Asian debut with 5 new works, this international art event returns to Shanghai International after 3 years | Puppetry | Event

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 17:15 PM

On August 10th, the "Golden Magnolia" Shanghai International Puppetry Art Festival, which is known as the "Mid Festival" of the Shanghai International Art Festival in China, announced that it will return from September to December after a three-year hiatus. The annual festival will be adjusted from a biennial one, and the first "International Fine Puppetry Art Exhibition" will be launched, creating a new pattern of "Double Event Single Exhibition" Shanghai International Puppetry Art Exchange.

During the event, the Shanghai Puppetry Troupe made a brilliant debut with works from 10 countries including Russia, Germany, Brazil, Armenia, Australia, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, and Israel, including the "Salute to Classics" section and numerous overseas new works, witnessing the "Asian debut" performance feast together.


Asian debut with 5 new works, this international art event returns to Shanghai International after 3 years | Puppetry | Event

The Shanghai International Puppetry Art Festival will also launch its first national tour, radiating to Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, with over a hundred activities to create a carnival of puppet art.

The Shanghai Xianlesi Puppetry Exhibition Center will hold 52 exhibitions. The Shanghai Puppetry Troupe's large-scale musical play "The Free Walking Elephant" explores the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through the cross-border integration of puppet dramas and musicals. It cleverly personifies the state of the elephant mother and son, and uses the departure of the little elephant to symbolize the growth process of teenagers and the care and education of parents for their children.


Asian debut with 5 new works, this international art event returns to Shanghai International after 3 years | Puppetry | Event

The exhibition showcases outstanding award-winning works from previous Shanghai International Puppetry Art Festival, as well as new overseas puppetry works from the Netherlands, Australia, Russia, and other countries. Five new overseas puppetry works, known as the "Asian debut," have been showcased. Among the exhibition works full of exotic charm, fantasy installations, and heartwarming themes, there is a dazzling kaleidoscope like "Extraordinary Journey", "Rainbow Tiger's Fantasy Journey" that takes the audience back and forth in the dream world, "Light" that begins the journey of spiritual healing, "Thumbelina" with romantic light and shadow, "Notre Dame Cathedral" with multiple roles played by one person, and "Cecilia's Fantastic Thoughts" full of memories, helping to understand others' "Different Brother". During the event, Pudong New Area will hold a "12 hour Puppet Carnival" to create a new urban cultural experience. The Puppet Art Festival will also be included in the core commercial district performance season.

The event is guided by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shanghai Radio and Television Station, and Shanghai Culture, Radio, Film and Television Group Co., Ltd. It is hosted by the Shanghai International Art Festival Center, Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Co., Ltd., the UNESCO International Puppetry Federation China Center, and the China Puppetry and Shadow Play Art Society. The event is hosted by the Shanghai Theatre Association and Shanghai Puppetry Troupe Co., Ltd.


Asian debut with 5 new works, this international art event returns to Shanghai International after 3 years | Puppetry | Event
The documentary "Elephant Journey" will be released in 2024, and the migration journey of wild elephants in Yunnan will be brought to IMAX screen company | Production | Elephant Journey
The documentary "Elephant Journey" will be released in 2024, and the migration journey of wild elephants in Yunnan will be brought to IMAX screen company | Production | Elephant Journey

IMAX, Singapore Beach Villa Film Co., Ltd., a production company under Blue Ant Media, and China International Communications Group Interpret China Studio announced on July 3 that they will jointly produce the documentary film "Elephant Journey". This film will document the migration journey of wild Asian elephant herds that began in 2020, presenting the habitat of wild elephant herds - the hidden scenery of Yunnan, China, and revealing the stories and little-known secrets between humans and wild elephants. The documentary film has a duration of approximately 90 minutes and is currently being produced in China using IMAX cameras. It is planned to be released in IMAX theaters in 2024. "Elephant Journey" not only presents the relationship between humans and wild elephants, but also records from a new perspective the well-known departure of 16 wild Asian elephants in March 2020

Exploring new possibilities, not blindly copying dance dramas, dance drama documentary film "Eternal Radio Waves" started filming on July 1st in Shanghai | Documentary | Movie
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On the morning of July 1st, the rehearsal hall of Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe was transformed into a movie set. The camera, lighting, track, and rocker arm are in place, and through director Zheng Dasheng's monitor, the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe actors can be seen in high-definition shots, with their bodies dancing and the camera moving in perfect coordination. Zheng Dasheng was wearing a hoodie with four words printed on his back: "Be brave.". Making a popular dance drama into a movie does require courage. During the filming process, it was even more important to be bold and meticulous. A dance scene between "Li Xia" and "Little Tailor" was repeatedly filmed. Director Zheng Dasheng stared closely at the monitor. This was the first day of filming for the dance drama documentary film "Eternal Waves", and the set was busy and orderly. This film was directed by the Propaganda Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and co produced by the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe under SMG and Shangshi Film Industry. It also directed the film "1921"

Supporting the stable growth of the cultural and creative industry, Pudong New Area has launched the "Five Ones" refined service industry | Enterprises | Cultural and Creative
Supporting the stable growth of the cultural and creative industry, Pudong New Area has launched the "Five Ones" refined service industry | Enterprises | Cultural and Creative

The 2023 Key Cultural and Creative Enterprises Stable Growth Service Season in Pudong New Area was launched on June 16th. The event is hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Pudong New Area Committee, aiming to integrate comprehensive resources such as government departments, industry experts, entrepreneur representatives, and social institutions, optimize the development ecology of cultural and creative enterprises, and promote higher quality development of the cultural and creative industry. During the activity season, a group of cultural and creative industry stable growth service leading mentors were hired, and at the same time, the "Yiqi Tongxin" service specialist team officially made its debut. In the future, it will create "Five Ones" heartwarming services, namely "one dedicated line", "one email", "one information exchange platform", "one park enterprise interactive WeChat matrix", and "one special coordination specialist team". The team will focus on serving as policy communicators, problem coordinators, and development escorts, continuously optimizing the business environment with down-to-earth and thoughtful services, and enabling enterprises to

A Good Magnolia - Xu Jinping's Traditional Chinese Painting Works Exhibition Appears at the Magnolia | Xu Jinping | Works Exhibition
A Good Magnolia - Xu Jinping's Traditional Chinese Painting Works Exhibition Appears at the Magnolia | Xu Jinping | Works Exhibition

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Hu Ge: Being caught off guard in the face of life is a worthwhile trip | Liu Jiayin | Hu Ge
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