The war drums of the municipal five kings competition are sounded again The five kings at the district level are all produced

Percussion instrument "Qingdao Gong and Drum".

At 7:30 p.m. on November 18, the 2015 Qingdao Citizens' Five Kings Competition Shinan District Final was held at the Qingdao Concert Hall, and nearly 20 groups of contestants who participated in the final competed to show their best programs to compete for the crown of the Five Kings of Shinan District and qualify for the semi-finals of the Municipal Five Kings. The reporter saw at the scene that the participating programs of the evening were diverse, and the participants were not only overseas students, but also the inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Jiaodong Dagu. With the conclusion of the final of the five kings in the southern district of Qingdao, all the five kings at the municipal level in Qingdao have been produced and will actively prepare for the five kings at the municipal level.

4500 talents compete for the "Five Kings"

At about 7 p.m. on the 18th, there was still half an hour before the official start of the semi-finals in The Southern District of The City, but the Qingdao Concert Hall at No. 1 Lanshan Road was already full.

According to the relevant people of the Shinan District Cultural Center, as a cultural brand with unique Qingdao urban characteristics, the influence of the Five Kings Competition has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After the launch of the registration for the Five Kings Competition this year, Shinan District went deep into the community grassroots to carry out publicity, the community responded strongly, the scene, telephone, online registration was active, more than 4500 citizens from all walks of life signed up to participate in the audition, semi-finals, from the audition to the semi-finals and finals, the activities covered 10 street offices in the southern district of the city, involving more than 60 communities in the southern district of the city. Nearly 20 groups of contestants who participated in the final that night went through more than 400 programs and 22 fierce competitions, and the final players who broke through to the finals can be described as the best of the best.

The reporter learned that among these contestants who reached the final, there are not only the inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage project, but also professional dancers who have won many domestic awards, but also overseas students, island city college students, etc. The duel between professional players and grassroots players on the same stage shows that the talent level of folk masters should not be underestimated.

Ancient rare old man show jiaodong big drum

In the evening's competition program, Liang Jinhua, the only inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage, Jiaodong Drum, appeared on the scene, and the applause on the scene was thunderous. Although the elderly Liang Jinhua is more than a rare age, he is still in good spirits on the stage, raising his hands and feet without dragging mud and water, and his performance is no less than that of young players.

The program that Liang Jinhua participated in that night was the Jiaodong drum "Chicken" that had just been shortlisted for the National Stars Award Competition. According to reports, this program is led by Four actors and bands led by Liang Jinhua to perform together, the work organically integrates the artistic characteristics of Jiaodong drums, performance skills and the "positive energy" conveyed by the works, and is compiled and created in the traditional form, so that the original expression of one mouth and one piano is changed to the form of group mouth drum and band accompaniment, giving the breath of the traditional art era, through a vivid and vivid small story, reflecting the call and expectation of the grass-roots people for the change of style in some special industries. Many viewers at the scene said that this kind of program is "meaningful, interesting, and has a good taste."

In last year's Five Kings Competition, a 9-year-old baby singing Peking Opera once captured the hearts of many audiences. This year's Shinan District final scene is still indispensable Peking Opera program, young Peking Opera performance artist Su Xu, has won the 2012 "Seventh CCTV Young Peking Opera Actors Television Grand Prix Silver Screen Award" and 2013 "National Excellent Folding Drama Competition Gold Award", that night "Drumming and Cursing Cao" Peking Opera singing voice has a board and eyes, live opera fans have applauded.

College students also actively participated in the five kings competition of the evening. Li Kexin, a graduate of the State Conservatory of Music and Drama in Stuttgart, Germany, majored in classical piano performance, showed superb piano skills with a solo performance of Chopin's "Harmonic Song". The Chinese music chamber music group Qingdao "One Day Autumn" Silk Bamboo Music House is a national band composed of 6 college students who graduated from the Art Department of Ocean University of China, and their folk music ensemble "Impression of Running Horse Mountain" is very Chinese, so that the audience can feel the talents of national instrumental music.

The solo dance of Ning Meng, the heroine of the dance drama "East Chamber" and "Red Sorghum", which won the "Wenhua Award" of the 10th China Arts Festival and the "Five One Project" Excellent Work Award of the 13th Spiritual Civilization Construction, made the audience exclaim in amazement, and the applause on the scene was thunderous.

The "Five Kings" prepare for the municipal final

The reporter learned that the final of the night will select the five kings of Shinan District, and finally represent the Shinan District team to participate in the Qingdao Five Kings Talent Contest, and the selected "five kings" and outstanding players in Shinan will receive a total of more than 70,000 yuan in prize money. With the release of the five kings in the southern district of the city, the five kings players in all districts and cities in Qingdao have been selected, and then the districts and cities will organize experts to provide professional guidance and suggestions to the winners and prepare for the semi-finals of the municipal five kings. Eventually, there will also be a municipal "Five Kings".

According to the plan, this year's "Five Kings" Competition will be composed of three competitions, namely the Qingdao "Five Kings" Competition, the Qingdao "Five Kings" National Invitational Competition, and the "Five Kings" Competition of the East Asian Cultural Capital. Among them, the Qingdao "Five Kings" Invitational Tournament and the "Five Kings" Competition of the East Asian Cultural Capital are new competitions. The Qingdao "Five Kings" Invitational Tournament invited outstanding players from eight provinces and cities, including Shanghai, Tianjin, Yunnan, Hunan, Harbin, Xi'an, Chengdu and Xiamen, and the "Five Kings" Competition of the East Asian Cultural Capital invited japanese and Korean folk experts to participate. The gold and silver medalists of Qingdao's "Five Kings" will not only compete with the players selected by eight provinces and cities across the country, but also participate in the master duel between China, Japan and South Korea.

In addition to receiving bonuses, the contestants participating in the Five Kings Competition will also have a broader path of acting in the future. The Municipal Cultural Center will set up the "Five Kings Art Troupe" of Qingdao City with the winners as the team, regularly tour to the grass-roots level, and give priority to recommending contestants to represent Qingdao to participate in national and provincial literary and art competitions and cultural exchange activities. Record the "Five Kings" special literary and art evening, live broadcast or recording for the whole city, and each district and city will also create performance opportunities for the Five Kings players, so that the local "Five Kings" players can sing the protagonists on the stage of cultural benefits. For the "five kings" players who have the conditions for entrepreneurship, guidance and support will also be given.

Text/Reporter Ma Zhengtuo Photo/Reporter Wang Bin