It is said that the musical Cat from West End of London is a classic in the past 30 years, and now it has been translated into Chinese and traveled across the ocean to the Chongqing Grand Theatre.
The lights are fading, and in the darkness, there are cheerful songs around the garbage dump, and no one knows. Tonight will be a big party for Jericho cats. Dozens of Jericho cats sensitively jumped on a pile of cans and sang their own songs, "When night falls, who jumps in the dark?" Did you see the arrival of the king? "Every lyric contains their deep pride as cats.
Then, the old cat, who had always been chubby and wore an orange dress, appeared. Its bulkiness was in sharp contrast with Jericho's cat, and Jericho's cat jumped nimbly next to her. She is a respected nanny cat. Jenny Diandian has taken care of several generations of kittens.
Pure breed cat's snow-white fur is particularly unique, which looks very elegant and pure in the bright moonlight; Two thieves and cats who disappeared without a trace, the elbow that flew out of the oven strangely, and the big vase of the Ming Dynasty that was inexplicably broken were all thanks to them; The rock cat, who plays the devil's advocate, is carrying a disheveled wallet and singing a triumphant song on the stage; Superman cat, a superhero, is the nemesis of "small broken dog" and "big evil dog", with a pair of eyes flashing red; The train cat is an industrious "gardener" who enjoys driving its old train day and night. The opera cat is a deep old man, and countless excellent operas have flowed through his works. The cat demon in the snow-capped mountains has created an eternal legend among cats. Of course, there are elderly cats, who are widely respected and watch the younger generation of Jericho cats grow up?
The last leading role? That is a humble old cat. She wore gray striped fur, her hair was messy and her skirt was tattered. Obviously, she had been wandering for a long time. She ran away from home more than ten years ago, and now years have left an indelible mark on this Jericho cat. She didn't know how to be happy since she was a child, and she spent it alone. Finally, she appeared at the party and sang her own voice: "It's late at night, the street is filled with silence, and the moon is looking for a dream, leaving a lonely smile. In the moonlight, pieces of dead leaves fell to the ground, and the night wind groaned. Memories are always accompanied by moonlight, and the past scenes in dreams are still radiant. I can't forget that sweet and happy moment. May the old dreams be relived. Every lamp seems to remind us that everything is predestined. The street lights are flashing, the sound is silent, and the east is faintly bright. I want to meet the rising sun, arrange a new life and never give in to fate. "
The clear and vicissitudes of life attracted the attention of the whole Jericho cat, making this old cat that has been left out in the cold the center. The kind and pure cat was the first to pick up the old cat, and agreed that she was the only cat to get eternal life every year? The purpose of the annual jericho cat convention is to select cats who will live forever.
Finally, the musical ended with such a happy ending. Next year, gather at the Grand Theatre again!
Reflections on the Musical Cat
In the music class, the teacher played the world-famous musical Cat for us.
At first, I was immediately shocked by the huge lineup on the stage. I was a little carried away: there were so many cats in it that I couldn't tell who was who.
At this time, the teacher gave us a comment: the original story happened in a garbage dump. Tonight is a full moon night, and Jericho's cats have an annual dance. All the cats in Jericho gather here. Before dawn, they will choose a cat from the park and send it to the road outside the cloud to be reborn. So at this dance, all kinds of cats should introduce themselves, hoping to be thoroughly remoulded.
Knowing the basic elements of the play, I seem to understand a lot. At this time, I was attracted by the characteristics of different cats. I feel as if I have become a cat inside, and I am full of expectations for the upcoming cat that can be reborn.
Gradually, many cats appeared one after another: charming cats, nanny cats, leader cats, theater cats? When we came out, all our eyes were attracted by its infinite charm. Like those female cats who are obsessed with him in the play?
The protagonist appeared. In fact, her first appearance did not attract our attention. All we know is that she used to be a coquettish woman who spent all day in nightclubs, but now she is down and out, spurned by his cat, and she is an extremely unpopular female cat.
On her second appearance, she sang "Memories", which made me think a lot: I seemed to see her indifference to the years and the vicissitudes of life. I seem to have seen her past. She was so proud when she was beautiful. She hopes to go back to the past and continue to live that decadent life. Yeah, who doesn't have a view? But when you get old, you can't come back for that time. Facing the past, she can smile; But what about now and in the future?
So, I continued to look for answers from her third appearance. This time, what I saw from her eyes was not only her regret for the past years, but also her own regret for wasting time in the past. More importantly, her hope for the future. A new day is about to begin, yes, since most of the time is wasted in the past, why should we continue to regret it in the future? Looking ahead to tomorrow, you will find that everything is beautiful. Only by stepping out of the shadow of yesterday can we move towards a better tomorrow.
There are only three days in a person's life: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday has passed, just like the old days recalled by the reborn cat mother. No matter the scenery or the depression, we can't recover it. The only way is to leave yesterday's regrets and seize today. Only in this way can we move towards a better tomorrow. Learn to cherish and grasp everything today, and tomorrow, you won't regret wasting time. Please remember: we only have one life!
Reflections on the Musical Cat
As one of the four major musicals in the world, the musical Cat left a deep memory on me with its unique style, moving songs and dazzling dance.
It perfectly combines various elements and arranges a lively cat party through dance and music. It gives a proper and perfect interpretation of every cat's personality and every story.
The dance of this play is excellent, and a large number of dance scenes are used to show the different characteristics and personality of each cat. All kinds of dances, such as ballet, tap dance and jazz dance? The fusion of the two dramas makes the whole drama more unrestrained, full of vitality and full of mystery. There is also a dynamic group dance that adds atmosphere, making the scene look grand and eye-catching, adding a lot of color to the whole scene.
The music of this play is more brilliant, among which my favorite is Memories. Appeared four times before and after. His emotional catharsis, such as weeping, sublimates the feelings of the whole drama, and also makes the drama more full of the meaning of life and philosophical imagination. In the moonlight, Grisa Bella? The charming cat in the past, recalling the happy time when she was young and beautiful, beautiful melody, affectionate lyrics and deep singing, not only made the heroine, but also let the audience blend in with her sad and lonely mood. The second performance was sung by a kitten. It is the leader cat who tells the cats that the meaning of happiness is not only now, but also things that cannot be forgotten in the past. In the moonlight, Jemima, the kitten, sang Memories, and the cats couldn't help showing their feelings. Different roles give this song different meanings, and the lonely tune becomes warm and happy, which arouses the charming cat's confidence in life. The singing aroused my infinite memories.
The musical "Cat" deeply touched me and left me with a long aftertaste.
Reflections on the Musical Cat
Unlike the helplessness in Phantom of the Opera, nor the tragic in Notre Dame de Paris, the image that cats give me is mysterious and unified.
Before a movie started, I saw many pairs of cat's eyes for the first time. It was scary, but it was very aura, just like a cat showing a pair of eyes in the dark. The opening music gives a gloomy feeling. From the beginning, you can see all kinds of "cats" on the stage: different colors, different faces, different expressions and different actions will make people feel that this is a living cat world. They danced happily on the stage and tried to show themselves. The cat's grand meeting, here, is their paradise.
As recognized by people, the most touching thing in the play is the first "Memories", which was sung by an old stray cat who was spurned by people. The song is sad and moving, emitting a faint sense of desolation from the heart. This is a charming cat when she was young, but she is sloppy and dirty when she is old. She is lonely, weak, spurned, wandering in the lowest block, and excluded by the cat family. She also longs for heaven, but this is obviously a luxury for her. In this case, she sang the song Memories. After she finished singing, the cats were moved and unanimously elected her to heaven, and the whole play came to an end. This shows that the weight of this song in the play can be said to be the turning point and climax of the whole play.
In fact, this song not only sings the voice of the old cat, but also sings the voice of people who are no longer in their prime but full of confidence in life. We will meet that day eventually. When we get old, we can still recall our past, and the best memory is that it brings joy to people. The most important thing in a person's life is how to go. If you can leave a beautiful footprint on the road and bring beautiful scenery to others, then your memory is the greatest happiness.
Memories are so touching. So that everyone who listens carefully to memories will find * * * Ming. The charming cat's former youth is a thing of the past, and her miserable and humble life torments her. However, she was neither addicted to the fond fantasy memories nor buried by those tragic and desperate memories. No matter how profound and solemn you are about the past, tomorrow is always a new day.
We cannot give meaning to happiness. It exists in everyone's mind, stays in different positions, has different standards and is changeable. Some happiness can be obtained in an instant, and some happiness is accumulated slowly over the years. As Alder said: "We have experience, but we have lost the meaning, the meaning of revisiting and the meaning of giving happiness."
When the old commandment finally told us that "cats are actually very similar to people", we actually saw the miniature of our human beings in the cat world.
When we were young, we were just like Jemima, carefree, playful and crazy with RumTumTugger. Gradually, we grew up, as pure as Victoria and as sentimental. Without the pain of Dmitry and the charm of Bambalulina. We learned to take responsibility. Although we may not be a leader in a certain field like Munk, we must do our part like Allonzot.
What is the year? Time is Jemima's innocent eyes, time is Bambarulina's beautiful smile, time is Rumtuge's frivolous happiness, time is Monk's youthful strength, time is Jennyanydots' nagging time is griza Bella's deep wrinkles, and time is Old Gus's trembling hands when he recalls the scenery of that year? In the final analysis, happiness is to understand the meaning of life under the experience of years like OldD.
Cat is full of strange and messy colors from plot to performance, but it seems to have the same center in retrospect. In any case, cat drama really exudes an irresistible magic, which makes people have to submit to its artistic conception. This is the charm of musical.
Reflections on the Musical Cat
Since I took the course of Appreciation of Western Musicals on Thursday night, I have learned something from not knowing the state of musicals at all. Musical drama is a good way to cultivate sentiment and enrich our college life. In this course, I watched the Phantom of the Opera, Ai Weita and Cat, among which I think the musical Cat is the most special and impressed me the most.
I had heard of this famous musical before I came into contact with it. Now I have come into contact with it, and it is really a great work. Cat is the most successful play in the history of musicals, which once became synonymous with musicals and a symbol of the times, showing the great influence of Cat.
From the beginning of the play, you can see all kinds of "cats" on the stage: different colors, different faces, different expressions and different actions. I really appreciate the actors' performances, which are realistic and flexible, making people feel that this is a real cat world. In the real world, you rarely see so many cats together, so many kinds of cats. They danced happily on the stage and tried to show themselves. The cat's grand meeting, here, is their paradise. Although the overall plot is difficult to grasp, every "cat" has its own story, which is scattered and can't be pieced together at all, but behind every "cat", we can vaguely see the big social background.
Cat is not only a musical full of dynamic charm and flavor of the times, but also a musical full of philosophy of life and humanistic feelings. As someone said, this is a musical about "seeing the world and life through a cat's eyes". Since coming to China for the first time, there has been a whirlwind of musicals in developed cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and the audience is attracted by its unique stage setting, humorous and vivid performances and fascinating stories. The actor's wonderful performance brought the audience into the wonderful world of Jericho cats. Of course, in addition to the wonderful music, the wonderful lighting effect on the stage makes people enter the wonderful fairy tale world. The lighting effect follows the dramatic structure and the psychological process of the actors, emphasizing its role in creating an emotional atmosphere. It gets rid of all realistic requirements and completely ignores the rationality of the color and angle of the light source. The sudden darkening of the stage shows the psychological state of a character; When a character enters the stadium, the lights suddenly light up; When the terrorist attack happened, a huge shadow appeared on the wall. Lighting is arbitrarily controlled, and its change and stillness, sudden brightness or sudden darkness are all based on the principle of obeying the needs of the drama itself. Undoubtedly, in expanding the expressive power of drama, lighting has become an inexhaustible resource for expressionists and has developed various unique expressions. Make the foreground and background blend together, and let the audience see that the background always appears behind all the action locations. At the same time, he is good at deforming reality, giving full play to the special function of lighting and creating a special atmosphere.