w88 casino News Network (Reporter Zhuang Yan)"The dramatic power is endless, and there are endless exclamations; the control of movement and stillness is all at your fingertips. "This is the most appropriate way to describe shadow puppets.12month5日夜7Point, International Conference Hall on the third floor of Chengxin University, students from Shanghai University of w88 and Economics watched the large-scale live shadow puppet drama "Dream of Red Mansions". This time, the "National Culture Enters Campus" series of activities with the theme of "Red Mansion Meets Shadow Puppetry, Folk Customs Collide with Literature" was hosted by the Federation of Youth League and Student Affairs of the Institute of Economics and w88, and the Beijing Long Zaitian Pocket Shadow Puppet Art Troupe was invited to give a wonderful performance.
The sound of bells, the lingering clouds and mist, and the beautiful music make you feel like you have entered a fairyland. "One word tells all the worldly affairs, and the hands dance with the love of children. "At the beginning of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the real-person Pojiao Taoist and the leprosy-headed monk slowly revealed the front edges of the wood and stone of Shenying's waiter and the scarlet pearl fairy grass, which opened the curtain of the real-life shadow play "Dream of Red Mansions".
Pojiao Taoist and Scabby Monk
"According to legend, there is a strange stone on Qinggeng Peak left by Nuwa to mend the sky..." A rich explanation sounded. With fluttering sleeves and graceful dancing, the small shadow puppets became soft and vital in the hands of the actors. On a small stage, classic passages such as Daiyu's entry into the house, Baoyu's meeting, Baoyu's beating, Daiyu's funeral, and manuscript burning were performed.
The heart-wrenching Bao Dai love
The sky is blue, the ground is yellow, and the geese from the north are flying south. Under the flowers, Bao Dai read "The Romance of the West Chamber" together. On the white curtain, pieces of "peach petals" float down, carrying Bao Dai's beautiful love. When immersed in it, careful people can find that although these "Dream of Red Mansions" are characters shaped by shadow puppets, under the dazzling light, they still have exquisite facial features and gorgeous costumes given by delicate carvings.
"Dong Dong Cang——",The gaps between shadow puppet shows,Accompanied by the sound of traditional drums and clappers, the actors in ancient costumes came to the stage and performed humorous and exaggerated scenes such as Wang Xifeng's appearance and Grandma Liu's entry into the Grand View Garden, which aroused bursts of laughter from the audience.
Exquisite shadow puppets
In front of the curtain, shadow puppets perform a tragic story in the atmosphere created by "Wang Ning Mei". In sharp contrast, behind the scenes, every actor is extremely busy changing scenes, setting up, dubbing, and operating shadow puppets. The shadow puppets flip over and become more and more lifelike in the hands of the actors. With a slight movement of your fingers, small movements such as waving hands, twisting waist, raising head, nodding, etc. are vividly reflected. All these thousands of changes are displayed on the lantern and shadow curtain.
Busy actor
The one-hour performance soon came to an end. When the curtain came down, the audience gave warm applause. Some viewers curiously walked behind the scenes to get up close to the shadow puppets, and the actors enthusiastically explained to them. It is worth mentioning that these actors who walked out of the curtain all have a common name - "Pocket Man". They have the appearance of a child and the wisdom of an adult. This average age19Years, average height1.2614930_14980
Look, this is how shadow puppets work
All cast photo
