Rhododendrons are in full bloom, and each petal is dotted with the rich fragrance of Changsha Quyi. On the evening of January 14, the 2021 International Cultural and Creative Center Changsha Rhododendron Art Festival Award Ceremony and Opera Spring Festival Gala was held at the Changsha Experimental Theater.
As an annual literary and artistic event in Changsha, at the end of each new year, every time at the end of the new year, all the artists and talents from Huxiang Land appeared one by one, bringing cultural gifts to the majority of Changsha citizens with exquisite artistic performances and rich art forms. It is reported that this year's art festival has planned a total of ten major theme activities, a total of 90 performances, lectures, exhibitions and other activities, and more than 2 million people have watched offline and online. The scale, artistic standards and number of participants of the festival are the highest in the calendar year. This year's art festival comprehensively demonstrated the excellent achievements of the reform and development of the Changsha Municipal Academy of Literature and Art, promoted the innovative development of the city's literary and artistic undertakings, met the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the masses, and was deeply loved by the public.
In the evening, in terms of the awards of the Rhododendron Arts Festival, 5 newly created plays such as the national opera "Half a Red Army Quilt" won the first prize of the excellent repertoire, and the dance drama "Bo Ya Absolute String" and other 5 major plays won the second prize of the excellent repertoire. Huang Dingshan, a famous director and azalea talent engineering mentor, was awarded the "Rhododendron" Lifetime Achievement Award, Yin Ting won the Excellent Screenwriter, and Wang Lei and Song Jigang won the Excellent Director.
Huang Dingshan, director of the national opera "Half a Red Army Quilt", said affectionately: "I am very honored to receive the 'Azalea' Lifetime Achievement Award. 42 years ago, I went out to fight, and now I am back in Changsha, the red hot land that I have loved all my life, to present a national opera for my father and fellow villagers, which is my honor. In the future, I will make greater and greater contributions to the hometown where I was born and raised. ”
As an important event of Changsha Rhododendron Art Festival, Changsha "Rhododendron Award" Youth Drama Competition was held from January 8 to 11, with 11 literary and art academy groups, 64 plays (festivals), 79 contestants competing on the same stage, and a hundred flowers blooming. Judged by authoritative experts, Zhou Fan, Jiang Yuwang, Dai Nezha, Zhao Yuehong, Li Kaili, and Du Mingjun won the "Rhododendron" Performance Award, Wang Shuyao and 35 others won the "Rhododendron" Outstanding Actor Award, and Li Jingmei and 35 others won the "Rhododendron" Outstanding Actor Nomination Award.
Host Poplar hosted the Azalea Art Festival for 7 consecutive years, and Poplar recalled: "On this stage, I saw too many fine art. This group of young actors practiced three volts in summer and three nine in winter, and finally bloomed on the stage and became a brilliant 'azaleas'. This is exactly what it is, like the sea of azaleas, and every year is getting better and better. ”
Let the young talents of Huxiang Quyi be seen by more people and let their musical talents bloom more dazzlingly, which is also the original intention of Xiaoxiang Morning News Morning Video to add the "Popular Rhododendron" award to the three major tracks of Xiang opera, song and dance instrumental music and flower drum opera during the "Rhododendron Award" drama competition. The music is fragrant and long. A group of Huxiang young music artists have guarded the inheritance of music art with their original intentions and forged ahead on the road of music art. The "Popular Rhododendron" awards can be voted until 18:00 on January 15. Changsha opera fans can quickly participate in the selection of the "Popular Azalea" award and cheer for the future Huxiang opera stars!
After the award ceremony that night, the Opera Spring Festival Gala was grandly staged. The evening focused on the selection of the three newly created high-quality plays of the municipal theater troupe, and newly created special programs such as Xiang opera opera songs, creative operas, and classic martial arts. It is particularly worth mentioning that the evening specially invited four plum blossom award winners from the provincial capital opera circles, such as Cao Rulong, Liu Zhaoqian, Lei Ling and Zhang Xuan, to perform on the same stage with young actors in Changsha, and Xiang opera, flower drum opera, opera, Peking opera and Kunqu opera competed on the same stage and were wonderful. 360,000 spectators watched the Spring Festival Gala outside the venue.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhou Shihao
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