The epidemic "spring cold" suddenly came, and excellent works brought comfort and appeasement to the audience with the power of art. Starting from today, Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group, together with its 7 theater groups and the Shanghai Musical Theatre Art Center, launched the "Art" to the Future • 2022 Cloud Exhibition, accompanying every anti-epidemic you and me. From now until April 3, cloud performances will meet with the audience every day through the BesTV app, BesTV IPTV/ott, Oriental Cable Digital TV and a number of online platforms, and a total of 17 performances will be updated day by day.
The various theaters and troupes under the Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group have come up with many good plays at the bottom of the pressure box. Since March 12, the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center has broadcast a high-definition video of the drama every night, including the many years of high-ended "Mrs. Xuetang", "Uncle Vanya", "Shang Martingale", "Xiu Cai and the Executioner", etc., and a large number of excited audiences poured into the drama, left messages and interacted: "The more such a moment, the more drama is needed." ”
Illustration: "Xiu Cai and the Executioner" Official Picture (the same below)
The phenomenon-level dance dramas "The Eternal Electric Wave" and "Crested Ibis" of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe have repeatedly gone out of the circle and won word of mouth and trophies. The "Red Cloud on the Edge of the Sky" in this exhibition is also a masterpiece that has won many awards such as the Chinese Dance Lotus Award, and fans will have the opportunity to relive Zhu Jiejing's classic dance once again.
The acrobatic theme evening "Carving Time" performed by the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe is an artistic feast with strong Shanghai and oriental feelings. Through exquisite acrobatic skills, supplemented by a clever combination of wonderful song and dance performances and high-tech multimedia means, it blends the present with the past, fashion and nostalgia, East and West, and shows the unique Haipai culture from different times and sides.
Shanghai Burlesque Troupe's "Emperor Don't Be Anxious Eunuch" focuses on the collective anxiety of parents in the face of their children's marriage and love, with the Shanghai People's Park Blind Date Corner as the main line, interesting to the concept of marriage and love of two generations, giving Haipai funny fashion, urban and modern texture. Children will have the opportunity to appreciate the charm of Haipai puppets, shanghai puppet troupe "The Little Girl Who Sold Matches" is also one of the must-see classic plays of the troupe, through the novel puppet stage art performance means, with modern aesthetic taste to interpret Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tales.
Picture: "The Emperor Is Not in a Hurry"
In this exhibition, many newly created plays in recent years will also be concentrated. The puppet musical "The Voice of the Newsboy" and the stage play "The Last War Elephant" are the original innovations of the Shanghai Puppet Troupe in recent years, which are remarkable in innovation, highlighting the development concept of the continuous integration and innovation of Haipai puppet art. The Musical "The Pretender" at the Shanghai Musical Theatre Art Center is also last year's hit original musical, and this behind-the-scenes documentary will reveal the story behind this musical for the audience.
Picture: "The Last War Elephant"
Audiences who love music will listen to the musical feast brought by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Light Music Ensemble. The "Spring Festival" conducted by Zhang Yi, artistic director of the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, is more relaxed and cheerful in style, symbolizing budding and hope. The symphony "Ode to 100 Years" adopts pure instrumental expressions, affectionately praising the centenary journey of the great Communist Party of China, and this exhibition version is the tenth draft of the orchestra's continuous polishing and revision. The "Listen to Jiangnan" series of live online concerts held by the Shanghai Light Music Troupe will show the artistic characteristics of "Listen to Jiangnan" through the orchestra's classic repertoire with the characteristics of Shanghai culture, Jiangnan culture and red culture, as well as the original innovative works in recent years. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhao Yue)