only remaining poetry in a world mired in cruelty.
"Seaside" is like a poem in which the world of the living gazes affectionately at the world of the dead; it is a song about the past, memories, and homeland; it is also a journey about suffering, ideals, and life. The magical and poetic world created by screenwriter and director Wajdi Muawad, with a minimalist but smart stage, gives this work energy that transcends place and time, creating an Odyssey-like epic on the contemporary theater stage. work.
It is said that the script of "By the Sea" was developed simultaneously by the main creators during the stage creation and arrangement process. It is a representative work of contemporary European stage writing. In 1997, a group of young people in their thirties who knew each other jointly participated in the creation of "By the Sea" under the guidance of Mouward with their inquiries about the existence of life. Mouward worked with the young creative actors During the exploration of creation and arrangement, they deeply combined their own experiences with the young people in the play, giving this work that reflects the wandering fate and tragedy of individuals in a turbulent era a vivid hope.
More than twenty years later, whether in China or France thousands of miles away, the new generation of young people still have the same anxieties when facing life issues such as love, sadness, fear, and death. Or maybe they can Find a way to live with this anxiety in "By the Sea".
text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Guo Jia
editor/Cui Wei
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