There are shows every week, and the Cantonese charm of the Bay Area starts with you!
What’s going on this week?
Classic Broadway original English musical "The Sound of Music", Cantonese opera "Frangipani", Russia's Moscow Ballet "Swan Lake"...
- Guangzhou -
Classic Broadway original English musical "The Sound of Music"
Time: January 22
Location: Guangzhou Grand Theater Opera Hall
"The Sound of Music" was born in 1959. As one of the most popular Broadway musicals in the international market, it has been performed on Broadway in New York and the West End of London for more than 4,000 times. It set a Guinness record for the largest number of theatergoers in one week, and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Grammy Award for Best Performance Album, creating wonderful memories for generations of audiences around the world. Since its premiere on Broadway in 1959, "The Sound of Music" has always used popular music and beautiful and moving plots to convey the purest emotion and power. Since the launch of the China tour, audiences have also praised the quality of this musical.
The handed down classic aesthetic audio-visual concert "Butterfly Lovers"
Time: January 22nd - January 28th
Location: Guangzhou Beilei Theater
"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is referred to as "Butterfly Lovers", this world-renowned ancient love The story, after the baptism of time, still stands in the forest of the world. The carefully conceived layout interprets the intoxicating music, endless poignant stories and endless dream-like stories. This piece not only takes advantage of the advantages of Western music, but also fully exploits the characteristics of Chinese classical music, which is different from Western symphonies. This colorful, sincere and touching symphonic work with a rich flavor of life has made bold innovations in nationalization and popularization, and is called "our own symphonic music".
Guangzhou Hongdou Cantonese Opera Troupe's "Fresh Flower Garland"
Time: January 23
Location: Guangzhou Jiangnan Grand Theater
This play tells the story of Su Xin, a beautiful flower-planting girl in Zhuangtou Village, Haizhu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Frangipani likes to grow frangipani and yearns for a peaceful and quiet life. Every Spring Festival eve, she led the girls in the village from Huazhou Ancient Ferry to transport flowers to every corner of Guangzhou. This was the earliest prototype of the Yangcheng Millennium Flower Market. Emperor Liu Yuan of the Southern Han Dynasty kept a group of wizards in the palace who made a living by pretending to be gods and ghosts. He handed over the state affairs to Fan Huzi while he indulged in sensuality. Su Xin was tricked into entering the palace, but she refused to join the secular world and fought against the evil forces to the end. The foolish king Liu Yu believed the slander and planned to poison General Zhao Tingxuan. After hearing the news, Su Xin came out of the palace and made a righteous speech, causing Zhao to rise up and fight. In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Pan Mei to lead his troops southward, and the whole process was overwhelming. When the decadent Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed, Suxin remonstrated with Liu Yuan to death and saved the beautiful rivers and mountains in southern Guangdong.
Russia's Moscow Ballet "Swan Lake"
Time: January 23-January 24
Location: Guangzhou Grand Theater Opera Hall
"Swan Lake" is Tchaikovsky's musical masterpiece, written by the father of classical ballet - Petipa's classic choreography, the original masterpiece of the Russian Moscow Ballet. Its story is based on German folk fairy tales. It is an epic love drama about the forces of light and darkness, good and evil, love and hate, full of struggle and dramatic tension. It is a world-class tragedy work that is on par with Shakespeare. As a landmark work by the famous composer Tchaikovsky, many pieces of music in "Swan Lake" have become handed down classics and have also raised the standard for future ballet scores. "Swan Lake" is also one of the most demanding works for the ballet company, and is known as the "alchemy stone" for dancers. When the curtain slowly opens, you can relive this timeless classic and enjoy the pure beauty of the fairy tale, the graceful melody and the professional and exquisite dance skills.
Happy twist and hilarious stage play "Flying Lies"
Time: January 26th - January 27th
Location: Guangzhou Zhengjia Grand Theater
Whether you can become a partner of the company depends on today's dinner! ——Justin, a migrant worker pursuing career advancement, is fully prepared. In order to be promoted to a partner in the company, he and his wife Clody plan to entertain his boss with a family dinner tonight.
However, the long-lost "college classmate" wandering painter Gao Feiqi suddenly came to stay overnight, disrupting Justin's dinner plan, and the young female model Bonnie invited by Gao Feiqi even forced his wife to divorce under some circumstances. A runaway... Dinner is approaching, how do they piece together the scene that their boss is looking forward to? Can Justin's "promotion plan" be successfully completed?
Twenty-Four Chinese Music Concert "Tang Palace Music Banquet" 2024 New Year Edition
Time: January 27
Location: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou
Come from history and go to the future. ——The "Twenty-Four Music" women's band is a group of girls from the late Tang Dynasty who awakened from the stone carving cultural relic "Twenty-Four Music". They have high buns and exquisite makeup, but they play guzheng, dulcimer, konghou, pipa and platoon. Traditional national musical instruments such as the flute are played, and modern songs such as "City in the Sky" and "Happy Landlord" are played, colliding with the millennium of time. The orchestra has been invited to participate in programs such as People's Daily Online, CCTV, and Hunan Satellite TV many times, and has cooperated with many first-line brands. Its tours are also sold out.
"Canon" World Classic Tour Concert
Time: January 28
Location: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou
Some people say that the greatest charm of "Canon" is: hearing sadness when you are happy, and hearing hope when you are sinking. The power of music is often so magical, touching everyone's heart and healing everything. Canon can be said to be one of the most widely circulated piano pieces.
Many people think that canon is a piece of music, but in fact, canon is just a musical genre. According to Guinness World Records, more than 2,000 versions of "Canon" have been reinterpreted and published in the world so far! In fact, "Canon" is just a musical sketch with a total length of only about 5 minutes, but it has brought miracles for more than three hundred years and will remain new for a long time. In the field of film soundtracks, at its peak, 18 movies and TV shows used it as soundtracks in one year alone. "Canon" is no longer just a classical turntable with highbrow music, but has truly become a part of our lives. This concert takes the theme of Canon and takes the audience on a journey of world music.
- Shenzhen -
Happy Twist's hilarious stage play "Charlotte Troubles"
Time: January 26th - January 28th
Location: Shenzhen Happy Twist Hongshan Theater
The wedding of former school beauty Qiu Ya is being held grandly in a luxury hotel , the male protagonist Charlotte, who once had a crush on her, looked at the old classmates with successful careers around him, and felt sour in his heart. He made a wedding party while being drunk, but after he vented his anger, he fell asleep on the toilet...
In the dream, he fell asleep again... Returning to high school, he took revenge on the teacher who had humiliated him, pursued the girl he loved, made his disappointed mother smile again, and even became a well-known writer, musician, and Internet celebrity. A series of events happened at an incredible speed. He desperately told himself This is a dream, but I can’t wake up...
London West End Original Musical "Matilda"
Time: January 26th - January 28th
Location: Shenzhen Esplanade - Opera Hall
London West End Original The musical "Matilda" is adapted from the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, a national writer in the British children's literature world. It was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It swept 101 international awards, including 24 Best Musical Awards, and won it in one fell swoop He has won 7 Olivier Awards in the UK and 5 Tony Awards in the US. The British "Times" called it "irresistible"; the "Sunday Times" called it "a killer song - touching people's hearts and moving indescribably"; and was also evaluated by the always vicious "New York Times" drama critic "No Nothing can compare to it”.
- Foshan -
The Russian Royal Ballet's "Swan Lake" 2023 China Tour 20th Anniversary Presentation
Time: January 27
Location: Foshan Grand Theater - Grand Theater
Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan" "The Lake" is the master of ballet art since the Renaissance in the 15th century. It is also the ballet with the most adapted versions, the most performances, the largest number of audiences and the widest spread in the world today. "Swan Lake" is an epic love drama about the forces of light and darkness, good and evil, love and hate, full of struggle and dramatic tension. It is a world-class tragedy work on par with Shakespeare. Even today, nearly 150 years after its debut, the ballet continues to captivate modern audiences.
- Dongguan -
"Butterfly Lovers" Concert of Classical Famous Musicians (Dongguan Station)
Time: January 27th
Location: Jucheng Cinema Line Dongcheng Theater
"There are no plum blossoms to point out. Get drunk and listen to Butterfly Lovers. "A story that has been passed down through the ages, and a soft and affectionate melody that has touched the hearts of many music lovers. "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is one of the four major love stories in ancient Chinese folklore. It is China's most charming oral inheritance art and national intangible cultural heritage. It is also a Chinese folklore that has had a wide impact on the world.
"Butterfly Lovers" is recognized by the world music circle as a representative work of Chinese orchestral works. Based on the ancient legend of the same name, it has beautiful melody, brilliant colors, easy to understand, and strong artistry. It is known as the "national symphonic music" in China. "Butterfly Butterfly" has become the most internationally renowned classic song in the history of Chinese music and a symbol of Chinese culture.
Ni Dahong, Shi Ke, Hao Yun starring Lin Zhaohua's Beijing-style comedy "Silver Ingot Bridge"
Time: January 27th - January 28th
Location: Magnolia Grand Theater, Dongguan
An interesting story, a condensed Beijing. The drama "Silver Ingot Bridge" was produced and premiered in 2015 and has been performed nearly 200 times so far. In a very humane and down-to-earth way, this drama tells the story of Yu Wu, an ordinary restaurant owner beside the Yinding Bridge in Beijing, who got involved in a ridiculous scam in order to keep his ancestral business. The black humor style and ups and downs of the plot made many viewers hooked after watching it. Many viewers said that this drama allows you to understand old Beijing. "Yinding Bridge" also uses rock songs to connect the songs in this process, completing a recording and thinking about Beijing culture in a younger way.
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen, intern Wang Yanning
