2017年10月19日星期四

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2017年10月2日星期一

Fwd: [New post] Little Soldier Zhang Ga


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Post       : Little Soldier Zhang Ga
URL        : https://chinesebooksforyoungreaders.wordpress.com/2017/09/30/little-soldier-zhang-ga/
Posted     : September 30, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Author     : helenwanglondon
Tags       : Baiyangdian, China Changing Festival, Little Soldier Zhang Ga, Liu Xiaoyi, Minjie Chen, puppetry, Sino-Japanese War, Southbank Centre, theatre, War Horse China, War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wu Wenyuan, Xu Guangyao, Yan Xiufeng
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As part of the China Changing Festival ( https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/124011-little-soldier-zhang-ga-2017#events )  at the Southbank Centre in London, there will be a performance of Little Soldier Zhang Ga on Saturday 7 October.

Xu Guangyao's novel  Little Soldier Zhang Ga (徐光耀: 《小兵张嘎》) is one of the classics of Chinese children's literature. It tells the story of a boy, Zhang Ga, who lives in a village near Baiyangdian (the largest freshwater lake in China, about 2 hours by bullet train from Beijing) during the War of Resistance Against Japan (1931-1945). An injured Eighth Route Army commander stays at the boy's house, and inspires him with stories about brave soldiers. When the Japanese attack the village, Zhang Ga's grandmother is killed, and the commander, his only guardian, is taken captive. Determined to fight back, Zhang Ga joins the Eighth Route Army as a scout, and proves to be very brave and resourceful. In one battle, he gets hold of an enemy gun, and hides it in an old nest instead of handing it in. On another occasion, he is captured on the way to a raid on an enemy watchtower. He is pressed for information, but gives nothing away. When the watchtower is attacked from the outside, he attacks from the inside. He rescues the commander, and avenges the death of his grandmother. When the war is over, he fetches the gun from the old nest, ready to hand it in, but is allowed to keep it. Delighted with the real gun, he gives his little wooden pistol to his friend.

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Little Soldier Zhang Ga - in the series "A Hundred Books of the Chinese Children Literary Classics in the 20th Century" (source ( http://www.yaowenhuigu.com/tu/6b1a1a0d8f1b5c5d2c8b7b1a1a0d5bbc )  - a good source of images for this book/film)

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The English translation, by Wu Wenyuan, was published by the Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, in 1964 (2nd edition 1974) (source ( https://www.amazon.in/Little-Soldier-Chang-Ka-ste-KUANG-YAO-ebook/dp/B004AYCU1Y ) )

The novel is based on a true story, and Zhang Ga is based on the soldier-hero Yan Xiufeng ( http://news.xinhuanet.com/mrdx/2017-06/23/c_136387754.htm )  燕秀峰, who was born in the Baiyangdian area, and who was known as Gazi. It was first published in 1961, and there have been numerous editions over the years, also two films (1963 and 2004), a TV series in 20 episodes, and an animated film (2005) – including those produced in 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Chinese victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. Minjie Chen has written extensively on the Sino-Japanese War and youth literature, in her book The Sino-Japanese War and Youth Literature: Friends and Foes on the Battlefield ( https://www.routledge.com/The-Sino-Japanese-War-and-Youth-Literature-Friends-and-Foes-on-the-Battlefield/Chen/p/book/9781315717043 )  (Routledge, 2016. ISBN 9781138859692)

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Little Soldier Zhang Ga - a lianhuanhua [linked-picture book] edition with hand-drawn illustrations by Zhang Pincao 张品操, date unknown - (source ( http://yangsou.com/bbs/thread-75-1-1.html )  - you can see the whole book online)

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Little Soldier Zhang Ga - a lianhuanhua [linked-picture book] edition with photographs from the film - (source ( http://www.sohu.com/a/148037315_657443 )  - you can see the whole book online)

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Little Soldier Zhang Ga - TV series in 20 episodes (2004) (source ( https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%B0%8F%E5%85%B5%E5%BC%A0%E5%98%8E/14780 ) )

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The Little Soldier Zhangga - animation film, 2005 (source ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Soldier_Zhang_Ga ) )

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Little Soldier Zhang Ga (Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe, 2005 - ISBN 978532243860) (source ( https://book.douban.com/subject/1680870/ ) )

The performance at the Southbank Centre is billed as using puppets and physical theatre. Directed by Liu Xiaoyi (the puppetry director of War Horse China), and co-written by Guo Yan (director of Dragon, at the Edinburgh International Festival, 2015), it is presented by Jingying Group with the support of Performance Infinity. It has been shown already at the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in Beijing (9-10 Sept) and is on tour in September and October: at the Russian Festival of Arts for Children, the Southbank Centre (7 Oct), and the Children and Teenager Theater Festival in Sibiu, Romania.

The following is copied from "Puppet gives the little soldier, Zhang Ga, new life" ( http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/weekend/2017-07/29/content_30289181.htm ) , by Chen Nan, China Daily, 29 July 2017:

 "When the producer first asked me to make a show based on Zhang Ga in 2015, I was touring with War Horse, and frankly, I wasn't very interested because the story of little soldier Zhang has been told many times already," says Liu, who had been working with the Chinese-language version of War Horse, a China-UK theatrical collaboration, since 2013. "However, with the producer constantly asking me to do it, I thought maybe it would be a good idea to re-imagine the classic story with puppets."

With a small-budget, Liu invited three actors from War Horse to join the project and he created the character of Zhang Ga using Papier-Mache.

"Papier-Mache is a fragile material. I didn't want Zhang Ga to be like he is in the novel, a fearless hero. Instead, I want to display a real human being, who can be weak sometimes," Liu says.

Liu felt his idea was justified after talking with the author of the book. Now 92, Xu Guangyao told Liu that he wanted Zhang Ga to be a brave soldier because he was not when he was in the army during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

"The writer wanted the character to do things that he couldn't do. But in our stage version, I wanted to convey the truth of his story," Liu says.

Acknowledgements - many thanks to Minjie Chen for expert advice with this piece!







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2017年7月14日星期五

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2017年4月25日星期二

洋人看京戏及其他001

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Peking Opera and other tales through the eyes of clueless onlookers
written by Eileen Chang, originally published in 1943

If we examine affairs of all things Chinese as if we were foreigners watching Peking Opera, it could be fun and meaningful again.  With bamboo cloth line and baby diapers hanging over viewers' heads; Glasses over the counter top filled with "longevity spirit from Ginshen";  Radio playing famed Mei Lanfang operatic voices over the wavelength from one corner; and from another, advertisement of miracle ointment to cure and sooth contagious scabies or itching ... that's all what it means to be living in Chinese atmosphere, their multiplicity, poignancy, mysterious or too funny for words.

Many young generation worldly men loved China but had no idea what attracted them to its culture.  Unconditional love is quite admirable -- the only danger is that sooner or later,  when reality bites, they are unprepared for its deadly touch, inhaling into their chests its full blown coldness and their hearts gradually turned into icicles. We are unfortunately to live among local Chinese populace, unlike other expatriates, safely worshiped their motherland afar with awe and affectionate undying love. So come and take a much closer look!  Re-examine Chinese life through clueless foreigner's glasses while they listen to our Peking opera, with big surprises and intrigues, we might gain loving insights that otherwise we don't know it is always there.

Whenever I had a conversation longer than three sentences, I couldn't continue without mentioning Peking opera. And why is that, you may wonder. That's because I don't make a living to sing Peking opera yet I am full of curiosity towards it. As far as living a life, who wouldn't admit that they only have half of the clues? I am particularly fond of using Peking opera to set a proper attitude towards life as how Chinese live in it.

Those fair ladies from Peking opera troops who've played big roles on stage, when they learned that you like watching Peking opera, they would smile and say: " You know Peking opera, that is a sophisticated showbiz all in itself. Directing each stage and scene setting with proper costumes, that involves much subtleties and minute details, you could probably spend your whole life to understand what it might entail. "  Of course, I wouldn't have any clue if they were put on wrong costumes for a historical period of time; and if their tunes were a bit off the scores, I wouldn't notice anything either. I only love to sit in front rows, totally immerse myself into actors' actions on stages;  let myself being blown away by those colorful blue and golden painted face under bulky armories, long capes flowing up and showing its red inlines,  jade green trousers flipping out purple underlines.

Opinions by outside observers are sometime invaluable, or else whenever American journalists interview some big shots,  why they always like to pick topics that is totally unrelated to their professed expertise? For example, when they interview a female murder suspect, they want to know if she was optimistic on how our world might end; interviewing a boxing champion, they ask him if he approves adaptation of Shakespearian play into modern fashion show. Of course, they need to attract viewers, to make them laugh and feel good about themselves, thinking: "I know even more than these social celebrities.  Famed people can be dumber than me!"  On the other hand, outsiders might have a fresher and simpler outlook, that is worth uncovering.

In order not to take myself too serious, let's talk about 话剧里的平剧罢。《秋海棠》一剧风魔了全上海,不能不归功于故事里京戏气氛的浓。紧跟着《秋海棠》空前的成功,同时有五六出话剧以平剧的穿插为号召。中国的写实派新戏剧自从它的产生到如今,始终是站在平剧的对面的,可是第一出深入民间的话剧之所以得人心,却是借重了平剧——这现象委实使人吃惊。


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