'Dog's Face' skewers contemporary life in big cities
May 3, 2013, Friday
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"DOG'S Face" is Shanghai's first original physical theater production by the Shanghai Drama Arts Center. It premiered in 2004 but returns to the stage as one of the shows for "Waves Behind" project.
The story is based on the lives of white-collar workers and features dark humor without any dialogue. "Dog's Face" has been described as fun and imaginative by critics as it breaks down the often cruel world of offices in the concrete jungle of today's metropolises.
The adventure begins with a hunter, and his two dogs, who catches rabbits for a living. When the music begins, the hunter and dogs are running and breathing quickly.
The allegory is used to expose the truth about urban life.
Wikipedia states that physical theater is used to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primarily physical means.
It can be used to help actors gain a better understanding of the plays. The means of expression seem to be primarily physical rather than textual, often augmented by musical elements.
"This mode of theater can cross domains and break the block of language. Shanghai Drama Arts Center has collaborated with some international institutes to create some physical theater productions before and this was the first original work produced by us independently," Yu Rongjun, the center's general manager, says.
Cast members play a variety of roles, switching gender and creating the sets physically with their bodies and objects.
Named "Best Loved Experimental Drama" in Shanghai in 2004, the show also won the Committee Outstanding Social Achievement Award at the 17th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater in Egypt in 2005. It has appeared at art festivals around the world including Japan, Germany, Turkey, Romania and Austria.
Date: May 15-June 2, 7.30pm
Venue: Shanghai Drama Arts Center
Address: 288 Anfu Rd
Tickets: 150 yuan
Tel: 6473-0123, 6473-4567
The story is based on the lives of white-collar workers and features dark humor without any dialogue. "Dog's Face" has been described as fun and imaginative by critics as it breaks down the often cruel world of offices in the concrete jungle of today's metropolises.
The adventure begins with a hunter, and his two dogs, who catches rabbits for a living. When the music begins, the hunter and dogs are running and breathing quickly.
The allegory is used to expose the truth about urban life.
Wikipedia states that physical theater is used to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primarily physical means.
It can be used to help actors gain a better understanding of the plays. The means of expression seem to be primarily physical rather than textual, often augmented by musical elements.
"This mode of theater can cross domains and break the block of language. Shanghai Drama Arts Center has collaborated with some international institutes to create some physical theater productions before and this was the first original work produced by us independently," Yu Rongjun, the center's general manager, says.
Cast members play a variety of roles, switching gender and creating the sets physically with their bodies and objects.
Named "Best Loved Experimental Drama" in Shanghai in 2004, the show also won the Committee Outstanding Social Achievement Award at the 17th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater in Egypt in 2005. It has appeared at art festivals around the world including Japan, Germany, Turkey, Romania and Austria.
Date: May 15-June 2, 7.30pm
Venue: Shanghai Drama Arts Center
Address: 288 Anfu Rd
Tickets: 150 yuan
Tel: 6473-0123, 6473-4567
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