On September 20, the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base" jointly launched by the Guangzhou Grand Theater and the Hong Kong Ballet officially opened. Yang Runxiong, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administ

Mr. Yang Runxiong, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, delivered a speech.

Li Baozong, general manager of China International Culture Group, delivered a speech.

Zhang Sheng, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, delivered a speech.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Ballet. He Chaofeng delivered a speech. The opening ceremony of

On September 20, the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base" jointly launched by the Guangzhou Grand Theater and the Hong Kong Ballet officially opened. Yang Runxiong, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Li Baozong, General Manager of China International Culture Group, Zhang Sheng, Party Leadership Group Member and Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, and Ho Chaofeng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Ballet, jointly unveiled the base. The base's cooperation plan for the next year was also announced at the opening ceremony.

The Guangzhou Grand Theater and the Hong Kong Ballet jointly initiated the establishment of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base", which aims to rely on the comprehensive advantages of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cultural cooperation and opening up to link up the artistic power of the Greater Bay Area, expand domestic and foreign artistic resources, and create The three-in-one ballet art incubation platform of "talents-works-art ecology" will build the Greater Bay Area into the forefront of high-quality development of international ballet art.

jointly initiated the establishment of the base, which is another practice for Guangzhou Grand Theater to promote cooperation and exchanges between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao with its affiliated Bauhinia Cultural Group and China International Culture Group. Bauhinia Cultural Group, a state-owned cultural enterprise, is based in Hong Kong, deeply rooted in the Bay Area, and facing the world. It adopts a dual-headquarter management model in Shenzhen and Hong Kong and focuses on the development of five major business sectors including film and television industry, media information, publishing and distribution, cultural tourism and performing arts, and financial investment. This is the starting point. Continuously strengthen the construction of the main cultural front of Hong Kong and Macao. The subsidiary China International Culture Group is China’s national team and main force in foreign cultural exchanges and trade. It has always taken “telling Chinese stories well and spreading China’s voice well” as its mission and actively participates in foreign exchanges and cooperation.

Mr. Yang Runxiong, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, delivered a speech.

The base was officially opened this time, and both Guangdong and Hong Kong attached great importance to it. Yang Yunxiong, Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said: "The Hong Kong Ballet and the Guangzhou Grand Theater have cooperated to establish the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base to promote art and cultural cooperation and exchanges in the Greater Bay Area and promote the good use of shared resources to train us The SAR government attaches great importance to talent cultivation and is committed to promoting the coordinated development of literature and art in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. We will continue to support Hong Kong performing arts groups and artists to participate in performances and create in the Greater Bay Area. It is hoped that through these activities, we can broaden the audience, improve the artistic level, and further demonstrate Hong Kong’s status as a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries.”

Li Baozong, general manager of China International Culture Group, said: “China International Culture Group is based in Hong Kong and is deeply involved in the Greater Bay Area. , actively participate in the cultural construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and enrich the cultural products and services of the Greater Bay Area. Today, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base jointly launched by our group's Guangzhou Grand Theater and the Hong Kong Ballet officially opened. Gathering resources inside and outside the Greater Bay Area to form a regional synergy, using the Greater Bay Area as the base, build a creative and development platform for ballet artistic talents with international influence, create ballet boutiques with Chinese characteristics and world expression, and contribute China's strength to the development of world ballet. The establishment of the base is not only an important measure for our group to promote the high-quality development of ballet art in the Bay Area, but also another result of the in-depth cooperation between our group and Hong Kong and Macao cultural institutions and art academies."

Li Baozong, general manager of China International Culture Group, delivered a speech.

Zhang Sheng, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, said: "I firmly believe that today the two leading forces in our performing arts industry will shoulder the sacred responsibility and important mission of promoting the high-quality development of cultural undertakings in the Bay Area. This time The successful practice of strong alliance is not only the cooperation between Guangzhou Grand Theater and Hong Kong Ballet, but also another important achievement of the integration and diversified development of Guangdong and Hong Kong. I believe that the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base" will surely prosper. Build it into a shining pearl of culture and art in the Bay Area and provide a wider range of cultural cooperation and development in deeper areas for the Greater Bay Area."

Zhang Sheng, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, delivered a speech.

Hong Kong Ballet Chairman Ho Chiu-fung said: "The Hong Kong Ballet has adhered to its original aspirations for 45 years and continues to strive for ballet education and popularization. We will hold more high-level performances, exchanges and community activities. Today, I also I am very pleased to witness the launch of the 'Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base'. The base will allow young people in the region to share the joy of ballet through various activities such as training, workshops, rehearsals and performances."

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Ballet. He Chaofeng delivered a speech. The opening ceremony of

also announced the cooperation plan of the incubation base for the next year. The Guangzhou Grand Theater and the Hong Kong Ballet will plan ballet-themed Hong Kong cultural tours, exchanges between Guangdong and Hong Kong ballet choreographers and dancers, and joint performances by young ballet dancers in the Greater Bay Area and other cooperation projects to promote the exchange of ballet resources and talent exchanges and interactions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

This event is also the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Ballet Academy under the Hong Kong Ballet, marking the further expansion of Hong Kong Ballet's artistic education work and active promotion of professional ballet education. Guangzhou Grand Theater has also always insisted on cultivating young ballet talents. In 2014, it independently established the Guangzhou Grand Theater Children's Ballet, a youth performing arts group, and has trained more than 6,000 ballet talents in ten years. Under the framework of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ballet Incubation Base, the Guangzhou Grand Theater will work with the Hong Kong Ballet to promote the cultivation of ballet talents in the Greater Bay Area through diversified cooperation and comprehensively promote the development of ballet art.

Written by: Nandu reporter Zhu Rongting intern Ye Jiayi