Chengdu, December 23 (Yang Yudi) "Impression of Peking Opera "Xue Tao" we did it with awe. The previous versions are all restoring historical deeds and allusions, but we are stripping Xue Tao from the height of history, and the whole play is restored to Xue Tao herself, from her inner struggle and choice, and finally to the completion of a process of reconciliation with herself, hoping to dig out human nature from it. On the afternoon of the 23rd, at the press conference of the Impression Peking Opera "Xue Tao" held at the New Life Theater of the Chengdu Peking Opera Research Institute, director Li Wei said.
Xue Tao, the word Hongdu, a female poet in the Tang Dynasty, one of the four talented women in Shuzhong, her self-compiled poetry collection "Jinjiang Collection" (has been lost) five volumes, selected into 500 self-composed poems, 93 surviving today. Impression Peking Opera "Xue Tao" takes the "peacock" raised by "Xue Tao" in the shogunate in history as the way to solve the problem, adopts a unique structure of two heroines, observes the heart of "Xue Tao" with the character "peacock", and depicts the spiritual map of "Xue Tao" in detail against the magnificent background of the Tang Dynasty. The two heroines in the play, "Xue Tao" and "Peacock", are played by Liu Lu of the Chengdu Peking Opera Research Institute and Zhou Li of the Chongqing Peking Opera Company, two Plum Blossom Award winners.
Impression of the Peking Opera "Xue Tao" press conference. Photo by Yang Yudi.
Chengdu has had a huge 'literati magnetic field' since ancient times, and Xue Tao, as a talented woman in Shuzhong, is the only woman in the second batch of Sichuan historical celebrities. Song Jun, Secretary of the Party Branch of Chengdu Peking Opera Research Institute, introduced that "Xue Tao" is jointly produced by Chengdu Peking Opera Research Institute and Chongqing Peking Opera Company, and will start topic selection and research in October 2022, "This time, we have carried out a new positioning creation in the form of impression Peking Opera, which is not only an artistic practice that goes deep into stage aesthetics and the literary spirit of historical figures, but also an innovative exploration of the beauty of traditional Chinese culture." We hope that through the cooperation of "Xue Tao", we can work with Chongqing Peking Opera Company to explore the 'Xue Tao culture', carry forward the 'Peking Opera spirit', and show the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Song Jun said.
Xue Tao is an attempt at cross-border integration. We work with one of the most sought-after young teams in China to integrate the unique art form of Peking Opera with modern stage expressions on stage. Zhong Hongyu, co-director of the play, said: "We hope to make "Xue Tao" a 'key' that can open up young people's understanding of Peking Opera culture. ”
Dong Yufang, the screenwriter of the play, said: "In the creative process, we hope to integrate the current values, so that the audience can find resonance from 'Xue Tao'. As the leading actor who has starred in two versions of "Xue Tao", Liu Lu also bluntly said: "'Xue Tao' is actually a self-reliant and self-reliant woman, who can integrate into the current values and bring thinking to the audience." ”
In addition, the play also cooperated with the Sichuan Cultural and Creative Industry Research Institute to innovatively design and develop a series of related peripheral cultural and creative products, such as "Xue Tao" stamps, "Xue Tao" notes, "Xue Tao" music boxes, etc., hoping to explore the path of realizing the IP of performing arts, so that the audience can not only feel the excitement of the stage repertoire, but also experience the charm of cultural and creative empowerment of performing arts.
It is reported that the Impression Peking Opera "Xue Tao" will be performed on December 30 and December 31, 2023 at the Xinsheng Theater of Chengdu Peking Opera Research InstituteOn January 5 and January 6, 2024, he will participate in the 10th China Peking Opera Festival at the Sichuan Grand TheatreOn January 11, 2024, it will tour at the Shiguangnan Grand Theater in Chongqing, and will also start tour plans at Peking University, Tsinghua University and other universities. (ENDS).
China News Network).