On the evening of August 12, the first "Light of the East" International Youth Musical Competition kicked off at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, gathering a team of outstanding representatives from across the country. Their works cover Chinese and English musicals, classics, an

html On the evening of August 12, the first "Light of the East" International Youth Musical Competition kicked off at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. It gathered a team of outstanding representatives from across the country and their works cover Chinese and English musicals, classics and original musicals.

The musical "Seuss' Rhapsody" presented by the Shenzhen Qinglanshan Primary School Drama Troupe presented a wonderful animal adventure.

Excerpts from the classic musical "Peter Pan" were performed by children from the private Ivy League Primary School in Pudong New Area, showing the strange journey of "Never Island".

The children of Pudong Model Middle School told a story about the collision of two groups' cultures and the eventual friendship they formed through the musical "Come from Away".

China Welfare Society Children’s Palace Friends Art Troupe presented a Shanghainese musical to show the humanistic features of old Shanghai.

More than a dozen children from Huji Harbor Kindergarten in Shanghai transformed themselves into lively and cute little mice and majestic tabby cats, fighting wits and courage on the stage.

Shenzhen Mao Zha Zha'er Repertory Theater's original play "Late Bloomer" explores a story about growth and self-breakthrough with freely retractable performances.

The finale is the all-English musical "Imaginary Me and Me" presented by the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Youth Musical Troupe. They just completed the Shanghai premiere of the play four days ago and once again presented the classic Broadway style on the stage.

The judges of this competition include domestic and foreign first-line actors, directors, and college tutors in the musical theater industry. During the three days of judging, they will jointly witness the growth of the new generation of musical actors.

London West End director james robert moore, former Shanghai Disneyland director/choreographer, Disney Grand Theater chief choreographer elisa montalvo, national first-class director Zhou Xiaoqian, national first-class actor Ding Meiting, famous musical actors Liu Lingfei, Zhu Zirong, Shanghai Theater Academy opera Yang Jia, director of the musical theater major, and Yan Qinyang, head of the musical theater major at Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, served as the judges.

Since the official announcement of the competition in March this year, teenagers from 20 cities have gathered for auditions. Nearly 300 contestants participated in the audition online. The clips presented by more than 300 contestants covered classic musicals at home and abroad, and gathered multiple languages. It fully demonstrates the age decline of the musical theater market.

The judges will use their unique industry vision to provide professional guidance for children’s musical dreams.

In the next four days, the organizing committee will gather all contestants to create an experimental theater - the song and dance excerpt "imaginary land" from the musical "imaginary Me and Me", allowing people with the same hobbies to collide and belong to music The artistic spark of the play.