As one of the series of activities of the 2024 Beijing Park Art Season, Beihai Park's "Neon Dress Dance" folk art special event invited actors from the "Guyi Crosstalk Society". It is reported that "Guyi Crosstalk Club" was founded in 2008, with Mr. Zhang Weidong, a famous Kunqu opera performing artist, as the artistic consultant. The performers and staff are all crosstalk art lovers from all walks of life. They are committed to promoting crosstalk culture, including storytelling, allegro, Octagonal drum and other folk art forms.
At the performance site, Kunqu opera artist Mr. Zhang Weidong led the performance of Kunqu Opera "Heavenly Official's Blessing·Drunk Flower Yin". Subsequently, Danxian Art "Octagonal Drum·Chaqu" and crosstalk performances by members of the Guyi Crosstalk Society "Spitting Lotus", "Praising the House", "Eight Screens", and "Big Group Mouth" successively appeared, winning rounds of applause from the audience. .
At the end of December 2022, the renovated Yilantang Scenic Area of Beihai Park will be open to citizens and tourists. Pass through the moon gate on the back wall of the Xiamen Gallery on the east side of Yilan Hall to reach the stage courtyard. This folk art special event is the first time that Yilantang Scenic Area has used the stage to hold cultural activities.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Bin