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Scene from Beijing Tu'er Ye, a new play being staged in the capital. [Photo provided to China Daily] |
Director portrays contemporary life in the capital with look at conflict between generations, Chen Nan reports.
Actor-turned-director Wang Ban made his directorial debut in 2017 by adapting Russian playwright Nadezhda Ptushkina's work, While She Was Dying. In 2019, he directed his second play, Beyond the Horizon, adapted from American dramatist Eugene O'Neill's play of the same title.
When he considered his third play, Wang decided to tell a Chinese story, which takes place in Beijing.
As a veteran actor and director, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Wang, 49, has been working with Beijing People's Art Theater since 1989. He is no stranger to plays centering on stories set against the backdrop of the capital since the theater is known for its plays about old Beijing, such as Teahouse and Rickshaw Boy.
However, he wanted to make something different with his own directorial work, a production which reflects the contemporary life of people living in the city.
His new play, titled Beijing Tu'er Ye, premiered on Wednesday and will be staged until Sunday at Beijing Comedy Theater.
It tells the story of a father, who is dedicated to the old art of making Tu'er Ye, small sculptures of a Rabbit God, and his son, a young entrepreneur, who owns a 3D printing store. The son doesn't understand his father's attachment to his art and wants to replace the handmade statuettes with the 3D printing technology. However, the father doesn't want to give up the traditional art and strongly disagrees with his son's ideas.
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The 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week opens at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on Oct 25, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
On Oct 25, the opening ceremony of the 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week was held at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok. The event was hosted by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Thai Ministry of Culture.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't impede the enthusiasm for cultural exchange between China and Thailand. This film festival uses live broadcast to present the opening ceremony and host the "China-Thailand Film Exchange and Cooperation Online Seminar". During the film festival, audiences can use the online platform of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok to watch films online, which greatly increases the global reach of the festival.
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Gu Hongxing, director of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Tourism Office in Bangkok, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Gu Hongxing, director of Bangkok's China Cultural Center and China Tourism Office, said film can not only introduce one's national culture, but also reflect unique social landscapes. Film has become an important part of cultural exchange between countries and enhance mutual understanding among people around the world.
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Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 45 years ago, the mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, economic and trade cooperation has expanded, cultural exchanges have become closer, and all-around cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Both China and Thailand have a vast film market. As a traditional project of cultural exchanges between China and Thailand, the Bangkok Chinese Film Festival has laid a solid foundation for film cooperation between the two countries for 15 years and will add new drive to the promotion of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand.
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Itthiphol Kunplome, Thailand's minister of culture, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome said in his speech the governments and people of Thailand and China have been in constant exchange. Cooperation in various fields has developed steadily, and the film festival is another important event to further promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The people of the two countries can promote their understanding of the cultures of both sides through films, and promote friendly relations and cooperation in other perspectives.
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