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Tradition Meets Hightech in Maestro's Theater Production About A CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Friday, December 20, 2019 | 23 LIFE Vision of Splendor set to endure Tradition meets high­tech in maestro’s theater production about a legendary Chinese beauty, Zhang Qiong reports in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. hose who are not familiar with Chinese history may not know about Xi Shi, one of the great legendary Everything that we’ve Tbeauties of China who is said to have lived around 500 BC and built here has taken helped overthrow a kingdom. inspiration from But they soon will be, as interna- something that is tional theater director Franco Dragone has incorporated the Xi local … We really Shi story into his new show, which wanted to capture the will premiere on Sunday in Wuxi, an ancient city on the banks of Tai- key essence hu Lake in Jiangsu province, East of the story.” China. The Taihu show, known as Splen- Damien Long, dor, is being hailed as the first step director of creation on a new creative path by Dragone. “This really is one of the first shows I would call a ‘Dragone musi- character in the show, Wilson says cal’,” says Damien Long, director of to his surprise, it was Xi Shi, as he creation, who has worked with the was unaware of the traditional sto- Belgian maestro for 15 years on a ry before the project. “To see the Above: A scene from the number of productions, including character (Xi Shi) set off on her rehearsal of Splendor features La Perle, Land of Legends, The Dai journey from a naive, young lady to the character Fu Chai, the king Show and The Han Show. become a strong, independent of the Wu Kingdom, sitting in “Typically, our shows are stories hero, has been really satisfying to his palace. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY told through emotion and the audi- watch.” Left: The Taihu Show Theater ence has a moment where they can The tale of Xi Shi incorporates in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu decide what the story means for many aspects of traditional Chinese province. LIU YI’AN / FOR CHINA DAILY them. This is a story-driven show culture into its characters, customs Far left: Xi Shi (left) and Fan Li, that we’ve adapted into more of a and locations. the heroine and hero, are seen in musical-style piece,” says Long. “Everything that we’ve built here a scene of Splendor. Choreographer Phenix Lin says has taken inspiration from some- PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY that Splendor embodies a broad thing that is local … We really want- fusion of body languages, including ed to capture the key essence of the martial arts and modern dance, story,” says Long. helping with the development of He observes that in every culture, the characters while revealing their the younger generations are losing inner strength. their connection with the past, their culture and history. meters, Splendor is expected to lor-made for the permanent show ish newspaper, The Times. It is a The addition of universal comedy partly due to the rise of modern This said, the work remains a push the boundaries of performing that has taken six years to bring to theater worthy of presenting a elements into the performance technology such as smartphones. blend of cutting-edge stage technol- arts and enhance the visual experi- fruition. show that is ready to stun the gives the show a fresher, more mod- The stage artist from Las Vegas says ogy and tradition. With a modern ence for audience members. With a design concept inspired audience. ern interpretation, says casting he hopes the show will spark inter- theater featuring a revolving stage The 60-minute show will be by a bamboo forest, the theater director Wayne Wilson. est in younger audiences, and and a 360-degree LED screen sur- staged in Wuxi’s 2,000-seat Taihu has been rated as one of the “top Contact the writer at When asked about his favorite entertain them with stories about rounding the stage at a height of 9.5 Show Theater, which has been tai- 10 buildings for 2019” by the Brit- [email protected].
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