China Children's Art Theatre performs "Three Monks" in Macau for the first time

Macao, 15 Jan (Xinhua) -- On the afternoon of 15 January, the China Children's Arts Theatre performed its first physical animation drama "Three Monks" on the Broadway Stage in Macau, which was warmly welcomed by the audience.

At the launching ceremony before the first performance, Feng Li, president of the China Children's Art Theatre, said that this was the first time that the China Children's Art Theatre had come to the Macao SAR to perform. "Three Monks" created by Chinese children's art has been performed on five continents, very Chinese, and very modern, full of wisdom and artistic aesthetics, which can let macao small audiences understand that our beautiful country has such a beautiful story.

Wong Kar Lun, Chairman of the Macao Chinese Culture and Art Development Association, said that as the organizer, it is a great honor to invite the "national team" of the China Children's Arts Theatre to perform in Macao. During the epidemic period, all participants are overcoming all difficulties for this performance, with the aim of promoting Macao's culture and art to continue to move forward.

"One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink" – the body animation drama "Three Monks" is an innovative creation of this famous Chinese folk proverb. In addition to the roles of the mischievous "little monk", the greedy and lazy "fat monk", and the "thin monk" who loves scriptures, join the "old monk" who is tolerant and kind, and plays the piano and recites the sutra.

The whole play is mainly based on body language, and only 16 words are used to unfold the plot, providing the audience with more imagination space and allowing the audience to enjoy the beauty of the drama in the development of the story. Through the interpretation of the story, the children also understand the principles of unity, mutual assistance and "people's hearts are united, Taishan moves".

The nearly one-and-a-half-hour performance made more than 900 primary and secondary school students concentrate on the audience, and as the storyline developed and changed, sometimes smiling and sometimes laughing. When the play ended, when the scene of the old monk sacrificing himself to save others in the sea of fire was played, the audience erupted into a long applause.

According to reports, "Three Monks" has been performed since 2014, covering 20 countries and 31 cities on five continents, performing 77 times for overseas audiences, and has appeared in world-renowned children's theater festivals such as Germany, Japan, Spain, Denmark and Chile.

This performance is an important part of the China Children's Arts Theatre's participation in the "National Arts Academy Troupe (Macao) Performance Season" and "Happy Spring Festival" activities in Macao. From January 15 to 17, there were 5 performances on the Broadway stage.

Wan Sucheng, Director of the Propaganda and Cultural Affairs Department of the Macao Central Liaison Office, Li Yijun, Deputy Director of the Consular Department of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macao, Mu Xinxin, Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government, Mao Ernan, director of "The Three Monks", and more than 900 spectators attended the launching ceremony. (End)