The 22nd Shanghai International Art Festival in China has reached a historic high in terms of internationalization and proportion of premieres

Release time:Apr 15, 2024 23:47 PM

On August 30th, the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government held a press conference for the 22nd Shanghai International Art Festival, announcing that the 22nd Shanghai International Art Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and hosted by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, will take place from October 15th to November 15th. There will be over 400 performances and exhibitions, with a content volume and venue scale increasing by more than 20% compared to previous editions. The degree of internationalization and the proportion of premieres have both reached historic highs.

Highlighting international significance and promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning

The art festival has launched a total of 79 performance projects, including 45 overseas projects and 34 domestic projects, including 13 world premieres, 3 Asian premieres, 7 Chinese premieres, and 48 Shanghai premieres. As the opening performance, on October 14th, renowned conductor Eisenbach teamed up with the China Shanghai International Art Festival Festival Orchestra to play a new sound at the Fountain Square of the Shanghai Exhibition Center. On October 15th, a collection of 55 copies of Tang Xianzu's original work, "The Peony Pavilion," which was re created, will be fully unveiled.

The 22nd Shanghai International Art Festival in China has reached a historic high in terms of internationalization and proportion of premieres

The Peony Pavilion

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the initiative of jointly building the "the Belt and Road". On October 19th, the multimedia symphony concert "Ode to the Silk Road" jointly created by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Museum officially kicked off this year's art festival. The opening concert is based on the Silk Road theme works created by three composers, Zhu Jian'er, Zhao Lin, and Yu Ji, at different times, integrating sound and painting, and creating a new arrangement. On the morning of October 20, the Silk Road International Arts Festival Alliance Roundtable Forum will be held in the world reception hall at the intersection of "one river and one river". More than 50 performing arts institutions will jointly discuss new ideas, new changes and new cooperation in the "the Belt and Road" performing arts industry, and jointly sign the Shanghai Consensus of opening up, connectivity and building a new cultural and artistic Silk Road. The festival also set up a series of exhibitions of "Light of the Silk Road", bringing together more than 20 works from countries that jointly built the "the Belt and Road".

The Multimedia Symphony Concert "Ode to the Silk Road" jointly created by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Museum

During the festival, a large number of famous works of international top celebrities and groups, such as Domingo, Georgiu, Mazuyev, the American Ballet Theater, the Swiss Baccarat Ballet and the Ring of Nibelungen, will be presented in a stunning manner. The outstanding works of "Chinese style", such as "Sanxingdui Chronicle", which recreates the bright "Sanxingdui Civilization" with dance, and "Model Village", which tells the story of the revitalization of modern villages with ancient Qin Opera Opera, will show the breadth and depth of Chinese culture and the long history of Chinese civilization. At the closing ceremony on November 15th, Israeli conductor Rahav Shani and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra will collaborate to perform classic works by Beethoven and Mahler.

Lahaf Shani and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

Valery Djeyev and the Malinsky Theatre Opera "The Ring of Nibelungen"

As the largest performing arts project trading market in the Asia Pacific region, the Art Festival Performance Fair will be held from October 19th to 23rd at the 31 Performing Arts Center in Qiantan. It is expected to attract around 500 professional institutions and 1500 industry guests from around the world. Representatives at the director level of 188 domestic and foreign art festivals and institutions, including the ISPA International Performing Arts Association, the European Federation of Arts Festivals, the Avignon Theatre Festival in France, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the UK, the Sibiu Theatre Festival in Romania, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival in China, have confirmed their attendance. The main theme forum of the art festival will be upgraded to an international urban cultural forum, focusing on the theme of "connecting the heart with art and the world", with international urban cultural exchange as the direction, gathering global cultural and artistic giants and experts, and jointly exploring new challenges, new paths, and new patterns of global urban cultural development.

Highlighting the People's Character and Empowering a Better City Life

This year's art festival deeply embodies the concept of people's cities, fully grasps the new trends and characteristics of cultural and tourism demands such as quality, diversity, and experience, and makes "appreciating dramas, watching art exhibitions, and observing cultural relics" the artistic landscape of the golden autumn of the city. Nearly 60 performances by famous artists and groups, covering 16 districts in the city, actively building a social art education platform, and continuously creating brand activities such as "Art Fun Society" and "Theater Watching Troupe".

The art festival is closely following the fifth anniversary of the rise of the Yangtze River Delta integration into a national strategy. Branch venues will be set up in Wuxi, Jiangsu, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Hefei, Anhui, and Weifang, Shandong. At the same time, the 7th "Golden Magnolia" Shanghai International Puppetry Art Festival, the 12th Shanghai Magic Festival, the first Shanghai International Children's Drama Art Festival, and the Nanxun International Parent Child Art Festival will also be held as a variety of "festival in festival" activities.

Highlighting innovation and leading the development of the entertainment industry

The art festival aims to better lead the iterative upgrading and innovative development of the performing arts industry with a youthful attitude, technological sense, and integration. Taking the 10th anniversary of the "Youth Assistance Plan" as an opportunity, it is the first time to solicit works from young artists around the world. For the first time, a visual art section has been added, and 10 commissioned stage art works and 2 commissioned exhibitions will be launched. The art festival will strengthen cooperation with domestic and foreign institutions such as the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Shanghai New York University, explore the establishment of targeted contracting mechanisms, build a highly professional, international, and participatory youth art platform, and support young art talents and excellent original works to go on stage, nationwide, and globally.

The art festival brand "ARTRA" focuses on the cultural consumption needs of Generation Z and plans to launch multiple cross-border fusion works such as the new version of "Rong", creating a "nuclear explosive point" that young people pay attention to. This year's art festival will also collaborate with professional media organizations to build a scientific and authoritative data model through expert evaluation, audience voting, market data and other dimensions, and launch an art festival influence index ranking, leading the global art trend.

This year's art festival is the first time to link up with the 34th Shanghai Tourism Festival across the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, and blend with the 5th Shanghai International Art Exchange Week held after the Expo. The tourism festival, art festival, and trade Wednesday's heavyweight festival exhibition will gather for the first time in Shanghai during the Golden Autumn Festival. We will continue to deepen our efforts to shape tourism through culture and showcase culture through tourism, transforming the art festival into a new example of "entering beauty and joy", and accumulating strength to become the main voice of "Global Art Theatre Shanghai Time".

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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"

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