Puppets from many countries come together.
The Quanzhou puppet show "The Legend of Little King Kong" was unveiled at the opening ceremony.
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Zaobao News (Reporter Gong Cuiling, Wu Jiaxiao, text, photo) On December 9, the opening ceremony of the 7th China Quanzhou International Puppet Exhibition was held at the Quanzhou Puppet Theater. At the opening ceremony, representatives of artists from all over the world brought their puppets to the stage to congratulate, and the unique puppets attracted the attention of the audience. The special performance "The Legend of Little King Kong" presented by the Quanzhou String Puppet Theatre Heritage and Protection Center allowed Chinese and foreign audiences to fully feel the artistic charm of modern puppetry.
Wow, he's amazing. "These puppets are like real people, so flexible. ”…During the performance of "The Legend of Little King Kong", the reporter noticed that some children were quietly communicating with their family members in their seats. It is understood that "The Legend of Little King Kong" won the "Excellent Repertoire Award" at the 8th Fujian Arts Festival and the 28th Provincial Drama Performance. The play is partly based on the ancient folklore "Eliminate the Three Evils Around the World", through the transformation of Little King Kong from a brave and heroic, fearless and unafraid of hardships, to a hateful "man-made disaster" who is proud of his achievements, indulges in harm, and is fearful, and finally awakens to the change process of character and fate of becoming a true warrior, as well as the change of the villagers' attitude towards Little King Kong, revealing the profound ideological connotation.
According to Hong Shijian, director of the Quanzhou String Puppet Show Inheritance and Protection Center, the opening ceremony performance and director of the Quanzhou String Puppet Show Inheritance and Protection Center, "The Legend of Little King Kong" is a repertoire created by the center in recent years. In this performance, the play has been further improved, such as the stage design to strengthen the performance of LEDs, and further expand the stage presentation space and expressiveness.
Yesterday's opening ceremony attracted a large number of citizens**. Ms. Mai, a citizen, brought her 6-year-old son to the opening ceremony, wanting her children to know marionettes and feel the charm of traditional culture. "The repertoire is very good, and the children watch it very seriously. Not only that, but I also saw some puppets from other countries, which are very distinctive. After the opening ceremony, Ms. Wang, a citizen, also shared her feelings. "The repertoire is very exciting, and I hope to see more wonderful puppet shows in this puppet show. ”
It is a pleasure to participate in this exhibition, and I can have the opportunity to interact with puppet artists from all over the world and jointly promote the development of puppet theater. Liu Luya, an actor of the China Puppet Art Theater, introduced that more than 20 people came to the theater this time and will perform two puppet shows "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" at the Hui'an County Cultural Center. In addition to communicating with artists from all over the world, she also hopes that in addition to the performance, she can go to Quanzhou to walk more and feel the charm of Quanzhou.
It is understood that the 7th China Quanzhou International Puppet Exhibition, is the most complete collection of puppet varieties in the past, marionettes, stick puppets, large puppets, puppets in the palm, iron puppets, shadow puppetry, hand puppetry, paper puppets, puppets, puppets on the same stage, etc., is also the most widely distributed performance venues, the widest, the most performances of a show.
This year's Quanzhou International Puppet Exhibition includes the opening ceremony, puppet performance talent training, intangible cultural heritage inspection, art salon, closing ceremony and other activities, and invited a total of 35 puppet art performance teams from 12 countries, including Italy, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Indonesia, Argentina, Serbia, Iran, Algeria and the Philippines, to come to Quanzhou for exchange and performance. The performance venues of each performance team cover nearly 60 places such as theaters, intangible cultural heritage museums, communities, rural cultural squares, cultural parks, tourist attractions, rural theaters, fishermen's halls, and campuses in various counties (cities and districts) of the city, and will present more than 80 wonderful performances for citizens and friends.