On the afternoon of December 9th, the 2022 "Attractive Women" themed drama Festival of the School of English kicked off at Liye Building. This drama Festival takes the innovative form of offline performance by the crew and online viewing by the audience. Lv Chunmei, Dean of English School, Liang Ruobing, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee, Sun Shuo, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee and Secretary of Discipline Inspection Committee, Qu Tao, Vice President, Liu Xiaohui, Vice President, Wang Chengdong, Secretary of Youth League Committee, Qu Jingda, teachers and students of English School watched the wonderful performances brought by students of all grades and the drama Club online.
Teachers from the School of English were the judges and four students, Wu Hongyu, Wang Jianfeng, Tan Lijia and Cong Chuhan, presided over the performance. First of all, the opening dance "Just Got Paid", accompanied by the music and the warm atmosphere of the scene, this drama festival performance officially started.
The Class of 2020 is the first to present the drama "Women of No Importance." The actors present the plot of the story to the audience through their excellent performances, and their fluent English expression makes the audience have an immersive experience. In the actors' every twinkle and smile, the lifelike story of "insignificant" women self-reliance was presented.
The graduate student crew brought a performance of the famous play "A Doll's House." The actors, with their fluency in English and attention to detail, show the growth and awakening of the protagonist, Nala, conveying the central idea that women should be dependent on men to become independent
Suffragette, performed by the Class of 2022, tells the story of British women's unremitting struggle for women's suffrage through intense conflict and exquisite performance skills, and fully expresses the actors' unique views on women's struggle for rights and freedom
The performance brought by the Class of 2021 was adapted from the classic Little Women. The actors showed the growth experiences of the four women with rich emotions and smooth and clear expressions, and emphasized the concepts of personal dignity, self-reliance and self-discipline, making the audience feel full of happiness and motivation.
Finally, the Drama Club presents the play "Mrs. Warren's Profession." During the performance, the actors relaxed their emotions, acted with abundance and looked natural. The story fully demonstrates the exploitation and oppression of women by the greedy and decadent bourgeoisie, making the audience feel as if they were there.
After the performance, Yu Dong, the tutor of Drama Club of the School of English, highly praised the wonderful performances of the students. At the same time, he also made detailed comments on the performances of the students and put forward valuable suggestions.
Appreciating excellent western works and showing them in words and bodies through our own understanding can not only help us learn the language in both breadth and depth, but also help us understand the unique connotation of Western culture. As a traditional characteristic activity of the School of English, drama festival is not only conducive to improving the comprehensive quality and cultural accomplishment of the students of the School of English, but also provides a platform for the students of the School of English to show themselves, so as to fully encourage the students to constantly explore their own potential and become better themselves. This drama festival takes women as the theme, observing women from different perspectives, and better perceiving women's inner world and perceiving female charm through playing relevant roles. (Wang Yining)
