On December 29, with the performance of the British national treasure musical "Matilda", the nearly three-month performing arts world·2023 Ninth Shanghai International Comedy Festival came to an end. The 90-day performance period exceeded previous ones and became the longest-lasting one.
"Matilda" stills
This year, the Shanghai International Comedy Festival welcomed the strong return of international dramas and witnessed the growth of local comedy power. Since its opening, it has hosted 40 plays and more than 300 performances in the past 90 days, attracting 160,000 viewers into the theater and urban comedy space. Compared with previous years, the number of plays at this Shanghai International Comedy Festival has increased by 20%, and the number of audiences has increased by nearly 40%. In addition to classic plays like "Matilda", the Shanghai premiere number of this year's Shanghai International Comedy Festival exceeded 15 for the first time.
The closing play of this Shanghai International Comedy Festival, "Matilda", was introduced again by Life in Seven Acts after four years. It has been a huge success since its premiere in London's West End in 2011. The musical "Matilda" has toured in more than 90 cities around the world, attracting tens of millions of viewers and winning 101 international awards.
"Matilda" stills
Unlike the closing performance of the international musical, the opening musical "The Myth of Love" is a local original, but both works are very popular in the box office market. "The Myth of Love" was performed at the Shanghai Cultural Plaza for six consecutive performances from October 5 to 8, attracting nearly 10,000 viewers. It became popular on Weibo with more than 9 million topics, and on Xiaohongshu with more than 380,000 views, winning word of mouth from the audience. .
Stills from "The Myth of Love"
The "Myth" of Japanese comedy industry, Yoshimoto Kogyo, returned to the Shanghai International Comedy Festival on the occasion of its 111th anniversary. In just two weeks after the opening, 80% of the tickets were sold. Popular comedian Tomonori Jinnai's The personal performance was sold out quickly. From November 11th to 19th, the "Yoshimoto Kogyo Comedy Week" specially planned by the organizing committee will be performed for 7 consecutive times at the Lingang Performing Arts Center and the Lyceum Theater, including funny short plays, variety shows, comics and other forms of performances. , the performance was filled with laughter and applause, and the actors and the audience always interacted enthusiastically.
"Yoshimoto Kogyo Comedy Week"
Various humorous and joyful parent-child dramas are an important part of this year's comedy festival. The 55-minute parent-child drama "Miss O's Light and Shadow Theater" condenses the lonely life of "Old Miss" Ophelia. The story unfolds in the interweaving of light and shadow, with a slightly sad tone, reflecting the true meaning of life. ;"Hello! "Beethoven" combines Beethoven's music with dramatic performances, leading the audience to intuitively experience the master's true joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys, and face the dilemma between their ideals and reality; the children's play "Don Quixote" is Children's Art's "children's drama version series of classic literary works" "The fourth part is adapted from Cervantes' popular classic. It is reported that the attendance rate of these parent-child dramas exceeded 95%.
Traditional arts are also on display at the comedy festival. "The Clown", starring the famous clown master Yan Qinggu, features classic excerpts of literary and martial arts clowns in turn. The old version of "Sanchakou", which has been missing from the stage for more than half a century, has also "reappeared" to show comedy. Skills and thrilling skills.
"The Clown"
This year, the International Mime Exchange Week, as the focus of this Shanghai International Comedy Festival, joins hands with the World Mime Association and the Shanghai Peking Opera Company to bring together outstanding artists from all over the world. On November 16, 2023 A series of special activities will be held in Shanghai from November 20 to November 20, 2023. During the event, a total of 12 workshops, 3 lectures, as well as various public welfare activities such as performances and award ceremonies were held. Experts from the well-known comedy industry at home and abroad conduct "group consultations" to provide guidance on comedy and mime performances for young actors, drama teachers, and professional students. By improving students' non-verbal communication and performance skills, they can express silent stories.
Mime Week Summit Forum
Peking Opera performing artist Yan Qinggu, Chairman of the Mime Association Marko, and mime artist Iliev discussed the commonalities and differences between Western mime techniques and Chinese Peking Opera clown performances, and the "collision" in the cultural exchange between China and the West "Spark. Many domestic and foreign guests attended the summit forum of this comedy festival and talked about the "potential" of comedy's cross-border integration and diverse creative expressions.
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Performing Arts World, the Shanghai International Comedy Festival, as one of its three major festivals, uses the "excellent empowerment" of brand festivals to drive a "high concentration" of high-quality performing arts resources. In October 2023, the Shanghai International Comedy Festival also joined the "Silk Road International Arts Festival Alliance" and will build a diverse comedy ecology through a more powerful network system in the future.
Shanghai International Comedy Festival Poster
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