As one of the important projects of the 6th Jiangnan Culture and Art·International Tourism Festival, on April 20, the Longboat Bay Youth Wharf Canal Theater located in Suzhou Shilu Business District officially opened. As the first large-scale theater with more than 1,000 seats in the ancient city, the Canal Theater will use the theme of "Drama and Fun" to create a new performing arts landmark with both fashionable and literary atmosphere, injecting more vitality and vitality into the ancient city of Jiangnan. Jin Jie, member of the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, Fang Wenbang, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Reserve and Secretary of the Gusu District Committee, Zha Yingdong, Vice Mayor of Suzhou, Director of the Management Committee of the Reserve and Director of the Gusu District Government Chen Zao and Sheng Le, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government attended the event.
Canal Theater was originally the "Suzhou Performing Arts Center", with a total construction area of approximately 42,000 square meters. It is the largest comprehensive service center in the center of Suzhou that integrates performances, exhibitions, and training. The Canal Theater project started to be renovated in July last year, and it took more than 8 months to finally debut. The overall space design of the theater after
's renovation is modern, grand, and inclusive, meeting the needs of different types of performances. The walls and ceiling continue the curved elements, forming an echoing relationship with the hall. The concave and convex shapes on the walls and top can meet the requirements of acoustic diffusion, making the sound quality of the theater space fuller, and helping actors show their profound artistic skills in natural sound performances. The theater has a 300-square-meter rehearsal hall on the first floor, two art spaces on the second floor, and two training classrooms on the third floor. The foyer of the
Canal Theater is inspired by the trajectory of stars. The curve extends from the side panels to the stairs on both sides, reflecting the elegant and stretched water sleeve effect. It is simple and full of tension, and interacts with the gradient starry sky ceiling on the top surface. The large screen in the middle is flanked by Su embroidery screens, showing the charm of Su-style culture.
At the opening ceremony, Lu Jinhua, a national first-class actor and the successor of the Shanghai Pingtan Troupe's Li Tiao, performed "Up the Spring Mountain", and there was also a performance of excerpts from Happy Twist's original musical "Walking Alone on the Moon". In addition, the theater mascot "Si Mao" also made his debut at the ceremony. Performance information and theater theme activities will be released later. After the ceremony, the theater's opening drama "The Count of Wulong Mountain" accompanied the audience to spend a happy time.
It is reported that the Canal Theater has innovatively opened four major sections: Happy Twist, National Style and Trends, Parent-Child Play, and Sound of Music. Among them, "Happy Mahua" will be performed on the weekend of the first week of each month, "Guo Feng Guo Chao" will be performed on the weekend of the 24th solar term week, "Parents and Children" will be performed on the weekend of the last week of each month, and "Sound of Music" will be performed on the weekend of the 24th solar term. "Programs will be launched in conjunction with themed anniversaries and specific holidays.
At present, the opening season of Canal Theater's "Happiness More than Just a Little Time" is in full swing and ticket sales are in full swing. From April to June, 7 classic dramas such as "The Count of Wulongshan", "The Blind Painting Artist" and "Spring Breeze Can't Be" will be performed in turn, and the Philharmonic Light Music Group will bring animation classics by Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki. There are wonderful performances such as music concerts, "Butterfly Lovers" classic Chinese and foreign violin music concerts, children's poetry conference "Poetry Full of Chang'an", etc.
On the same day, in the north square of the Canal Theater, the "Mahua Camp" jointly built by "Happy Mahua" and its partner "Wanyouyingli" opened, providing citizens with relaxed and enjoyable leisure activities and social space. The "Bulai Village" fun market in the South Square was also launched simultaneously, linking with the North Square area to form a complete trendy art atmosphere.
Canal Theater is located in the Shilu business district of Suzhou, which was once known as "the most wealthy and romantic place in the world of mortals". The transportation around the Canal Theater is convenient, with 10 bus lines. Audiences can walk less than 400 meters to Metro Line 2 and 5 minutes to Suzhou Railway Station, which means that more audiences from Shanghai and other Yangtze River Delta regions will come. Here, enjoy the show together.
As a new urban cultural space built in Suzhou, Longboat Bay Youth Wharf Canal Theater will be a new starting point. In the future, it will highlight the new culture of "subversive creativity, immersive experience, youthful consumption, and mobile communication". The tourism concept strives to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Jiangnan culture through the integration and collision of culture and technology.
Modern Express/Modern + Reporter Gundam
(Photo provided by the organizer of Jiangnan Culture and Art·International Tourism Festival)
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