Theatre play "One Heart" tour Canada
In August 2019, CCCDA invited the theatre play "One Heart" to be performed in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada. the China Performing Arts Group organized the tour of the theatre dram. Produced by Beijing Longmashe Culture Communication Co., Ltd., the play was written by the renowned playwrite Zou Jingzhi, and performed by three famous actors Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang and Zhang Tielin.
"One Heart" tells a moving story of three strangers who run business in the historic Dongan trading market, and at the most trying time become friends with a tie as close as brothers during China's turbulent times at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. But the three brothers, with contrasting personalities, are also very different in their way of life, about women, generosity, ambition, loyalty, business calculation, benevolence and righteousness.
Early in May this year, the drama was performed in Australia where it received warm welcome by the local audience. In Canada it was performed in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver and the Sony Performance Art Center in Toronto for four days. In all four performances, audience responded extremely enthusiastically and warmly to this most authentic and charming Beijing-style drama.
To create this theatre drama, Mr. Zou Jingzhi devoted over ten years of his time, many versions of the script to enrich its unique Beijing colour, and the historical features. The play was specially tailored to fit the three main characters, performed by the three actors, the so-called "iron triangle".
Performance locations
Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Toronto Sony Performing Arts Centre
"One Heart" tells a moving story of three strangers who run business in the historic Dongan trading market, and at the most trying time become friends with a tie as close as brothers during China's turbulent times at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. But the three brothers, with contrasting personalities, are also very different in their way of life, about women, generosity, ambition, loyalty, business calculation, benevolence and righteousness.
Early in May this year, the drama was performed in Australia where it received warm welcome by the local audience. In Canada it was performed in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver and the Sony Performance Art Center in Toronto for four days. In all four performances, audience responded extremely enthusiastically and warmly to this most authentic and charming Beijing-style drama.
To create this theatre drama, Mr. Zou Jingzhi devoted over ten years of his time, many versions of the script to enrich its unique Beijing colour, and the historical features. The play was specially tailored to fit the three main characters, performed by the three actors, the so-called "iron triangle".
Performance locations
Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Toronto Sony Performing Arts Centre