Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Adventures of Aniana. An original story created by Amy

Once upon a time, a little girl named Aniana III found a magical mushroom. Aniana ate the mushroom and became a talking cat! But Aniana didn't know she was a talking cat until she saw her reflection as a talking cat in a window. "Oh, no," she said "I'm a cat!" Aniana went home and said "Ay, yiyi." Her mother gasped when she saw that her daughter was a cat! What to do...

Aniana returns!
Aniana mom tried everything to change Aniana back to a human.But nothing worked.Then Aniana's mom thought of something she hadn't tried, eating the mushroom again!It worked!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

碧云天,黄花地



【元】王实甫,《西厢记·长亭送别》

(端正好) 碧云天,黄花地,西风紧,北雁南飞。晓来谁染霜林醉?总是离人泪。

我teenager的时候很是着迷这一段,每次念一遍,自己感动得不行。现在想来,那时候其实如此无忧无虑,迷恋这样depressing的美文实在是有些为赋新词。现在旧曲重拾,只想着黛玉说得还是对:西厢记读来还是满口余香。

烟淡淡兮轻云



昆曲《玉簪记》。
那(尼姑)陈妙常和潘必正的罗曼故事,这段词概括了:“(必正)听她一声两声,句句含愁恨。看她人情道情,多是尘凡性。(妙常)你一曲琴声,凄清风韵,怎教人不断送青春!那更玉软香温,情儿意儿那些儿不动人?她独自理瑶琴,我独立苍苔冷。分明是西厢行径。” 早先看过江苏省昆剧院石小梅和胡锦芳老师的《琴挑》一折。石老师穿蓝衣,倜傥小生,一出场满台生辉,唱“【懒画眉】月明云淡露华浓,欹枕愁听四壁蛩。伤秋宋玉赋西风,落叶惊残梦。” 当时我就不知道自己姓什么了。



【朝元歌】你是个天生俊生,曾占风流性。看他无情有情,只见他笑脸儿来相问。我也心里聪明,(适才呵)把脸儿假狠,口儿里装做硬。我待要应承,这羞惭怎应他那一声。我见了他假惺惺,(嗳)别了他常挂心。看这些花荫月影,凄凄冷冷,照他孤零,照奴孤零!



一个叹青年无妻,一个扮寂寞广寒嫦娥...
(下面词有些出入)
(生)仙姑弹得好琴!(旦惊科)仙郎何处入帘栊,早是人惊恐。(生)小生得罪了!(旦)莫不是为听云水声寒一曲中。(生)小生孤枕无眠,步月闲吟。忽听花下琴声嘹呖,清响绝伦,不觉步入到此。(旦)小道亦见月明如洗,夜色新凉,故尔操开丝桐,少寄岑寂。欲乘此兴,请教一曲如何?(生)小生略知一二,弄斧班门,休笑休笑。(生弹科,吟曰)雉朝雊兮清霜,惨孤飞兮无双,念寡阴兮少阳,怨鳏居兮旁徨。(旦)此曲乃《雉朝飞》也。君方盛年,何故弹此无妻之曲?(生)小生实未有妻。(旦)也不干我事。(生)敢请仙姑,面教一曲。(旦)既听佳音,以清俗耳。何必初学,又乱芳声。(生)休得太谦。(旦)汗耳、汗耳。(作弹科,吟曰)烟淡淡兮轻云,香霭霭兮桂阴,喜长宵兮孤冷,抱玉琴兮自温。(生)此《广寒游》也。正是仙姑所弹。争奈终朝孤冷,难消遣些儿。

Monday, June 16, 2008

昆曲《百花记· 赠剑》Kun Opera: The Princess Floret

This is so flirty. Love it!



About the play:
http://www.china-fun.net/kunqu/Jumu/20061002/031324.shtml

百花公主: 浙昆名旦张志红

海俊:温宇航