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On the evening of June 4, the drama "Man in the Mirror" was held in joint rehearsal for the first time in the Opera House of Beijing People's Liberation Army. This play chooses anti-corruption as its theme and adopts psychodrama way to show the personalities of roles. Interviewed by ChinaNews, scriptwriter Meng Bing stated that it’s his duty to create anti-corruption play for society. He also pointed out, critical thinking is important for play and it could not survive without critical thinking.
The play of "Man in the Mirror" takes the hotspot of anti-corruption as its theme, and tells a story following the storyline of two leading roles’ growth.
When asked why choosing anti-corruption as the theme, Meng Bing stated “This play has been through two years’ creation. We are living in this age and society when we just have to think over this subject.”
Meng Bing told reporters that the creation of this anti-corruption drama is not “following the trend”. He hoped to present to spectators “how bottom line of morality is broken and how psychological defense is crushed during the social and economic development.
He said: "I always think, if so much money and wealth suddenly were put in front of me, can I stick to my bottom line? Even if you make vows today, when it comes to test you for real, could you hold on then?".
"It's an opera that analyze yourself, open your heart, bare your mind, and face your own soul," he said.
As a scriptwriter, Meng Bing said, the creation of this drama "is our own responsibility to this society, and as a citizen with sense of responsibility, we should think about it ".
Due to the reason that this is a play of “facing your own soul”, Meng Bing adopted many “psychodrama mode” which highlighted the psychological description of characters. He stated “We use the way of talking to ourselves which shows the mental activity more directly”.
Drama is a way of thinking for a nation in public
Meng Bing's plays are usually marked as "serious drama" or "main theme drama". And in face of newly emerged types of drama, he mentioned, “serious drama” is still of value.
Meng Bing admitted that "the drama now has a lot of new positioning" and "a lot of styles." He also admitted that "towards the drama we can have various understanding".
Meanwhile, he also pointed out that it’s important to have critical thinking, otherwise there would be no drama”. he stated “Drama is the way of thinking for a nation in public. And it is an exchange of thinking between performers and spectators”.
Based on the highlight of the characteristic of critical thinking in drama, Meng Bing considers that although diversification has emerged as the feature in literature and art circles nowadays, and there are many products for entertainment, “I believe that there would be more and more spectators who enjoy watching serious dramas”.