Production of Last Words: He Nian's Edition of "The Wilderness" Interprets Cao Yu's Classic Work

A reincarnation of love and hate

A story of revenge and redemption.

Classics × New Interpretation

Produced by Shanghai Drama Art Center

“Drama Master”Cao YuMr. Classic

He Nian, a national first-level directorCompletely new interpretation

More than 100 performances in 4 years

Many times invited to participate in domestic and foreign drama festival

This is a young man's field.

synopsis of story

On the field, Qiu Hu in chains jumped from the prison van. He broke off the handcuffs and prepared to seek revenge for the death of his father, but found that Jiao Yan was dead, and his former lover Jin Zi also married Jiao Yan's son, his friend Da Xing. The big star loves gold but is afraid of his mother. The blind Jiao's mother is cruel and cruel to gold. But Qiu Hu's sudden appearance made Jiao's mother very uneasy......

The Wilderness is the classic masterpiece of Mr. Cao Yu, the most outstanding drama master in the history of modern Chinese literature. Through a tragic story of revenge fate, it profoundly shows the writer's confusion about the "dilemma of life" and his philosophical thinking about the mysterious universe.

The modern version of "The Wilderness" directed by He Nian, an outstanding young director of the Shanghai Drama Art Center, gives the classic a new charm with a new concept and form. The performance so far, rave reviews.

Completely new interpretation

Mr. Cao Yu also said to posterity when he rehearsed his works,"Professional troupes, the row" Thunderstorm "will succeed, the row" Sunrise "will succeed, but the row" Wilderness "may fail."It can be seen how difficult the rehearsal of "The Wilderness" is.

In order to make a classic work get the attention of people in the new era again, and make the aesthetic taste of the work fit with the current new generation audience, the last version of "the wilderness" has frequent new moves. Innarrative structureIt breaks the traditional way of linear narrative, and boldly adopts three periods of reincarnation;Dance SetIt adds an expressionist approach to the reality of realism, coloring the stage with lights; inStage PresentationIt incorporates some concepts of dance theater and body drama, and deeply analyzes and shows the interlacing of time and space and the complexity of characters' personalities.

Audience feedback

@ Weibo netizen Fei Yi Luk:Two groups of actors are used to depict complex and vivid character settings, fast-paced dialogue switching and other ways are used to show the fierce collision between characters, dance, music, lights and other ways are used to render emotions, and finally the brain is wide open. From the ending association to the psychological suspense movie "Terror Cruise", the hero Huzi has since fallen into an endless cycle of searching for redemption in regret and sin.

@ Good show:It broke the linear narrative of the original script, rearranged the script, and used a lot of expressionist methods on the basis of realism, divided the whole play into three cycles, and incorporated a lot of dance theater ingredients. For me, it is very aesthetic pleasure.

@ Douban Netizen Yishi: The background music is grand and rhythmic, with a strong sense of enlightenment, inspiring. When the root of evil can no longer be found, it is never-ending to avenge the innocent.

@ Weibo Netizens Lavenderinsha:The "Shanghai Grand Theater" rebirth in situ began at the origin. The opening drama Mr. Cao Yu's masterpiece# Yuan Ye#, has a three-stage infinite cycle, retribution from generation to generation, and the trapped beasts still fight and cannot fight. After watching it, my heart can't help but feel a little cold ~

cast and crew

Produced by: Shanghai Drama Art Center | Producer: Zhang Huiqing | Chief Producer: Tian Shui | Artistic Director: Yu Rongjun | Joint Producer: He Nian | Writer: Cao Yu | Director: He Nian | Dance Design: Sang Qi | Producer: Huang Yiping | Music Director: Wang Jiwei | Composition: Wang Jiwei/Li Kai | Choreographer/Body Director: Liu Fangzi | Rearrangement Director: li Li | Re-arrangement Body Guidance: Zhou Ye | Lighting Design: Liu Haiyuan | Stage Supervision: Xue Chen | Service Design: Hu Xiaohui | Prop Design: Zhu Chenqi | Technical Design: Qiu Songhua | Stage Production Supervision: Zhao Ming | Stage Design Assistant: Zhu Yushuang

Special thanks to 2017 original actors: Xie Chengying/Xu Zihao/Li Li/Bao er/Zhou ye/Zhao Yunlong/Liang yiqi/Wang jiabao

* Recommended for viewers over the age of 16

* Performance information and cast cast shall be subject to the day of performance

* The stills are historical performance photos, and the actors are subject to the actual performance scene.

* 2020 Edition stills photography Yin Xuefeng