On January 10, Shanghai's 2022 "Performance Monthly Calendar" was compiled and released to the Shanghai media for the first time. The "Performance Calendar" takes the famous troupe, the premiere and the market reputation as the standard, selects 394 key projects such as the dance drama "The Eternal Electric Wave", the National Wind Music Scene "Sea Folk Music", and the classic Yue opera work "Dream of the Red Chamber" for promotion, continues to expand the brand effect of the "Big World of Performing Arts", helps Shanghai to build the Asian performing arts capital, and provides a guide for tourists in the Yangtze River Delta and the whole country to take the high-speed rail and play "fly" to Shanghai to chase the opera.
In addition to Shanghai Circus City's "Time Journey 2" and "Happy Circus", Maggie Theatre's dance drama "The Eternal Electric Wave" and "Crested Ibis", Shanghai Concert Hall Guofeng Music Scene "Sea Folk Music", Shang Yan Gu's "Sleepless Nights", Ruihong Tiandi Moon Bay "Crazy Barbershop", Lincoln Jazz Shanghai Center and Asia Tower "Star Space" and other series of resident repertoire, Shanghai Yue Theatre plans to add "Dream of the Red Chamber" from April to May on the basis of the resident performance of "Dream of the Red Chamber" at Wanping Theatre. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "West Chamber" from September to October, and "Home" in December.
Shanghai will also launch 13 large-scale festivals and competitions, such as the Shanghai International Musical Theatre Festival, the Performing Arts World, the China Grand Theatre International Drama InvitationAle, the Shanghai International Comedy Festival, the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, the China Small Theater Opera Exhibition, and the Shanghai City Lawn Concert, and create 18 comprehensive theme performance seasons around the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Ballet and other performing arts institutions.
According to the "Performance Calendar", Shanghai will further increase the supply of high-quality performances in the "Five New Cities", and the "Five New Cities" will usher in 52 key performances such as the National Drama Theatre's "Four Generations Together", the National Peking Opera House's "Fenghua Zhengmao", the Shanghai Shanghai Theater's "Thunderstorm", and the Shanghai Opera House's "Morning Bell". China Shanghai International Arts Festival and Shanghai Spring International Music Festival will also land in the new city.
In January, 41 key performances will be performed on the Shanghai stage. The Chinese version of the musical "Fan Letter", the "Disney Night" concert, and the children's drama "Disappearing Marine Animals" are all premieres. Famous troupes such as the National Ballet of China's "Giselle", "The Big Red Lantern Hangs High", and the National Theatre of China's "Four Generations Together" will bring heavy works to present a rich cultural feast.
In addition to the traditional mirror-frame stage theater, Shanghai has awarded 100 "new spaces for performing arts", focusing on immersive musicals, dramas, dance dramas, talk shows, etc. In 2022, these new spaces will further enrich the audience's viewing experience and spread the cultural life of performing arts throughout Shanghai. The performance schedule will strictly comply with the requirements of the city's epidemic prevention and control work and dynamically adjust.