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Drama - What a Night

A troupe of fairies from the Cupid family come to a moonlit forest to help a pair of young lovers start courting, yet they make series of mistakes. Misfits fall in love because of the fairies. Now the Cupids are trying to make amends, and its a night of chaos and lamentable comedies. The play, which is adapted from Shakespeares classic comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream, explores the mystery of love - why do you avoid saying "I love you" when you meet someone you really love? Why are you a daredevil and have no scruples when you know it is unreal? Who controls emotions inside us? Does "I love you" come from your conscious mind or subconscious mind? Wang JueBachelor in History at Fudan University; Art Director of Fudan Drama Troupe; Director and Screenwriter of variety shows such as Chinas Got Talent, The Voice of China, So You Think You Can Dance, Great challenge, etc.; Vice-General Director of the anniversary virtual concert for LifeAfter, a NetEase game; Director of the launch event for NetEase 520 Game Loving Day; Director of 2019, 2021 and 2021 bilibili Macro Link offline concerts. He has been working as a director who devotes himself to drama education for students for years, and has served as dramaturgy, director and protagonist in many plays. Zhou TaoAssociate Professor at Fudan University Art Education Center; Master in the Directing at Shanghai Theatre Academy; Director of Shanghai Student Drama Experiment Center; Winner of Chinese Theatre Award - Campus Drama Screenplay; Selected into the "Rising Artists Training Program" of the 7th Shanghai Literature and Art Award; Member of the Expert Committee of Leading Group of Shanghai Major Literary and Artistic Creations; Member of China Theatre Association; Director of Shanghai Theatre Association; Former host of the Five-star Sports Channel in Shanghai Satellite TV. The dramas he wrote and directed have won the Outstanding Drama Award of Chinese Theatre Award - Campus Drama, for five consecutive years, and he has won the first prize of the Chinese College Students Art Exhibition in drama category, for four consecutive sessions. His creations, Richard II, Cross, A Game of Two Cities, etc., were selected for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Australian Fringe Festival.

Drama 2021

An Oral History Theatrical Work - A Brief Herstory of Beauty

"All history is the history of individuals." A Brief History of Beauty is an oral history theatrical production combining elements of stage performance, live music, videography, and other theatrical tricks and techniques to portray an ordinary womans memory of youth and her compelling life story. In the year of 1952, protagonist in the story, Huang Yueping, was born at No. 50 Changle Road, Luwan District, Shanghai. She was admitted to the Dance Department of Peoples Liberation Army Art Academy at a young age of 13, and shortly after, she was assigned to the famous North Sea Fleet Art Troupe during the Cultural Revolution. Huang Yueping did not return to Shanghai until the early 1980s. After being transferred to civilianwork, she helped create the fashion modeling team of Shanghai Garment Company, which was Chinas first fashion modeling team. Huang Yueping pursues beauty and has been seeking something different and unique all her life. The play follows her from the 1950s to the Reform and the Opening up and with each step she takes, she was at the forefront of Chinas beauty scene. This cutting age woman walks calmly, composedly, sincerely and bravely. It is her courage that has awakened a new sense of beauty in contemporary China. And the awakening of beauty, in essence, means the revival of the "truth" in China. The play is centered around restoring a venue that has disappeared from the physical world on the theatrical stage, and recovering a real but delicate piece of memory, demonstrating the defiance to oblivion. After all, memory is the most precious treasure individuals have. As time goes by, memory deposits into history and extends into culture. Urban and technological progresses, in each and every second, seem to force us to forget about the past and forge ahead, and the mission of theatres, is to tell us that we shall never forget. Bao HanTheater curator, freelance writer, member of Shanghai Youth Literature and Art Federation, program director of Shanghai Young Theatre. Bao Han was the creative consultant of the play Blossoms, screenwriter of the film The Operation at Dawn which won the 11th the Best Works Award, producer of Tennessee Williamss play 27 Wagons Full of Cotton which was specially commissioned by the Asian Directors Theatre Festival, producer of Jean-Genets work The Ba/cony which was presented at the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, curator of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Theatre Exchange Project under the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, cura-tor-in-chief of the "Drama Theory" lecture series of the Shanghai Mass Art Institute, producer of V+ Theatre. Bao Han won the title of Best author of Xinmin Evening News in 2003. She has published more than 100 articles in periodicals and magazines such as Book Town, Fiction World, Shanghai Theatre, Xinmin Evening News, The Opera, Dance Gazette etc.

Drama 2021

Drama - A Game of Two Cities

Lukashin, a surgeon from Moscow, gets drunk with his old friends and accidentally gets on a plane to Leningrad by mistake. There is a place in Leningrad which has the same address as Lukashins home address in Moscow so Lukashin mistakes it as his own home, which causes misunderstandings between him and the hostess of the place in Leningrad Nadya. Both Lukashins and Nadyas partner broke up with them because of this misunderstanding. Under this circumstance, the fire of love begins to burn between these two lonely people. This play is adapted from the work of director Elda Ryazanovs, Ironiya sudby, ili S legkim parom! and inspired by the Dutch historian Hejzinhas discussion that art originated from "games". If we say that art is originated from game, then in this play, love is like the dice in a board game. Whether you dare to reroll the dice before reaching the end of the game, is the question that the two protagonists must consider.Co-presented by China Shanghai International Arts Festival / China Dream Live Entertainment. Zhou TaoMaster in the Directors at Shanghai Theatre Academy, Ph.D. in World History at Fudan University, mentor of Fudan Drama Troupe, director of Shanghai Student Drama Experiment Center, winner of Chinese Theatre Award-Campus Drama Screenplay, listed in "Shanghai Literature and Art Talents Training Program", member of the expert committee of leading group of Shanghai major literary and artistic creations, former host of the Five-star Sports channel in Shanghai Satellite TV. Since 2009, he has devoted himself to the creation and research of campus drama. His creations, Prime Minister of the alley, 4:1, The Chosen One, Richard II, the Seed in Heaven have been shortlisted for China Campus Drama Festival for five consecutive years, and he has won the first prize of the Chinese College Students Art Exhibition in drama category for three consecutive sessions. His works Richard II and Cross were selected for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival respectively.

Drama 2019

Allegorical Drama - Catch Shadows

Catch Shadows is a story within a story within another story. There was an island called Shadow Kingdom which was located in Southeast Asia in ancient times. The islanders were used to catch shadows and contribute to their King in order to save their own lives. A shadow puppetry artist came to Shadow Kingdom by chance. During the days of performing for the King, the artist found out the secret of the Shadows and the King. At the same time, the artist has developed certain subtle relationship with the Blind Queen... At the end, the artist became a new King, but he can never get into the world of Shadow Puppetry again. Catch Shadows combines Chinese traditional puppetry and contemporary theater elements. This works is trying to explore the theme of battles between like a small character and the Mr. Big, individual livings and the time torrent. What you really desire may become a heavy crown as well as a chain that imprisons you. In the end, the crown becomes your shadow and it will never leave you.Co-organizer: China Shanghai International Arts Festival / A Threater Company / A Script Studio / Shanghai Sanzhe Cultural Media Centre Chu XiaChu Xia is a playwright currently works in Nanjing Art Institute. She graduated with a MFA from Nanjing University, School of Theatre and Film Literature. She was selected in the international New Writing project of Royal Court and British Council. Chu Xias Works: Elsewhere for Hope (Drama) selected in 8th Beijing Nanluoguxiang Performing Arts Festival (2017), Upstairs and Downstairs (Yue Opera) selected in Jiangsu Literature Award (2018), Invisible Crane (Kun Opera) selected in National Arts Fund (2018). She always keeps a curious eye at her surroundings. She tends to tell stories in a serious but absurd style. She is looking for a balance among story-telling, exchange of emotion and making magic.

Drama 2019

New Media Performance - Avatar·Mythology

Drawing on the worldview of Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), a Chinese classic text of mythic geography and beasts, we instill contemporary, philosophical contemplations into a newly conceived story. Against the mythical backdrop is the idea of "avatar", or modes of "alter-being", through which we elaborate the inner journey of human beings coming to terms with the unknown: the birth of life, the struggle for survival, the revelation via love, hate, and fear, and the ultimate transcendence and release with inner peace. If the mythical world filled with Eastern totemic symbols represents the birth of the unknown, the "beasts" that are the "alter-beings" of humans render visually our inner complexes. This piece combines semi-immersive video space and media art to let the audience inhabit the "unknown" and experience their "alter-beings" with the dancers, as we journey into the mysteries of life. In correspondence, the digital media design features technological "avatars" by way of motion capture, interactive animation, and remote control, linking backstage manipulation with frontstage performance. With these all-permeating technological "avatars" as metaphorical "alter-beings", the performance also embodies the merge between modern technology and traditional arts. Zhang YinanPhD, lecturer of College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Digital Media Designer. Cofounder of Integrated Media Design Lab at Tongji University, main member of Tongji-Soundlab, visiting scholar of Parsons School of Design, New York. Zhang Yinan dedicates to education and research focusing on digital media design and motion graphics design as well as the creative practice of new media art. He has rich interdisciplinary cooperation and innovation experience, including video art, 3D animation, creative coding, sound design, new media performance and other comprehensive fields.

Drama 2019

The Experiencing in the Bai Great Volume Songs Opera : The Mandarin Duck

Bai Dabenqu is a kind of folk rap art in Dali Bai area of Yunnan Province. It matured in Ming Dynasty and gradually lost its original stage because of a single artistic style. "Yuanyang Lu" combines the non-mate-rial cultural heritage of the Bai nationality Dabenqu with modern drama, body drama and modern puppet drama, and carries out experimental innovations in the text and performance style of the original repertoire. The Bai Dabenqu has been changed from "telling stories by rap" to "performing stories by singing and dancing" without stages. lt is expected that the Bai Dabenqu will cross the language gap by artistic means so as to realize the cultural transformation that adapts to history and retains its own characteristics in the new era. Yang YunyiYang Yunyi, the producer, director, scriptwriter and the protagonist of the drama "The Mandarin Ducks". Graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy as a full-time Master of Arts. Member of the Shanghai Recitation Association. During the studying in the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she won the "First-Class Scholarship" for many times and was awarded the "Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy". In 2012, she won the national scholarship. In 2017, she won the "Gold Award" in the dubbing group of the Nanjing Xiaqing region "Xiaqing Cup" Recitation Competition. She always adheres to the combination of theory and practice, and has ever taught performances and lines in many universities in Shanghai with good literary accomplishment and professionalism. She participated in many stage plays in Shanghai, and the representing works are as follows: The Flower is Scheduled, Old-fashioned Comedy, The Memories of the Bats, The Wild Swan, The Phantom of the Castle, Youth Inn, The Last Moment, The Comedy of the Mouse, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Court Truth and so on. The works of poetry recitation are as follows: The Dream of Emigrants The Chinese Dream in the large-scale literary evening 2017 the Night of the Emigrants, and My Song in the large-scale recital concert YouthChina.

Drama 2018

Monodrama - The Old Man and the Sea

The work is based on The Old Man and the Sea, one of the most famous novel of E. M. Hemingway. The suppositive way and the realistic style used by it shapes the collision and fusion between Chinese culture and the Western. Its stylization, virtuality, minimalism and form sense are the basic principles that have formed the work. What performs in the stage is a recreation of the work with the elements of traditional Chinese theatrical art. The combination of traditional impressionism and modern realism in the field of drama shortens the mental distance between stage and audience and also creates a special experience in both real life and art performance for the audience. Ma XiaoAt the age of 9, MA Xiao started practicing Peking Opera and specialized in male martial arts roles. He has performed kabuki drama New Three Kingdom in Japan for 300 performances over the span of three years. At 19, he attended the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts majoring in Drama. After graduation, he became an instructor at the academy and directed an experimental Peking Opera version of "Romeo and Juliet" and devised performance of Russian poet Konstantin Simonovs "Wait For Me". In the past 10 years, Ma has developed his own artistic style through acting, directing, script-writing, and continuously researching new ways to fuse traditional Chinese Opera with drama. At the same time, under the mentorship of Zhang Jiasheng, Ma studied audio language. He published several articles from his research and brought Chinese opera, drama and speech programs to local primary and secondary schools.

Drama 2018

Experimental Opera - Skin

The libretto of this work has been adapted from The Painted Skin, a short story by the Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling. Its strange plot and strong moral message have made it a classic. Our version seeks to interpret Pus story from a modern perspective, adding new layers by fleshing out the characters inner worlds and exploring the moral message of the story, which raises eternal themes of desire, temptation, sacrifice, and free choice. Both the music and libretto embody Chinese elements, and the stage action integrates physical movement with singing in a profound way. On these two foundations we hope to bring about an innovation in the form of classical Western opera and give this classic tale a new life on stage. Wang ShiruOur main area of research is the integration of elements from physical theatre into opera, providing an impetus for vocal expression and challenging the limitations of rigid singing. The aim is to achieve a more engaging and deep expression on stage through the amalgamation of the body and the voice. Additionally, we seek to introduce elements from Chinese art forms such as traditional Kun opera, striving to help international audiences understand Chinese culture and developing a particularly Chinese style of operatic performance.

Drama 2018

Kunqu Opera - Snow in Chang’an

During late Tang Dynasty, a time in history of turbulence and uncertainty, young Li Shanfu met Luo Niang who had been living in the mountains. How would they keep promises built on lies? Two solitary souls embraced each other in silence and sorrow. Rosy dreams were buried in wind and snow. This film-textured Kunqu Opera with unsolved mysteries has an unexpectedly lively rhythm. Fantasies and reality seamlessly blend to explore the multidimensional inner self. These characters then become mirrors, reflecting the era and society; at the same time, creates an invisible dialogue between Changan and Zhongnanshan, the most important city and mountain in Chinese culture. As the production team, Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe has injected youthful vitality into the classical and traditional expression of art. * Changan, now known as Xian in Shaanxi Province, was the capital city for 13 dynasties across the Chinese history. Yan XiaopingYans works always display a focus on the Chinese-style expression of art and contemporary philosophy, masterfully blend of classic and modern elements. Yan obtained a Bachelor degree in Dramatic Literature from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, and later a master degree from School of Arts, Pe-king University. As the champion of the 1st Young Writers Project, Yan received funding from the China National Arts Fund in 2015. Her works were selected for the China National Arts Fund Young Playwright Training Project, Lao She Dramatic Literature Award Program, and was the award-winning piece identified by Ministry of Culture. Yan was selected and participated in Royal Court Theatres New Writing Project. Previously as Editor in Chief at Sinas Performance Channel and Director of Public Affairs at Sinas Entertainment Industry Department, Yan is a senior media professional who has made great contribution to cultural journalism.

Drama 2017

Contemporary Sichuan Opera - Ghost in love

One is the Millennium flower Nie Xiaoqian, a warm man is infatuated Ning Caichen, the minister is in love in Lan Ruoxuan, The evil spirit and the human origin are the water and fire, this pair of lovers, each of their own conception, is for "love". In the fight with Yanxia, Xiao qian in the original shape, the fierce terror, inadvertently scared to death. In order to save the life of the lover, Xiaoqian took off the mandala flower, which made the petals fall and the time fell. Time has kept Nings life and the perfect little Qian in his heart. Alas, the mandala is withered and withered... Yuan YeGraduated from Chongqing University film and television college. In 2009, he founded 303 drama club, and has created 12 pieces of original drama works, 1 crossover Sichuan opera so far. As a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association, director of Chongqing Dramatists Association, Yuan Ye has won the 2013 National Small Theater performances award, Chongqing Five-Ones project award. His crossover Sichuan opera Even Wood won Wuzhen Drama Festival Youth Repertoire and so on.

Drama 2017

Installation Theatre - The Game of Empty Box

The clear stage looks like an empty open box. The creator and the observer are together, to construct a real and virtual relationship here. There is always an empty box stored inside of everyones heart. Reality and dreams are intertwined with potential personal awarenesses. In her empty box, full noises and solitudes from the urban jungle, eagering to break through the barriers of communication, but facing the failure again and again. That "she", is so familiar but also strange, dangerous but full of temptations. Dose she have the courage to face the fact, when the consciousness touches the other herself in this empty box? Death comes down to the earth, whom keeps the routinism, whom looking forward to be changed, beginning to put the first stage property in the empty box of his own... Three stories, three paragraphs of inner self, when all the boxes are opened, what will happen... Zhang LingnanIn recent years, Lingnan has supervised and produced plenty of stage shows, such as a multimedia theatre A Ray of Sunshine and a puppet show A Flying Boy, etc. He devotes most of his efforts to the exploration of dilemma of human nature in different times. Besides, Lingnan does his most work in integrating multiple traditional artistic expressional styles on contemporary theatre stage. Audience will find Chinese Opera, puppetry, Nuo opera and other art styles in his works. Understanding the noticeable impact of cultural globalization on Chinese drama, Lingnan is also committed to cross-culture drama study. Lingnan has been to University of Newcastle, University of Rome and University of Florence in Italy, Columbia Calviwa University, etc. to perform and attend drama cultural exchange activities. His adaptation work, The orphan of Zhao, was presented as one of the closing performances on the ninth Asian and Pacific Regional Theater Academy Festival (ATEC) in Colombia. Huang SaifengHuang Saifeng graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy majoring in oil painting. He has always been interested in art and its connection with our innate humanity. From this interest, he has lately created several artworks, including Tin Drum Memories, Silent Memory, Instant Light and the interactive art project Empty Box Game. He observes the world like a spy with a distant look and maintains a dialogue with it in his own unique way. His work is characterized by a feeling of lyrical dreamlike sadness that is always present. He has exhibited his work in Taipei and Shanghai in solo exhibitions Lost in Memory, So Close So Far, Empty Box Game. All his works have also taken part in Shanghai Art Exhibition, Young Chinese Artists Exhibition, Young Asian Artists Nomination Exhibition and etc. In 2015, he received the Saint Angelo Shiny Artists Award.

Drama 2017

Experimental Theatre Yue Opera - The Destiny of Rebirth

Three hundred years ago, Chen Duansheng, the author of The Destiny of Rebirth (Zai Sheng Yuan), wrote a heroine Meng Lijun who was ahead of the times but could not break through the shackles of tradition. Then she stopped writing, leaving the story unfinished. Today, the adapted story gives more meanings to the heroine. With life billows, Meng Lijun becomes a woman who pursuits equality and freedom. Meanwhile, she is quite clear that from the viewpoint of the worldly eyes, marriage is the only way for females to be happy. Even though women are as talented as men, they often feel helpless trying to fulfill their dreams against the reality. We hope that after "rebirth" of Meng Lijun, her ‘free mind will provoke more self-reflection and compassion against women of the modern society. Xin YaqinXin Yaqin, a national second-grade actress of Yue Opera, graduated from the Traditional Opera School of Shanghai Theatre Academy, has been employed in Honglou Troupe of Shanghai Yue Opera House. She is a part of the opera school of Wang Wenjuan, and studied from Wang Wenjuan, Lv Ruiying and Shan Yangping who are among the great actresses of Yue Opera in different times. She has starred in many full-scale classic dramas and highlights of Yue Opera, such as A Dream in Red Mansions, The Crap Fairy, Meng Lijun, Beauty Yuji, The Purple Hairpin, A Girl Jiujin and The Unforgettable Encounter. She has also participated in the "Stage Sisterhood Gala", the 70th anniversary of Yue Opera reforms, the 50th anniversary of the Yue Opera A Dream in Red Mansions, the performance "Qian Li Gong Chan Juan" Gala for Wang Wenjuans art, the performance "Yi Dai Feng Hua" Gala for Xu Yulans art, the closing ceremony performance of the 2nd Yue Opera Festiva; and the lantern gala organized by 15 provinces. She won the Top 10 Actress Award of the 2nd Yue Opera Actress Competition in 2009, and won the silver award with Shan Hanghang as the duo "Star Route". Zhou QianZhou Qian, holding the Masters of Arts degree, graduated from the Department of Drama and Literature of Shanghai Theatre Academy. She has been employed as the Lecturer in the Department of Drama, Artistic Vocational College of Anhui. Her script of the microfilm Password won the third-class prize in the first "Yangtze River Delta Micro Film Contest" in 2014. Her drama script Voting in the Village participated in the 3rd China Campus Drama Festival. She wrote the online movie Crazy Beauty produced by Fangquan Pictures, and wrote a childrens magic show Adventure of Miaomiao in Harrys Magic Castle for Anhui Performing Arts Group Corporation. She has frequently been the writer for large-scale comprehensive performances within the province.

Drama 2017

Drama - Hot Pot

The story is about the flashbacks of Bi Dayou (old B)s lifetime memory, a hotpot restaurant owner at the last moment of his life. Looking at the guests he encountered in the hot pot restaurant is like seeing his own life. The young couple reminded the old B of his youth, while the middle-aged poor couple took him back to his failed marriage. No matter how successful or how hard a persons life was, there should be countless memories of himself. In a sense, the fragments of these memories constitute his entire life. Guests in the hot pot restaurant are pieces of a noisy real life. And these pieces collide with old Bs life experience with sparks. Then, the story goes into these sparks which connect old Bs important slices of life together. It turns out all those guests in the hot pot restaurant are with old B in different ages. Finally, the story goes back to the current, those guests are still guests, but old B already left. We try to go deep into the trivial pieces of life and show the essence of the joys and sorrows in life through a nobodys various feelings. The work itself cannot give an answer, but it is intended to show and explore. Guan BoGuan Bo graduated in 1996 from the Central Academy of Drama, with a Masters of Arts degree in Dramatic Literature and Directing. He is the deputy director of the Production Department and the team leader of the Drama Actor Team of the National Centre for the Performing Arts. As a producer, screenwriter and director, Guan has been engaged in arts production and management for years. His main productions include Turandot, Carmen, The Chinese Orphan, La Traviata, Red Cliff, Jane Eyre, Massage, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Nights Dream, King Lear, etc. He is the playwright of TV drama Judge Dee, Liu Yong, Meng Lijun, Waters Edge, the Chinese version of the operetta Die Fledermaus, play So Young, and musical The South Wind. Guan has also worked as a director in drama sketch Beyond the Time, drama A Pound of Flesh and the Fifth Anniversary Party of NCPA. Zha WenyuanPh.D. candidate in directing, The Central Academy of Drama MA in directing, The Central Academy of Drama. Her works, delicate whilst wild, subtle but full of courage, outline an eternal emotional life with unique stage language. Major works: Executive director of musical Romeo and Juliet, Deputy Director of drama Mao Yisheng, Director of Experimental Drama Da Zai Zhong Sheng, Director of musical Late Spring, Director of Shakespeares Twelfth Night, Deputy Director of Shakespeares Hamlet (Beijing Comedy version), Rehearsal Director of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream (the National Centre for the Performing Arts version and the Beijing Comedy version).

Drama 2017

APP Immersive Theatre Duality (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. Tong TongTong graduated from New York University. She is now a graduate student in Film Studies at Shanghai Theatre Academy. She is a mainland Chinese actress, director, and screenwriter. She is nominated as the Youth Ambassador to Fight against AlDS by UN. Tong received Popular TV Golden Eagle Award for the Best Supporting Actress and won the Best Leading Actress Nomination. During her study in the U.S, she has had two times bilingual MC experiences at Lincoln Center, Tong wrote and directed the Water lnk Theatre the Great Wall Poetry in 2013, the Pingtan Master received the Best Picture of Academy Award from the special unit of MIFF and SIFF. The Multi Media Theatre the M Feast is officially selected as the Commissioned Work of the 16th R.A.W! in 2014. In 2015, she wrote and directed the experimental short film The Gyroscope Man. In 2016, Tong wrote and directed the App lmmersive Theatre Duality, which is the 5th anniversary Special Commissioned Production of the R.AW!

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. Zhu ZhiyuDirector Zhu Zhiyu works at Chinese Opera College of Shanghai Theater Academy and serves as a member of Shanghai Dramatists Association. She graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy with the Masters degree in Fine Arts of Opera Directing, specialized in Music and Folk Music. She won the Gold Award under the category of Youth Group of National Youth Instrumental Music Contest organized by Chinese Musicians Association and also obtained the Gold Award and Best Gardner Award in Asias Finals of International Music Festival Competition for two consecutive years. In recent years, Ms. Zhu played a creative role in directing and producing some newly-adapted plays and operas. Participating and directed works: Beijing Opera "The taming of the shrew"; "Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci"; "New combination of Beijing Opera - The youth road Zhang Pai art performance of Zhao Qun"; Drama "farewell my concubine"; "A midsummer nights dream"; "Humane foundation charity film symphony concert" and etc.

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 hometown - Linchuan. 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? Han DanniGraduated from Law School of Shanghai University, she focused on drama writing in school. In 2013, she attended the program of cultivating young artists held by Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, and learned drama writing from Mr. Yu Rongjun. Main works: In 2014, her drama No Dream in Huizhou was nominated for the first round of funded projects for youth screenwriters of Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation. Later, it was adapted into a script of Kunqu Opera. It was also nominated for the invited work of Rising Artists Works Program of the 18th China Shanghai International Arts Festival, renamed as Tang Xianzu. Traditional Chinese Music Theatre, Rain in Linan has won the second award of the 12th College Drama Festival of Shanghai in the full-length drama group. This play firstly combined traditional Chinese music with dramas, exploring the usage of Chinese aesthetic in modern dramas. Childrens drama The Box of Shakespeare and San Mao in the Future have been nominated for the competition of Excellent Childrens Drama of Shanghai. It uses childrens words to think about life and society.

Drama 2016

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. Yang YikunYang Yikun, has BA and Master in Dramatic Literature, the Central Academy of Drama, instructed by the play writer Huang Weiruo. Since 2009, Yang participates in many drama festivals as the Beijing International Youth Theatre Festival, Nanluoguxiang Drama Festival and Wuzhen Theatre Festival. In 2011, Yangs work "The Peacock Flies to Southeast, the wife of Jiao Zhongqings" was performed on the stage by Jiang Ruoyu, the professor of the Central Academy of Drama. As a successful experiment on the dramatic language system, this show gained many attentions and applauses and was regarded as "the Kun opera with the drama appearance". Since then, Yang has tried many different genres of drama. The drama, "The Autumn Sound of Bianshui River" won the 25th Tian Han Drama Award. The music drama "Blossom" won the Campus Award of China Drama and the Outstanding Repertoire and Excellent Screenplay in the Beijing Student Drama Festival. In the year of 2014, the drama "If Leave," was nominated for "Youth competition play" session, and won the "Town Award ", the highest award of the Best Drama Awards in the 2nd Wuzhen Theatre Festival. In 2015, Yang attended the Theater Festival in Avignon, France, and won the first-class reward of 30th Tian Han drama Award in 2016.

Drama 2016

Experiment Kinqu Opera - Inscription

Inscription is adapted from the traditional Kunqu opera Soup For Treat-ment of Jealousy. lt tells the story of woman in civilian clothes, QiaoXiao-qing, who has both talent and beauty, but was sold to a man as his concubine and later to suffer the wrath of his wifes jealousy. This work concentrates on the role transformation in Inscription. The performer plays different roles, transforming from QiaoXiaoging, to DuLinaingand others, and then back to Xiaoging. In the 20 minutes performance, a folded drama form appears with transformation and crossing among soundless performance, sounded performance and tune names. Shen YiliShe is graduated from drama performance major in Shanghai Theatre Acade-my (STA) and had ever acted a leading role in Peony Pavillion, Palace of Eternal Youth, The Jade Hairpin, The Story of Sima Sheug-yu, Pei Shaojun and Li Qian-jun, and also participated in performance of some opera highlights such as Dream in the Deserted Garden, Pursuit of a Dream, The Drunk Beauty, and she has ever participated in performance and lectures in Britain, France, Spanish America, and Taiwan and Hong Kong in China, to promote the development of Kunqu Opera art actively. With strong and solid basic skills, elegant costume and makeup, rich classic appeal, she acted vividly and voiced mellowly, show-ing a dignified and elegant stage appeal and exquisite performance.

Drama 2014

Theatre - An Expressionless Man

K and S met by chance on the subway. Later, S found out that they were neighbors in the same residential community, and K has had an eye on her in a social networking website for a long time. It was then that their relationship started to change. K had a strange disease, which lost him the ability to smile and made him the subject of ridicule. He desperately tries to recover his ability to smile and plans to meet someone who might be able to help him. Can he recover his smile? What will happen between him and S? A confusing and intriguing situation follows. Shang LeiAs a screenwriter and director, Shang Lei graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University in 2007. His drama works include What was Make-believe has Become Reality, The Birthday Party, Ulysses in Mental Hospital, Loves Conditional Expression, Expressionless Person, Hamlet Sonata and many others. In July 2012, he was among in the final 6 of the Tian Qinxin New Writing Planand went to the National Theater of Scotland in Britain. Hamlet Sonata was presented in the Beijing Fringe Festival, and publicly shown in No.9 Theater in Beijing in December that same year.

Drama 2014

Multimedia Theatre - The M Feast

The play takes Mr. Ms feast as the cue, the invited guests (the audiences) are asked to join the Wechat group through two-dimensional code scanning. The mysterious Mr. M uses voice commands and randomly selects seven people from the Wechat group. The selected audiences are guests of the feast from different social classes. They attend the feast with different purposes. They conduct hypocritical social performances ofthe upper class at first, but then fight crazily for the so-called mysterious gift. Sartre once said: others are the hell. The law of the jungle among animals and human beings greed and desire we reflected vividly in the play, and the even peoples hypocrisy is gradually faded with Mr. Ms game instructions. Crime and punishment the third eye, them mysterious Mr.M, the strange diners, how could everything develop? Tong TongTong Tong (Bella) is a scriptwriter, director, and actress graduated from New York University, majored in Media, Culture and Communication. She is named as Youth Ambassador to fight against AlDS by UN, and worked as an NBA reporter for the SOHU sports channel. She starred in many TV dramassuch as I Want A Home, The Little Imperial Envoy and Smiling Crabs. She is the script writer and director of the documentary films Chinese University Alliance in Greater New York area, Drop Mark, and the First Great Wall Modern Art Biennale. Her work directing The Little Master was awarded Best Film in the Sino-American University Student Micro-Film Competition, organized by the Miami International Festival and Shanghai International Festival.

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