Music Theatre: “I” Fantasie - Rencontre between Debussy and Du Li NiangOct.13th, 2016  Shanghai Grand Theatre

 

  Rencontre between Debussy and Du Liniang is the first work of Gu Jieting Studio’s musical theatre series “I” Fantasie. Gu Jieting integrates piano - an instrument from the Western culture, to the Oriental heritage - Kunqu opera. Based on the two distinguish classical forms of music, Gu reveals a spectacular visual and audio feast; she interprets the Western and the Easter cultures in innovative ways, while seeking for a connection between the classics and the contemporary.

 

  The musical theatre is divided into three sections, including piano, Kunqu opera and the screen; they visualize the dialogue beyond space and time. “I” stands not only as “oneself” but for everyone involved in the audience; as “Fantasie” tells our longing for love and dreams. While the screen brings the audience through the flowing imaginations, the gentle notes of piano blending with ancient melodies bring us back to the charming nature of our fantasies. The versatile expressions fill the performance with intension yet the journey was led with an elegant pace.

 

 

  Directed and Produced by GU JIE TING

  Screenplay :GU JIE TING

  Pianist &“I”:GU JIE TING

  Story adapted from "The Peony Pavilion" by Tang Xianzu

  Du Liniang:LV JIA

  Chunxiang:ZHOU JING

  Flute:SHI CHENG JI

  Nguyen:SHAO CHEN

  Rearrangement & Sound Design:JIN  WEIWEI

  Stage art Design:TONG WEILIE

  Lighting Design:WANG BEIJUN  CAO BINGLIANG

  Stage Manager:SHI JIAJIA

  Visual Art Director:YANG YONGLIANG

  Screenwriter and Film Director:XU YI