Communication

The Creation of Heaven and Earth

Extra Form
Country	China
Year	2025
Award	WINNER
Affiliation	Luo Yazhuo
Designer	Luo Yazhuo
English	Through skillful movements, blockages, combinations, and separations, a visually stunning space (full of metaphorical meaning) is created, shich provides strong support for the actors' performances. Inspired by Eastern aesthetics, the stage design evolves from "a blank page", "a line of text" to "a piece of painting," that weave together the visual language of the performance and ultimately form a grand book. In the final scene, a ship carrying the book, “The Creation of Heaven and Earth”, symbolizing the journey of Ming Dynasty science and culture setting sail to the wider world stage.
Native	在明代美学中，“大”“简”“巧”三字犹如璀璨星辰，引领着《天工开物》舞台剧的视觉航向。这不仅是一场演出，更是一次穿越时空的文化之旅，将明代智慧与美学精髓娓娓道来。《天工开物》以书为媒，巧妙融合书中标志性元素——白描秀像、雕版文字、书页版框，构建了一幅幅生动的历史画卷。从“一页白纸”的纯净起始，到“一段文字”的深邃探索，再到“一张绘画”的绚烂绽放，直至“一本书卷”的厚重沉淀，舞台视觉的每一次递进，都伴随着主人公宋应星的心路历程，生动展现了《天工开物》中的“乃粒”“乃服”等篇章，让观众仿佛置身于那个辉煌的时代。在这场视觉盛宴中，“大”展现了明代科技的宏伟与壮阔，“简”则体现了东方美学的含蓄与留白，“巧”则在于将复杂的历史与文化巧妙融入舞台的每一个细节。错落有致的书页，如同城墙般矗立，既构建了视觉张力十足的隐喻空间，又为演员的表演提供了坚实的支点。最终，当承载着明代科技与文化的“书之船”缓缓驶来，它不仅载着《天工开物》这本巨著，更载着中华文明的博大精深，驶向世界的每一个角落。这场演出，不仅是对《天工开物》的一次致敬，更是对中华传统文化的一次深情回望与自信展望。
Positive Comments
Judging Comments	This stage design has been lauded for its poetic and dynamic transformation, seamlessly blending Eastern aesthetics with theatrical storytelling. Through fluid movements, spatial shifts, and layered compositions, it evolves from a blank page to a grand painting, metaphorically embodying the narrative's depth. The final scene, where a ship carries the book "The Creation of Heaven and Earth," symbolizes Ming Dynasty science and culture embarking on a global journey, delivering a visually and intellectually profound experience.