Life Archive: Director's Notes by Chen Xinyi

Author: Chen Xinyi
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This records my purpose in theater art and the journey of forming my theater philosophy. Life evolves from innocence to maturity. If one becomes stubborn due to life experience, it means life has aged. I believe exploring the experiences of others can rejuvenate one's own life. Everything discussed here is a genuine life archive. Without historical evidence, it would be hard to imagine how brilliant these lives are. From the Yellow Emperor five thousand years ago to Qin Dahe who crossed the Antarctic, these lives have infused passion into mine, allowing me to portray their evil and sacred, their humble and noble, their helplessness and agony. I feel as if my life has gained some value because of this. This book is a collection that pours out the author's thoughts, emotions, philosophical reflections, and aesthetic pursuits, documenting Chen Xinyi's purpose in theater art and the formation of her theater philosophy. The theatrical works she directs are the transformation and elevation of her own dramatic life. She presents humanity, the value of human life, human joys and sorrows, human joys and sorrows, human destinies, human history, human relationships, and the heart-wrenching divisions and conflicts between people and themselves on stage, before the audience. When the audience watches the excellent life dramas she directs, they are actually examining her own dramatic life and their own.