after simba, has grown adult can undertake the responsibility of the future.
tonight, "the lion king" in Shanghai. First, we don't have to go to New York, London, Broadway with the west, in the Shanghai grand theatre in the young, the most successful, production costs are high, in classical musical. "They cannot ignore
1997, "the lion king," won the Oscar for 6 items including musical "capital" Tony award, drama awards, 28, has only in us, UK, Australia, the audience has more than three 34 million. Visit Shanghai, "the lion king," more hopeless situation, at least 100 used, 15 million viewers a glimpse of the king. Deputy director zhang
30 games has this
become?
camp rehearsals. Do you have any
, set a bit disappointed to find a simple and the shadow of Africa.
light, begun. Little lion simba was born. The old baboon announced the news, pure song penetrating way. A grim, journalists feel vigorous songs from all directions, the response from the stage. When a theatre in two, three balcony, the audience was blazing upward LingNiu ". Originally, pretty
raining, dense, side suddenly became the Marine animals, cheetah, zebras, rhinoceroses, reindeer, griffin, ostriches, are the four entrances from theatre gushed out. When high 3.50 metres long, the elephant from the audience 4.3 meters long and passed by on stage, When tied to fine line kite bird hovering over the head with the audience that moment when face "grand prairie, become Africa! Surely
grand office butyl told reporters: "laughed to create this vivid effects, rhinoceroses, elephants these monster from the audience sitting on the stage, more than 2 meters wide theatre of a side wall were scrapped, on the front seat, many audiences in the stage, outside the sword". "first time or ground-breaking The Shanghai
glory to accept the grassland simba ChaoHe beasts. A watch carefully, these animals, "special body".
WangMu method, the lion king, actor face mask while living WeiAn a lion. "" The cheetah, straightening licked forelegs, lady, was an actress, who manipulate and hide in the puppets, but as the cheetah "legs!" The giraffe 4 meters high, and by the actor song before and pour CaiGaoQiao "play", "said HeShouChang
"chic puppet image and people, this is" the lion king, but also the creativity of the cathedra, in the musical history is the first, the effect is very good, so got Tony award." Zhang's smile. Interestingly, even
? Director Julie, timothy said: "the movie" the lion king "in a most attractive factors that animals. They sound, personified display, and a rich facial expressions, can pass a humorous and painful. Considering it -- they both animal and human, will not let actor buried in masks and costumes. I hope to become character shaping human itself is an important component... that is, to animal masks; that, when human needs may also directly to the actor." expression "The lion king," aimed at
. When asked why scar selected wood method, two out of anger lion head off. Originally stands in the head masked actors, directly face covered the actor, east of animal roars perfection. While simba miss against elephants cemetery, teaching mufasa, remove the fierce lion king, and little mask on the ground that scene, a lion, is a loving father in an oath to educate their children. Next, grassland
three minutes a surprise?
from 12 cm, the mouse to the highest 5.5 m giraffe, 232 zhang mask, the puppet will" the lion king of 25 species so graphically deduction. But how about 4.8 square meters in the stage, the vast expanses of Africa, canyons JiaoMa terrified fleeing, sky mufasa illusion? These scenarios are almost impossible to move on stage. The old lion
but "the lion king," did musical. No wonder, the New York times says it is "the feast of the imagination. The grand theater, reporters
... how to see the vast grassland.
mufasa under the rule of grassland, everything. In the distance, giraffes, zebras near run in foraging. Fur And in the middle, YuXiangJianDe YingJiChangKong,. Mini stage, how to present? This is the surprise,
animals in the mobile, curtain leather-silhouette; for the vision is The animals who drives, is close QunXun groves, The blue silk waving a continuous stream, it is small, leather-silhouette silk, and is back to the middle ground. The boundless prairie far perspective, the effect of the real thing. "So, first
scar over a loss of life, to yellow green, The stage, a huge glittering circle, a bit like earth, shrinking the pond dried up, a heaven of the sun disappeared. "Can you imagine? This is not light projection, circular piece of white ChouBu under control in mechanical, little shrinkage disappeared." Grand staff that miss Yang (should) give away. "Say, in musical
that miss Yang (should) give said: "introducing five musicals," the lion king, too demanding stage extremely complex scenes, complex, the 20 meters long stage, just as the curtain. The world's top musical 60 multi-layer production company McIntosh once said: "if a theatre can" the lion king, to any of its requirements, then this is suitable for playing any musical theater. ""
and incredible JiaoMa fleeing. Lions have problem-free
stage, big and small, from the valley JiaoMa heights pour down soon ran to the audience as the general, but do not understand the effect and is how to achieve. Zhang laugh butyl said: "I also ran to the backstage asked, make clear the tech. Stage with 6-7 fixed group of rollers above rollers, side by side with a group and expanded JiaoMa, moving rollers, sizes JiaoMa run effect came out." More than 2 hours... in the sky, whether the illusion of transient mufasa simba, or in the sky like god, "the lion king," almost every 3 minutes to give you a surprise. As director timothy hopes, magical imagination, real "pure theatrical terrifying". Indeed, for grand
east? Ethan, studio
, in the other world drama centers -- New York Broadway, the lion is obvious. Therefore, the world's top musical
hot and to what degree? "Tourists from all over the world to Broadway musical, even at the phantom of the opera classic, can buy the DaShePiao. But watching" the lion king, buy day, don't want DaShePiao!" Just back from New York, President of the Shanghai grand theatre FangShiZhong said, "at the end of the day, from 1997" the lion king, "in Broadway in west London, enduring bowls, 34 million audiences around the world tour, far from the time." "And the operation
, we are the" family ", don't take the bus "world tour, become original English" the lion king, "Asian cities, the only used in the first non-english city, the Macao became the first four on" the lion king, "country".
with so many "first", and the title before the phantom of the opera, compared to the east, "the lion king, that is smooth --
grand theatre, inadvertently to have worked with McIntosh company, the world famous musical production company active matchmaking, contact the lion king, then achieve Disney production cooperation intention, to begin negotiations. Zhang laugh butyl said: "because of global entertainment empire, is just beginning, Disney terms unilaterally filled with" you should ' 'you must' words, but both are equal, about last grand will also introduce expenses, from 1 billion yuan RMB to 6900 pressure." "The grand theatre in 2002, introducing
was introduced, the Shanghai grand theatre brewing miserables, can not willing to respond other Chinese negotiators, without saying: "Shanghai introduced musical strength..." yi tuo years, until finally appeared in 2002. Phantom of the opera, aiming to "in other cats to, or no way!" The way you play, "two package deal."
may inadvertently, introducing the classic musical, why do we can start ZhiNiuEr "? Of course, Shanghai
Shanghai." Shanghai grand theater QianShiJin deputy general manager said: "the musical is a typical urban culture art form, the musical to adapt to the city and fast development of more from cities."
"internationalization are more and more high, the metropolis of economy, deep developed cultural level of the rivers and city, Shanghai urban character with mature market, Shanghai natural musical get these top musical production company." Shanghai theatre academy committee secretary HeShouChang professor said. Suddenly, stage lighting
McIntosh, Disney company to, So, in Asia, "the lion king" preferred Shanghai. On the stone
meaning? Grand prairie
, "the lion king, and any meaning. So far, the former
... the past hundred years development, at present, the boom in Broadway musicals have in the past, facing the center from Broadway to other parts of the world. The transfer sub-centres lion" in Shanghai, not only musical repeatedly confirmed, we provide a more integrated operation process of learning culture industry." From the end of the day
indeed, for "the lion king, the Shanghai grand theatre first adopted international popular musicals operation business model. "The lion king," the protagonist
miserables, before the phantom of the opera, etc, the four musicals first capital operation mode with us, to project based on brand, by Shanghai culture development foundation funded projects, the cultural support 40 million a bank loan, and grand itself just out of 29 million yuan, realizes the small flow of social capital, mobilize social attract funds to do things." FangShiZhong said. That the drum
operation, the Shanghai grand theatre has learned from the past to play operating brand operation and capital operation. It is a measure of the international practice, but it is the first grand entertainment market in China, and also for the first time, the performance of the business operation mode makes Shanghai grand theater are likely to make bigger and stronger, the musical industry to the future." Remember, 1996
to Shanghai, need not merely "introducing", we need to create the best musical native. "Considering the current situation of domestic and creation, operational level, personnel, brand marketing, market conditions, etc, is an important element industrialization of musical" need "localization 'three-steps' : first, to introduce the foreign market, cultivating famous classic; second, the musical produced by the Chinese classical Chinese musical performances, and operation, to cultivate localization of professional talents, and actor with international vision, the third step and professional manner to creation and making indigenous musical." FangShiZhong said. Why this design
miserables, is to solve the audience, and musical performance before in Shanghai, musical after the cat," the sound of music "to solve the problem, the musical market gradually establish a brand in the asia-pacific region, the grand theater musical brand the phantom of the opera to solve problems, and the market operation" the lion king, "refers to the musical international operation practice, we grope for security systems, and is the base for the future development of local calls and grandness, excellent musical."