2023 Shanghai Shanghai Opera Art Festival opens, with voices | culture | Shanghai Opera in rural farmhouses in Pudong New Area
On June 11th, 2023, the Shanghai Shanghai Opera Art Festival kicked off in Haishen Village, Huinan Town, Pudong New Area, singing the "voice of Shanghai" and providing a colorful and enjoyable cultural life for theater fans.
The opening ceremony is divided into eight chapters: "Red Classics", "Traditional Novels", "Modern Novels", "Suit Qipao", "Innovative Theme", "Fuzi Xinsheng", "New Era", and "Setting Sail". Through classic singing segments such as "Shanghai Sound Shines Over the Pujiang River", "Reed Fire Seed", "Starry Fire", "Jiang Jie", "Difficult Journey", "Tao Xingzhi", "Under the Pomegranate Skirt", "Thunderstorm", "Moss Flower", "Number One Secret", "Alley Premier", and "Chen Yi in Shanghai", the creative achievements and national influence of Shanghai opera in the field of red culture are showcased. The main stage is decorated with three irregular large screens in the shape of Shanghai style rural buildings, echoing the surrounding rural farmhouses. 87 level actors from Shanghai Shanghai Opera Theatre performed "Gathering in Pudong Innovation" together, showcasing the charm of Shanghai Opera and Dramatists in the new era.
This year's Shanghai Opera Art Festival showcases the talents and achievements of Shanghai Opera art in different periods through the simultaneous appearance of six generations of Shanghai Opera performers, including the elderly, middle-aged, and young, and the participation of young Shanghai Opera enthusiasts. The art festival will also focus on the keyword "suit qipao opera", integrating red culture, Shanghai style culture, and Jiangnan culture. 10 live broadcasts achieve the artistic coexistence of traditional culture and new technologies. Nearly 40 performances and activities have been held at the grassroots level of community villages, including "Hu Jinchu Borrowing Wife", "Marriage Hunting", "Wilderness", "Broken Kite", "Jiang Jie", and Shanghai Opera Lectures, enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the masses.
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During the one week event, Shanghai Shanghai Opera Theatre will unite forces from the Shanghai opera industry to participate and showcase, including state-owned opera troupes such as Shanghai Shanghai Theatre, Baoshan Shanghai Opera Troupe, and Changning Shanghai Opera Troupe, as well as Xindongyuan Shanghai Opera Troupe, Wenhui Shanghai Opera Troupe, and local private Shanghai Opera troupes in Pudong. Representatives from the Shanghai opera industry from the Yangtze River Delta region will also participate. This will be the year with the most participating theaters and the widest cooperation in history.
Pudong New Area will take the hosting of this year's Shanghai Opera Art Festival as an opportunity to strengthen the transformation of achievements, carry out long-term cooperation with Shanghai Opera Theatre and other municipal level troupes, launch long-term work mechanisms such as on-site performances, explore the launch of weekly and monthly brand activities, take culture as the entry point, and promote rural revitalization through the integration of culture and tourism industrialization.