Rehearsal photos of the Broadway musical "Cinderella" were exposed, mime master Bezzo was in charge

The Chinese version of the Broadway musical "Cinderella" will be premiered in China on May 24. Recently, after three weeks of intensive rehearsals,"Cinderella" staged its first consecutive series, and exposed a set of behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos, unveiling the mystery of this fantasy musical. The catchy music, the solid singing skills of the actors, and the highly infectious stage performance make this reinterpretation of the dream chapter even more exciting.

The Chinese version of "Cinderella" became the first crew to enter the Avenue Theater Valley

. As a classic Broadway musical,"Cinderella" has won nine nominations for the Tony Award, the highest award in American drama. It has performed more than a thousand times on Broadway and has been watched by more than 500 million people around the world and received high praise. The newly adapted Chinese version has attracted much attention.

The Chinese version of "Cinderella" was created by gold medal dramatists from five different countries and spent a year and a half to create. Among them, director Joseph Graves is a well-known American theater director and has long served as the artistic director of the Institute of Foreign Drama and Film at Peking University; stage beauty and costume designer Emma Ty Green is a well-known British designer in Europe and has won numerous awards. It is used by the world's top theaters such as the National Theater; Creative and consulting producer Kevin Wallace is the world's top musical producer and a partner of musical giants such as Weber and McIntosh. He has participated in the production of "Phantom of the Opera","Cats" and "Lord of the Rings". Classic musicals; Cheng He is the first person to translate and match the entire play in China. He has led or participated in the lyrics translation and match of most Broadway musicals in China so far, and the performance lineup also gathers the best young musical actors in the country.

The rehearsal of the musical "Cinderella" was chosen to be held in the newly completed Avenue Theater Valley by actor Chen Peisi."Cinderella" was the first crew to enter the venue. The indoor rehearsal hall of Avenue Drama Valley has domestic first-class hardware conditions, and the crew rehearsed day and night in order to repay the audience with the best performance status.

At every rehearsal scene, director Joseph Graves sat quietly, carefully watched the actors 'performance, and carefully recorded the opinions of the Xia Man's performance. Even if the small square pier used as a substitute prop was not positioned correctly, he would personally bend down and sneak around to straighten it, or quietly remind the dance supervisor to avoid interfering with the performance of the actors on stage. Director Graves is meticulous about details and will also discuss performance details with the creative team during breaks.

For the first time, the performance was already exciting without makeup and stage effects. In particular, the lyrics are in line with the pronunciation habits of Chinese words and closely mesh with the beautiful melody, and the beautiful effect is amazing. There is still a month before the premiere. I believe that with the continuous improvement of rehearsal and the addition of stage effects such as lighting and costumes, the final presentation will be more gorgeous and amazing.

"Cinderella" specially invited mime master Bizo to guide the rehearsal.

In the story of "Cinderella", the fairy godmother helps Cinderella attend the prince's ball and turn the little mouse into a horse. In order to help the actors perform better,"Cinderella" also invited Philip Bizot, the world's most famous mime master, to rehearse the scene of actors turning into animals for the play.

Philip Bizot is a world-class mime performing artist today. He has won gold medals in competitions such as the Paris International Mime Competition and the Chilean International Mime Festival. Having been engaged in silent art for nearly 50 years, his superb performing art has earned him high honors such as "soul catcher in the dark","active static monk", and "lonely action poet". In 2012, Bizo toured the world with his work "Forty Years of the Silent World", which was even more crowded.

Although the "mouse transformed into a horse" scene of "Cinderella" is only a short two-minute period, in order to present it with the best effect, this time the master Bizot was specially invited to rehearse the scene. The Bizo workshop lasted for three hours that day, and Bizo and the actors repeatedly polished and rehearsed. The master even demonstrated himself and used his years of observation, experience and performance experience to compose a wonderful physical drama through the clever combination of bodies, shapes, sounds and expressions. Under the polishing of Bizo, the actors also presented a wonderful audio-visual performance in order to present the best performance to the audience.

At present, the Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen stations of the Chinese version of the musical "Cinderella" have all been billed. The well-known new fairy tales and the heart-to-heart drama in the seven acts of life, I believe this drama will bring more different excitement to the audience in 2018.