2020四季剧团音乐剧艺术与产业一瞥(二):西方音乐剧的日本“本土化”

Japanese localization of Western musical-On the Shiki Theatre Company’s artistic and commercial success today(Part 2)

四季剧团“四季”常青,意味着剧团能在全日本十个剧场同时上演不同的作品,“长期驻场”与“中短期轮换演出”相得益彰。这既是浅利庆太初创时期的理想,更因其持之以恒的坚守,才有了如今剧团的常态。浅利庆太的杰出在于他不只是缔造了自主的戏剧王国,还改变了日本的戏剧形态和演出生态。他租赁剧场,推出了“因剧而异”的租赁制度;他改建剧场,改善了某些城市剧场的商业窘境;他新建剧场,在日本做到了真正的“长期公演”,使日本人同步领略到了20世纪末最成功的商业舞台剧奇迹——欧洲巨型音乐剧的魅力。相对而言,四季剧团对于西方音乐剧的“本土化”构架比其原创剧更令人印象深刻。

When it comes to Japanese musicals,the Shiki Theatre Company is the country’s premier production company,legendary in training actors,developing works and audience outreach.As Chinese musicals follow global trends in developing a domestic market,we can certainly learn from the Shiki Theatre Company.