Beijing News (Reporter Wu Longzhen) On June 20, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Aranya Theater Festival was held in Aranya, Beidaihe New District. The 11-day dream journey of drama officially started. At 4:30 p.m., the opening ceremony of the Aranya Theater Festival officially began, with artistic director Chen Minghao as the host. In this annual drama festival, Chen Minghao encourages every audience to open their imagination, open their perception of the world, and enjoy their own dramatic moments in these 11 days.
At the opening ceremony, artistic director Chen Minghao served as the host.
With the theme of "Routines and Exceptions", this drama festival has set up four major sections: drama art, life art, public art, and cross-border art. Meng Jinghui, Zhang Ziyi, and Chen Minghao serve as artistic directors. It has unprecedentedly invited eight of the world's top The nine artistic directors of the theater festival gathered in Aranya with their own drama director works. 29 domestic and foreign specially invited plays worked with the audience to break the rules, explore exceptions, and discover the surprises and unknowns of drama.
Chairman of the Aranya Theater Festival Ma Yin expressed his sincere gratitude to the audiences, artists, staff and volunteers who came from afar. In his opinion, the charm of drama lies in the fact that every drama is different, lies in uncertainty, and lies in adventure. Everything that happens every moment is something new, just like real life. “I hope every participant will You can be in a festive mood, enjoy the joy brought by drama, and enjoy every day."
Artistic Director Zhang Ziyi shared her feelings about the Aranya Theater Festival.
artistic director Zhang Ziyi unlocked a new identity as a drama producer at this drama festival. At the opening ceremony, Zhang Ziyi shared her testimony and feelings about the Aranya Theater Festival: “The Aranya Theater Festival has experienced year after year of exploration. It has grown into a drama event that has attracted much attention today. This is the power of belief. The same is true in life. Whenever you dare to think and do, you will have the opportunity to realize it." She also encourages everyone to find what they like in life and drama and fill their own world. Director Meng Jinghui, artistic director of
, expressed his joy at being reunited at the Aranya Theater Festival. He said, "The Aranya Theater Festival is a festival full of vitality and innovative spirit. Here, routines, exceptions, classics, creativity, moments, and eternity , shouts, whispers, the other shore, temptation, friendship, love... all these beautiful things will be welcomed into the living room of the sea. The ocean in June, the beach in June, and the drama in June will add to our lives. Flowing Colors”. Guests Sun Honglei and Zhang Tianai also sent their blessings to the Aranya Theater Festival, and invited domestic and foreign artists and theater fans who came to the theater festival to experience and participate more and spend a wonderful time together.
The atmosphere at the opening ceremony was warm.
Xu Honglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, Guo Jianping, Vice Mayor of the Municipal Government, Wang Zhansheng, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, Deputy Secretary of the Beidaihe New District Working Committee, and Director of the Management Committee also attended the opening ceremony and wished the Aranya Theater Festival a complete success. , moving towards a broader international stage.
From left to right are Ma Yin, chairman of Aranya Theater Festival, artistic directors Zhang Ziyi, Meng Jinghui, Chen Minghao, and Migratory Bird 300 founder Liu Chang.
After three years of accumulation, the 2024 Aranya Theater Festival brings everyone together again at the seaside with a more international, inclusive and open appearance, breaking cultural boundaries and inviting theater fans from all over the world to participate in this immersive theater experience.
This year, the territory of Aranya Park has been expanded, and the volume of the theater festival has far exceeded that of previous years. 15 non-traditional theater spaces have been opened, and the Suka Theater and Aranya's largest indoor theater-Ninth Stage Theater have been added. Architectural spaces with different shapes and diverse functions are transformed into dramatic stages for a limited time, breaking the boundaries of traditional theaters and allowing the dramatic atmosphere to grow freely in every living space. The most eye-catching thing about
is the main unit "Drama Art". 29 specially invited plays from the world's most cutting-edge and pioneering ones will create an artistic life experience with both breadth and depth for the audience, presenting a multi-dimensional sensory feast.Among them, 17 international avant-garde dramas from France, Japan, Poland, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Egypt, Brazil and other overseas countries will meet the Chinese audience for the first time, and 12 top domestic dramas have also been widely praised.
Stills from the specially invited play "The Drama Madman".
's newly upgraded "37°2 Environmental Drama Reading" will bring together 26 works by 21 directors. Actor Yao Chen, host Li Jing, actors Xiong Naijin, Chang Chunxiao, Li Mao, etc. will join in as reading actors. Many classic works will be Being nourished in a wonderful environment, and catalyzed by the director and actors, a warm and unique memory is created with the audience.
It is worth mentioning that the 2024 first section "Future Theater Showcase" is dedicated to supporting young artists and works with innovative consciousness and open vision, setting up a drama competition stage, and creating four major public platforms for exchange and collision for young drama creators , aiming to ignite the enthusiasm of young theater people with cutting-edge interactive forms and open public participation. The "Living Art" unit of
continues the "Migratory Bird 300" plan, inviting 300 young creators to participate in a 300-hour non-stop creative marathon in the "Migratory Bird Sand City" located 200 meters north of the Lonely Library. 2024 Migratory Bird Sand City is designed by architect Ma Yansong, and creators from all over the world will join hands with 135+ sets of works and 240+ performances to inject vitality into Migratory Bird Sand City, continue the fire of migratory bird civilization, and shape new life in the ever-changing environment. Shacheng "redefines" the past and future with "ongoing" works.
"Migratory Birds 300" scene.
The "Public Art" unit of the Aranya Theater Festival integrates art into daily life and encourages local growth. The outdoor screenings of "Seaside Screening" are in collaboration with the French Cultural Center in Beijing, while the indoor screenings will bring together classic film and television works by theater masters and international award-winning masterpieces, all of which will bring the audience a feast of top-notch masterpieces in the film industry. "Seaside Drama Parade & Bonfire" is a carnival of art. On June 22, as night falls, a fiery seaside parade will unfold in a unique way of "walking together" + "creating on the spot", 13 Taiwan's parade floats and the various strange installations presented by Migratory Bird 300 will open up unique imagination in the dark night. Along with the parade, this year's bonfire installation "Your Freedom is My Freedom" will also be completely burned on the coast, symbolizing the eternal theme of nature and freedom.
As a major part of the "Public Art" unit, seven "Seaside Dialogues" brought together more than 20 well-known theater directors, artistic directors, theater creators, and scholars from around the world. Based on the contemporary world art landscape, they presented the latest Cutting-edge, fresh and top-notch contemporary perceptions and drama trends.
Public cross-border unit, multimedia installation "White Light".
’s “Cross-border Art” unit also made a strong return. Initiated by Chen Minghao, artistic director of the Aranya Theater Festival, and co-planned by architect Liang Chen, the theater house "Galileo's Tower" will use sound art to skillfully form a dynamic, wonderful, and interactive theatrical ecological space. In addition, the auditorium installation that changes its look with the sea breeze, the Summer Solstice Music Day to celebrate the longest day of light in the northern hemisphere, and DDC music performances of different styles will continue to explore more possibilities for cross-border integration of art at the seaside in June.
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