On the afternoon of January 17, before participating in the 2021 Shanghai Municipal State-owned Literary and Art Academy Troupe "One Group, One Policy" examination at the China Art Palace, the leaders of the troupe were busy - the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe was preparing for the 400th performance of "The Eternal Electric Wave" this Sunday, the Shanghai Ballet conducted the new actor examination, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra sprinted for the premiere of the new project "Mozart's Music Blind Box" the next day...
In 2021, 18 municipal-level state-owned literary and art academies in Shanghai overcame the impact of the epidemic and completed 6,865 performances, an increase of 81.4% year-on-year, and the performance revenue was 328 million yuan, an increase of 75.4% year-on-year, an increase of 8.25% over 2019 before the epidemic, which was inseparable from the active incubation of talents, creations and performances. The 17th assessment set a new goal, and the next 18 municipal state-owned literary and art academies will complete at least 8700 performances of various types every year.
Be a candidate in the afternoon and an examiner in the morning
"The Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe has created a place for young talents across the country to pursue their dreams." Chen Feihua, head of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, introduced that on January 11, the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe recruited new actors for the whole country, received nearly 200 professional dancers registration, after screening, 40 people came to Shanghai to take the exam, and on January 17, 21 actors of the "Eternal Electric Wave" project participated in the song and dance troupe recruitment examination. "The momentum is fierce! In recent years, the number of actors who want to come to shanghai song and dance troupe has increased significantly, which is inseparable from the demonstration effect of the national tour of benchmark plays such as "The Eternal Wave" and "Crested Ibis" and the Shanghai residency. ”
Zhu Jiejing, the star of "The Eternal Electric Wave" and "Crested Ibis", recently became the deputy head of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe, "Mature actors take the initiative to bring new people, young people seize the opportunity to actively grow, the works of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe will become more and more youthful and beautiful, blowing the clarion call of Shanghai culture and Chinese culture to the world." ”
On the 17th, xin Lili, the director of the Shanghai Ballet, while scoring, planned to arrange performances for the top candidates, "As soon as the Spring Festival Shanghai Grand Theater "Swan Lake" can see the outstanding young people emerging in this exam. At the end of last year, under the careful guidance of Shangba, Xu Jingkun, Feng Zichun, Jin Guolongfei and a group of young actors who had just turned 20 years old walked to the center of the "Nutcracker" stage and received praise. At the beginning of this year, Xin Lili photographed Wang Jiali, a 17-year-old newcomer from the Beijing Dance School, "She has won the first place in two international ballet competitions and is expected to become a new generation of talents." "Shangba plans a blueprint for cultivating talents," golden partners Wu Husheng and Qi Bingxue can bring new people respectively, at the same time, give Wu Husheng, Chen Qi and other more opportunities to create and direct, following last year's "Floating Life a Dream" and "Blue Blue Purple", the new work "Journey Without Borders" and other works are planned to premiere at this year's Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. ”
Behind-the-scenes talent is also indispensable. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center recruits management talents for the "Aladdin Recruitment Plan" through practical simulations, and continuously transports post-90s and post-95s with knowledge structures that conform to the current industrial environment. Zhang Huiqing, general manager of Shanglao, revealed, "After the epidemic, there are not a few post-95s who have devoted themselves to talking from well-known Internet companies. ”
Holding new projects in hand, we will not forget the three-year and five-year plans
"The audience demands to go up, and the theater group needs to take a bigger creative step, like Henan Satellite TV, Hunan Satellite TV, etc. to combine national dance, music and high technology" "Increase the number of new works performed" To plan more eye-catching content, the head operation project of the national performance industry"... During the assessment, experts such as Mao Shi'an, Liu Wenguo, Wu Xiaoming, and Li Guoyi put forward insights on the 2022 plan of the head of the academy.
"After "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", can Chinese original works become a must-have track for violin competitions?" The expert's proposal coincides with the plan of Zhou Ping, director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, "This summer, the Shanghai Commission composer Zhou Tianxin's 'Night Journey' will be designated as a Chinese work for the final of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. "Zhou Ping still has many creative projects in his hands," going deep into the five new cities, "Bicycle" shows the daily life of the city, and "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" praises the beautiful rivers and mountains in the new era. In 2023, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Shanghai Handover will commission a new work with the theme of 'Silk Road', based on the story of the Jews in Shanghai, showing the temperature and love of Shanghai. ”
"The drama 'The Age of Awakening' will be previewed on July 1st and premiered in November." Like Zhou Ping, Zhang Huiqing's creative plan is not limited to 2022, "In the next few years, Shangyu will focus on the difficulties in the development and creation of local realist themes in Shanghai, such as the incubation of the script of "Heart Residence", the development of "Midnight", and the new revision of "Long Hate Song". ”
In 2021, 11 works in Shanghai were selected by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as the "Stage Art Creation Project celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China", and in 2022, Shanghai has formed a list of key creative projects, including urban theme works such as sitcom "Baoxingli", Yue opera modern drama "Good Eight Lian", dance drama "Quiet Balagar River", drama "The Age of Awakening", children's drama "Song Qingling and Children" and other revolutionary and historical theme works. "We want audiences from all over the world to appreciate works of art as the most unique reason to come to Shanghai." Zhang Huiqing said.
From the "parlor" to the season, art is at your fingertips
In 2022, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra will usher in the 70th anniversary of its establishment, in addition to polishing and upgrading "Chinese Music Yong Zhonghua" and "Dunhuang Ode to Mercy", the leader Luo Xiaoci brewed to launch the Xinhua Road Art Education Exhibition Space, "to create an open folk music living room, which can serve the surrounding residents and tourists on a regular basis." If you want to know about Haipai Folk Music, you can always walk in. ”
In the schedule of Xu Zhong, president of the Shanghai Opera House, the Spring Festival rehearsal plan is full, "After the Spring Festival, the full-stage version of "Turandot" and "Smile Kingdom" will be performed at the Shanghai Grand Theatre and Dongyi, and Hehui and Shi Yijie will be invited to lead the way." "Bohemian", "Wandering Dutchman", "Rigoletto", "Tosca", etc. will be presented in the full stage version of the Performing Arts World Theater, becoming the resident classic opera performance season. ”
In 2021, the Shanghai Grand Theatre Art Center, shanghai Xiqu Art Center, Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group and various municipal state-owned literary and art academies and troupes adhered to the "performance as the central link", gathered high-quality performance resources to the core demonstration area of the performing arts world, and completed 1723 performances in the performing arts world area; 11 state-owned professional theaters in the shanghai grand theater and other performing arts world regions performed 2764 times a year, introduced 328 domestic excellent plays, 1284 performances, 32 premiere plays, "Asia's Capital of Performing Arts" The status of the premiere of the premiere is basically established.
At the same time, the troupes made every effort to launch the brand of resident performances. "The Eternal Airwave" and "Crested Ibis" grossed more than one million yuan on the first day of the opening of the show, and the attendance rate in the first week reached 98%. The Guofeng Music Scene "Sea Folk Music" uses new technologies to empower traditional folk music. Shanghai Xiqu Art Center's "Jingkun Qunying" performance season launched the "Watching Jingkun to Heavenly Toad" performance brand.
Not long ago, the 2022 Shanghai "Performance Calendar" was released, and the 18 municipal state-owned literary and art academies and troupes not only attach importance to quantity, but also attach importance to quality and reputation of works. Shanghai Ballet Haipai Ballet Season, Shanghai Opera House 2022 Opera Performance Season, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall Music Season and other 8 music and dance performance seasons, Beijing-Kunming Qunying Club and other 7 opera theme performance seasons, traditional and contemporary - Haipai puppet show performance season and other 6 parent-child theme performance seasons, highlighting the forward-looking layout, in xu Zhong's words, "cross-border linkage, help brands 'break the circle', create urban cultural atmosphere, explore new performance formats." ”