beijing opera "my life" will be performed in south korea
2024-10-07
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china youth daily client news (china youth daily·china youth daily reporter jiang xiaobin) the beijing opera troupe will bring its new beijing opera "my life" to south korea to participate in the 28th beseto hosted by the korea asian culture hall foundation (china, korea, japan) drama festival, there will be two performances on october 12th and 13th at the asia culture center in gwangju, south korea. the play is one of two plays selected nationwide by the china drama association.
poster for the korean performance of beijing opera "my life". photo courtesy of beijing opera troupe
as the only local opera in beijing, beijing opera is famous for its unique artistic charm and rich regional cultural characteristics. "my life" takes "my" ups and downs and bitter life journey in the old era as the main line, showing the sadness of the little people at the bottom who are unable to control their own destiny in the outdated and turbulent old society. the work sings out the reality and heaviness of the world in a humorous way, and is full of deep affection and love for the world in the laughter and curses.
stills from beijing opera "my life". photo courtesy of beijing opera troupe
cui di, director of the beijing opera troupe, said: ""in my life" demonstrates the innovative development of traditional chinese opera in the contemporary era. it presents mr. lao she's classic novel in the form of beijing opera, and has many advantages in script adaptation, stage performance, and music creation. it incorporates modern elements and innovative techniques in other aspects, demonstrating to the international theater community the spirit and ability of chinese opera to continuously explore and innovate on the basis of inheritance, and enhances the artistic image of chinese opera in the world. "
the beseto theater festival is a theater festival jointly organized by theater workers from china, japan and south korea. it is an authoritative theater event in asia and provides a platform for theater artists from the three countries to focus on display and exchange.
source: china youth daily client
