Listen to "Ode to the Red Flag" again, from the subway station to the Grand Theater to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai

"Wang Baoqiang doesn't make comedies anymore, who will watch the movie? And with Wang Baoqiang as the director, right?" Sitting in front of the reporter, Wang Baoqiang was wearing a yellow T-shirt with the title "In an Octagonal Cage" printed on it. His voice was slightly raised, with a self deprecating humor. "At that time, no one was willing to cast. After the first film, there was a lot of questioning, and whether I could do it well was a big question mark." As he spoke, he drew a big question mark in the air with his hands. Wang Baoqiang, born in 1982, celebrated his lunar birthday. On June 16th, his self written and directed film "In an Octagonal Cage" was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival. It was on the 29th day of the fourth lunar month, his birthday. Without enough time to celebrate his birthday, he first went to Bilibili to "sweep the floor", and then ran 11 consecutive roadshows without stopping. The super event where the reporter was present

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.

On the evening of June 6th, the Xianghui Hall of Fudan University was fully booked, with cheers echoing one after another. The Beijing Opera "Spring Grass Rushing into the Hall", co hosted by the School of Philosophy at Fudan University and the School of Drama at Shanghai Theatre Academy, was a successful performance on the Fudan campus of the School of Drama at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Young people interpret traditional culture and bring different memories to classic works from a new perspective. The sound of gongs and drums rang out, and Zhou Zhiru, the lead actor of "Spring Grass Rushing into the Hall", made an appearance, instantly igniting the atmosphere of Xianghui Hall. Her graceful jumping figure and passionate singing won applause from her peers in the audience. "Spring Grass Adventures in the Tang Dynasty" is entirely performed by students who have performed in the drama, with actors from various industries taking turns to appear. Their performance may still be a bit immature, but they are full of youthful vitality, telling the story of how the disciples of the pear garden in the new era told Chinese stories well and strengthened their cultural confidence

On August 27th this year, Shanghai Grand Theatre will celebrate its 25th anniversary of opening. On June 6th, the theme of the 25th anniversary celebration, "Hello! Goddess of Art," was announced. A series of activities centered around the "reproduction" of the first giant mural in the Grand Theatre's collection, "Goddess of Art," will be the highlight of the 25th anniversary celebration. The 2023 Summer Season performance menu was the first to be released, playing the prelude to the 25th anniversary celebration. In 1998, renowned American painter Ding Shaoguang was invited to create a huge mural titled "Goddess of Art" for the newly built Shanghai Grand Theatre at that time. In 2002, the mural "Goddess of Art" repaired by Ding Shaoguang himself was permanently housed in the Art Collection of the Grand Theatre. In order to better protect the original work of Ding Shaoguang's "Goddess of Art", the original mural "Goddess of Art" is left in an art collection with constant temperature and humidity conditions, during theater opening days, etc

On June 5th, the Chinese Dancers Association organized a touring preaching group consisting of three winners of the 5th National Young and Middle aged "Dual Prosperity of Virtue and Art" Literary and Art Workers title - Huang Doudou, Wang Ge, and Meng Yan - to carry out preaching activities at the Shanghai International Dance Center. After the presentation, the three dancers also had close and face-to-face communication with Shanghai dancers. Huang Doudou, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association and Dancer, shared the topic of "Dancing with the People". He said, "Dance is an art that embodies national spirit and spirit, an art that promotes patriotism. Dancers need to go deep into the front line and dance with the people." Huang Doudou recounted his experience of participating in the "Beijing 8 Minutes" closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics in 2004. At that time, he and many actors were transported by a bus to a barracks in the suburbs of Beijing. There was an oval shaped playground in the barracks, where a