actor return

Chapter 464 Change from Passive to Active
Practice makes perfect, and performances can also be connected.

Many men who choose to change their gender, or like to be a small subject, and women who are just the opposite, did not regard themselves as this gender when they were young, either because of environmental influence or self-cognition, or at least they do not like their current gender. .

With this foundation, he/she will regard themselves as the opposite gender in terms of interests, hobbies, and dressing, including psychologically.

If actors do the same, they are probably experiential—convincing themselves that they are a woman/man.

But Brecht innovated his own theory after the experience: Alienation.

As far as the performance method is concerned, the "distance method" requires the actor to keep a certain distance from the role, and not to merge the two into one. The actor should be higher than the role, control the role, and perform the role.

Ning Yuan's performances wandering between Shen De and Cui Da alone, if it is higher than them, it is probably genderless, or androgynous?
For example, Ashura in "Holy Legend"?Or Nezha, the lotus boy?
Obviously not.

If the monk who received the precepts is an experiential school with his own body, then the wine and meat passed through the Buddha's heart, which is probably alienation. The alienation of the body and soul is higher than the "role" of oneself, but the core has not changed.

Of course, this is also somewhat one-sided, and not all of alienation.

There is another kind, the remake, which is not limited to the original, but has its own core.Just like Journey to the West and Journey to the West, Shooting the Condors and East Achievement and West Achievement.

Ning Yuan subverts the past - in the past, most actresses played Shen De, and then women disguised themselves as men to play Cui Da.

So far, this kind of thing is the mainstream, and Shen De's transformation into Cui Da is actually a change of clothes, a hat and a beard.

Although a good performance can make the audience forget the outside, just like Ning Yuan's previous life, Pan Yueming performed the four feelings by himself, but on the stage of drama, this kind of division will appear thin, after all, there is no delicacy and transition of film and television.

There is another kind, that is, Shen De and Cui Da cast actresses and actors to play respectively. This kind of advantage is that the interval between scenes does not need to be too long, and the scene can even be changed at any time, and it is completely separated.

But two people with good looks will split the audience's perception.

Ning Yuan's kind is actually a bit risky, but fortunately, his women's costumes are very successful, and he chooses a big stage. If it is replaced by a small theater of avant-garde drama, or even a round theater, it will not be feminine, but a big ocean horse. Sturdy.

After all, his height is more than 1.8 meters, even if he wears low heels, he is taller, and he has to increase his upper circumference and hip circumference to highlight his waist.

The big stage is far away, but the effect is better, and the small stage completely exposes the shortcomings.

Another point is time.

Because makeup and changing clothes are too time-consuming, even if the makeup artist has cooperated so many times, Ning Yuan's changing clothes can make perfect, but after all, it takes time, resulting in too long intervals between scenes, so that the audience has to find the feeling again when watching it again. .

Each has advantages and disadvantages, and it is also a product of different times, just like the musical of the same name next year, which also used a lot of Cantonese, and even changed the words to be very Xiangjiang dialect in a down-to-earth way, as if it didn’t happen in Sichuan Province, But Xiangjiang.

Although such a change breaks away from the original structure, the play itself is an open one for people to think and inspire, and the main line has not changed.

What's more, even the subversion of "East and West" can be accepted by the audience, this kind of adaptation is nothing, and it can attract the audience's interest.

As long as Shen De is not changed to—"Shen De married the scumbag pilot played by Liu Ye, and then the pilot tricked her into a miserable life, and she cried bitterly at home without doing anything, and then worked hard to pull the child, waiting for the scumbag to be poor outside, Welcome him back home with fraternity." This shit-feeding behavior is acceptable to the audience.

Of course, even if this is the case, it's not uncommon to see bitter dramas in the past few years, and it will explode a few years later. After all... the ratings are really good.

Sometimes, it is not a good thing to create based on ratings, box office, or the interest of the audience. Just like the Errenzhuan in Northeast China, in order to cater to the audience, it became more and more dirty. It's all based on audience preferences.

Therefore, Brecht's alienation, in addition to the actor's performance is higher than the role, is also higher than the audience's aesthetics.

However, this is easy to say, but in real operation, if you don't pay attention, you will become Wang Jiawei's "Evil and West Poison", which is higher than the characters and the audience, but the fragmented series makes the audience confused. On the contrary, Liu Zhenwei's "Journey to the West" combines the two just right.

No matter how you look at the big talk, it is actually more in line with the category of literary films, and it is still a tragic literary film.

Although the success of the big talk is not only due to Liu Zhenwei, but also Zhou Xingchi's superb performance, this movie, director and screenwriter are all from the hands of Liu Zhenwei, and "East into West As far as ", Liu is stronger than Wang no matter how you look at it.

Sometimes when Ning Yuan thinks about these things, he will think, in fact, there is not much difference between business and literature and art. Why do they have to be separated? It's good to leave an aftertaste of thinking.

In fact, if many directors do not consider winning awards in a serious manner, many people can make good films if they only carve out these two aspects, but the tragedy is that both China and the West artificially divide these Open, and then in order to judge and win the award, I will write new words and express my sorrows for the sake of writing new words.

However, people can't help themselves in the Jianghu, even Ning Yuan can't help but want awards, so these are just his personal complaints, if he can't do it himself, how can he ask others?

The performances on the stage were still going on, although it was a bit exaggerated to say 'fascinated', but at this moment, most of the audience were indeed attracted.

This play was born out of Brecht's original work, but with the experience of director Rubymov decades ago, it has been adjusted for the current style, and it also collides with the oriental ideas of Ning Yuan and Meng Hui, and has experienced Berlin drama Feedback from festivals, as well as domestic tours, I have been performing, making adjustments, and striving for perfection. Naturally, it is getting better and better.

When the performance ended and the curtain call ended, the applause immediately surged, and then someone took the lead, and more and more people stood up to show their respect.

The flashes were continuously turned on on the stage, and then on the audience, recording the grand occasion.

Everyone has a hunch that after tonight, this drama will definitely gain a foothold in Xiangjiang and stay popular for a long time.

After the curtain call, some people appeared on stage, and some went straight to the backstage, wanting to get close to the actors, but they were stopped without exception.

A few hours of performance is a great drain on energy and effort, and if you want to perform well, you need to concentrate on it, so you don't have the energy to accept interviews, let alone receive ten times and a hundred times the audience.

What's more, the backstage space is not big, and there are too many audiences. If an accident occurs, let alone continue the tour, even they will have to eat and walk around.

Because the reason was explained, although the audience regretted it, they all expressed their understanding and left.

However, the media still didn't leave, and they all stayed outside. They thought, you have to come out.

The others were indeed exhausted, but Ning Yuan was fine, and the audience had left at this time, so there was no need to worry about the crowd rushing to the front when he appeared.

So after discussing it, Ning Yuan came out alone.

Seeing Ning Yuan, these reporters quickly surrounded him. After a while, Ning Yuan was holding a bunch of microphones with various station logos hanging on them.

Without waiting for them to ask questions, Ning Yuan pointed to the clock on the wall and said, "I'm sorry, because the schedule is relatively full recently, I can only chat with you briefly, and the time is controlled within 10 minutes, thank you."

"Mr. Ning, how did you come up with the idea of ​​performing in this way of dressing up as a man?"

As soon as it came out, some reporters asked the questions that everyone was most concerned about.

"Although Brecht's play is good, after decades of performances, even if many audiences have not seen it, they still know it. We hope that through this change, it will be revitalized and its fun will be improved. , so that the audience likes it even more.”

"Does this mean that in today's drama performances, it is necessary to use this kind of gimmick to attract the audience? Or does the audience prefer this alternative interpretation?"

Ning Yuan thought in his heart that these Xiangjiang reporters are indeed able to ask questions, and they have no scruples. When they come up, they will cover their heads with a big pot. If you can't explain clearly, just wait for them to give some biased guidance tomorrow.

"The audience's tastes are diverse, and they are very inclusive. Just like you can't eat barbecued pork buns for morning tea, you can't eat shrimp dumplings. For the same reason, female actors have never been exclusive to female actors. As early as many years ago There is a wealth of practice in opera."

Ning Yuan did Tai Chi and reacted quickly, making these reporters realize that this guy is not as easy to fool as a young man of this age.

So, the more acute question comes:

"Since your version of "The Good Man in Sichuan Province" won the gold medal at the Berlin Theater Festival, it means that you have performed very well. So many stars are here today, do they feel unconvinced and want to see it?"

What the hell... can you go a little further?
Mmp in his heart, but Ning Yuan smiled on his face:
"Today, I am really grateful for the support of these seniors and colleagues. Performance is a complex art, just like reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. As long as I can spare time, I will also go to the cinema, theater, or in front of the TV. Look at their work."

Ning Yuan never responded directly to his answer, because they were just digging holes, no matter what you said, they would always find loopholes, so Ning Yuan could only jump out and talk about him, this is also the practical experience of many years in his previous life.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for them to ask questions, Ning Yuan took the initiative to say:

"I know that everyone is very concerned about this drama, so let me briefly talk about it. Although in terms of form, we have changed from previous performances, the core and main line are still retained, and this itself is an open exploration..."

Under Ning Yuan's endless chatter, these reporters couldn't get in the way at all.

Then, Ning Yuan looked up at the time, smiled and said:
"Okay, about this drama, that's about it, thank you everyone, our time is up."

(End of this chapter)