Author(s)

Lu Cheng ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Zibo Vocational Institute, Zibo, Shandong, China

Corresponding Author

Lu Cheng

ABSTRACT

Cao Yu's classic trilogy "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise" and "The Wilderness" have always been classic dramas rehearsed and performed by theaters in big cities and drama clubs of colleges and universities, and how to deeply interpret and interpret the classics, how to further excavate deeper cultural and philosophical connotations, and how to conform to the spirit of the times in the current society, these have become the focus and starting point of drama writing, directing and acting in the new era. In 2000, the Beijing People's Art Theater appointed director Ren Ming to rearrange the drama "Sunrise", and this article interprets this version. The modern version of "Sunrise" is a bold breakthrough and innovation in the style of the classic version of "Sunrise", through the re-direction and rearrangement of the play, it skillfully breaks through the thinking pattern of stage imagery, and innovatively integrates traditional and modern elements, giving "Sunrise" a new artistic posture, deepening the connotation interpretation of "Sunrise" in the current era, and narrowing the distance with the audience.

KEYWORDS

Classic repertoire; directorial art; artistic innovation; stage imagery; tradition and modernity

CITE THIS PAPER

Lu Cheng, A brief analysis of the breakthrough and innovation of directing art in the 2000 version of drama Sunrise. Art and Performance Letters (2023) Vol. 4: 25-29. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2023.040306.

REFERENCES

[1] Liu Zhangchun, Ren Ming. "Thoughts on the Modern Version Sunrise ", Chinese Drama, No. 11, p. 22-23, 2000.
[2] Dai Ping. A Course in Dramatic Aesthetics, Shanghai Bookstore Press, 2011, p. 155. 
[3] Cao Yu. Cao Yu's Masterpieces (Part I), Huaxia Publishing House, 2011 edition, p. 284. 
[4] Cao Yu. Cao Yu's Masterpieces (Part I), Huaxia Publishing House, 2011 edition, p. 294.
[5] Song Baozhen. "Contemporary Interpretation and Stage Presentation of Cao Yu's Plays", Journal of Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences, No. 3, 2008, p. 13.

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