On September 20, the Shanghai-style shadow puppet show "Nine-Colored Deer" was invited to participate in the second National Small Theater Outstanding Drama Showcase and won the "Excellent Drama" award. In the first National Small Theater Outstanding Drama Repertoire Exhibition,

On September 20, the Shanghai-style shadow puppet show "Nine-Colored Deer" was invited to participate in the Second National Small Theater Outstanding Drama Show and won the "Excellent Drama" award. In the first National Small Theater Outstanding Drama Repertoire Exhibition, the Shanghai Puppet Troupe once won an award for its Shanghai-style shadow puppet show "Mulan". It won the award again this year, demonstrating the innovative power of Shanghai-style shadow puppetry.

This performance is sponsored by Chinese Dramatists Association , the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles. It is jointly organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Drama Art Center and the Propaganda Department of the Suzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. It covers There are 23 plays including dramas, operas, dance dramas, children's plays, and shadow puppet shows. "Nine-Colored Deer" was selected into the "Childlike Heart Chasing Dreams" section of the performance.

Before coming to Suzhou, the crew of "Nine-Colored Deer" had just concluded their "accidental" encounter with Kashgar Cultural Xinjiang in Yecheng County, Kashgar, Xinjiang. In the early morning of September 18, the team members set off from Kashgar to Suzhou. After 12 hours and more than 5,000 kilometers of extreme transition, the members overcame exhaustion after arriving in Suzhou and carried out preparations such as setting up the stage and rehearsing.

"Nine-Colored Deer" appeared in Suzhou

0 On the evening of the 20th, the window of "Nine-Colored Deer" was lit up on time at the Suzhou Poly Grand Theater. The fantasy legend solidified in the Dunhuang murals jumped into the eyes of the Suzhou audience in the light and shadow. The exquisite and warm small theater brings the audience closer to the stage, and the "shadow, reflection and reflection" of "Nine-Colored Deer" are cleverly integrated and presented to everyone more clearly. When the plot reached its climax and the actors walked across the stage holding fluorescent shadow puppets, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers.

"Nine-Colored Deer" won the "Excellent Play" award

The young audience interacted with the crew of "Nine-Colored Deer"

Performance judge Wu Dandan, editor-in-chief of the "Script" editorial department, and Lu Wei, deputy editor-in-chief of the editorial department of "Chinese Drama", agreed that " "Nine-Colored Deer" embodies the Shanghai Puppet Troupe's deep understanding of traditional shadow puppet art and its active exploration in artistic innovation. It is a masterpiece that integrates cultural heritage and artistic aesthetics. He Xiaoqiong, director of Shanghai Puppet Theater, said, "Nine-Colored Deer absorbs the nutrients of excellent traditional culture and is full of modern aesthetic innovation. It is a major breakthrough for Shanghai-style shadow puppetry."

"Nine-Colored Deer" is also a representative of the shadow puppet theater group Flashed into Suzhou Eslite Bookstore and participated in the off-site charity event "Light and Shadow Adventure" pop-up held by the exhibition.

After finishing the performance in Suzhou, the crew of "Nine-Colored Deer" will return to Kashgar to continue the "accidental" Kashgar cultural enrichment activity schedule. From Kashgar to Suzhou, from the cultural development of Xinjiang to the performance of outstanding dramas in small theaters across the country, "Nine-Colored Deer" has never stopped spreading Shanghai-style puppet culture.