11.27
Saturday
20:00
11.28
Sunday
20:00
Price
￥180-￥380
Duration
90mins
About the Performance
Faced with the treasures of Chinese Song Dynasty poetry, Wu Shuang—a winner of the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre and a renowned contemporary Kunqu opera jing (painted-face) actor—has delved into ancient musical scores with devotion. Armed with his literary understanding of the poetic texts and his musical knowledge of Ming and Qing dynasty song notations, he has meticulously "engaged with the lyrics" and "reconstructed the scores." Through this process, he reunites musical language with literary language, allowing poetry and melody to converge once again in shared emotion—restoring their vibrant hues to full splendor.
Artists
Wu Shuang
Kunqu Opera Jing Role (Painted-Face Character)
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Program
"Song of Hawthorn" — A Lover's Rendezvous at Dusk
"Crows Crying at Night" — Spring Blossoms Fleeting
"Prelude to Water Melody" — Long May We Share
(Note: This is the famous line from Su Shi's poem, often translated as "Wishing Us Longevity")
"Remembering an Old Friend in Peach Grove" — The Endless Serene Night
"Song of the Ugly Slave" — How Cool, This Lovely Autumn
"Joy of Meeting" — The Sorrow of Parting
"The Beautiful Lady Yu" — A River of Springwater
"Screen of Golden Sand" — Fragrant Grass, Heartless
"Spring in Jade Pavilion" — A Thousand Leaves, a Thousand Voices
"Partridge in the Sky" — Dripping Beyond the Window Till Dawn
"Bells Ringing in the Rain" — Dawn Wind and Fading Moon
"Song of Divination" — Longing for You