This event embodies the hard work of many people, with 6-year-old "Little Magnolia" and 87-year-old "Excellent Gardener" Yueju Opera | title | event

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On July 2nd, the 2023 Shanghai Children's Drama Little White Magnolia Award Series event, titled "Magnolia Warm Childlike Heart · Era Youth Tour," was held at the Affiliated School of Shanghai Theatre Academy. 50 people were awarded the title of "Little Magnolia", 17 programs were awarded the title of "Excellent Collective Program", and 9 teachers were awarded the "Excellent Gardener Award".

The oldest "excellent gardener" Wang Peizhen is 87 years old, with 70 years of experience in the arts and 60 years of experience in drama education. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean War. 70 years ago, Wang Peizhen went to North Korea with famous Yue opera performers Xu Yulan and Wang Wenjuan to participate in volunteer military condolences performances. After winning the award, Wang Peizhen said, "What I am most proud of is the children's achievements. Learning opera is quite difficult, and it is not easy to cultivate an actor. We should start with children. I hope they will take over and contribute to the inheritance and development of traditional culture."

"The Magnolia Blossoms, the Magnolia Blossoms..." The performance of "The Song of Magnolia" by the Jinshan District Youth Choir and students from the Shanghai Theatre Academy Affiliated School of Drama kicked off. Zhang Jun, winner of the 11th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Award, and Wang Yinan, winner of the titles of "Little Plum Blossom" and "Little Magnolia", took the stage, presenting the Kunqu Opera excerpt "Long Knife and Big Bow" together. 13-year-old Wu Sihang comes from Jinshan International School and has been awarded the title of "Little Magnolia" for the third time. She is known as the Little Master of Jinshan Opera and excels in Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, and Yue Opera. This time, she brought selected scenes from Kunqu Opera's "Borrowing a Fan" to the audience, while Tong He Yi, who was awarded the title of "Little Magnolia," performed Yue Opera's "Dream of the Red Chamber: Golden Jade Love". The youngest "Little Magnolia" Wang Jiayue is only 6 years old, and she and her friends perform excerpts from the Shanghai opera "Jiang Jie". For the first time in the selection of "Little Magnolia", a musical category has been added, and the Little Yingxing Art Troupe has brought a segment of the musical "One Cannot Be Without One".


This event embodies the hard work of many people, with 6-year-old "Little Magnolia" and 87-year-old "Excellent Gardener" Yueju Opera | title | event

The award-winning contestants will experience the learning journey of professional theater professionals in advance at the affiliated drama school of Shanghai Theatre Academy. Everyone shuttles between six classrooms, conducting basic skills training with students from the theater school, experiencing the silk dance of "Heavenly Maidens Scattering Flowers" in the Peking Opera performance class, understanding the composition and instrument characteristics of opera bands in the opera music class, and experiencing how to control puppets in the puppet performance class. The organizer also organized parents to watch Peking Opera movies and invited Li Peihong, the Dean of the School of Drama at Shanghai Theatre Academy, to conduct a drama tour for the parents.

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
Exploring new possibilities, not blindly copying dance dramas, dance drama documentary film "Eternal Radio Waves" started filming on July 1st in Shanghai | Documentary | Movie

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

The solo exhibition "A Good Magnolia - Xu Jinping's Traditional Chinese Painting Works Exhibition" by Xu Jinping, a Chinese painter and vice chairman of the Shanxi Artists Association, was held at the Shanghai Xinjinjie Art Space from June 3 to July 10. This exhibition showcases nearly 20 works created by Xu Jinping in recent years with the theme of magnolias. Xu Jinping's flower and bird paintings combine the overall poetic beauty and fresh charm, showing the special charm of the blending of form and spirit. The thousand branches and ten thousand stamens of magnolia flowers in his pen rise up, as if soaking in snow, showcasing a noble temperament against the backdrop of ancient architecture. Xu Jinping uses clever blank space and exquisite techniques to convey the essence and aesthetic taste of traditional Chinese art in his light and natural brushstrokes. The exhibition is under the academic guidance of Mao Shi'an, Vice Chairman of the China Association of Literary Critics. He stated, "Mr. Xu's works..."

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

"On July 13, 2021, after reading the script sent to me by Teacher Cao Baoping, Hu Ge and the director added us on WeChat. I saw a topic we usually avoid - death - in the script of" Not Void This Journey ". Eastern culture is not very willing to face death, so people are not very prepared and death catches people off guard. I have a similar experience." "Not Void This Journey" was produced by Cao Baoping, written and directed by Liu Jiayin, and led by Hu Ge, starring Wu Lei. Qi Xi starred, with Bai Ke playing a special role. The movie tells the story of an ordinary screenwriter named Wen Shan who falls behind and begins to make a living by writing eulogies. Through his encounters with various ordinary people, Wen Shan comforts others and gains warmth, ultimately finding his own self