Heaven and Earth: Li Yu the Poet Emperor
Venue:
Shanghai Grand Theatre Lyric Theatre
300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Huangpu Shanghai
Date:
4/20/2019
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Heaven and Earth: Li Yu the Poet Emperor
4/20/2019
Shanghai Grand Theatre Lyric Theatre
300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Huangpu Shanghai
￥80 - ￥380
Paper ticket
SOLD OUT
Event details
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- Chinese Language
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- No Cancellation
- Show Lasts 130 mins (with a 20 mins intermission)
- All Attendees Require a Ticket
Synopsis
"Outside the curtain, the rain keeps pattering,
And the spring is fast away slipping.
My satin quilt cannot resist the dawn chills.
In dreams, I knew not an exile I remain,
And I was carried away with a short spell of pleasure.”
After the death of her husband, Yue-niang keeps the antiques from South Tang Dynasty that she and her husband previously collected and chants the lyric poems by Emperor Li Yu to divert herself from loneliness. One day, when Yu-niang is playing the Shao-cao Pipa and singing the lyrics of the tune “Lang Tao Sha (Waves Scouring the Sand)”, Emperor Li Yu’s spirit suddenly appears from the jade incense burner. After sleeping for a few hundred years, Li Yu appears to see his Queen Zhou the Elder who used to sing “The Rainbow Dress” and Queen Zhou the Younger who in a trance “holds in hand her shoes sewn with golden thread”. In order to make up to his wife and Queen Zhou the Elder for his carelessness when they were all alive, Li Yu, under the guidance of Fairy Cao, the spirit of the Shao-cao Pipa, embarks on a journey of healing. When Li Yu goes to Yongchang Mausoleum where Zhao Kuang-yin, the Emperor Taizu of Song was buried, to look for the manuscripts of musical scores by his wife, he meets the spirit of the Song emperor, and the two emperors chat about the rise and fall of dynasties in the times of old...
Heaven and Earth: Li Yu the Poet Emperor starts with the classic lyric poems written by Li Yu the poet emperor to present to you a dreamlike romantic fantasy.
The Performance Group: GuoGuang Opera Company
The GuoGuang Opera Company stands at the forefront of incorporating contemporary themes into Peking opera, modernizing this traditional art form and adding literary elements into new creations. The company has presented works inspired by fiction from 20th century female writer Eileen Chang, as well as Chinese calligraphy copybooks by fourth century Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi, underlining the troupe’s creative freedom in terms of themes and means of expression. In addition to its representative works of traditional Kunqu and Peking opera plays, its adaptations have also received plaudits in cultural circles, earning it both a Golden Bell Award and Taishin Arts Award, and are extremely popular among younger audiences. They have also been invited to put on shows across the Taiwan Strait as well as in many different countries around the world.
Literary Theater of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera
Peking Opera
Peking opera, or Beijing opera is a form of Chinese opera which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performance troupes are based in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.The art form is also preserved in Taiwan, where it is also known as the quintessence of China. It has also spread to other regions such as the United States and Japan.
Peking opera features four main types of performers. Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With their elaborate and colorful costumes, performers are the only focal points on Peking opera's characteristically sparse stage. They use the skills of speech, song, dance and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive, rather than realistic. Above all else, the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also adhere to a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production. The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music. The music of Peking opera can be divided into the xīpí and èrhuáng styles. Melodies include arias, fixed-tune melodies and percussion patterns. The repertoire of Peking opera includes over 1,400 works, which are based on Chinese history, folklore and, increasingly, contemporary life.
Kunqu Opera
Kunqu is a form of Chinese musical drama. But it is more than just drama: it is a combination of play, opera, ballet, poetry recital, and musical recital. It also draws on earlier forms of Chinese theatrical performances: mime, farce, acrobatics, ballad recital, and medley, some of which go back to the third century BC or even earlier. It is first and foremost a performing art: people come to see and hear a performance. The plot is usually familiar to the audience, or else made available through a prose summary. In the performance of Kunqu three media work simultaneously and in harmony: words, music and dance.
Notice
Date: Saturday, April 20 @ 14:00
Duration: 130 mins (with a 20 mins intermission)
Duration: 130 mins (with a 20 mins intermission)
Language: Chinese
All Attendees Require a Ticket
All Attendees Require a Ticket
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Heaven and Earth: Li Yu the Poet Emperor
Venue:
Shanghai Grand Theatre Lyric Theatre
300 Renmin Da Dao, near Huangpi Bei Lu Huangpu Shanghai
Date:
4/20/2019
SOLD OUT
This ticket is only available as a paper ticket
After you have joined the waiting list, you will be notified if tickets become available via SMS.
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