In September 2022, "Art Approaching People" opened the column, focusing on grassroots literary and artistic practices, and leaving the headline page to literary and artistic troupes and literary and artistic workers who insist on performing at the grassroots level and blooming the flowers of literature and art for the grassroots people. Up to now, the column has launched 35 reports, covering 26 provinces, involving opera, dance, film, quyi, shadow puppetry, puppetry and other art categories, and has received attention, support and even praise from all sides. As the Spring Festival is approaching, the reporter of this newspaper revisited seven of the literary and artistic groups to experience their fiery new practice of taking root in the grassroots and serving the masses, and to experience the new atmosphere of literature and art in the New Year with readers.
Editor: Zhejiang Hangzhou Huanglongyue Opera Troupe——
It has become fashionable to go to the Yellow Dragon Cave to watch a play.
Gu Chun. The scene is prosperous because of the play, and the play is stationed in the scene, and it has become a fashionable thing to watch the play in the Yellow Dragon Cave.
For next week's performance, let's take a closer look at where the actors change their clothes, especially the uneven ground. At the beginning of the new year, the person in charge of the Huanglong Performing Arts Center of the Yuemiao Management Office of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area was busy and told the staff.
The Huanglong Performing Arts Center includes the Huanglongyue Opera Troupe, the Huanglonghang Opera Troupe and the Jiangnan Sizhu Troupe. In 2023, more than 2,500 public performances will be held by this cultural and art group, which is very popular with citizens and tourists. On the first day of the torch relay of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the "West Lake in the World" created by the Huanglong Performing Arts Center not only received the applause of many tourists by the West Lake, but also became a "hit" on the Internet by many people.
Recently, the Huanglongyue Opera Troupe went to Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province to participate in the "Sanmen Winter Solstice Cultural Festival". Sanmen County is a "theater nest", the locals love drama and understand opera, Shanghai Yue Opera Troupe, Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe and other well-known Yue Opera troupes have been to perform. The Huanglongyue Troupe does not have its own special stage art team, and this time in Sanmen County, the stage art team needs to be temporarily invited. Under pressure, the two sides completed the run-in in a day and a half.
The people who came to watch the show on a cold day were all 'die-hard fans'. On the two days of the performance, the temperature was minus five or six degrees Celsius, and the audience came from the surrounding Wenling, Cangnan and Huangyan, and the scene was full. At the end of the performance, many places around us sent invitations to this year's performance. Sun Jianhong, head of the Huanglongyue Opera Troupe, said with a smile.
Every year during the Spring Festival, the troupe will arrange several big plays, and the actors will return to the troupe in the second year of junior high school and start performing in the third year of junior high school. This year, they plan to perform three major dramas: Hangzhou Opera "Dragon and Phoenix Lock", Yue Opera "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" and "Three Looks at the Royal Sister". The Yellow Dragon Cave during this year's Spring Festival should be very lively, and everyone is looking forward to it.
Ningxia Performing Arts Group——
Every scene must be worthy of the audience".
Liu Feng. The Spring Festival is approaching, the weather is warming, and the "cultural caravan" of Ningxia Performing Arts Group has set off again. Qin dialect, drama, Peking opera, song and dance, ......The actors took their outfits and went from village to village, sending warmth and joy to the rural town markets, factories and mines in the south of the Yangtze River.
On the evening of January 3, in the West Tower Theater Park, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia, old opera fans took up their seats early and waited for the traditional Qinhua opera "Visiting the West Lake" to start. The actors on the stage are all playing, and the audience sings along with the board. Recently, the traditional dramas "Golden Kirin", "Flame Horse" and "Tour of the West Lake" have been staged in turn, and many post-90s and post-00s audiences have rushed to "chase the drama".
There are many more such performances.
Rotations are commonplace, and we perform an average of 4 plays a day on the mobile stage of the caravan at the grassroots level. Hou Yan, manager of Ningxia Performing Arts Group Qinxiang Theater, said. Actors often end a show and hurriedly chew a few mouthfuls of their own dry food, sip a few sips of tea, and take a nap on the bus to the next performance site.
Every scene must be worthy of the audience".Hou Yan opened a book of audience opinions, "Whether the work is good or not, the audience has the final say." For every opinion in the book, Hou Yan will take the actors to carefully sort out and actively correct it. "There is the root of Qin art in the 'soil', and the soul of Qin art in the people. Hou Yan said.
Jiang Quanzhou, manager of the Drama Theater of Ningxia Performing Arts Group, has deep feelings for the "Cultural Caravan": "This year is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the 'Cultural Caravan'. Over the past 40 years, the Ningxia Drama Theater has created more than 20 dramas reflecting the reform and opening up of Ningxia's rural areas. It can be said that the 'cultural caravan' has witnessed the great changes in the rural areas of Ningxia and the improvement of the spiritual outlook of the farmers. ”
To send beautiful art to thousands of households, the "cultural caravan" has always been on the way.
Liaoning Veterans Volunteer Film Projection Team——
This is our 'nostalgia'".
Xin Yang. The bright and sparkling sun at noon adds a bit of warmth to the land of western Liaoning in the harsh winter. A minibus is speeding on the asphalt road, and on the shiny black body, the words "Veterans Volunteer Film Projection Team" are very eye-catching.
The destination is Xinglongyu Village, Baitaizi Town, Linghai City, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, and the veterans have crossed their fingers and can't count how many times they have come here to screen it.
It is the middle of winter, and the men, women and children of the village are at the most leisurely time of the year. The conference room in the village headquarters was crowded with villagers waiting to watch a movie on the big screen. The villagers said that they didn't find it enjoyable no matter how many times they watched it. Veterans and the movies they bring with them, are the most popular old friends.
When I was a child, I liked to move a small stool and watch movies in the open air, no matter how cold the day or night. "Now I have mobile phones, and I can watch everything, but it's not as good as this big screen!" "Who said no, this is our 'nostalgia'!"."The villagers, you and I say a word, and they gather in groups to do homework.
Here it comes! Here it comes! The "caravan" of the screening team slowly drove into the village compound, and several villagers got up and surrounded it, helping the veterans carry loudspeakers and take curtains ......
The screen lit up, and the conference room fell silent. This screening is "Eighteen Cave Village". The film was screened normally, and Liu Chengjin, the leader of the screening team, came to the office of Tang **, secretary of the village party branch, to talk about the harvest of the year. "This movie is also about me Xinglongyu. Tang ** looked at Liu Chengjin as he spoke, "Captain Liu, do you remember?" More than ten years ago, when you were looking for the 'melon king' for our village, I was still a member of the security committee. ”
Then I don't remember! I was happy to go to any village to show a movie, but when I arrived in your village, I was sad and sad. Liu Chengjin replied. At that time, the melons planted in Xinglongyu Village only grew seedlings but not melons, which made the villagers anxious. It happened that the screening team came to the village, and Liu Chengjin remembered the well-known "King of Muskmelon" Duan Yuchun, so he dragged the "King of Muskmelon" over. After a rustic science class and door-to-door "looking, smelling, asking", the solution was found, and the growth of the melon improved. "Now our village not only grows melons, but also grows greenhouse flowers in recent years. Tang ** said with some pride that Xinglongyu is now a well-known wealthy village.
It was dark, and the screening was coming to an end. "Captain Liu, can you come and give us another time before the year? "Suddenly, I don't know who roared. "Let's have a reunion dinner with us during the New Year! Someone chimed in. "It's no problem to put it again, you can't eat this rice! Our screening team has 'three chapters of the law': we are not afraid to go to the mountains and go to the countryside, we don't eat a meal from the masses, and we don't take a penny from the masses. ”
The sun roared down the mountain, and in the blink of an eye it was completely dark. Liu Chengjin and the team members carefully packed up the projection equipment. The "caravan" lights are lit up, illuminating the screening ...... of the veterans
Communication University of China Guangming Cinema Public Welfare Project——
Explore more accessible cultural offerings.
Shi Fang. On the afternoon of January 3, more than half an hour before the public screening of Guangming Cinema, disabled residents walked into the cultural auditorium of Huxi Community, Diankou Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province.
In addition to 'watching' movies, you can also get free haircuts, nail clippings, and pedicures, which is pretty good! Chen Yafen, a 64-year-old resident of the community, raised her head and smiled. Blind since childhood, she never thought that one day she would be able to "watch" a movie at the door of her home, "In the past, I always stayed at home alone, and I was so idle!" ”
At present, Guangming Cinema has carried out 3 rounds of centralized screenings in Zhuji, and the number of people is more than one time. Wang Mingli, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Zhuji Municipal Party Committee, said that other people with disabilities are also invited to participate in the movie-watching activities, "so that more people with disabilities can enjoy a rich cultural life." ”
2023 is the sixth year that the teachers and students of Communication University of China have launched the Guangming Cinema Public Welfare Project, which is a cause to improve the quality of life of the visually impaired, and continue to explore more possibilities. produced 16 barrier-free films such as "Kangding Love Song" and "Ashima", and sent them to Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Ningxia and other places; Launched 30 episodes of the barrier-free TV series "Daughter of the Mountain"; Complete the English accessible version ...... of 4 films including "Nezha: The Demon Boy Descends to the World" and "The Wandering Earth".
Visiting museums and art exhibitions was once an unattainable dream for the visually impaired, but with the efforts of Guangming Cinema volunteers, it has become a reality. In November 2023, 13 students from the Beijing School for the Blind walked into the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum to start a unique journey of the "Guangming Museum". Touch the gold bricks of Suzhou Imperial Kiln, smell the smell of spices, and listen to a tin opera excerpt ......Children can enjoy the charm of culture.
In 2024, we will continue to insist on producing 104 accessible films per year, while trying more accessible cultural products. Fu Haizhen, executive dean of the Institute of Accessible Information and Communication of Communication University of China, said.
Hubei Wuhan Yongfang Ancient Theater——
This group of young people has "increased their fans" again.
Tian Doudou. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, gongs and drums sounded in the Yongfang Ancient Theater. On weekends and holidays, there are opera performances here. Today's first play is the classic excerpt of Huangmei Opera's "Tianxian Pei" "Road Encounter".
Good! As soon as the young and beautiful "Seven Fairies" appeared on the stage, there was enthusiastic applause and applause from the audience. "It's called a 'jackpot', and generally speaking, only the famous characters appear on the stage, and the audience will cheer for it. Cheng Cheng, head of the Huangmei Drama Troupe of the Hubei Provincial Opera Art Theater, said with some surprise.
I thought to myself: It seems that after just a few months, the group of young actors in Yongfang Ancient Theater have "increased their fans" again.
One of the "fans" who took the lead in applauding the audience was the old man Sheng Jianbin who lived nearby. He said: "I have loved listening to Huangmei Opera since I was a child, and now I come almost every week. These actors are only ten ** years old, it is not easy to act so well! Encouragement is needed. ”
Yongfang Ancient Theater, located in the depths of Tanhualin Historical and Cultural District, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, will resume performances on the fourth day of the first lunar month in 2023 after a three-year hiatus. In the beginning, there were only a dozen people in the theater. Hubei Province has been cultivating young actors in Chu opera, Han opera, and Huangmei opera for 7 years, and they quickly won the love of the audience. Just one year later, the theater not only has a full house every performance, but also has its own "fan base". This is not only a "training ground" for young actors, but also a place for them to emerge.
Compared with a few months ago, the young actors and band members have faded into youth, the typhoon is becoming more and more stable, and the stage experience is becoming more and more abundant. Today, they have participated in important performances of various theater troupes, and the "iron fans" accumulated from the Yongfang Ancient Theater have also begun to follow them and appear on other stages. But every weekend, they still return to the original stage of the Yongfang Ancient Theater.
Heilongjiang Wangkui Shadow Puppet Team——
A good life in the snow and ice.
Liu Mengdan. I contacted Guan Haiying, the fifth-generation inheritor of Heilongjiang Wangkui shadow puppet theater "Jiangbei School", again at the beginning of 2024, when she just returned from a performance in Tongjiang Village, Tongjiang Town, Wangkui County, Suihua City, Heilongjiang.
In November last year, the Wangkui County Cultural Center organized a tour of "A Beautiful Life in Ice and Snow" culture, and the performance in Tongjiang Village was the last one. "We have traveled all the towns and villages in Wangkui, and we mainly performed classic plays such as "Three Please Fan Lihua" and "Qiao Hu Robbing Relatives". *, Kwan Haiying told me that 50 performances were led by her, and now they have come to a successful conclusion.
In the past two days, the snow has been slippery, and the teachers must walk slowly on the way to rehearsal. Guan Haiying carefully told everyone to pay attention to safety in the WeChat group. On days when there is no tour, Guan Haiying will also come to the county cultural center early to rehearse the traditional classic repertoire of Wangkui shadow puppetry with several old artists. Every time she rehearses, Guan Haiying's mother Gu Baozhen will definitely be on the scene. Although her daughter has taken over all her work, she still can't be idle, and she teaches and teaches with Gu Baode, Zhao Shikui, Zheng Wenjing and other old guys. Everyone has the same idea: while they can still sing and act, race against time to keep the original things, and make it easier for young people to learn after recording and recording.
In order to promote the better inheritance and development of shadow puppet art, Wangkui County has increased the subsidy treatment of the shadow puppet team, increasing the subsidy of 700 yuan per person per month to 1,500 yuan. After the subsidy was raised, the 22 team members were very happy, which stimulated the enthusiasm of the old artists and new students. At the mention of this, Guan Haiying was overjoyed.
She also shared a happy story. Last year, the first batch of cultural and creative products of Wangkui shadow puppetry were released, and in December, it also participated in the 16th Heilongjiang International Cultural Industry Expo. These cultural and creative products, including shadow puppet characteristic incense fans and photo frames of shadow puppet character elements, were developed by her and Sun Fujun, director of the Wangkui County Cultural Center, and others. Everyone hopes to take advantage of the integration of culture and tourism to give a new life to Wangkui shadow puppet art.
Hainan Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County National Song and Dance Troupe——
We are busy and happy".
Cao Wenxuan. The singing is melodious, and the dance steps are beautiful; The bamboo pole flipped, sweating like rain......Walking into the rehearsal room of the National Song and Dance Troupe of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan, the actors are engrossed in rehearsing the Spring Festival Gala program in the county this year. We are busy and happy".Seeing Lan Yuanjin, the head of the song and dance troupe again, he still laughed heartily.
It's not just the cabaret performers who are busy rehearsing. "In the past, we went to the countryside to send performances, but this party, we sent an invitation to the people of the county to perform on the same stage with us to celebrate the Spring Festival! Auditions, rehearsals, not to mention how lively it is. Lan Yuanjin said with a smile.
There were 19 programs in this evening, the most in the past. There are also innovations in the form of programs, including Li Miao song and dance, modern dance, square dance, sketch cross talk, chorus, etc. The song and dance troupe hopes to show the new changes and new features of the hometown in an all-round way from the aspects of history and culture, ethnic customs, tourism development, and community construction.
A good mass foundation stems from the accumulation of roots at the grassroots level over the years. Hard work has been recognized by the outside world. Last year, they successively won the "Hainan Provincial May Day Labor Award" and the "2022 National Culture, Science and Technology and Health 'Three to the Countryside' Activity Outstanding Team".
New year, new atmosphere. Not long ago, Lan Yuanjin set up an innovation studio, and the county trade union sponsored a batch of new equipment, so that the young people in the group have a broader creative space. In addition to rehearsals, they went to the countryside to collect style, visit old artists, collect old stories, and choreographed and innovated the traditional Miao dance Panhuang Dance.
At 10 p.m., the lights in the rehearsal room were still on. During the break, they talked about the New Year's expectations, and everyone had the same idea: "Baoting is the main venue of this year's Li traditional festival 'March 3', and the event is held at the doorstep, and we must go all out!" "In the new year, we will produce more new works and good works, and present high-quality performances for the villagers!" ”
Typography: Zhao Siru.
People** 2024-02-01 20th edition).