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Music Theatre: “I” Fantasie - Rencontre between Debussy and Du Li Niang

Rencontre between Debussy and Du Liniang is the first work of Gu Jieting Studios 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 TINGScreenplay ：GU JIE TINGPianist &I：GU JIE TINGStory adapted from "The Peony Pavilion" by Tang XianzuDu Liniang：LV JIAChunxiang：ZHOU JINGFlute：SHI CHENG JINguyen：SHAO CHENRearrangement & Sound Design：JIN WEIWEIStage art Design：TONG WEILIELighting Design：WANG BEIJUN CAO BINGLIANGStage Manager：SHI JIAJIAVisual Art Director：YANG YONGLIANGScreenwriter and Film Director：XU YI

Music 2016

Music·Theatre --Folding City

Folding City was a Sci-fi musical - theatrical work adapted from Ma Haipings electronic music album in 2016. Fast mechanical pulses and sparkling composite sounds construct the grandeur of a future metropolitan: floating, evolving, complicated, infinite, hopeful and dynamic. The magnificent atmosphere is a combination of sci-fi and reality, which makes the audience think of Manifesto of Futurism written by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti a hundred years ago. The expectations and anxieties of people in todays society about the future, together with the various details and texture of future cities, are all presented in this work that discusses post-modern social issues. Folding City features both realism and a sense of nativeness. Director: MA HAIPINGOriginal Work: HAO JINGFANGAdaption: CAI YIYUNPerformance: MEI ER RONG ZHAOQI DONG YIJIANGLINGMusic: MA HAIPING WANG MENG XIA BAOImage Interaction Design: YANG LEILighting Design: GUAN YUTONGCostume Design: LU XIAOXIAOProducing Management: YOU ZHEYAN

Music 2016

Chamber Concerto Space-time continuum- Pro et Contra

Spacetime continuum  Pro et Contra is a chamber work written for an ensemble of 13 musicians. The instrumentation of the work is similar to that of a chamber symphony in the 20t h century (each section of the orchestra is represented by one instrument); the relationship between the instruments is similar to that of a Baroque concerto (harpsichord, Violin I & II and oboe as solo instruments and the other nine as accompaniment). The harpsichord functions as an important solo instrument, but is also part of the accompaniment. The supertraditional style of the work aims for an aesthetic that is the specialization of time. The structure of the work is like that of a traditional concerto (three movements in fastslowfast relationship). The thematic material of the first movement embodies exoticism and Baroque style. Contrasting the dramatic recitative first movement , the second movement is an elegy. The third movements tempo is similar to that of a Toccata, while the texture is somehow incidental. The complex rhythm and irregular phrasing give an impression of a constantly pausing and skipping grammophon.This is a work that shakes the balance between space and time. It is inspired by the conversation between the European musical language and Oriental musical traditions. The Baroque concerto style merges with the 20th century chamber symphony structure. Composer: DAI BO

Music 2016

Chorus Divertimento: The Drowning Sunset

The Drowning Sunset a suite for the chamber choirGustation, merging unobtrusively in the warm whisper of an idle breeze, twinkling around the fresh ornament of the sparkling cherry, and lingering on the orbicular rest of the day lily, serves as a memory of this world in our daily life. Sequenced chronically by the taste of saltiness, sweetness, sourness and bitterness. The Drowning Sunset tells a story of nostalgia and remembrance. Moreover, this is just as what Ze Ya is featured of; different chapters are sequenced by elements in the 24 solar terms, forming a subtle, poetic redolence. The Drowning Sunset is composed of four chapters, and each chapter consists of two pieces. They are The Sail (Saltiness), The Garlanded Coast (Sweetness), Flying Whales in the Clouds (Sourness) and The Rain at Night (Bitterness). The suite tells a utopian fantasy in the first person narrative, which is composed of four chapters, corresponding to four different emotions and tastes. It begins when our leading character is in his childhood, taken by his parents to an uninhabited island with their puppy, and then starts a new life there. (Chapter 1) With the surrounds of natural landscapes and wildlife on the island, he grows up, full of curiosity and confusion about the outside world. (Chapter 2) As time goes by, his family are all dead, leaving him alone, looking forward to the second coming of the good old days. When there should emerge the sunset from all sides on the island, all of us would be back. Said his parents. (Chapter 3) And then there comes to the end, the lonely aged man lies in the twilight light, simple and unaffected. Where did he go? Where should the sunset glow? In every drip of rain and breeze of wind, from all sides we know. (Chapter 4) Composer: JIN CHENGZHIPerformer：RAINBOW CHAMBER SINGERS

Music 2016

Modern Dance: Exit

In her newest work titled Exit, Gu Jiani explores the human desire to exit the mundane. In a perpetual cycle of creation and destruction, we seek paths to liberty and self-fulfillment, yet our desires simultaneously stand in our own way. Inspired by the physics principle that all acting forces create equal and opposite reacting forces, Exit explores the interplay of cause and effect.With explosive athleticism, Gu Jiani and dancers create an inter-locking system; one dancers action sparks a current that flows throughout the others. Against the tonal wash of a grayscale backdrop, the dancers precision movements interconnect like parts of a machine. Yet, juxtaposed with the perpetual motion is the idea of confrontation and rejection. In exploring the tension between conflict and acceptance, Gu Jianis work ultimately provokes these fundamental questions:Where is the exit really? Or, should we re-examine our original desires? Director and Choreographer: GU JIANIDancing: LI NAN WANG XUANQI GU JIANILighting Design: WU WENAN (MALAYSIA)Sound Design: HONG QILEStage Design: GU JIANI HE ZHENGCostume Design: GU JIANI JING TINGProducer: GU JIANITechnology Management: WU WENAN (MALAYSIA) LIU HEStage Supervisor: ZHOU YAJINGPhotography: KEZIEnglish Editor: PINGPANG PRODUCATIONS

Dance 2016

Dance Theatre: Tang Shi Yi Dance

From a contemporary perspective，The Flowing Dance From Tang Poetry guides the audience into the poems written in Tang Dynasty，leads them to perceive the immensity and mystery of the line of verse Who，by the river，catches the first glance of the moon？Will the moon above the river，by any chance，shine on us soon ？ and to sense the profound affection of there is an end to any love story，while this regret will last beyond history ，and holds a dialogue with tradition by using the modern elements of classical dancing. Produced and Designed: JIU WU JIN SHUI CULTRUAL MEDIA CO.Producer: TANG SHIYIArt Advisor: FENG SHUANGBAIDirector: TONG RUIRUI/HE TAOChoreographer：TANG SHIYIDancer: TANG SHIYI，XIAO YU，QIN XI，BI RAN，GAO ZEWEI，GAI ZHENG，ZENG PENGFEIComposer: GUO SIDAStage Design: LIU KEDONGDress Design: ZHONG JIANILighting Design: QU MINGMultimedia Design: HU TIANJIModeling Design: XU BIN

Dance 2016

Modern Drama: On the Road

In ancient China, Mingtu Lu Yin, a small piece of paper, a.k.a the special night boat to the afterlife, is the pass to the road of the underworld. During Ming and Qing Dynasty, people believed that the dead had to get the Mingtu Lu Yin and went to the other world, or his soul would linger forever in this world without transmigration and rebirth. The official Lu Yin was only issued by Chenghuang Miao, the local Temple of the Town Deity where the dead one was born, otherwise, the pass was invalid.In the regnal era of Yongle Emperor, Ming Dynasty, the Peking pickle workshop owner Lao Cheng was dying, but the poor man fought hard to hold his last breath to wait his delayed Lu Yin. Due to the flood, the road between the north and south was blocked. Before getting his valid Lu Yin from his hometown, he could not close his eyes and pass away peacefully.After seeing Lao Chengs determination and suffering, his son decided to drag his fathers coffin with Lao Cheng lying in it, alive, from Peking to Nanjing, travelled by the land route and then by boat, to attain the Lu Yin. Director\Playwright: YANG YIKUNStage\Lighting Design: WANG RUNJIECostume\Puppet Design: WU YANGMake up Design: WANG MEIQIComposer: ZHANG YIXINChoreographer: LIU MEICHIStage Manager: SUN MENGZHUCast: YANG YINGYU, HAO SHANSHAN, WANG SHANSHUI, LI ZIDONG Art Director: JIANG RUOYUInscription: HAO GUANGProducer: YE WENExecutive Producer: HAO SHANSHANTranslation: LIU LIPromotion Manager: TIAN LICHENGraphic Design: ZHANG MIAOAcknowledgements: LUO XI, GU XINTONG, CHEN YUJING, LI YUANYUAN 　　　　　　CHINA COAL MINE ART TROUPE

Drama 2016

Stage Play: Tang Xianzu

In the 26th year of Wanli, Ming Dynasty, Tang Xianzu asked for a long leave from his official position and returned to his hometownLinchuan. He devoted himself into writing plays. Away from politics, accompanied by poetry and drama, there should be no ups and downs in his life.But, was he willing to live his life in this way?If so, why did he always have a feeling of anxiety? Why was he always haunted by loneliness?Did not believe in the romance of The Purple Hairpin, but could not give up the love in The Peony Pavilion.Did not wake up from The Dream in Nanke, where should he place The Dream in Handan?In the dream or out of the dream, who can give guidance to Tang Xianzu?Where should he go for the rest of his life? Presented and Performed by Shanghai Dramatic Arts CentrePresented by YANG SHAOLINArtistic Director: LU LIANGExecutive Producer: TIAN SHUIProducer: GONG XIAO, ZHANG YIScript Supervisor: YU RONGJUNScreenwriter: HAN DANNIDirector: YU MANWENStage Designer: REN SIYUANLighting Designer: CHEN LUClothing Designer: DONG GUIYINGPercussion Designer: GAO JUNSound Designer: FAN JINGJINGProps Designer: ZHU CHENQITechnical Designer: XU JINJIATechnical Director: XU MINGPEIChoreographer: HU YAORUIStage Manager: XIN SHUTINGCast：ZHANG QI WANG YENONG XU ZIHAO LIU YANAN WANG XUTang Xianzu Adviser: ZHANG FUHAI

Drama 2016

Experimental Peking Opera:The Fool

Her husbands sudden death threw her in the empty house rife with sadness. Suffering from loneliness in her prime due to this sudden loss, her golden moments were fleeting away. Her man left her nothing but a plot of land, his horse and his solumn spirit tablet.Ever since, she never took off her mourning dress and her face was awash with tears every day, in mourning of her beloved. It became such a routine that she kept the mourning hall for three whole months.That persisted until a burst of knock at the door one day. Following that was a mans voice. Looking at each other, he saw the burning passion underneath her makeup. Original Work: ANTON PAVLOVICH CHEKHOVScreenpaly: XIA TIANHENGDirector: ZHU ZHIYUProducer：XU HONGYICast: ZHENG SHUANG WANG XIAOTAO PAN ZIJIANChinese shadow performance：LI HANXIONG LONG JIAJIEArt director：GUO YUMusic editor：GAO YIMINGChinese shadow editor:QIN FENGChinese oper comaser:CHEN PINGYIOrchestrate composer:YANG XIAOHUIPercussion music designer:GUO LEIStagecraft designer: CHEN HAOQIAOLamplight designer:LI HONGYEModelling designer:XIN XIAODANCostume designer:LEI PANChinese shadow designer:YANG XIMAN CAI DINGXIANG

Drama 2016

Environment immersion APP interactive drama "Double" （China/New Zealand）

As the first environment immersion APP interactive drama which regarded audience as the leading role, Duality combined with smart phone apps, SMS, Wechat video, live actors, brings the audience multi-dimensional exploration and the theatrical experience.A pretty girl who is under much pressure, her sister works overtime everyday, a live webcast, a kidnapping, whats the truth?In order to celebrate the fifth year of R.A.W., STA and the CSIAF co-produced the special commissioned work Duality. Its based on New Zealand Storyboxs The Woman Who Forget. Presented by CHINA SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL CENTRE and SHANGHAI THEATRE ACADEMYProducer: ZHANG JUN, LI MINGExecutive Producer: YU XIUXIU, ROBERT APPIERDOScreenplay: NIU WENJIA, ZHANG YANZHIDirector: TONG TONG, JESS FEASTDigital Design: JOE DIXONMusic: WANG YIDINGStage Design: ZHANG CHICostume Design: ZHU DI

Drama 2016