Stills of the original Kunqu opera "Gu Yanwu" courtesy of China International Culture Group Co., Ltd
Beijing, January 20 (China News Network) -- The voice of the two around Kunshan, a dream reincarnated for 600 years - "master of a hundred plays" Kunqu, originated in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province; "the rise and fall of the world, the pifu has the responsibility" - a generation of great Confucian Gu Yanwu, born in Kunshan, Jiangsu.
On the evening of the 19th, invited by the "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet Beijing" International Arts Festival, as one of the fine performances of the "Meet Beijing, Meet Jiangnan" Suzhou Culture and Art Exhibition Week, the original Kunqu opera "Gu Yanwu" was staged at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater.
Stills of the original Kunqu opera "Gu Yanwu" courtesy of China International Culture Group Co., Ltd
The play tells the story of the twenty-first year of the Qing Kangxi Dynasty (1682), Gu Yanwu, who was living in Shanxi, had the heart to return to his hometown, but when he set out, he fell off his horse because of old age and infirmity, and in his dying coma, he recalled his life: when the Southern Ming fell, he faced his mother who was on hunger strike and martyrdom, and made an oath of "oath not to be clean"; he was trapped in the literal prison because of "anti-Qing restoration", but he did not dare to take his life lightly because of the failure of the "Book of The Disease of the Heavenly County" and the "Zhaoyu Zhi"; although he insisted on being a ming dynasty relic, he sent his only disciple to the examination hall of the Qing Dynasty's "Erudite Hong Confucian Branch" Until the last moment of his life, Gu Yanwu interpreted life to the young Kangxi and asked: "What is the destruction of the country, what is the death of the world?" ”
The feelings of home and country of Gu Yanwu and the enduring charm of world-class intangible cultural kunqu, as two cultural "golden business cards" of Kunshan, "integration" bursts out of the majestic power and the rhyme of elegance, telling Chinese stories and showing Chinese style.
The repertoire lineup that debuted in Beijing this time was played by Ke Jun, the winner of the Kunshan "Plum Blossom" Award and a national first-class actor, who presented the loyalty and integrity of the characters in the game of no sword light and blood. He said: "To have the opportunity to meet the soul of Gu Yanwu, a Kunshan native more than 300 years ago, is a blessing for me, a contemporary Kunqu person, because he is not only a cultural symbol of Kunshan, but also a microcosm of the national feelings of Chinese literati." I hope that "Gu Yanwu" can become a classic and continue to act forever! ”
At the same time, national first-class actors Zhang Dahuan, Gong Yinlei and Qian Zhenrong helped the team, sharing the stage with Cao Zhiwei, Huang Zhuyu and other outstanding young actors and students of Kunshan Contemporary Kunshan Opera, and using literary and artistic methods to lead contemporary audiences to find the resonance of "the world rises and falls, and the pirate has the responsibility".
The original Kunqu opera "Gu Yanwu", jointly produced by Jiangsu Performing Arts Group and Kunshan Contemporary Kun opera theatre, was launched in 2018 and has been performed in important festivals such as the 7th China Kunqu Opera Arts Festival, the 12th China Arts Festival, the 12th Xiqu 100 Opera (Kunshan) Festival, and the 2nd Jiangsu Development Conference, and has carried out national tours and cultural exchanges.
The "Meet in Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet in Beijing" International Arts Festival are hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, the State Administration of Radio and Television, the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, and jointly organized by China International Culture Group Co., Ltd. and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. Focusing on the Beijing Winter Olympics, the festival has set up five major sections of performing arts, visual arts, film screenings, urban activities and celebration activities, in the form of "online + offline", to provide audiences with 100 exhibition and performance activities from 22 countries and regions, as well as art forums and performance promotion meetings, presenting the unique cultural charm of Beijing as the world's first "city of double Olympics". (End)