Paintings star in kids鈥 magical interactive art show
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Fascinating magic play 鈥淥ne Starry Night 鈥 Out of the Blue鈥 has reached Shanghai on its national tour. Following successes in Beijing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, the drama will be staged at the city鈥檚 Lyceum Theater on May 3-4.
Set in an art gallery, the play is a blend of painting, music and interactive magic.
The audience is led into an enchanted world of art where scenes from famous paintings from home and abroad come to life with the help of multimedia.
The show tells the stories behind works by Van Gogh, Monet, Kandinsky and others, with live piano accompaniment from Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven.
More than 30 masterpieces are used, including Van Gogh鈥檚 鈥淭he Starry Night,鈥 Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 鈥淢ona Lisa鈥 and Wang Ximeng鈥檚 鈥淎 Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.鈥
Children are invited to paint on stage with the cast.
The play is the first created by the GrandBoat Culture Co Ltd. It took artistes from France and the United States more than 8 months to come up with the production.
According to the company鈥檚 chairman You Xinghua, who is also the producer of the show, the play is a bold attempt at artistic creation.
鈥淲e hope to make aesthetics and art more accessible to today鈥檚 children,鈥 he said. 鈥淚n the future we will present more innovative productions for Chinese families.鈥
The show will also be staged in Shenzhen, Nanjing, Xi鈥檃n, Qingdao and Chengdu.
In terms of the market potential for children鈥檚 drama in China, many theater troupes are working on plays with novel styles and elements.
鈥淭he Solar System鈥 by young local director Lu Yisha combined visually stunning elements of black light theater with puppetry to explore the secrets of space.
With black curtains and a darkened stage, children were immersed in 鈥淭he Solar System鈥 and excited by their interactions with the planetary characters on the stage.
At last year鈥檚 6th Shanghai International Puppet Festival, director He Nian brought an original puppetry epic 鈥淭he Last War Elephants.鈥 Based on a hit novel by Shen Shixi, the play displayed the latest technology of Chinese puppetry. Many were impressed by the huge elephant puppet, spectacular scenes and exquisite props.
Director He told media that the show was a theatrical attempt to tell Chinese legends and stories in a universal language. He invited the Olivier and Tony Award-winning design studio 59 Productions to create some of the play鈥檚 visuals.
The future is bright for children鈥檚 drama as families increase their expenditure on education, culture and art.
鈥淢ore original children鈥檚 shows are being produced these days,鈥 said Chen Daming, a critic with the Shanghai Dramatists Association.
鈥淗owever, not all of them are well received. A good children鈥檚 drama should convey healthy and positive messages. Its story and presentation should be interesting and novel,鈥 said Chen.
Date: May 3, 7:30pm;
May 4, 10:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-380 yuan
Tel: 1010-3721
Venue: Lyceum Theater
Address: 57 Maoming Rd S.
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