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Zheng Yi Ci Theater—the oldest traditional Peking Opera theater in Beijing—will launch its 2011 Drama Season on November 23 in order to celebrate the 100th show of Peking Opera Mei Lanfang Classics and the 300th anniversary of the theater.
The Drama Season, sponsored by Xinhuayaji International Cultural Transmission Co. Ltd., will present a series of traditional Chinese operas and modern dramas in Beijing’s oldest temple theater.
Zheng Yi Ci Theater was a Buddhist temple built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), then became a Peking Opera theater and was first opened to audiences in 1688. As a temple theater, Zheng Yi Ci Theater usually features traditional Peking Opera for its daily performances. But in the upcoming performance season, the theater will introduce modern dramas to audiences for the first time, such as Cooking A Dream, and A Good Person of Beijing, together with classical Peking Operas. Unlike the modern theaters which are equipped with lighting, video and audio facilities to create an atmosphere the story needs, Zheng Yi Ci Theater provides performers with traditional Chinese stage and antique decorations. How will the traditional theater highlight modern arts? That is a focus of this performance season.
“The architecture of Zheng Yi Ci Theater has a strong appeal. Just as the ancient walls of Avignon, France produced a dream atmosphere for my drama Cooking A Dream (the drama was highly praised by French audiences during the Avignon Theater Festival this summer), Zheng Yi Ci Theater, with its 300-year history can definitely create a strong atmosphere for the 1,200-year old story,” said Huang Ying, Director of the modern drama Cooking A Dream, which will be the opening play of the 2011 Drama Season.
Fang Xu, the playwright and actor of the monodrama My Whole Life, also expressed his excitement of premiering his play at Zheng Yi Ci Theater, “this is a place I dream of!”
In addition to the excellent dramas and operas, the organizers will stage other events, including a lecture by young dramatists and a forum for drama lovers. The drama season not only provides a stage to watch good plays but also a place to study and discuss traditional and modern dramas.
The Drama Season, sponsored by Xinhuayaji International Cultural Transmission Co. Ltd., will present a series of traditional Chinese operas and modern dramas in Beijing’s oldest temple theater.
Zheng Yi Ci Theater was a Buddhist temple built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), then became a Peking Opera theater and was first opened to audiences in 1688. As a temple theater, Zheng Yi Ci Theater usually features traditional Peking Opera for its daily performances. But in the upcoming performance season, the theater will introduce modern dramas to audiences for the first time, such as Cooking A Dream, and A Good Person of Beijing, together with classical Peking Operas. Unlike the modern theaters which are equipped with lighting, video and audio facilities to create an atmosphere the story needs, Zheng Yi Ci Theater provides performers with traditional Chinese stage and antique decorations. How will the traditional theater highlight modern arts? That is a focus of this performance season.
“The architecture of Zheng Yi Ci Theater has a strong appeal. Just as the ancient walls of Avignon, France produced a dream atmosphere for my drama Cooking A Dream (the drama was highly praised by French audiences during the Avignon Theater Festival this summer), Zheng Yi Ci Theater, with its 300-year history can definitely create a strong atmosphere for the 1,200-year old story,” said Huang Ying, Director of the modern drama Cooking A Dream, which will be the opening play of the 2011 Drama Season.
Fang Xu, the playwright and actor of the monodrama My Whole Life, also expressed his excitement of premiering his play at Zheng Yi Ci Theater, “this is a place I dream of!”
In addition to the excellent dramas and operas, the organizers will stage other events, including a lecture by young dramatists and a forum for drama lovers. The drama season not only provides a stage to watch good plays but also a place to study and discuss traditional and modern dramas.