Celebrities in the performing arts participated in the grand event.
Beijing International Performing Arts Expo kicked off on the star-studded red carpet. He Bing, Shi Yihong, Ayunga, and Gulimina were the first to enter the venue. Immediately afterwards, the Beijing Performing Arts Group brought its nine major literary and art troupes and well-known artists to the stage. Many international guests, representatives of many performing arts groups, universities and academies across the country also stepped on the red carpet to participate in the grand event.
As the moving drumbeats of the Beijing Chinese Orchestra’s “Inspiring China” sounded, the opening ceremony officially set sail. The "Splendid" dance sequence in the dance drama "Five Stars Out of the East", which won the "Five One Project" award and the "Wenhua Award", ignited the enthusiasm of the audience with its graceful dance. Subsequently, "Beijing Beauty" carefully choreographed by the Beijing Performing Arts Group made a wonderful debut. The program brought together more than 40 actors from the group's nine major literary and art troupes. Through a short 8-minute wonderful performance, it cleverly integrated music, dance, The diverse artistic elements such as opera, folk art, acrobatics, etc. not only comprehensively demonstrated the profound artistic heritage and outstanding creative strength of Beijing Performing Arts Group, but also demonstrated its strong talent lineup and pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax. Immediately afterwards, the leading actors from the original musicals "Phantom of the Opera", " Chicago " and "The King and I" took turns on the stage, using familiar classic arias, immersing the entire venue in a sea of art.
At this expo, practitioners in the performing arts industry from nine countries including the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Russia, and Germany, as well as 27 performing arts groups across the country, and 84 Chinese and foreign performing arts organizations gathered in Beijing. Three forums discussed the latest achievements and experiences in the development of the performing arts industry; 6 promotion roadshows attracted nearly 40 high-quality performing arts projects at home and abroad.
Just taking the musical theme promotion section as an example, there are the musicals "Famous", " Flying ", "Six Queens", as well as the French musical "Around the World in 80 Days", and the London West End musical "The King and I" ” and so on all appeared together, which can be said to be a gathering of big productions. The exchange and collision, mutual learning and integration of Chinese and foreign repertoires have brought more diverse artistic perspectives and more possibilities for cultural exchanges to this Beijing International Performing Arts Expo.
In addition, a 3,000-square-meter exhibition hall and supporting communication and negotiation area were set up in the National Stadium affiliated to the Beijing Performing Arts Group, and more than a hundred exhibitors were invited to participate.
Song Guanlin, vice chairman of the China Cultural Management Association, said, "Beijing, as a cultural center, needs a platform for exhibitions and displays, a bridge for dialogue and exchange, and a structure in the process of 'watching Beijing in a big way' and building a performing arts capital. The Beijing International Performing Arts Expo came into being as the cultural link of a community with a shared future for mankind. It is very meaningful for us to jointly display the fruitful achievements of cultural creation in the past 10 years at such a grand event with global cultural significance. "
2024 is also the 15th anniversary of the establishment of Beijing Performing Arts Group. The Beijing International Performing Arts Expo also set up a special achievements exhibition area to present the top ten reform and development achievements of Beijing Performing Arts Group in the past 15 years.
As an explorer of national cultural system reform, Beijing Performing Arts Group has adhered to its original intention of cultural system reform over the past 15 years, innovated market operation models, strengthened platform construction, continuously improved corporate competitiveness and comprehensive strength, and established a structure with the performing arts business of nine troupes as the core The main body, the "one body and two wings" development layout with the National Stadium and Beijing New Film Alliance Film Company as strong supports and the "Beijing Theater Line" as theater resources, has become the main force in the cultural construction of the capital.
Zhao Jiachen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Beijing Performing Arts Group, said, "We hope to show a pioneering, innovative and proactive attitude. In terms of artistic creation, we have always adhered to spiritual orientation and the unity of economic and social benefits. This is also the culture of the capital. The results of the construction. ”
The event is jointly sponsored by Beijing Performing Arts Group, the Performing Arts Working Committee of the China Cultural Management Association and the Beijing Performance and Entertainment Industry Association, and hosted by Beijing Jingyan Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
Photography/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Liu Chang
Editor/Cui Wei
