The National Day Holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival, which is an 8-day carnival and the first long holiday since the COVID-19 outbreak early this year, got a major boost from the rich array of cultural activities as people in Jiangsu province enjoyed the festival to their hearts’ content.
The 2020 Zijin Culture and Art Festival opened on the evening of September 30. More than a dozen outstanding stage plays were performance to demonstrate the strength of "Jiangsu Original".
The opening ceremony performance and the large-scale symphony concert "The Grand Canal" is as magnificent and majestic as they could be, expressing the strong hometown feelings and passionate feelings of the homeland of the people of Jiangsu under the nourishment of the Grand Canal.
The large-scale modern children's drama "Xiwa", with the theme of inheriting the culture of Chinese opera, highlights the beauty of the national quintessence of Chinese operas so that it allows young audiences to appreciate the unique charm of the Chinese culture.
Cheng Ye, Conductor of Large-scale Choral Symphony Concert "The Grand Canal"
The opening performance "The Grand Canal"
is a large-scale symphonic work with chorus
The rich artistic appeal fully demonstrates
the historical changes of the Grand Canal
from ancient to the present
showing the hometown feelings
humanistic feelings, national spirit
and homeland feelings nourished by the Grand Canal
Tao Wenran, Project Manager, Litchi Grand Theater
The attendance rate of each show
has reached more than 90%
During the art festival
the audience applauded all the performances
not only enjoying the performances
of the country's top troupes
but also showing the cultural characteristics
of various regions in Jiangsu
Among the highlights of this year's art festival is the anti-epidemic achievements and the anti-epidemic spirit.
On the evening of October 7, the Kunqu Opera "City of the River" with the theme of the people of Jiangsu and Hubei joining hands in the fight against the epidemic was premiered at the Jiangsu Grand Theater, depicting current major events with the rhyme of traditional Kunqu Opera, creating a group of lovely and respectable figures, and composing a touching hymn to the battle against the epidemic.
Audience
I used to have a feeling
that Kun Opera must be performed in ancient costumes
so I was also surprised
that the content it demonstrated was relatively new
It reflects the spirit of the times
or the outlook of the times
through traditional dramas
Shi Xiaming, Deputy Dean of the Provincial Kunqu Opera Theater
Artists have the duty and obligation
to talk about the moving people
and things happening at the moment
and use the original style
and characteristics of Kunqu Opera
to move more audiences
Setting up the stage among the people and rooting in the grassroots has always been the characteristic of Zijin Culture and Art Festival.
Various distinctive cultural and artistic performances, such as drama, film, music, dance, and live performances, were staged in turn across the province, bringing a new visual art experience to the audience.
In Suqian, more than 10 repertoires were exhibited, the ups and downs of the plot, and the full of charm performances intoxicated the audience.
Audience
There was a rich variety of dramas
performed with everyday themes
And the ticket is relatively affordable
ranging from 50 yuan to 80 yuan
A series of rich theatrical performances presented a cultural feast for the people in Jiangsu.
Over the past eight days, Jiangsu arranged more than 500 selective performances, more than 3,000 cultural activities, 430 cultural and themed activities, totaling nearly 4,000 various performing arts and entertainment activities.
