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Why did French musicals capture the hearts of Chinese audiences?

2024-05-08   

"Because I couldn't wait to see the performance of 'Rock Mozart' in Shanghai until late June, I rushed over. During this year's May Day holiday, Ni Jiaqi, who is currently studying at university in Shanghai, specifically came to Beijing just to see this French musical that she loves earlier.". Rock Mozart, a musical that tells the story of the genius musician Mozart's life, was recently staged at the Tianqiao Art Center in Beijing and presented to Chinese audiences as one of the events of the Sino French Cultural Tourism Year series. From May 1st to 19th, the French musical "Rock Mozart" was performed at the Beijing Tianqiao Art Center. In recent years, several French musicals, including "Rock Mozart," "Don Juan," and "Romeo and Juliet," have been performed in China and have been loved by Chinese audiences. According to statistics from Beijing Tianqiao Art Center, as of April 28th, the center has sold tickets for a total of 47 performances of three French musicals this year, with a total box office of over 40 million yuan. The cool and dynamic dance, as well as the rhythmic songs, are the reasons why many Chinese audiences fall in love with French musicals. For Niu Ke, who has been watching French musicals in theaters since 2018, French musicals "appear particularly lively" and give the audience an energy: "Even if you have been tired from staying in the theater all day today, you can still get up and come here tomorrow to watch the drama." The "integrated visual and auditory" French musicals have also deeply impressed college student Zeng Youjia. For her French major, when she saw her familiar French novel "Red and Black" adapted into a musical "Rock Red and Black", the rock style songs and infectious performances of the actors in the play satisfied her imagination of the protagonist Yu Lian. "I am still in the stage of infinite longing for the unknown world, and Yu Lian's enthusiasm on stage makes me passionate and resonant." On May 1st, the French musical "Rock Mozart" began its performance in Beijing, and the audience rushed to the front of the stage to interact with the actors when the performance returned. In the view of Nicolas Talar, the producer of Don Juan, making the audience feel the strong emotions in musical works is a unique feature of French musicals and a way for them to win over Chinese audiences. Taral stated that in addition to powerful music, dance, and stage beauty, French musicals will also incorporate elements such as love, hate, and hatred that can mobilize the audience's emotions in the story, and require actors to express the character's emotions in a direct way. "I think Chinese audiences have responded positively to this. They love music, stories and characters, and their feelings about the characters." Talar introduced that French musicals have now "traveled" to about 20 cities in China. In his view, musicals are important for exploring and understanding culture: when people fall in love with the songs and performances of French musicals, they become more and more curious about French, and subsequently become more and more curious about French culture. "It can make it easier for more people to understand different cultures." Next, Taral plans to bring more French musicals to China and adapt some French musicals into Chinese versions for localization. We will also try to bring some Chinese performances

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