Back-stage story of China's founding ceremony
The back-stage story of the live radio broadcast of the People's Republic of China's founding ceremony will be told in a play presented by the National Theater of China in October.
The play, "Live Broadcast the Founding Ceremony of PRC," is set in mid-August 1949 when the country's two major radio stations broadcast the historical ceremony for all Chinese people and the world. Employees of the two stations joined hands to overcome technical difficulties and complete the mission.
It's the country's first stage production to recall the historical event. For the National Theater of China, the challenge is to break people's stereotypical impression of patriotic-themed productions.
The play uses real-time shooting to tell a patriotic-themed story in an innovative way.
The creators applied real-time shooting to the play as some of the actors' performances are shot on stage and projected on a screen at the same time, creating a dramatic bond between reality and the past.
This will be the second production the National Theater of China has performed in Shanghai in the past two months. Its signature play, "The Yellow Storm," wrapped up its run at Shanghai Culture Square earlier this week. It was adapted from the epic novel "Four Generations Under One Roof" by Chinese novelist and playwright Lao She.
The performances, initially scheduled for last August, were postponed three times due to the pandemic.
The National Theater of China's "The Yellow Storm" is popular among Shanghai audiences.
Performance info:
Dates: October 14-16, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-980 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Culture Square
Address: 597 Fuxing Rd M.
