Four Musicians In Bremen: Chinese Acrobatics Tells Green'S Fairy Tales

In the city square of Puxi Park in World Expo, Shanghai, four cats, dogs, chickens and donkeys are often played by actors. They sing and juggle on the stage, embracing and taking photos with others.

Once they came out, they attracted many small tourists, and they were popular stars.

They are the protagonists of Sino German Cooperative acrobatic drama "four musicians in Bremen" (hereinafter referred to as "Bremen musicians").

The musician of Bremen, written by Green, a famous German fairy tale writer in eighteenth Century, tells of four heroes, donkeys, dogs, cats and chickens, who suffered setbacks all the way. But they finally overcome difficulties and come to Bremen to become a musician.

Yang Meng, director of the drama, told Xinhua that this fairy tale has an inspiring theme and is suitable for children to watch.

At the same time, the 35 minute acrobatic drama was adapted on the basis of keeping the original content of the fairy tale. It incorporated many kinds of artistic elements such as Chinese pop songs, folk songs, Western rap music, acrobatics, magic and comic arts, and incorporated the Haibao of World Expo mascot, which is very much in line with the appetite of the Chinese adult audience.

Since the opening of World Expo, dozens of performances of the show have been filled. During the performance, small audiences can not help running to the stage to ask for interaction.

The four actors who play cat, dog, chicken and donkey come from Dalian acrobatic troupe. They are no more than 16 years old. But they are very skilled and skilled in singing and dancing.

In May 19th, on the day of the German National Pavilion Day, they also performed a condensed version of the Bremen musician in the Bremen city hall for the then German President Keller.

They first greeted the distinguished guests with a variety of juggling skills, such as balanced pipe shaking, mouth throwing table tennis and hand throwing coloured balls. Then the 4 men stacked up in the order of donkeys, dogs, cats and chickens from bottom to top, forming a classic model of Bremen musicians, making Keller laugh and nod his head.

At the performance of the city square, there were plenty of seats for more than 300 people. Many of the audience stood in the rear view. Many more children were riding on their shoulders. The humorous performances of the actors made many adults applaud.

There are still some foreign audiences in the crowd.

Thomsen, an American tourist, said his grandparents came from Germany. He studied Green's Fairy Tales from childhood. He was no stranger to the musicians in Bremen. Although he could not understand Chinese lines, the performance made him feel very cordial.

The bronze statue of four animals, donkey, dog, cat and chicken, is the best card in the city of Bremen, the hometown of the four musicians.

Today, the bronze statue is placed in the city hall, which greets thousands of visitors every day.

Gunter Homeier, a German tourist with silver hair, said, "I like this fairy tale very much.

It is full of imagination, and the theme behind it is love and predicament.

Every animal in the story is in a difficult position. Although we have different personalities, we can still unite together. I think this makes this fairy tale more beautiful.