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Royal Dramatic Theater And Give Us the Shadows

Date: Sept 7-9 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-500 yuan

In 1941, the American author and Nobel Prize laureate Eugene O'Neill wrote an autobiographical piece: Long Day's Journey into Night. The title says it all. We are witness to a day in the life of the Tyrone family. Father, mother and two sons are struggling with their addictions (alcohol and drugs), demons from the past and with each other. They can't live with or without each other. Give Us The Shadows is a merciless portrait of a literary genius who - burdened by addictions, depressions, tuberculosis and a difficult childhood terrorizes his family.

NCPA Opera Commission Rickshaw Boy

Date: Sept 7-9 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 100-880 yuan

Chinese composer Guo Wenjing, together with a first-class opera production team in China, produced this opera characterized by charms of old Beijing. It was also the first time that this novel was adapted and performed in the form of opera. This opera was produced by a first-class production team in China, including composer Guo Wenjing, librettist Xu Ying and director/set designer Yi Liming. In terms of music, this opera is featured with Chinese musical elements, such as Peking Opera, folk songs and Jingyundagu (storytelling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment), as well as Chinese musical instruments like sanxian and suona.