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Contemporary Transnationalism Theatre in China: Theatre Review of “Apple Tree” directed by Feng Lu

Contemporary Transnationalism Theatre in China: Theatre Review of “Apple Tree” directed by Feng Lu

Posted by | 30th Aug 2024 | , ,

In 2024, National Theatre of China in Beijing showcased an experimental avant-garde theatre work “Apple Tree” to talk about the tension in the contemporary marriage between a young Chinese couple. Their tension in the marriage was reflected when the wife is suffering from the unexpected miscarriage.The play is such a transnational one. The director Feng was educated in France when he was young, with established exposure to the French film and theatre. In this play and his previous productions, there are huge amount of Roland’s style of using montage and space changing.

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Adapting Lu Xun for the Contemporary Stage: A Production by China’s Central Academy of Drama at the Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival: “ZhuJian (Forging the Swords)”

Adapting Lu Xun for the Contemporary Stage: A Production by China’s Central Academy of Drama at the Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival: “ZhuJian (Forging the Swords)”

Posted by | 28th Aug 2024 | , , ,

Adapted from Lu Xun’s novel, the play takes the same name, “Zhu Jian” (Forging the Swords), and has become one of the most popular productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. The work was brought to Edinburgh by a group of student actors from the Central Academy of Drama in China. Director Fengrui Yang is currently pursuing his doctoral training at the Academy. The play is notable for its re-examination of the theme of vengeance, a central idea in Lu Xun’s novel. Lu Xun is one of the most influential authors in modern China featured with his social criticism writing style in the 1920s. 

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