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《文广探谷》为戏曲中心制作的第二部小剧场粤剧，取材自杨家将故事，除了保留传统排场，还加入当代剧场科技及原创桥段，为历史故事赋予全新意义，借喻戏曲这种古老艺术在现今社会的传承，擦出传统演绎手法与现代剧场设计之间的火花。
所获殊荣：
- 2019年第四届北京新文艺团体优秀戏剧展演「戏曲类最佳剧目」
- 2019年第四届北京新文艺团体优秀戏剧展演「戏曲类最佳演员」（黎耀威）
- 2019年第六届北京当代小剧场戏曲艺术节「优秀剧目奖」
「关目、台型、功架、身段、唱腔，雄浑成熟，有戏有力有情，之前（黎耀威）赢得最佳演员的确是实至名归。」
──香港资深戏剧工作者白耀灿
「故事情节丰富，短短80分钟，起承转合面面俱圆，传统戏曲结合科技颇富新鲜感...... 四位演员要分饰三代人，想必是下了许多苦功。」
──粤剧名伶吴美英
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艺术及制作团队：
监制、导演：钟珍珍＊
编剧、导演、编曲：黎耀威、黄宝萱
技术总监：胡伟聪＊
舞台设计：黄逸君
灯光设计：萧健邦
音响设计：温新康
音响设计（2019年北京首演）：杨我华
录像设计：方晓丹
助理监制：李嘉隆＊
制作经理：卢月芳＊、陈嘉仪＊
监制助理：庄淑雯＊、丘颖晞＊
演员：
黎耀威 饰 杨继业（杨令公）、杨宗保
黄宝萱 饰 杨七娘（杜金娥）
吴立熙 饰 杨文广
沈柏铨 饰 杨洪、王文
乐队：
音乐领导：毛奕俊
击乐领导：陈定邦
乐师（依笔划序排名）：何卓晋、何卓涛、高永熙、梁淑妍、陈一凡、黄婉苓、黎家维、钟诗玲、苏绍勋
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Following on from the Xiqu Centre’s first experimental Cantonese opera production – Farewell My Concubine (New Adaptation), a contemporary reinterpretation of a traditional classic showcasing the evolution of Cantonese opera – this second production, Wenguang Explores the Valley, reinterprets a classic warrior legend as a contemplation of the preservation and innovation of Cantonese opera in the modern era.
Retaining the original plot structure and a number of set pieces – including “The Great Battle”, “The Besieged Valley”, and the classic song “Yang Jiye Crashes into the Stone Tablet” – the work also incorporates several new scenes, such as a pivotal act where the late general Yang Jiye appears to his grandson Wenguang in a dream. As well as the addition of original script, the production replaces traditional backdrops with digital projections – both realistic and abstract, static and animated – offering a multi-layered illusory element to the settings and battle scenes. In one newly created scene, a key character moves among the audience to find an important book, reminding spectators that the things we seek are often right there beside us.
Based on the historic legends of the Yang family generals, the story opens with protagonist Wenguang contemplating the past glories and defeats of his clan – an analogy for the legacy of Cantonese opera. Then, through scenes of past Yang battles and debates between influential figures, the production contemplates the value and meaning of ancient traditions for our modern age, turning a classic tale of bravery and heroism into an exploration of cultural legacy.
Cantonese Opera
Originating in the Guangzhou region of southern China, Cantonese opera is a genre of Chinese traditional theatre that is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, America and Europe. The singing style adopts elements of bangzi and erhuang (traditional vocal and phrasing styles), and combines tunes of various origins, including set tunes from gaoqiang (high-pitched) and Kunqu genres and elements of folk narrative singing. Cantonese opera was inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.