Experimental Peking Opera - The Fool Oct.16th, 2016 New Space Theatre, STA
Her husband's sudden death threw her in the empty house rife with sadness. Suffering from loneliness in her prime due to this sudden loss, her golden moments were fleeting away. Her man left her nothing but a plot of land, his horse and his solumn spirit tablet. Ever since, she never took off her mourning dress and her face was awash with tears every day, in mourning of her beloved. It became such a routine that she kept the mourning hall for three whole months. That persisted until a burst of knock at the door one day. Following that was a man's voice. Looking at each other, he saw the burning passion underneath her makeup.
Zhu Zhiyu
Director Zhu Zhiyu works at Chinese Opera College of Shanghai Theater Academy and serves as a member of Shanghai Dramatists Association. She graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy with the Master's degree in Fine Arts of Opera Directing, specialized in Music and Folk Music. She won the Gold Award under the category of Youth Group of National Youth Instrumental Music Contest organized by Chinese Musicians Association and also obtained the Gold Award and Best Gardner Award in Asia's Finals of International Music Festival Competition for two consecutive years. In recent years, Ms. Zhu played a creative role in directing and producing some newly-adapted plays and operas. Participating and directed works: Beijing Opera "The taming of the shrew"; "Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci"; "New combination of Beijing Opera - 'The youth road' Zhang Pai art performance of Zhao Qun"; Drama "farewell my concubine"; "A midsummer night's dream"; "Humane foundation charity film symphony concert" and etc.
