The Theatre Department at SUIS Gubei has seen many firsts this past year. Recently we held the very first Theater Festival Week at Gubei, in fact this is the very first Theatre week held at any of the XieHe campuses. The week started off with a wonderful presentation at the flag raising ceremony. This was on the importance and benefits of theatre presented from our very talented Ms. Jiang, Ms. Tang and Thomas Chen who is the first ever theatre prefect in this newly assigned role.
协和古北戏剧组在过去的一年中经历了许多“第一次”。近期，我们成功举办了协和古北历史上的首届戏剧周。此举亦标志着协和历史上的首次戏剧周的诞生。戏剧周以一场庄严的升旗仪式拉开序幕，期间，才华出众的蒋老师、汤老师以及学生代表Thomas发表了演讲，深入探讨了戏剧艺术的重要性和其带来的益处。Thomas同学更是荣任协和古北首位学生会戏剧干事，开创了历史先河。
Every day the Theater department had created ways to immerse teachers and students into the magical world of theatre. All of our theatre students from grade 9 to our grade 12 IB Theatre students performed in a variety of performances including Physical Theatre, Greek, French Farce, Mime, Musical Theatre and so much more. During break and lunch times we allowed staff and students to take pleasure in watching the phenomenal professional productions of “Hamilton” and the National Theatre’s “Frankenstein” in our drama black box studio, and allowed everyone to let loose a little by donning a costume and visiting the open sea as a pirate or as a cowboy in the wild west.
在戏剧周期间，戏剧组致力于运用多种方式，使师生们能够深入体验戏剧艺术的奇妙世界。参与的IB戏剧学生，从9年级至12年级，纷纷展示了多样化的表演形式，涵盖了肢体戏剧、古希腊戏剧、法国闹剧、哑剧以及音乐剧等多种类型。在课间休息及午餐时段，也为教职员工与学生提供了机会，在戏剧工作室的黑盒子剧场中能欣赏到非凡的专业剧目，例如《Hamilton》以及英国国家剧院的《Frankenstein》。此外，我们还鼓励大家穿上戏服，体验成为“海盗”或牛仔的乐趣，在模拟的西部荒野中尽情探险。
During the week we held an evening of Theatre which we called the “Theatre Festival Evening” where we invited parents and guest from outside to gaze in wonder as the school campus was buzzing with excitement and performances were taking place simultaneously in the black box studio and the auditorium. Audiences could freely go between both rooms to enjoy a variety of performances.
在这一周里，我们成功举办了名为“戏剧之夜”的活动，诚邀家长及校外嘉宾莅临观赏。整个校园洋溢着兴奋与激动的氛围，黑盒子剧场与体育馆同时呈现了丰富多彩的表演项目，观众得以自由选择，穿梭于两个场地之间，尽情欣赏各类精彩演出。
One performance in particular that was incredibly successful was an original play written and directed by our phenomenal, incredibly passionate and talented Theatre prefect, Thomas Chen.
尤为值得一提的是，由我们才华出众、充满热情的学生会戏剧干事Thomas同学创作并执导的原创戏剧，获得了极大的成功。
“As the first Theatre Prefect in the Gubei community, I embrace the high expectations from my peers and the personal goals I’ve set for myself. One of my main objectives is to establish a Theatre Team, aptly named Breaking Brilliance. Being a pioneer in this role means exploring diverse pathways and experimenting with various approaches. I believe that launching our journey with an original piece of theatre will elevate our community’s creative expression and showcase the incredible talent we possess. “SE7EN” is an original piece of immersive theatre I have written and created. It is a murder thriller focusing on the cause and effect of a series of tragic events while incorporating elements of the seven deadly sins.”
“作为协和古北的第一位学生会戏剧干事，我肩负着同行及自我设定目标的双重期望。我致力于实现的主要目标之一是成立一个名为‘Breaking Brilliance’的戏剧团体。 担任此角色，意味着必须探索多种途径，尝试多种方法。我坚信，以一部原创戏剧作为我们旅程的开端，能够提升我们社区的艺术表现力，并展现我们所具备的非凡才华。‘SE7EN’是我创作的一部沉浸式戏剧作品，它以一系列悲剧事件的起因与结果为主题，融入了七宗罪的元素。”
“I prioritize both inspiration and originality, making it my mission to present the community with fresh content. However, the success of this endeavor relies heavily on the trust and dedication of our talented actors and crew. It is a privilege to collaborate with such inspiring individuals, and I eagerly anticipate sharing our next project with the community. I hope that for those who came along we allowed you to see how diverse and awe inspiring theatre can be. Finally I would like to inform you of our next performance which will be our Chinese production. We hope you can all come to support and enjoy our phenomenal talented theater students at Gubei.” – Thomas Chen, Theatre Prefect.
“我既重视灵感的激发，也重视原创性的追求，致力于为大家提供新颖的内容。然而，这一努力的成功在很大程度上依赖于我们才华出众的演员和工作人员的信任与投入。与这些令人振奋的伙伴合作，实为荣幸，我急切地期待与大家分享我们的下一个项目。我期望我们能够向参与者展示戏剧的丰富多样性和令人赞叹的魅力。最后，告诉大家一个好消息，协和古北即将上演的下一部作品将是一部中文剧目。我们诚挚地希望各位能够莅临支持，欣赏协和古北戏剧学生们的才华。” ——学生会戏剧干事Thomas
