Golden Sea Illuminates Chinese Original Opera "Jianzhen's Voyages East to Japan" in US
The original opera, Jianzhen's Voyages East to Japan, relates the story of an eminent Buddhist monk, Jianzhen, who lived from 688 to 763 during the Tang Dynasty(618-907), and illustrates his missionary journey which was filled with hardship and disparity as well as how eventually his mission was completed breaking through geological and cultural barriers. In Japan, Jianzhen is known as Ganjin. He became the symbol of cultural exchange between China and Japan. The story was debuted to American audiences on June 8th and 9th at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, US.
The show was directed by Xing Shimiao, with Sheng Xiaoying as stage art designer and Wu Wei as lighting designer. Golden Sea, as lighting provider, supplied three models of products V3000P, V2500S and GLW370Z to illuminate the “Voyage”.
The opera is divided into six scenes: crossing the illusory sea, crossing the willing sea, crossing the losing sea, crossing the consciousness sea, crossing the sea of heart and crossing the sea of intelligence.
"Although the story of the opera took place in the East, we hope to transfer the value of the story across the Pacific Ocean, to the West. In doing so, we hope to improve Sino-US relations, and play a greater role in cultural exchanges between the American and the Chinese people," said Zheng Zeyun, president of China-Jiangsu Performance Arts Group Co Ltd.
The troupe will then move on to New York's David H. Kotch Theater at Lincoln Center for two shows on June 22 and 23.
鉴真盲目航东海，一片精诚照太清，舍己为人传道义，唐风洋溢奈良城。
当地时间2019年6月8日晚与6月9日下午，由江苏省文化交流协会主办，江苏演艺集团和佛光山纽约道场承办，美国超新星娱乐公司协办的原创歌剧《鉴真东渡》走进美国，将高僧鉴真历经千辛，东渡扶桑，弘扬佛法，传播中华文化的传奇故事搬上洛杉矶帕萨迪纳剧场舞台。演出中，现场观众反响热烈，这也是该剧继日本、台湾等地成功演出后首次赴美巡演。
《鉴真东渡》由国家一级导演邢时苗执导，国家一级舞美设计师盛晓鹰担任舞美设计，该剧灯光设计则由优秀灯光设计师吴伟担执。在本次巡演中，浩洋灯光多款专业舞台灯光设备跟随剧组全体演员与演奏员前往美国，全程为演出提供专业、优质的灯光技术支持，携手弘扬鉴真东渡的精神，促进不同文化、不同文明之间的交流互鉴。
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原创歌剧《鉴真东渡》剧照
《鉴真东渡》
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《鉴真东渡》是中国近年来首部以海外文化交流为主题的原创歌剧，剧目分《幻海》、《愿海》、《迷海》、《觉海》、《心海》和《慧海》六个篇章，在符合史实的基础上，艺术再现唐代高僧鉴真大师应日本国僧人邀请，先后六次东渡日本，传授佛法与文化的伟大历程。
《鉴真东渡》运用歌剧这一国际通识的艺术表达话语，配合有感染力的表演，富有创意的舞美灯光设计，生动、立体的人物架构，在遵循歌剧艺术规律的基础上，创造性地将江苏民歌元素和佛教音乐的旋律融入其中，让歌剧更富有地域特色，呈现出不同于纯粹西方歌剧的风格，展现出东方所特有的历史厚重感与人文风貌。
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与一般的歌剧戏剧结构方式有所不同，歌剧《鉴真东渡》有着不拘泥情节意识流般的戏剧铺陈，通过多元的音乐并列和抽象的舞台写意呈现，着力渲染表达鉴真内心的情感波涛和人生理念。
歌剧《鉴真东渡》是一部咏叹友好交往与文化传播的史诗。千余年前，高僧鉴真以不忘初衷，六次东渡的壮举，架起了一座中日间文化交流的桥梁。千年后的今天，歌剧《鉴真东渡》将以音乐与歌声再度成为连接中西方文化交流的纽带。
歌剧《鉴真东渡》将转场纽约，在6月22日晚、6月23日下午于林肯中心大卫科赫剧场公演两场，敬邀您的关注。
