Shanghai Yue Opera House / Xin Yaqin
China
The Destiny of Rebirth
Performance by: Xin Yaqin
Presenter: Liang Hongjun
Producer: Xu Yuping
Overall Arrangement: Wu Jiayan, Huang Qi
Stage Manager: Xia Zhiyong
Stage Administrator: Meng Limin
Conception: Xin Yaqin
Playwright: Zhou Qian
Director: Zhang Lei
Aria Design: Jin Liang
Stage Design: Zhang Daming
Lighting Design: Fang Qiong
Clothing Design: Liu Xinhui
Deputy Director: Meng Limin
Composer: Zhao Bin
Music Director: Zhang Zhilin
Music Arrangement: He Xianyun
Cast: Xin Yaqin, Wang Qing, Wang Rousan, Yao Lei, Zhang Zhilin, Hou Xiaosheng, Yao Lina
Performance presented in Chinese, with translation into Romanian and English.
Duration: 1h
Date of premiere: 21.10.2017
Original title: 再生·缘
Three hundred years ago, Chen Duansheng, the author of “The Destiny of Rebirth” (Zai Sheng Yuan), wrote about a heroine, Meng Lijun, who was ahead of the times but could not break through the shackles of tradition. Then she stopped writing, leaving the story unfinished.
Today, the adapted story gives more meanings to the heroine. With life billows, Meng Lijun becomes a woman who pursuits equality and freedom. Meanwhile, for her it’s quite clear that from the viewpoint of the worldly eyes, marriage is the only way for females to be happy. Even though women are as talented as men, they often feel helpless trying to fulfil their dreams against the reality. We hope that after the “rebirth” of Meng Lijun, her “free mind” will provoke more self-reflection and compassion against women of the modern society.