The Jade Rabbit resigned, the Golden Dragon congratulated the spring, and the Shencheng stage was lively. The reporter learned from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that during the Spring Festival holiday, Shanghai's professional theaters and new performing arts spaces will present nearly 500 performances for citizens and tourists, and are expected to serve about 630,000 audiences. Among them, there are not only New Year's parties, but also ballet, drama, drama, immersive drama, etc., as well as traditional Chinese New Year performances such as opera, creating a New Year scene of "the whole city has a play".
Dancing ** creates a strong festive atmosphere.
This New Year, Chinese and foreign dance works gather on the stage of Shencheng. From February 14th to 15th, Shanghai Ballet will present the original modern ballet "A Dream of Floating Life" at the Grand Theatre of the Shanghai International Dance Center. At the same time, the original dance drama "Nine Years of Yonghe" - Lanting Collection Preface and Dance Biography will be staged at Shanghai Cultural Square, and the interactive activity of Yonghe "Calligraphy Corner" will be launched at the same time, preparing pen and ink for the audience, inviting everyone to write the word "Fu" together and paint a new atmosphere for the New Year.
On February 23rd and 24th, 12 dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet will gather at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center to present 10 classic works ranging from romantic, classical to contemporary. Among them, there are "Swan Lake", "Don Quixote" and "Raimunda" choreographed by the former director of the company, Nureyev, as well as works by Balanchine, Béjat, Neumeier and Forsyth.
From the beginning of the Lunar New Year, a number of New Year's parties will be staged at the Oriental Art Center, creating a strong festive atmosphere with beautiful melodies. Among them, there are not only the Voice of Spring, Vienna Strauss Night 2024 New Year Symphony, the 2024 Shanghai Children's New Year Concert (Symphonic Audio-Visual Singing Version), etc., but also the "Why Are Flowers So Red - Chinese Songs Classic Songs Spring Festival Celebration", "Liang Zhu" and "Yellow River" Classic Symphony Meeting, etc., which are full of classic old songs and national styles, as well as the Shanghai 2024 New Year Animation Audiovisual Symphony, which is very popular with young audiences.
On February 17th, Austrian cross-border artist Martina Stoke will appear at the Oriental Citizens' Association, bringing a number of solo harp pieces. In the Shanghai ** hall, there are not only Andrei Ivanovich piano ** party, "Voice of Spring" New Year's parent-child ** party and other performances, but also rich cultural and tourism activities such as sea blue afternoon tea and New Year free travel to the palace.
Various academies and groups in Shanghai have also prepared generous gifts. The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra brought a number of welcome performances such as the "Chinese Music Singing China" meeting, the "Happy and Peaceful Reunion Year" Lantern Festival, and the "Red Chinese Year" New Year Celebration Party, and played "Phoenix Dance" and "Chardash" and other folk music works based on Chinese tradition and reflecting the integration and innovation of multiple cultures. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra presents a series of chamber music performances, from Paganini's "Soft as a Song" to Ma Sicong's "Homesickness", leading fans on a journey through the scenery of China and the rest of the world with elegant notes.
In Shanghai, the capital of the first drama, high-quality performances are coming one after another on the occasion of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 will continue its residency at the 31 New Bund Performing Arts Center from February 13. From now until February 25, the original Broadway drama "The Voice" will return to the Majestic Theatre to bring world-class audio-visual enjoyment to Shanghai audiences. At the end of the Spring Festival holiday, Shanghai Cultural Square will usher in the German drama star Mark Seibert. Returning to the stage of Shencheng after four years, he will join hands with Roberta Valentini, the actor of "Princess Sissi" in the ** drama "Elizabeth". Shanghai Culture Square will also host activities such as Mark Seibert's sharing session and a special edition city walk to provide citizens with a variety of art experiences.
Opera and drama create a traditional cultural feast.
With the hit of the TV series "Flowers", the story of Shanghai is not only heating up on the screen, but this craze is also surging on the New Year stage. The Chinese New Year drama "Pretty Woman in the Magic City", which is mainly based on Shanghainese, kicked off at the Shangyin Opera House, bringing an authentic "Shanghainese" cultural feast to Shanghai citizens during the family reunion, and also allowing the national audience to further experience the charm of Shanghainese culture during the New Year in Shanghai. On February 14th, Shanghai comedian "Little Wild" Shu Yue will perform two rap shows of "Happy New Year" in one day at Poly Yunjian Theater and Shanghai Poly Grand Theater. On February 25th, the classic Shanghai opera "Meeting in the Nunnery" produced by the Shanghai Opera Company in Shanghai will meet with Shanghai ticket holders at the AIA Grand Theater on the North Bund.
Shencheng stage, good show. Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe's Peking Opera "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest", Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe's Kunqu Opera "Occupying the Oiran", the celebrity Chinese New Year version of Shanghai Opera "Ludang Fire", "Welcoming the New Year, Reverse Strings - Yue Opera Classic Excerpts", "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang" Huai Opera Masters Classic Excerpts Special, "Dragon and Tiger Leaping Lantern Festival" Shanghai Pingtan Troupe Special Performance, etc., accompanied the audience to celebrate the Spring Festival. A number of dramas showing a strong Chinese flavor will also take turns. From February 21st to 22nd, the national epic drama "Lancang Water Chief" cooperated by the famous director Wang Xiaoying and screenwriter Yang Jun will be unveiled at the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater, showing the connotation of the times and artistic vitality of the work. Directed by Lin Zhaohua, written by Cui Shiyun, and starring Ni Dahong, Shi Ke and Hao Yun, the Beijing-style drama "Silver Ingot Bridge" will be staged at Poly Yunjian Theater from February 23rd to 24th. The director uses this original realistic drama to look at the present and show the faces of all beings.
During the Spring Festival, the 1862 Fashion Art Center focuses on "resident + immersion" performances. The immersive food theater of the same name, adapted from the high-reputation IP "Lonely Foodie", will be performed for 15 consecutive performances from February 11, creating a real-life restaurant and bringing an immersive dining experience to the audience on stage.
Families with children can also find their favorite programs on the Shencheng stage. The children's musical "Peter and the Wolf" directed by Liu Xiaoyi will be staged at the Poly Shanghai City Theater, inspiring children to move forward with a bright heart. The large-scale puppet show "The Little Match Girl" and the Ultraman series stage play "Ultra Legend of the Light of Hope" will be staged at the Poly Cloud Theater, the former interpreting Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale through novel puppet stage performances, and the latter reproducing the righteous spirit and guardian power of the Ultraman universe. In addition, the intangible cultural heritage parent-child shadow puppet show "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Great Sage" at the Nine Trees Future Art Center, the Shanghai-style shadow puppet show "Nine Colored Deer" at the Cirox Puppet Theater, the interactive parent-child drama "You Are a Performer 2" at the China Grand Theatre, and the children's drama "Wow Woo" at the Ma Lanhua Theater of the China Welfare Association Children's Art Theater also have their own highlights, allowing children to have a cultural Chinese New Year in the theater.
Author: Jiang Fang.
Text: Jiang Fangtu: Performance Editor: Li Ting Responsible Editor: Xu Yang.
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