The true nature of "street" will not change

"This is the first time I have walked into a theater for a concert. This is a boost for me. I have to work harder to show a more beautiful voice to the audience and fans." On December 17, the temperature in Shanghai was close to 0 degrees Celsius. The street artist Luo Xiaoluo held the "Luo Xiaoluo and His Friends" concert at the Jing Theater of the Jing'an District Cultural Center. In addition to the live audience, the 2-hour online live broadcast had more than 13,000 viewers and 85,000 likes.

"So Many People in the World", "YeYeYeYeYe", "Thousands of Songs", "Promise", "Crying Sand", "Later"... At the concert, Ronaldo and his companions sang with pure and clear singing. A wide range of songs, the audience held white fluorescent sticks to cheer him up, "A city with music is a cultural city, and a cultural city is a dynamic city."

The audience held white fluorescent sticks to cheer him up. Sticks cheered Luo Xiaoluo and others

The audience held white fluorescent sticks to cheer Luo Xiaoluo and others

In 2005, Ronaldinho came to Shanghai from Guangxi and worked as a wedding photographer and singer. In 2019, he obtained a street performer license and formed the 8090 group with his companions, which became very popular. Luo Xiaoluo gave full play to his previous work expertise and often recorded performance videos and uploaded them to online platforms. Many fans first watched Ronaldinho's performance videos online and then watched the performances offline.

Ronaldinho is very popular on the Internet platform

Ronaldinho is very popular on the Internet platform

Ronaldinho is performing

Ronaldinho is performing

For his first theater concert, Ronaldinho repeatedly debugged the equipment and has been busy. to the early hours of the performance day. The concert started at 2 pm on the 17th. Although the city was experiencing a cooling down, some audience members arrived 2 hours early and waited in the theater at noon. The concert took the form of public welfare tickets, and the audience who did not "snatch" tickets gathered around the entrance and exit of Jing Theater. Luo Xiaoluo walked out of the theater and sang specifically for them. Before and after the performance, whenever he had a moment of free time, he would be surrounded by enthusiastic audiences, asking for photos.

The audience gathered around Luo Xiaoluo to take a group photo

"In the process of building the Asian performing arts capital, Shanghai's street performers bring warmth to the city and add vitality to the city's cultural soft power." said Wei Zhi, general convener of the Municipal Performance Industry Association. , among Shanghai's Internet celebrity street performers, the one with the most likes and the most widely spread is Luo Xiaoluo's 8090 group. "He is nicknamed the King of Street Singers by the audience. Every time he performs, he is surrounded by three layers of people. A lot of The audience said that Ronaldinho's singing brought us memories of our youth. Next year will be the tenth anniversary of Shanghai's licensed street performers. Taking the opportunity of Ronaldinho's special performance, we plan to promote more well-known street performers to enter the theater, so that The audience is in for a treat."

In October 2014, Shanghai became the first city in the country to obtain a license for street performers to work. In 2015, the street performance spot in front of the big copper bull sculpture in Jing'an Park Plaza was named the "Birthplace of Shanghai Street Art". In the same year, the Municipal Performance Industry Association launched the Shanghai Street Art Festival, the first in the country. The association has always adhered to the street artist assessment system and exit mechanism. More than 20 new artists are added every year, and currently a team of about 100 artists with good comprehensive qualities has been formed, including more than 20 band combinations and more than 60 solo and solo artists.

As urban tourism in Shanghai heats up this year, street art in Shanghai has been further integrated with tourism activities. From the Bund to Huashi Plaza, Bingu Plaza, and Vientiane City, more and more tourist attractions have become the performance points for street artists in Shanghai. Shanghai street performers once again come out of Shanghai. The Winter "More Dong (Understanding) Shanghai" theme conference of the Four Seasons Shanghai Culture and Tourism Conference was held in Chengdu in December. The Shanghai city theme (Chengdu) pop-up event was launched at the East Square of Kuanzhai Alley in Chengdu. Shanghai's licensed street artists "Leyou" The group brought wonderful performances to the Chengdu audience.

"Next year, Shanghai's street artist performances will be more closely integrated with tourism and business." Wei Zhi said that Shanghai is developing and updating, and street artists are also gradually moving forward. "Next year, there will be more theater concerts, which will not change the performance of street artists." True to their true nature on the streets, they always sing under the blue sky, look into the audience's eyes at close range and sing with their love for the city."