OPM-That ball of fire

Clear Newspaper
4/12/2012
Column: One Pen Ma
Writer: Steven Ma

That ball of fire for arts
 為藝術那團火

I was moved watching the stage play, The Yellow Storm.

Huang Lei portrayed Qi Rui Xuan (祁瑞宣), no need to doubt his acting skill. He precisely grasped that kind of ordinary yet subtle feelings, truly very moving.

Qin Hai Lu portrayed the most shrewish of the shrewish, 大赤包. Besides my giving it a thumbs up, I am speechless.  Xin Po Qing portraying the villainous traitor, Guan Xiao, gave a profound performance, his role is also the character in the play I most want to portray. 

Watching each and every one of the actors on the stage, all putting in their hearts and efforts, not distinguishing between the primary from the secondary characters, even if separated by a gauzy cloth, even if the lighting was not shining on oneself, all were totally immersed in their performance; themselves moved and moving the audience.

As actors, this is how it should be! From art's perspective, no role is too insignificant, only depends on whether one minds or not, and its importance to one. In acting, ordinariness has its own ordinariness value, colorful has its own reason for being colorful; mutually making each other shine, balancing the highs and lows, and the tears and smiles and sweetness and bitterness
Sitting below the stage, I could see those up on the stage had all come prepared to give their all to arts, and for their very passion they participated.That piece of heart, that glowing fire, every minute every hour was out there illuminating the stage.