Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts - Theatre
Dates: May 09-11, 2017
AboutThis is a multimedia musical play imbued with director MENG Jinghui’s black humour and “post-modernist” sarcasm. True love is like ageless amber formed aeons ago. In a modern metropolis teeming with sheer haste and insolent hypocrisy, could love be clear and crystal yet?
Synopsis
When they meet for the first time, GAO Yuan believes he lures Xiaoyou into love, but it turns out the opposite. This young “philosopher”, however, does not believe such fact. Indeed, he gets attracted by this uncommon girl, an interpreter at a museum of nature who often introduces the history of dinosaurs to the public. Under her calm look is hidden fiery passion and a little untold secret.
Over the course of time, they become attached to each other. The love story unfolds against the urban life of hustle and bustle. He is an insolent guy who believes nothing while she is a willful girl who desires to find a miracle in her life. Neither one speaks what goes on in his or her mind frankly. They torment each other, but still love each other at the same time.
CreativeMENG Jinghui Director
MENG Jinghui is the most influential experimental drama director with lofty fame in the Chinese drama circle. He founded Beijing Youth Theatre Festival in 2008 and has served as artistic director since then. He is director of National Theatre of China. As the famous Chinese drama director, MENG Jinghui puts his unique personalized creativity and diversified artistic style into full play. He not only writes a new chapter in contemporary Chinese drama, but also becomes a cultural phenomenon worthy of attention.
His direction includes Think of Worldly Pleasure, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Rhinoceros in Love, Head without Tail, Amber, In Illusion, Romantic Meeting, The Life Attitude of Two Dogs, Labyrinth and Magic Mountain, all of which have triggered strong responses so that Chinese experimental drama sublimes to the new aesthetics height. MENG also cultivates a large number of drama fans to infuse the energy into new diversification of Chinese drama stage. His film Chicken Poets is awarded with the FIPRESCI Critics Award of Hong Kong International Film Festival and Special Youth Jury Award of Locarno International Film Festival.
ArtistZHANG Yicheng as GAO Yuan
Mr. ZHANG Yicheng graduated from the Acting Department of Central Academy of Drama. He has played numerous leads such as the chef in The Murder of Hanging Garden, Poshekaikov in Gun, Lie and Rose, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, the sergeant in The Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Giovanni in Aveva Due Pistole Con Gli Occhi Bianchi E Neri (He Had Two Pistols with White and Black Eye). With his subtle grasp of performing art, he has won warm applause from the audience.
LIU Shuang as Xiaoyou
Ms. LIU graduated from the Department of Musical of Beijing Dancing Academy. She has been active at Le Festival d'Avignon, Wuzhen Drama Festival, Beijing Youth Drama Festival and other occasions. She has impressed the audience with her roles in many plays, including Angela in Aveva Due Pistole Con Gli Occhi Bianchi E Neri (He Had Two Pistols with White and Black Eye), Maria in Gun, Lie and Rose, the rebellious policewoman in The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, KONG Yanyan leading a real yet surreal life in The Murder of Hanging Garden and Xiaoyou who slips into an abyss for desperately revitalizing and perpetuating her love in Amber.
Source:National Centre for the Performing Arts
