Some plays are hard to get tickets for, more than 50,000 people bought tickets to watch the movie, Shanghai Jing'an Modern Theater Valley closed

Release time:May 13, 2024 18:13 PM

On the evening of May 13, the 2024 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley "One Drama Awards" awards ceremony was held at the FANCL Art Center Small Theater. The 14 awards were announced one by one, and the 2024 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley also came to a successful conclusion.

"One Drama Awards": Fourteen awards announced

This year's "One Drama Awards" received a total of 155 applications for plays, with more than 600 applications for awards, setting a new record for the number of applications in previous years.

The participating plays show a trend of being young and diversified. In addition to dramas, the performance types also include operas, musicals, children's plays, dance theaters, immersive performances, etc., reflecting the broad influence and appeal of the "One Drama Awards" .

On May 11, drama director Wang Xiaoying, Director of the Drama Research Institute of the China Academy of Arts Song Baozhen, Director of the Guangdong Provincial Institute of Arts Wang Wei, national first-level screenwriter Wang Baoshe, national first-level director Liu Wenguo, and famous literary critic Mao Shi'an , a jury composed of actress Jiao Yuan from Hong Kong, China, reviewed more than 20 dramas shortlisted for the nominations and produced the annual list of major awards.

Among them, "Song of Everlasting Regret" won the "Drama of the Year", Fang Xu, the director of "Camel Xiangzi", won the "Best Director of the Year", and the "Best Actor and Actor of the Year" went to Liu Xuanrui of "The Expiration Date of the Fact" and "Hello, Madman" Wan Qian received a share.

Other award-winning works include: For example, "The Quiet Don" is an 8-hour super-long production that unfolds a great and tragic love in the turbulent background of world and war, revolution and civil war, and won the "Best Imported Play of the Year"; director Cha Wenyuan, who directed "To the Moon", created a low-cost, small-production theater space and won the "New Director of the Year"; the annual "Outstanding Contribution Award to Chinese Drama" was awarded to the drama performing artist Yu Luosheng, who starred in "La Traviata" "Nightclub", "If I'm Real", "Horse" and other more than 50 classic dramas, and directed dramas such as "The Lady Left Behind" and "The Lady Who Stays".

"Famous Drama Performance": Inspiring "Jing'an Phenomenon"

From April 26 to May 12, a record-breaking 24 plays were performed for 104 times at 9 major theaters in Shanghai. The Shanghai premiere rate exceeded 80%, and many works have gained high reputations.

The drama "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" directed by Wang Xiaoying and adapted from the Mao Dun Literary Award-winning novel by writer Sun Ganlu has kicked off the 2024 Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley "Performance Season". Shanghai's local musical "The Myth of Love" tells the "Shanghai story" with "Shanghai flavor", filling the ordinary market with romance and attracting many audiences for second and third visits. Canadian theater master Robert Lepage came to Shanghai for the first time and performed the classic masterpiece "887" in person, which won widespread attention.

The one-man show "Double Bass" starring Wang Yaoqing opened on a long schedule, with a gratifying trend and continuous applause. "The Tempest" directed by Peter Brook, "Waiting for Godot" directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos, "Faust" directed by Rimas Tuminas, etc., will be the first to visit Jing'an Drama Valley. The masterpieces of heavyweight masters demonstrate the brand influence of Jing'an Drama Valley's collection of world-class classics.

To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Lao She, the "all-male class" "Camel Xiangzi" directed by "Lao She professional" Fang Xu was widely praised; the Chinese drama "Thunderstorm" directed by Pu Cunxin and performed by teachers from Shanghai Theater Academy; adapted from Shen Congwen of the same name The novel's environmental musical drama "Border Town"; Peking Opera master Wu Xingguo specially invited "Prince of Kun Opera" Zhang Jun to create a new Peking and Kunming opera "Caesar" across the field, etc., all performed well and won unanimous recognition from the audience and the market.

The latest masterpiece "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water" by Hong Kong Green Leaf Theater Company, the original drama "Du Ruo with Wings" written and directed by Gu Lei, and the autobiographical monologue theater "Where is the nearest accessible toilet?" based on the real life story of the famous wheelchair blogger. 》 and other cutting-edge original forces have gained word-of-mouth and won the love of the audience.

"The whole city has a show", a national stage, set up branch venues in 14 streets and towns in Jing'an for the first time, fully demonstrating the cultural creativity of the community and citizens, and performing more than 80 outstanding mass cultural activities.

The "Chinese and Foreign Family Drama Competition" is based in Jing'an, covering the whole city and radiating to the Yangtze River Delta region. Since the online registration channel was launched on March 15, a total of 2,000 groups of families have signed up to participate. After review, hundreds of "Beautiful Drama Houses" and "Ten "Beautiful Home of Drama" and other individual awards. The annual awards ceremony was held on May 4 at the Jing'an District Cultural Center.

The 14-day special pop-up store of the musical "The Myth of Love" in Zhang Yuan attracted nearly 10,000 people to watch the exhibition; the "Citywide Show - Happy Circus Parade" focused on the Daning business district and launched 9 in-depth shopping mall shows , brand-embedded performing arts activities; the first drama training map check-in activity, covering 21 representative points in Jing'an, with a total of 30,000 maps distributed, attracting citizens and tourists to visit and spend money in Jing'an.

During the event, "going out to meet theater" became a way of life. At three commercial landmarks including Jiuguang Department Store, Suhewan Vientiane World, and Jiuguang Center, outdoor art installations—theatrical "Any Door"—were set up; the "Jing'an Drama Valley Special Train" built on Metro Line 2 is full of drama, Good-looking, meet the public unexpectedly; the drama book drifting activity jointly participated by 4 library locations, 7 shopping malls, and 6 theaters in Jing'an, has disseminated more than 500 drama art books, bringing the public something other than the theater cultural experience.

Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley, Jing'an Music Festival, and Shanghai World Coffee Culture Festival once again realized the "three festivals" of Jing'an cultural festival brand during the May Day holiday.

The new mechanism of "Repertoire Subsidy Performance Reward" launched by the Jing'an District People's Government has become an important measure to attract outstanding plays to participate in Jing'an Drama Valley and participate in the popularization of Jing'an public welfare art. According to statistics, there were 104 performances of 24 plays in the annual "Famous Drama Show". A total of more than 50,000 people purchased tickets to watch the performances in the theater. Some performances were hard to get a ticket. The total box office revenue is expected to exceed 15 million yuan.

The first Jing'an Music Festival held a total of 50 performances over six days, with more than 200 domestic and foreign artists performing on stage, boosting passenger flow in Jing'an business district by nearly 20% year-on-year.

The Jing'an Coffee Culture Festival offline market set up in HKRI Taikoo Hui brings together international chains and domestic specialty coffee brands. The main venue of HKRI Taikoo Hui, as well as the branch venues of CITIC Plaza and Daning Music Plaza, have accumulated sales of nearly 3 million yuan. During the Jing'an Coffee Culture Festival, a total of 150,000 coffee consumption coupons were distributed to citizens, driving nearly 3 million yuan in consumption in coffee stores.

It is estimated that more than 3 million people participated in the activities during the three festivals, and consumption in related business districts increased by 16% year-on-year. Hu Huifen, director of the Jing'an District Culture and Tourism Bureau, said that this year's Jing'an Modern Drama Valley has created a people's festival in a "people's city"; the "famous drama performances" have detonated the performing arts market, and many dramas have experienced a cultural phenomenon of "hard-to-get tickets" , cultivating a large number of new audiences who bought tickets to watch the drama. In addition, 155 plays participated in this year's "One Drama Awards", setting a new record for the highest number of submissions.

The awards ceremony was co-sponsored by the Jing'an District People's Government, Shanghai Radio and Television Station, and Shanghai Theater Academy.

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