On April 25, 100 media reporters and Internet experts checked in Xi'an, the largest cultural and artistic complex in the western region. The Belt and Road Culture and Art Center (hereinafter referred to as Xi'an Chang'an Le) watched the resident performance "Unbounded Chang'an" directed by Zhang Yimou, and tasted the May Day performing arts cultural feast prepared for everyone.
100 media reporters and Internet experts visited the class "Unbounded Chang'an"
"Unbounded Chang'an" is China's first large-scale resident concept performance directed by Zhang Yimou, based on the representative intangible cultural heritage of Shaanxi, with extremely tense stage creativity and cutting-edge scientific and technological means to create a performing arts boutique, composed of eight chapters: harmony, neon dress, filmmaker, Vientiane, Chang'an, reunion, symbiosis, and legend, which aggregates the most cutting-edge stage technology means, shows the most original taste of Shaanxi, and explores the most Shaanxi and modern artistic expression path.
The reporter learned that during the May Day period, "Unbounded Chang'an" will be performed for the majority of tourists and citizens, and from May 1st to May 5th, 17:00 and 20:00 will be performed at Xi'an Chang'an Opera House every day.
The scene of the performance of "Unbounded Chang'an".
Zhang Beiyuan, the star of the "Chang'an" chapter in "Unbounded • Chang'an" and the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage project Xi'an Lianhu dough sculpture production skills, told reporters that more than 95% of the dough sculpture works that appeared on the stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala "Unique Face" program were made by him, and he followed Director Zhang Yimou to embark on the road of breaking the circle of intangible cultural heritage innovation, and also embarked on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Zhang Beiyuan, the inheritor of Xi'an Lianhu dough sculpture production skills
"Among the intangible cultural heritage, there is power, the most vigorous vitality and the most emotional expression, all gathered in the original live performance of "Unbounded Chang'an". Dong Ruijin, the project leader of "Unbounded • Chang'an", introduced that since the official opening of the resident performance in November 2023, "Unbounded Chang'an" has successively won the TOP1 of the 2023 Shaanxi Popular Quality Cultural Tourism Performing Arts List, the first annual intangible cultural heritage ceremony of Shaanxi Province - "Typical Case of the Year" and other awards, "Welcome everyone to Chang'an during the May Day holiday to experience the extraordinary charm of Shaanxi." ”
Intangible cultural heritage elements in "Unbounded Chang'an".
Media reporters and Internet experts also walked into the main buildings such as the Xi'an Chang'an Opera House, the concert hall, and the multi-purpose hall to learn about the internal space and functional role.
"As the largest cultural and artistic complex in the western region, Chang'an Music has a rare 'one hall and one courtyard' in China, that is, on the basis of covering both high-standard opera houses and concert halls, Chang'an Music Multi-purpose Hall has created a full range of performances covering opera, musicals, dramas, dance dramas, symphony concerts, chamber music, talk shows and LIVEHOUSE. Lu Yu, deputy general manager of Xi'an Chang'an Le Operation Management Co., Ltd., introduced.
Xi'an Chang'an Music Concert Hall
At present, Chang'an Music Concert Hall "Music in Chang'an" has released the symphony "Nine Songs of the Yellow River" by the Symphony Orchestra of Xi'an Conservatory of Music on April 26, the key and chord - to Beethoven piano and cello duo concert on May 25, the music of East and West - Wu Chi piano concert on June 2, the reminiscence of the Baroque - Aria Trio performing Bach's "Goldberg Variations" on June 9, the "Sun Like Me" on June 22 - Jiao Yang solo concert, June 28/29 Bach Night - Yang Mangbach Cello a Cappella Suite Complete Concert (2 performances), Liu Wei x Cao Peng on June 30 - "King of Art Songs" Schubert vocal suite "Swan Song" and many other citizen concerts.
These concerts cover a variety of themes such as dialogue between China and the West, Silk Road culture, and classic retrospection, with both global and national characteristics, and the art forms include instrumental solo, ensemble, ensemble and vocal solo, providing the audience with a rich and diverse musical choice.
A photography exhibition in Chang'an, Xi'an