Lei Shouzheng, a national first-class director, joined the Chinese Dramatists Association from 65438 to 0992. His main works are Jin Opera The Story of Tongye, Ding Guoxian, Vinegar Song, Jin Fan's Bell Opera, Merry Father and Son, Ma Shang Street, etc. 20 10 directed "Ma Shang Street" for a regiment (formerly the Youth League Committee) of Taiyuan Jinju Art Research Institute. 20 13 went to Suzhou to attend the 13th China Drama Festival and won the excellent drama award. He has won many "apricot blossom awards", such as "Taoist feelings in Linxian County" and "paper-cut girl" on Shangdang Bangzi. He has won five provincial "One Project" awards for many times, such as Shangdang Luozi's "Heaven", Tang and Jin operas, and the musical "Quiet Luliangshan". Ding Guoxian won the 7th Wenhua Award and the New Drama Award of the Ministry of Culture, the Five-One Project Award of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China for vinegar songs, the drama award of Cao Yu in China for the essay "Selecting the Village Head", the first prize of short stories and excellent directors. From June 5 to 10, 2007, the drama won the "Best Traditional Drama Award" at the 3rd China Opera Festival jointly sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture and the China Cultural Center.
Chinese name: Lei Shouzheng
Nationality: China.
Ethnic group: Han nationality
Place of birth: Fenyang, Shanxi
Date of birth:1943165438+10/8.
Occupation: director, screenwriter, actor
Representative works: Dong, Vinegar Song, Zhongju, Romantic Father and Son, Street.
Main achievements: many apricot blossom awards.
The Best Traditional Drama Award of the 3rd China Opera Festival-Jin Opera and Fan Jinzhong Opera.
Outstanding Drama Award of the 13th China Drama Festival.
Two Cultural Awards of the Ministry of Culture
Director Award of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the National Modern Drama Research Association
He has won five "One Project Awards" for many times.
The life of the character
Lei Shou is a native of Fenyang, Shanxi. ** * party member. National first-class director, 1992 joined the Chinese Dramatists Association. His main works are Jin Opera The Story of Tongye, Ding Guoxian, Vinegar Song, Jin Fan's Bell Opera, Merry Father and Son, Ma Shang Street, etc. 20 10 directed "Ma Shang Street" for a regiment (formerly the Youth League Committee) of Taiyuan Jinju Art Research Institute. 20 13 went to Suzhou to attend the 13th China Drama Festival and won the excellent drama award. He has won many "apricot blossom awards", such as "Taoist feelings in Linxian County" and "paper-cut girl" on Shangdang Bangzi. He has won five provincial "One Project" awards for many times, such as Shangdang Luozi's "Heaven", Tang and Jin operas, and the musical "Quiet Luliangshan". Ding Guoxian won the 7th Wenhua Award and the New Drama Award of the Ministry of Culture, the Five-One Project Award of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China for vinegar songs, the drama award of Cao Yu in China for the essay "Selecting the Village Head", the first prize of short stories and excellent directors. From June 5 to 10, 2007, the drama won the "Best Traditional Drama Award" at the 3rd China Opera Festival jointly sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture and the China Cultural Center.
works
Jin Opera and Fan Jinzhong Opera
Fan Jinzhong Opera, a Jin opera, is adapted from Wu's novel The Scholars, which has created a series of typical characters of traditional operas, such as Hu and others, reflected the imperial examination system in that special era and people's love and hate, and made people feel the value orientation and moral judgment of the works in aesthetic pleasure.
The costume design of Fan Jinzhong Drama is really simple, but under the limited funds, the troupe has achieved maximum optimization. Just because of the seriousness of the director, screenwriter, actor and a team, such a drama, instead of being shoddy, has made a jade carving cabbage with the joint efforts of everyone.
Jinju Ma Shang Street
Ma Shang Street is a red Jin opera created by five national first-class actors of Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theatre Youth Troupe. It is another masterpiece with unique style after Fu Shan's Going to Beijing and Jin Fan's Zhongju.
A small quadrangle, "Ma Shang Street" designed five families: Che Wuer, a mechanic and two sons. The youngest son is a progressive young man, and the eldest son is an underground worker of our party and works as a staff officer in the enemy. The big man and his daughter-in-law lived together, and his son was killed by the Japanese; Qiu Fenglian and Eiko, mother and daughter struggled together; Grandma Qi has the most status in the yard. She is a survivor of the martyrs of the Revolution of 1911, and her speech carries a lot of weight. Xu Guangming, a female teacher of Jinshan Middle School, is the underground party member of China Production Party, helping others in the yard. As can be seen from the character setting, Ma Shang Street is a typical group drama, with the main characters 1 1, including five national first-class actors of Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theatre Youth Troupe, namely, Niu Jianwei,, and Zheng. "The story of this play is actually very simple. On the eve of Taiyuan's liberation, a group of people at the bottom lived in the quadrangle of Ma Shang Street. They are hardworking and kind. At the critical moment when he was arrested by the special police department, Xu Guangming, an underground party member, handed an important message to Che Wuer, a mechanic. In order to obtain information, the special police department cut off water and food and forced threats. The people in the yard spontaneously organized themselves in the predicament and finally issued an intelligence city defense map, completing a special mission related to the overall situation of Taiyuan's liberation. " According to Chen Tao, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theater, Ma Shang Street, a newly edited Jin drama, takes the old place names, old people, old events and old language in old Taiyuan as its main drama elements, trying to outline the spiritual outlook of the bottom people in that specific historical period with strong feelings and folk customs, and show their virtues of simplicity, kindness, diligence and courage. "We have been praising heroes, but this time we gave the stage to these little-known people, let them walk out of the forgotten history in the form of opera and meet people today. Although they are ordinary and small, their spirit and consciousness are equally great and worthy of our consideration. This is also very interesting and meaningful. "
These ordinary and insignificant "little people" who speak the original words and live in the streets of Ma Shang have shown extraordinary courage and awareness in the great changes in history.
In recent years, Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theater is a big drama almost every year, and plays such as Fan Jinzhong Drama and Fu Shan's Going to Beijing have exerted great influence in the whole province and even the whole country. In order to present a gift to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party, they have been thinking about arranging a meaningful and interesting modern play. "The choice of theme moved us for a long time. Xu, the last postman in Taiyuan, Wang Qiushou, etc. We have all considered it. After repeated argumentation, we fixed our thinking on the point of' Taiyuan Liberation'. " Chen Tao told reporters that after the theme was decided, he began to equip the creative team. Ma Shang Street is a collaboration between screenwriter Zhao Aibin and director Lei Shouzheng and Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theater after Chinese Opera and Fu Shan entered Beijing. Director Lei Shouzheng said that this nearly two-hour drama took only three months from creation to rehearsal. The rehearsal time is even more tense, only about 20 days, and it is still without interrupting the normal performance. During this time, the actors often toss and turn, and it was already late at night when they came back from their performances in the countryside, and they entered the rehearsal of Ma Shang Street early the next morning. "It was named Ma Shang Street because it is very famous in Taiyuan. The quadrangle in this street is a typical Taiyuan residence. A quadrangle on Ma Shang Street that was half blown up by the Japanese is the only set in the play from beginning to end, and the story takes place in the yard. " Zhao Aibin, a screenwriter, said that the play is based on realism in style, highlights local characteristics, takes old place names, old people, old events and old language in old Taiyuan as the main drama elements, and tries to outline the spiritual outlook of the people at the bottom of that particular historical period with strong feelings and folk customs, showing their virtues of simplicity, kindness, diligence and courage.
Director Lei Shouzheng thinks that the content of the play is greater than the form. In the overall presentation of the stage, combined with the appreciation interest of contemporary audiences, some bold explorations have been made in narrative rhythm and program application in order to pursue truth. "The arrangement of this drama is very difficult, which is very different from the traditional dramas in the past. There are few things in the program, but we try to be true. Because only the truth can impress the audience; Only when it is authentic can it be more touching. "
As a gift theme, the most rare thing about "Ma Shang Street" is that it does not tell the audience politics with a straight face, but focuses on the old homes of ordinary people, and leads us into the old cultural city of Taiyuan and the hearts of these individuals with the unique art of Shanxi Opera. Xu Guangming, a progressive lady, gloriously devoted herself to the cause of the party; The car mechanic Che Wuer was ordered to "have a clear conscience" when he was in danger; There is also a righteous grandmother who keeps the festival and honors and honors. They come to us vividly and show their true and tangled, complex and tortuous, bright and secret inner world. "The people are the subject and creator of history. However, in the past propaganda, it seems that only more advanced intellectuals participated in the' revolution', and the so-called revolution at the grassroots level was confused and even more ignorant. But it is undeniable that there are three religions and nine streams, pawns and vendors. It is a brick and tile in the process of social history. They may not have great ambitions and big minds to save the country and the people, but even these seemingly ordinary and even vulgar people are unexpectedly fearless at critical moments. "
Chen Tao said, "Ma Shang Street" is to change the old habits of the past, starting from the grassroots level, taking Taiyuan Old Street, the elderly and the past as the theme. It shows the dauntless spirit of these little people who can be called the backbone of the nation.
The influence of the work
After the premiere of Ma Shang Street, it won unanimous praise from all walks of life. On the third day after the premiere, the Creation Department of the Provincial Department of Culture specially organized a seminar on the newly edited Jin Opera Ma Shang Street. Dou, deputy director of the Department of Culture, Zhao Keqian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Taiyuan Municipal Committee, Tian Zhijie, director of Taiyuan New Bureau, Wang Hui, director of the Creative Office of the Department of Culture, Yang Weihua, director of the Cultural Policy Research Center of the Department of Culture, Xie, deputy director of the Art Department of the Department of Culture, and Jin Opera performers attended the seminar and made speeches.
Experts attending the meeting highly affirmed the innovative, enterprising and exploratory spirit of Taiyuan Experimental Jin Theatre. It is believed that the newly compiled Jin drama Ma Shang Street takes ordinary people as the main body of performance, and reflects "big times, big society and big ideas" with "short stories, little people and small scenes", which highlights the distinctive cultural characteristics of Taiyuan. It is a relaxed and cordial theme work with high conception, good theme, excellent ideological and artistic quality.
"This drama dares to break through the rules and regulations, boldly adopt a civilian perspective, and let ordinary people participate in the magnificent historical process. It embodies the concrete image of history in small people and opens up the performance field of modern drama of Jin opera. " Wang Hui, director of the Creative Office of the Cultural Department, said that the creative team of the play also showed two characteristics.
"First, a plum blossom award, two magnolia awards, nine apricot blossom award winners and five national first-class actors gathered on the stage, fully demonstrating the cast and strength of the actors; Second, the play has achieved' localization' from screenwriter, director to actor, which reflects the true level of our own director and acting team. "
At the same time, experts and scholars attending the meeting further pointed out that the plot of the play still needs to be carefully sorted out, and there are still some places that need to be carefully polished, and put forward specific opinions and suggestions for revision. Tian Zhijie, director of Taiyuan Wenguang New Bureau, expressed the hope that through this seminar, the creators can seriously listen to and bring back the valuable opinions of experts, continue to revise them, and strive to turn Ma Shang Street into a boutique repertoire that reflects Taiyuan's regional characteristics.
Interview interesting things
A director, a screenwriter, a famous actor, a team, caring for each other, hand in hand, 20 years of cooperation, discharged 8 good plays. This is also rare in the country.
At the northeast corner of the intersection of Fuxi Street and Taoyuan North Road in Taiyuan, the city is busy with a makeover, although frivolous but full of vitality. However, it still hasn't crossed the bottom line of China's traditional spirit, with some persistence, which is long and persistent in the years.
Xie Tao said, you can come and have a look. We are discussing a new play recently. Director Lei Shouzheng and screenwriter Zhao Aibin are all here.
In May, the sun was strong, and the breeze rushed in from the open window on the second floor of Taiyuan Jin Theatre. Behind the light, two old gentlemen are studying the composition and rehearsal of the new play with Xie Tao. In this office facing the street, the noise of urban traffic was lit, but these three people chatted cheerfully and devoted themselves to it, as if they had entered a world without me.
It is this director, this screenwriter, this famous actor, and this team who have worked hard in this traditional and marginal corner of Jin Opera for 20 years, and have produced eight plays that are well-known in the country and even in the world.
Starting from Fan Jinzhong's plays
In 2007, the author crustily skin of head went into Taiyuan Youth Palace to watch a Jin opera called Fan Jinzhong Opera.
At that time, I didn't expect this drama to make me redefine Jin opera. I never imagined that Xie Tao and the powerful team behind her were slowly approaching elegance and truth in characterization, script creation and vocal adaptation. Seven years later, like Jin Fan, I was injured many times during the exam. When I sat down to chat with the creators of this drama that deeply touched me in those years, I suddenly realized that the golden model they created was no longer the bookish students left by that novel, but many of us who lived in the present.
As director Lei Shouzheng said, this is an off-stage play.
The Watcher of Jin Opera
Fan Jinzhong Residence is the sixth collaboration of this team.
1994, in order to create a new drama, screenwriter Zhao Aibin, director Lei Shouzheng and actor Xie got together. "Be sure to suit the actress, tap her potential and play to the limit." This is the idea that Lao Lei and Lao Zhao have always adhered to. Ding Guoxian was born in this way.
Prior to this, Jin opera fell into the quagmire of routine. The performance of the characters and the mode of singing are deeply branded in the performance of the actors, which bothers both Lei Lao, a drama director, and Zhao Lao, who advocates that literature and art reflect the times.
Those who grasp the law stay at home, while those who don't obey the law mutate. After that, they led the Youth League Committee of Taiyuan Jinju Art Research Institute (later renamed Experimental Group I) to arrange the adaptation of traditional plays, such as Selling Paintings, Breaking the Door, Luxury, Lu Hua and the new play You Can't Live Without. It can be said that every drama has won an award, and every drama is classic. Zhao Lao constantly improved and adjusted his lyrics, and gradually some vulgarity turned into elegance. According to the performance of characters and the expression of drama language, the composer Mr. Liu made a new creation in the mode, which directly promoted the formation of Shaanxi opera style. Lei Lao insisted on changing the actor's fixed routine and grasping every detail on the stage. Recalling the cooperation at that time, Xie Tao couldn't help laughing: They are really a group of very serious people. An aria needs to be pondered over and over again, and there will be disputes occasionally. Many times we have to think about an action for a long time. I've tried all kinds of methods, but I'm not satisfied. Everyone is just groping for the best performance.
Everyone was confused when rehearsing the crazy segment of Fan Jinzhong's play. How can I show my madness to the fullest? I tried and tried, but I couldn't get the best feeling. Xie Tao sat in a chair and joked, Director, you won't let me jump off the chair? The director is excited: you jump on the chair!
It's a joke, how can an old student do such an adventurous action in thick-soled boots! So, she really practiced like this. Jump off the sofa armrest first, then jump off the chair armrest, and wear boots barefoot. It is this stubbornness that makes Jin Fan a famous madman.
From the countryside to Paris
From June 5th to 10, 2005, Fan Jinzhong Drama was performed at the 7th China Shanghai International Art Festival, which aroused strong response. The play was performed twice in Shanghai. After the first performance, it won a good reputation. During the second performance, many performers and experts from Shanghai Vocational College came immediately. A few years later, Xie Tao learned from friends in the industry that all the famous loudspeakers in Shanghai had come to see the play at that time, and "being ancient but not old" was a compliment from everyone.
What is unknown is that the play appeared shyly.
In the propaganda of going to Shanghai in advance, a reporter once asked: Teacher Xie, how much did you invest in this play? Facing more than 20 Shanghai media, Xie Tao was a little confused. In fact, the whole drama does not cost 6.5438+0.5 million yuan, and the production process is difficult and long.
Considering that the media should not despise the play too much, Xie Tao hesitated and gave a figure of 200,000 yuan. The reporters were surprised. "Teacher Xie, we need 500,000 yuan to make desks now."
What kind of play is this? The media has a puzzled question mark: I'm afraid it's a continuation of the rural wilderness. What else can it do?
The costume design of Fan Jinzhong Drama is really simple, but under the limited funds, the troupe has achieved maximum optimization. Just because of the seriousness of the director, screenwriter, actor and a team, such a drama, instead of being shoddy, has made a jade carving cabbage with the joint efforts of everyone.
It is these tens of thousands of plays that brought Jin Opera from the countryside to Paris.
From June 5 to 10, 2007, at the 3rd China Opera Festival jointly sponsored by French Ministry of Culture and China Cultural Center, the drama won the Best Traditional Drama Award and the Best Actress Award.
The play meets the French audience at the adil Theatre at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in the Staff Sergeant District. Adiyar Theatre is an old opera house, which can only accommodate less than 400 people. The stage is in front of the audience. Different from the noise when performing in rural areas, it is also different from the law when performing in domestic cities. The audience in Paris is very quiet. There was no applause, no applause, even the cough was low and forbearing. But Xie Tao and her team gained unprecedented peace in this silence, and totally devoted themselves to this drama.
As soon as the performance was over, the packed Adiyar Theatre immediately gave a warm applause. People applauded for a long time with happy smiles. Xie Tao and her team made curtain calls again and again in applause, but they still couldn't stop the cultural attraction that the play brought to the Parisian audience. Xie Tao took off his costume and showed his pigtails in his hospitality. The "cool" audience finally boiled and stood up and cheered.
This is the charm of an excellent Jin opera actor and the charm of the new Jin opera.
I thought you were rich.
I thought you were rich. I joked.
However, I have a deep understanding of their difficulties and persistence.
The experimental group will give 200 or 300 performances in the countryside every year, and after 20 years, it will be more than 5,000 performances, and only the workers in the team can deeply understand the hardships. Xie Tao, who has long been famous, has never missed a performance, which is her proud insistence. In the most difficult time, Zhao Lao and Lei Lao also worked completely voluntarily, so they would not be paid.
People here, if it is for money, may have been scattered in the wind and sword for 20 years. Every play begins with passion, not money.
Speaking of Jin Opera, Mr. Lei, who is hard of hearing, is more agile and excited than others. When chatting with Xie Tao in a busy place, she can't help singing a few words, Ming Che's bright, rustling breath and long tenderness. That's great. It is with such pure love that I have been obsessed with money, slowly making a play and slowly polishing it more exquisitely.
When it comes to attention to Jin Opera, Mr. Zhao Lao and Mr. Lei will both mention Mr. Wang, who is the leader and planner of this team. Often he comes up with an idea first, and everyone sits down to study it together. If possible, find another way to invest. After the great success of Fan Jinzhong Drama, they didn't stop exploring, and then they successively launched Millions of Families and Ma Shang Street.
As we all know, today's Jin Opera is facing great difficulties. The traditional rural market is gradually shrinking, and the new urban youth are far from knowing enough about the new Jin opera. Whether it's publicity or rehearsal, talk to money everywhere. However, in this dilemma, they think more ways to discharge high-quality plays in limited funds. They are determined to bring Shanxi Opera to the public.
Go and see the new play. This is my selfish suggestion. Like me, everyone may be shocked. When I was studying in Beijing a few years ago, I occasionally made an appointment with my friends to go to the National Grand Theatre to see a play and listen to a concert. We feel elegant, literary, energetic, fashionable and foreign. And all this, the new Jin drama can also bring the same feeling.