"Just like us, cats and dogs need to be socialized!" Miss Zhao, a citizen, led the Shiba Inu to the sea corn green space, which is where she often brings her pet for a walk, "It has made a lot of friends here, and today we are going to make new friends." ”
On the afternoon of October 13, many citizens took their "hairy children" to the Haisu Greenland Ladder Square in Changning District, waiting for the start of an outdoor lawn concert. While the "parents" were exchanging tips on raising pets, cats and dogs were playing on the sidelines. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with a few dog barks from time to time, the pet-friendly concert of Haisu Greenland officially kicked off.
Concert scene
UPON LEARNING THAT THERE WOULD BE A PET-FRIENDLY CONCERT, THE BAND NOVA TRIO DID NOT HESITATE TO AGREE TO THE PERFORMANCE, AND THEY LOVED THE EASY-GOING WAY OF PLAYING MUSIC. Specializing in South American tango music, they deliberately chose a series of intense, outdoor-friendly music repertoire, which often had improvised passages, so that the musicians could immediately incorporate the inspiration brought by the audience and pets into the performance.
At the concert, the band brought a total of 13 classic tango theme music, including the "father of tango" Astor· Piazzolla's masterpieces "Oblivion", "Free Tango", "Goodbye, Nonino" and the classic soundtrack "One Step Away" from the movie "Smell the Woman", and skillfully integrated jazz and tango, and specially adapted and interpreted animal-themed music works, such as Camille ·· Saint-·'s "Swan", Francisco Canarro's "White Pigeon", Astor ·Piazzola's "Horn Shark", etc. After each song, there was warm applause from the audience, and the pets seemed to be able to understand the emotions of the song, and did not forget to "meow" and "wangwang" between the songs.
Concert scene
"What we want to advocate is a more relaxed lifestyle based on listening to music." Zhao Chenxi, the host of the concert and the host of Shanghai People's Radio's Classic 947, said, "Many musicians are used to sitting in the concert hall, wearing suits, and bursting applause after the end of the song, but we hope that music can be more life-like." Combined with the current cultural context and the landmarks of Changning District, we needed more new forms, so we made this pet-friendly outdoor concert. ”
The auditorium at the concert site is divided into two areas. In order to facilitate the activities of the furry children at any time, the audience with pets is scattered on the grass step square, and the audience without pets sits in the sunken square, which largely realizes the harmony between people and pets.
Concertgoers
"We take him to a place with a lot of pets once a week." The owner of the Bichon Frise, "We come here a lot, and this park is pet-friendly, and it can let off steam. "Our family is a 'social cow', you see, it is excited when it sees people and dogs." Miss Yu's Yorkshire Terrier is almost 1 year old, and he is bouncing up and down the steps, always trying to deal with other dogs.
In order to organize this pet-friendly concert, the Changning District Culture and Tourism Bureau spent a long time communicating with the local area of Haisu Green Field. "We require pets to wear leashes, older dogs to wear muzzles, and of course, owners need to clean up feces in time to ensure the hygiene of the site." Ye Xiaoying, director of the Culture and Tourism Management Affairs Center of Changning District, introduced.
As a brand activity of Changning Cultural Tourism, from September 7th to October 13th, the 2024 Hongqiao Grassland Music Festival will take the concept of "micro-travel" and select 5 different styles of grasslands in Changning, integrating music, art and nature, and bringing a unique city trip to citizens of different ages. Among them, there are not only "Wu Yu Seeking Ballads - Concert of Tang Mu and His Partners" suitable for the elderly, but also "Let's Art Up - Hongqiao Park Parent-Child Concert" suitable for families to enjoy, and "Fountain of the Soul - Hongqiao Park Healing Concert" for white-collar workers.
Concert scene
"The slogan of Changning Cultural Tourism is called 'Changning is the most friendly', and we believe that small animals can also feel friendly and feel the breath of art. I hope that in the company of pets, the owners can participate in a concert together with peace of mind and tranquility, and experience life from a different perspective. Furry children, like human cubs, will bring happiness to people. Ye Xiaoying said. These young and international performances not only enrich the cultural life of citizens, but also show the bold attempts of Changning District in cultural inheritance and innovation, create a "Changning sample" of social aesthetic education, and provide citizens with a new way of cultural participation.
Editor-in-chief: Shi Chenlu
Source: Author: Zhao Yiting Zhang Yi