On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 10), the traditional auspicious play "Blessings from Heavenly Officials" was performed wonderfully at the Zhengyi Temple Ancient Theater in Beijing with a history of more than 300 years, bringing good luck and wealth to the audience. The beautiful meaning also kicked off the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater's "New Year Renewal" classic Kunqu Opera New Year performance season. From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival, the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater will present 23 wonderful performances at Tianqiao Theater, Jixiang Theater, Zhengyici Theater, Daxing Theater, Guotu Art Center, Mei Lanfang Theater and other places.
According to reports, Beikun launched "Performance to Celebrate the New Year", creating a strong festive atmosphere with excellent artistic works, adhering to the New Year performance position, carefully planning and coordinating a series of exciting Kunqu performances, adding blessing and luster to the capital stage. In the Zhengyici Theater, which carries the traces of time and contains rich historical connotations, the series of performances will continue until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. From the first day to the fifth day of the lunar month, "Blessings from Heavenly Officials" and "Dreams in the Garden" are performed every day at 14:00 in the Zhengyici Theater, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the charm of traditional opera culture and feel the rich flavor of the New Year in Beijing. From the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Beikun specially arranged five classic traditional plays with comedic colors, "The Peony Pavilion", "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The Romance of the West Garden", "The Kite Wrong" and "The Lion's Roar", to be performed at the Tianqiao Theater, all by " Plum Blossom Award winners Wei Chunrong, Gu Weiying and other famous Kun Opera performers will lead the performance, allowing the audience to watch the opera and enjoy a wonderful cultural feast during the Spring Festival.
Zhengyi Temple’s New Year performance has just kicked off and has received a lot of praise from the audience. Many spectators at the scene came from outside Beijing. When asked why, one spectator said: "It is more meaningful to come to Beijing to enjoy the artistic feast during the Chinese New Year when watching big plays in Beijing." Another spectator believed that the performance at the Zhengyici Theater brought people closer Breaking the distance between tradition and modernity, immersive theater viewing is worth experiencing.
Other exciting plays performed by Beikun during the New Year include: "Odd Double Club" performed at the Guotu Art Center and Daxing Theater at 14:00 on the second day of the Lunar New Year and 19:30 on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year; two days on the fifth and sixth day of the Lunar New Year Performed the first and second editions of "The Peony Pavilion" at the Jixiang Grand Theater; performed "The Romance of the West Chamber: Matchmaker" at the small theater of the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater at 19:00 on the eighth day of the lunar month.
It is reported that the Spring Festival performances in Beikun are rich in repertoire and there are many performances, and there are even three performances in one day (the second and fifth day of the Lunar New Year), allowing the audience to watch dramas every day during the Chinese New Year, and contributing to the enrichment of the capital’s cultural market. the power of. (Lu Luxing Qiu Xiaoqin)
Source: Guangming.com
