Be yourself, even if you will thus be a bit quirky!
An immersive world of extinct marine creatures is debuting on the stage!
It’s the first lesson on marine knowledge for children!
It’s China’s first sailboat-themed drama, directed by an Olympic sailing champion!
Welcome aboard Dream It Possible, a fantastic musical adventure for children!
Over two years were spent on the production, with sailing and modern drama combined together in the fantastic ocean-themed interactive theatre to build a heroic dream full of passion for children, so as to arouse their youthful courage! The work is hailed as “one of the most cost-effective children’s dramas filled with patriotic fervour”.
The story depicts two key characters - Xiaotian, an unusual boy sailor, and Dadong, a whale. Fantastically and in a thrilling way, they grow together with endangered marine animals to save one another. So commendable are courage and unity in cooperation, so mighty are dreams and persistence, and so warm are kinship and friendship. The story can stir passion in children, enabling them to understand that everybody is unique and that flaws may be something uniquely beautiful.
The story presents a fantastic world of extinct marine animals, as well as the previous and present lives of endangered marine animals. In the company of their parents, children can explore the vast marine world, so as to have their horizons broadened in such a joyous manner. Moreover, a seed of marine protection will be sown in their hearts to help develop a sense of protecting the weak and maintaining justice.
Honours and Awards
The drama was funded by the Beijing Culture and Arts Fund in 2023, selected as an excellent work for the Beijing Original Script Creation and Incubation Project for a New Era in 2023, and selected as an honorary work of Beijing in the Original Script category at the Beijing Cultural Creativity Competition in 2024.
Xiaotian, a boy suffering from “sunlight illness”, harbours a passion for sailing and longs to attend a sailing race. So he sets out in search of the “Neptune”, a sailboat built years ago by him and his father, but when he finds it, he sees that an injured blue whale, named Dadong, has taken possession of it. During an unexpected argument, Xiaotian bursts into a mysterious underwater world known as “‘Liaoliao Island”, the last refuge for endangered marine animals.
Xiaotian has a wonderful time on the island, where he makes lots of new friends. But when he leaves, Wudixi’an, a blackhearted dealer, sneaks into the island because of his carelessness. To protect their beautiful home, Dadong and Xiaotian join forces with each other, setting sail on the Neptune to struggle against the evil force. They overcome numerous difficulties and finally succeed in saving their friends on the island, with peace back to the ocean. Then Xiaotian, escorted by the blue whale Dadong and other friends, starts a magical sailing voyage in the moonlight.
Credits
Producers: Changefilm, Poly Performance, Magnificent Culture, Juhuo Film and Television Culture, Dashengguli
Chief Managing Producer: ZHANG Chaohui
Managing Producers: SUN Jishun, ZHANG Lulu
Executive Producer: ZHOU Xuan
Co-Producer: SUN Lei
Marketing Coordinator: XIA Fan
Finance Supervisor: YANG Hewei
Support: Dadada Troupe
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