《金瓶梅》Golden Lotus Jin Ping Mei Beijing Dance Theatre Stage Presentation Brings Chinese Erotic Arts to Canada - Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto北京当代芭蕾舞团剧目把中国色情艺术带到加拿大温哥华、多伦多、蒙特利尔巡游表演 《金瓶梅》Golden Lotus/Lotus d'or/Jin Ping Mei Ballet Stage Performance

《金瓶梅》Golden Lotus Jin Ping Mei Beijing Dance Theatre Stage Presentation Brings Chinese Erotic Arts to Canada - Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto北京当代芭蕾舞团剧目把中国色情艺术带到加拿大温哥华、多伦多、蒙特利尔巡游表演

 

《金瓶梅》Golden Lotus/Lotus d'or/Jin Ping Mei Ballet Stage Performance

 

This is a stage adaptation of the early 17th century erotic Chinese novel 'Jin Ping Mei'. The show was first produced in Hong Kong in 2011. However, it was banned (some say delayed due to content localization) in Mainland China for three years until 2014. After some racy scenes were toned down, the show was allowed to debut in China and now it is about to extend the work to oversea markets. This time around, the Beijing Dance Theatre took over the ballet presentation and it is now touring for the first time in Canada to entertain audiences in three cities – Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

 

The Golden Lotus or better known as Jing Ping Mei was written in the latter part of the Ming Dynasty by someone who used a pseudonym and the true authorship had not been satisfactorily proven to this day. Practically from day one of its existence, the work has been purged in society as a 'forbidden book' in China since its first printing in about 1610. Although generally regarded as pornography throughout the centuries, the book had nevertheless became known among many literal elites both in China and in the West as one of the most important works of Chinese literature in the same class as The Water Margin《水浒传》, Romance of the Three Kingdoms《三国演义》and Dream of the Red Chamber《红楼梦》. In fact, it could be said that The Golden Lotus was derived from The Water Margin as both shared some of the same historical and fictional characters as Wu Song武松, Xi Menqing西门庆, Pan Jinlian潘金莲 etc. But the plot concerning these characters are very different between the two novels.

 

Behind the scene, the Beijing Dance Theatre production has some big name attached to the project. The choreographer is Artistic Director Wang Yuanyuan（王媛媛）who was responsible for adapting the Ballet Raise The Red Lantern 《大红灯笼高高挂》from the movie that made director Zhang Yimou（张艺谋）a household name in Chinese entertainment. Costume Designer was Oscar-winning Set Designer and Artistic Director Tim Yip（叶锦添）of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 《卧虎藏龙》fame. Others such as the musical director, scriptwriters, effects masters and producers are mainly involved in the movies and stage productions.

 

《金瓶梅》Golden Lotus Stage Adaptation -

 

Vancouver: Sep 21-22, 2017 Queen Elizabeth Theatre 7:30PM

Montreal: Oct 01-02, 2017 Montreal Place des Arts 7:30PM

Toronto: Oct 5-6, 2017 Living Arts Centre 7:30PM

 

Tickets: $285/235/185/145/105/85/65

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Hotline: 604-343-6260

 

English: vancouver.ca/news-calendar/beijing-dance-theatre-golden-l...

中文：http://www.bcbay.com/life/community/2017/04/07/487157.html

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Ping_Mei

 

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Ray Van Eng 雷云影 is an accomplished media professional, award-winning screenwriter and movie producer. His work has been part of the Hava Nagila Exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Manhattan in New York, NY from Sep 2012 to May 2013.

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