The Central Academy of Drama's Experimental Theatre Company
Playwright: Marivaux (FR)
Director: Christophe Feutrier (FR)
WHEN:
October 20, 2021, 21:00
October 21, 2021, 21:00
October 22, 2021, 21:00
WHERE: Woodcarving Hall
Duration: 90 minutes
Performed in Chinese, with English subtitles
About The False Servant
The play tells the story of a young and beautiful noble lady in 18th century France who comes by chance upon her fiancé, Lélio, at a ball with another woman standing beside him. She decides to approach Lélio disguised as a knight and tries to find out what is going on in his heart. To Lélio's surprise, the "knight" in front of him is the Parisian lady he has been longing for.
Credits:
Playwright: Marivaux (France)
Translator/Literary Consultant: Ning Chunyan (France)
Director/Script Adaptation: Christophe Feutrier(France)
Assistant Director: Hai Yan
Cast:
Mei Jie – Fronten
Ji Jingjin – Trevelin
Hai Yan – Knight
Mao Yunfei – Allegan
Liu Chengyu – Lélio
Lai Zhe – Countess
(In order of appearance)
Stage Design: Yang Juntao
Lighting Design: Song Chao
Assistant Lighting Design: Huang Ruoxuan
Costume Design: Wu Xia
Make-up Design: Li Jiaxin
Assistant Make-up Design: Deng Yujie, Zhuang Xiaohe
Physical Design: Yu Xin
Martial Arts Design: Wang Jianchun
Stage Style Embodiment: Li Yuhui
Stage Technician: Fan Ping
Sound Design: Du Siliang
Presenter: Hao Rong
Artistic Director: Xu Yongsheng
Executive Producer: Sun Liang
Performance Manager: Liu Yuanjun
Stage Set Production Manager: Fan Ping
Project Operation: Li jialin
Stage Manager: Xin Xianzong
About Christophe Feutrier
Christophe Feutrier was born in 1964, and lives in Paris. He has a PhD in theatre anthropology from the University of Paris-Nouvelle-Sorbonne. He began his international creative career at the age of 19 and has been on a theatrical journey for over 20 years. He has directed more than 40 plays in France and around the world, and has performed the works of numerous authors in more than 10 languages.
About the Central Academy of Drama's Experimental Theatre Company
The Central Academy of Drama was formally opened in April 1950 as the first higher school of drama education in New China.
The Central Academy of Drama's Experimental Theatre Company was first established when the school was first founded. In April 2019, the Experimental Theatre Company officially resumed its operations. Relying closely on the Academy's team of artists and its young artistic talent, the troupe advocates theatre experimentation and explores the laws of play creation. It integrates theatre art and scientific research, strives to create and perform ever more outstanding plays, and to bring China's outstanding theatre to the world stage.