China News Service, Fuzhou, February 25 (Reporter Liu Kegeng) "Fire trees are full of spring beauty, the moon is full on New Year's Eve, singing and laughing, and laughter is noisy..." On the night of the Lantern Festival, the 2024 China Central Radio and Television Station Lantern Festival Gala was held on CCTV 1 It is broadcast through multiple channels including a comprehensive channel and three CCTV variety show channels. Zhou Hong, director of the Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theater and winner of the Wenhua Performance Award and the Plum Blossom Award, appeared at the party with the Fujian opera song "Yuanxi Haofang Lane". This is the first time that a Fujian opera element program has appeared at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala.
The picture shows a still from the Fujian opera song "Yuanxi Haofang Lane". Picture courtesy of Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theater
The Fujian opera song "Yuanxiao Lane" describes the scene of people celebrating the Lantern Festival in the three lanes and seven lanes of Fuzhou, and displays the culture of Fujian capital in the expression of Fujian opera and song. It reflects the scene of people living and working in peace and contentment, harmony and happiness in the new era, and their yearning for a better life.
The picture shows a still from the Fujian opera song "Yuanxi Haofang Lane". Photo courtesy of Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theater
Zhou Hong, director of the Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theater and the star of the show, said that this time he was able to be on the stage of the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala to show and promote Fujian culture and promote Fujian's cultural treasures and national-level Intangible cultural heritage - Fujian opera with a history of more than 400 years, I feel honored and encouraged. "In the future, the theater will continue to create high-quality masterpieces that reflect the new look of the times, promote the prosperity and development of Fujian opera art, and carry forward excellent traditional culture."
For this party, the Fujian Experimental Fujian Theater submitted a request to China Central Radio and Television Station for the Arts in the second half of last year. The program center submitted a number of programs with Fujian charm. On the morning of February 19, we received a call from the program team of the evening party and were invited to Beijing to record the evening party. After the Fujian opera song "Yuanxi Haofang Lane" was selected for the Lantern Festival Gala, the theater attached great importance to it, overcame the difficulties, and immediately deployed actors. Huang Bihong, Wen Yan, Huang Junyan, Guo Lingyi and other youthful new generation Fujian opera actors followed Zhou Hong. Perform and record programs in Beijing.
In recent years, the Experimental Fujian Theater of Fujian Province has insisted on creative transformation and innovative development, and has launched a series of "Drama Style and Dance Rhythm" programs such as "Yishun Brother Street Dance", "Yuan Xi Haofang Alley", "Never Leaving Fuzhou", etc. Integrating elements of Fujian opera into song and dance performances broadens the performance format and audience. Fujian opera songs such as "Making Love in the Year of the Sheep", "Praying for Blessings to the World", "Cultural Revitalization of the Nation" and "Sliding on the 15th" have been successfully featured in CCTV Spring Festival Opera Gala, Opera Lantern Festival Gala, CCTV "Chinese Opera Conference", CCTV National Day Opera Concert , CCTV Opera Channel's "Blockbuster" column, CCTV Opera Channel's "Here Comes the Horner" column and other CCTV stages a total of 20 times, which expanded the influence of Fujian opera across the country, increased the popularity of Fujian opera, and increased the attention of Fujian opera.
In order to meet the cultural needs of the masses during the two festivals, Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theater has been participating in various grassroots performances with the theme of "Celebrate the New Year with Joy" since the beginning of the New Year. Before the Lantern Festival, it was also invited to Ghana to participate in external performances Exchange activities. (End)
