On April 19, the Midong District Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, the District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the No. 61 Middle School of the United City launched the Campus Drama Cultural Festival and the 2024 Midong District "Inheriting the Quintessence of the Country, Drama and Charm - Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture and Opera into the Campus" activity.
On the same day, famous actors and rookies from Urumqi Qin Opera Troupe (Xinjiang Qin Opera Troupe), Urumqi Drama Artists Association, Midong District Drama Artists Association and other troupes gathered together to bring a vivid and interesting cultural performance for the teachers and students of the school.
The performance kicked off with the loud sound of suona, and the suona performance "Suona Ensemble" quickly ignited the atmosphere of the scene with its cheerful melody. Qin dialect "Da Dengdian", Peking Opera "Red Lantern", Henan Opera "Chaoyanggou" and other repertoire took the stage in turn, the actors' upright singing, vivid movements, and gorgeous and dazzling costumes deeply attracted the teachers and students present, and the scene applauded and applauded.
Zumlat Abduwaili, a student, said: "Through watching the wonderful opera, I have felt the charm of traditional Chinese culture and developed a strong interest in it, and I will learn more about the excellent traditional Chinese culture in the future and contribute to the promotion of traditional Chinese culture." ”
Xie Juying, a national second-class actor, showed the teachers and students an excerpt from the classic Qin repertoire "The Case of Quanmei".
Xie Juying said that she hopes that through today's performance and the dissemination of opera knowledge, children can feel the charm of opera culture and get closer to the art of opera. In the future, we will bring more excellent traditional culture to you.
Actor Li Min is a member of the Urumqi Qin Opera Troupe (Xinjiang Qin Opera Troupe), and the opera she brought that day was "Da Deng Palace" in the Qin dialect.
"It is a great honor to bring this traditional opera culture to the campus, so that students can deeply feel the charm of opera, and I play the role of Wang Baochuan in Qin Yan's "Da Deng Palace", hoping to infect more students through Wang Baochuan's story and make them fall in love with traditional arts. Li Min said.
Faye Wong, a student, usually likes to watch opera performances, and when she learned that the school was going to carry out a drama cultural festival, she was the first to sign up, and on the day of the event, she came to the scene early for rehearsals.
"I started paying attention to Peking Opera and Huangmei Opera two years ago, and I hope that through today's performance, I can bring a good impression to everyone. Faye Wong said.
Li Wenqiang, chairman of the Midong District Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that through this activity, the children had a close understanding of the art of opera, felt the charm and charm of opera culture, and enhanced the children's cultural self-confidence. In the future, more troupes will be introduced to bring good opera repertoire to Midong District, and the concept of inheriting and developing excellent traditional Chinese culture will be cultivated.