China News Service, Guilin, April 21 (Zhou Lishuo, Jiang Fenghui, Yang Zongsheng) On the evening of April 20, the opening ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Southwest Drama Exhibition and the 8th National Excellent Drama Repertoire Exhibition was held in Guilin, Guangxi. The opening ceremony took place at the Guangxi Provincial Art Museum, where the first Southwest Drama Exhibition was held.
It is reported that from April 17 to May 23, 34 large-scale plays and 5 small theater plays were staged in Nanning and Guilin, Guangxi, showing the new achievements of Chinese drama creation in the past ten years.
Lu Yingchuan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, said in his speech at the opening ceremony that the national outstanding drama performance is an important platform to showcase the achievements of Chinese drama creation and promote the growth of drama talents. The Southwest Drama Exhibition was a feat in the theater world 80 years ago, demonstrating the strong feelings of Chinese dramatists for their family and country and their responsibility to pay attention to reality. Holding this performance is of great significance for carrying forward the fine traditions of the Southwest Drama Exhibition, continuously introducing high-quality dramas and literary talents, and promoting the high-quality development of drama in the new era.
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, the actor Ouyang Yuqian, the main initiator of the Southwest Drama Exhibition, stood on the stage with a lantern and talked about the birth history of the Southwest Drama Exhibition in the Guilin landscape, which kicked off the opening ceremony. . The entire performance integrates drama, opera, song and dance and other performance elements. The dramas "The Dragon's Retreat", "Confucius" and "East Lake Hotel" participated in this exhibition also appeared in the form of excerpts at the opening ceremony.
"Drama can respond to the audience at any time and convey the actor's passion through the stage. This resonance is irreplaceable in film and television works." Chen Ying, an actor at the China National Theater, said in an interview with reporters, "Nowadays, theaters have a very With many young actors, we are also innovating the form of drama performances, allowing the audience to be in the same scene with us, complete the performance together, and enjoy the stage drama immersively. "
This performance is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
From February to May 1944, dramatists represented by Ouyang Yuqian, Tian Han, Xiong Foxi, Qu Baiyin, etc. gathered more than 30 drama groups from Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei and other places. Thousands of drama workers held the first Southwest Drama Exhibition in Guilin, with a total of more than 170 performances and an audience of over 100,000. It was known as the Southwest Drama Exhibition in history. (End)
