Citizens queued up to buy performance tickets at the Shaanxi Grand Theater. (Photo courtesy of the interviewed unit)
Starting from this March, more than 50 high-quality theatrical performances of different types, including dance dramas, dramas, musicals, children's plays, and concerts, will be staged at the Shaanxi Grand Theater, Xi'an Concert Hall, and Kaiyuan University. The four major art venues, the theater and the High-tech Fruit Core Theater, present a series of fine works to the audience. In addition, more than 100 cultural performances to benefit the people, art popularization and sharing classes and other forms of public welfare activities will also be staged in Xi'an. The number of performances this year will exceed 800. This also means that in this Year of the Dragon, Xi'an will become a city full of "Western Gravity" filled with a literary and artistic atmosphere.
Famous dramas introduced from overseas + high-quality local original dramas
High-quality theatrical performances come to citizens' "doorsteps"
At the beginning of March, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism issued a total of 1,000 "Shaanxi Cultural Tourism Benefit Cards", which can be used in key areas Tickets for performances are discounted, and 1,200 50% discount tickets and 300 value-for-money lucky bags are also on sale. In order to grab low-price tickets for their favorite performances, audiences lined up in a long line at the entrance of the Shaanxi Grand Theater early in the morning.
In 2024, original plays introduced from overseas will become the biggest highlight of Xi’an’s performance market. The original musical "Phantom of the Opera" will be performed for 8 consecutive performances at the Shaanxi Grand Theater from August 13th to 18th; and the original French musical "Mozart Rock" also carries the love and expectations of countless musical theater fans; and the other An international heavyweight work is undoubtedly the Russian legendary drama "Eugene Onegin"... These top-notch poetic dramas are among the world's leading large-scale productions and large-scale casts, allowing Xi'an citizens to feel at home You can enjoy the elegance of international masterpieces at the door.
In addition to Xi’an citizens, drama fans from many surrounding provinces and cities also often travel to a city for a performance. Nowadays, dragging suitcases to Xi'an to watch performances has become a "routine operation" for many theater fans. This is not only a true portrayal of theater fans' pursuit of high-quality plays, but also reflects the audience's appreciation of the theater and the performance quality of the city of Xi'an. affim.
In addition, there are some domestic classics that are often performed in this year’s performances, such as the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe’s dance drama "The Eternal Wave", which is a ceiling in the dance drama industry and can create a sensation no matter when it is performed. "Radio Wave" craze; there are also China Opera and Dance Theater's large-scale national dance dramas "Li Bai" and "Zhaojun Leaving the Wall" and the stage trilogy "Dreams" produced by Chen Peisi. These are all good dramas this year that are worthy of the audience to come to the theater and watch again and again.
In terms of inheriting original works of traditional classic culture, following the Tang poetry symphonic recitation concert "Chang An", Xi'an's local original work, the large-scale symphonic chorus "Tao Te Ching", which took three years to create, will have its premiere on March 23 , opening a window to the world to understand traditional Chinese culture through an "opera-style" concert.
In addition to the continuous output of high-quality performances, the Shaanxi Grand Theater, Xi'an Concert Hall and Kaiyuan Grand Theater have, as always, launched various programs such as 70 yuan charity tickets, rice porridge concerts, student access one hour before the performance, "Watch the show, come to Xi'an" We hope to shorten the relationship between art and the people through real art-benefiting measures such as gift packs for audiences from other provinces to watch dramas across provinces, "Hello Teacher, Please Take a Seat", "Meaning Classroom" and other cultural activities to benefit the people, as well as free art popularization and master sharing classes. distance, create a good cultural atmosphere, cultivate the city with culture, and promote the rapid development of urban cultural undertakings.
Classic drama performances + wonderful festival activities
The 13th Xi'an Theater Festival opens
The intimacy, empathy and poetic beauty of the lines that drama brings to people are difficult to match in many art forms. The annual drama feast has become The spring and summer market carnival for the citizens of Xi'an and surrounding areas.This March, the 13th Xi'an Theater Festival, hosted by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government and jointly organized by the Propaganda Department of the Xi'an Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Xi'an Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, and the Xi'an Qujiang New District Management Committee, will have "Shisan" as the theme, and The ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties shares the same pulse, blood, and excitement. Let the vitality and excitement of drama go out of the theater and set foot in the corners of this historical ancient capital. Several exciting festival activities will be launched with the theme of "Three Journeys of Drama" , using drama as a clue to spread drama culture in every corner of Xi'an, giving the city more artistic inspiration and vitality.
The 13th Xi’an Theater Festival has begun. The Xi'an Theater Festival was founded in 2011 and has been hosted by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government since 2018. It is the first international theater culture platform in Xi'an and even the northwest. It has introduced more than 400 plays and attracted more than 350,000 performances.
This year’s five-month Xi’an Theater Festival will feature 13 plays with a total of 31 performances in Xi’an. Among them, "Three Autumns in One Day" adapted from Liu Zhenyun's novel of the same name and produced by Gulou West Drama, the original London West End play "No Survival", and the epic "Book of Life" produced by Shaanxi People's Art Company for five years will be released in March and Meet a broad audience.
This year’s Xi’an Theater Festival focuses on showcasing the power of Chinese youth drama creation. “Drama Genius” Liu Tianqi appeared with his new work “Goodbye” trilogy. China’s contemporary new generation playwright and director Gu Lei used the drama “Water Down” to tell the story of the relationship between father and son. , the popular young domestic theater troupe "Drama Nine" came with the Republic of China intellectual series "Spring Passes" and "Symmetry Broken", and the stage play "Searching" extended from a bowl of noodles to the deep family affection of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. .
In addition to the theater stage relay, the high-definition screening series familiar to Xi'an audiences will also arrive as scheduled. "Hamlet," "Lehman Brothers Trilogy" and "Heard" will be screened one after another in April, spanning screens and regional time differences during the theater festival, bringing a different "high-definition" theater viewing experience to citizen audiences. In addition, the Xi'an Theater Festival will also bring drama into the streets and alleys of the ancient city of Xi'an this time, using a variety of activities to let drama speak loudly and attract citizens to enter drama outside of the theater.
Over the past 13 years, while deeply cultivating the promotion of drama culture, the Xi'an Theater Festival has insisted on expanding the "stage radius" of drama - stepping out of the theater and into life. It has held various outdoor public drama units many times, opening up "public art", Important practice in “public performance”. The "Drama Family Banquet" will combine 13 Xi'an specialties to present a double feast of drama and food; in midsummer, there will also be a "Sunset Drama Night" that invites the audience to experience the beauty of drama at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. It can be said that the Xi'an Theater Festival is not only a performance on the stage, but also a wonderful story woven together by the city and each participant.
Source: Xi'an Daily
(Editor: Cheng Yumeng)
