The debut of the Chinese children's art musical "Cat God in the Forbidden City" will accompany children on New Year's Day and Spring Festival
2023-12-25
"The beautiful Forbidden City, once the Forbidden City, some say it has the most beautiful scenery in the world..." Accompanied by melodious music, a story about the "Cat God" unfolds on stage. The song and dance drama "Cat God in the Palace Museum" jointly produced by the China Children's Art Theatre and the Palace Museum premiered at the China Children's Theatre in Beijing on the evening of the 23rd. Screenplay of the musical "Cat God in the Forbidden City". The work is adapted from the story of the same name picture book and uses the story of the "Cat God" as a carrier to showcase the Forbidden City, representing Chinese historical civilization and traditional culture, to audiences of all sizes around the world. Feng Li, the director of the Chinese Children's Art Theatre and the screenwriter of "The Cat God in the Forbidden City", hopes that this work can make history and culture live, warm, approachable, and approachable in the hearts of the audience, "Musician Li Haiying was invited to compose the play, which can evoke infinite imagination among adults and children from all over China and even the world about the Forbidden City - about a magnificent palace, about friendship and companionship, about memory and history, about life and eternity.". As the plot progresses, nearly 20 music pieces such as "Beautiful Forbidden City", "Gege's Cat", "Flowers on Trees", "Companion", and "We All Speak" bring the audience into various scenes. Screenplay of the musical "Cat God in the Forbidden City". In the view of director Jiao Gang, the script of "The Cat God in the Forbidden City" has a solid literary quality, "It is not only a beautiful fairy tale, but also a tribute and memory to those represented by the Forbidden City who have put so much effort into the protection and inheritance of Chinese culture." "We hope to tell Chinese stories more original, dynamic, artistic, and imaginative; we also hope to turn children's dramas into works of all ages, because every adult is a former child; and we hope that children's dramas can have more depth of thought, more understanding of life, the world, and oneself in traditional culture, and more understanding of traditional culture itself." Feng Li hopes that "The Cat God is in the Forbidden City" can be translated to English We can bring Chinese children's drama art, the legend of the Forbidden City, and the excellent traditional Chinese culture to the whole country and the world, allowing the world to see China. The cast members of the musical "Cat God in the Forbidden City" bid farewell. In addition to exciting performances, the Chinese Children's Art Theatre has also prepared facial paintings and seals for the audience of "The Cat God in the Forbidden City", which can collect seals of 12 characters and 11 character design flashcards, as well as take photos with "Dundun" as a souvenir. It is reported that the drama will continue to be performed until February 17, 2024. (End) (Le Xin She) (Reporter Ying Ni)
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