In the past two months, if you come to a British cinema, you are likely to encounter a high-definition screening of a Chinese stage play. On April 29, the 4K high-definition image of " Giselle " produced by the National Ballet of China premiered at the Coron Cinema in Mayfair, London, England. Throughout the early summer of May and June, the first Chinese-language stage high-definition global stage on screen was held in theaters in multiple cities in the UK. The works on display include 10 high-definition video plays from the National Ballet of China, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, Hong Kong Repertory Theater, etc., covering multiple art forms such as dance, drama, and Peking Opera. This is also the first time that a Chinese stage art group has formed a team to "go overseas" in the form of video. ".
This screening is jointly organized by the UK-China Film Cooperation Research and Development Center (ucfc) and Beijing Aojiwei Culture, and will be screened in theaters in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other places. His works include the classic ballet "Giselle" by the National Ballet of China, the original work "Century", the plays "Under the Roof of Shanghai", "Uncle Vanya " and "Electra" by the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center, Hong Kong Drama The troupe's dramas "Wu Song's Diary", " Principle ", " Ambiguous ", director Lai Shengchuan's theater drama "The Book in the Water", and "Peking Opera Search for Orphans" starring Wang Peiyu, are available online and offline. More than 20 simultaneous screenings.
"Peking Opera Search for Orphans and Save Orphans" poster
Li Congzhou, the person in charge of Ao Zhewei, said that the 10 works screened this time hope to take into account the industrial style and cultural style of the Chinese stage drama field, and strive to create a three-dimensional and complete Chinese language for foreign audiences. Impressions of the stage arts industry. The selection groups are both official and private, and are geographically linked with Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In terms of content, it has a balance between local and international, including the most local Peking Opera art, as well as drama and ballet works that are relatively well accepted abroad. The three films mentioned above have diverse themes. "Under the Roofs of Shanghai" has regional characteristics, while "Uncle Vanya" and "Electra" are Chinese interpretations of Western classics.
Posters of some works
It is reported that within two months, these films will be screened in multiple cinemas such as Arts Picturehouse Cambridge and Fact Liverpool in London, Cambridge and Liverpool, and will also enter university campuses.
At the previous screening event, many professionals from the British literary and art circles walked into the theater to watch the screening. Including representatives from the British National Theater, artistic directors of the British Ballet Boys, Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, former British National Ballet artist Denzil Bailey and other industry insiders.
An audience member felt "unbelievable" about the understanding of ancient Greek tragedy reflected in the previous version of "Electra". He said that this was his first contact with Chinese drama. More audiences are looking forward to "Under the Roofs of Shanghai" with local themes in Shanghai.
High-definition stage images are a form of stage art appreciation that has emerged in Europe and the United States in the past 20 years and has become popular. This form was launched in China in 2015 and has so far covered 69 places including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taipei, and Hong Kong, with more than 10,000 screenings and moviegoers. More than 800,000 people. Since 2018, Ojevi Culture has begun to shoot and produce high-definition video works with original Chinese content, and actively promotes Chinese stage art works around the world.
