China News Service, Beijing, August 9th (Reporter Ying Ni) The drama "Love Letter" was performed in Beijing Poly Theater on August 8th and 9th, nearly 1,000 tickets were sold out in almost one day; Shanghai original dance drama "Never Gone" "The Radio Wave" was rerun in June, and the six performances were sold out in only half a day; Shaanxi Renyi’s drama "Bai Lu Yuan" originally scheduled two performances in Nanjing in June, but it was changed to three performances at the strong request of the audience. Tickets are sold out immediately... The Chinese people's expectation for the restart of stage performances and high-quality repertoires is evident from this.

　　According to incomplete statistics from the China Performance Industry Association, since the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the second version of the guidance on resumption of work in late June to the end of August, the theaters nationwide resumed performances and performed more than 2,000 performances in the schedule.

Classic works help performances to resume work and anti-epidemic theme will become a hot topic

　　As it has not been affected by repeated epidemics, the southern performance market has recovered significantly faster. Take Shanghai as an example. As a major performance town in the country, 124 theaters in Shanghai have the conditions to resume work. Nearly 20 theaters including the Shanghai Grand Theater, SAIC·Shanghai Cultural Plaza, and the People’s Grand Stage have resumed performances. From July to August, Shanghai will have 189 performances and more than 500 performances will be arranged.

　　Whether it is the acrobatic drama "War of Shanghai", the classic dance drama "The Electric Wave That Never Dies", and the drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Death of a Salesman", and "Song of Eternal Sorrow" by the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center, then go to Beijing to re-enact various theaters The first performances include Lao She's play "Looking to Chang'an" produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, its opera theater welcomes artists from the Central Ballet, the Poly Theater brings charity performances by the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and the opera "Want You Return" is for Beijing The Tianqiao Art Center restarted, and Beijing Renyi staged "Jin Mahjong". All major theaters hope to attract audiences into the theater with classic works.

　　At the same time, the theme of "anti-epidemic" in the first round of resumption of work has also been fully displayed, including drama, opera, symphony and other art forms. The musical "That City That Year That Year" produced by the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center is based on the real experience of the Shanghai Aid to Hubei Medical Team from the expedition to the triumphant victory; the anti-epidemic drama "24 Hours of Life and Death" performed by the Tianjin People's Art Theatre. Adapted from the case of the "Costa Serena" international cruise ship; the children's play "Waiting for You Home" created and rehearsed by the Jining Art Theater takes a child as a perspective and records the changes brought by the epidemic to ordinary people and the little hero The journey of heart; Guangdong artists and Guangdong medical aid team members jointly created "War "Pandemic" 2020", Hangzhou Grand Theater staged a modern Yue opera drama "Pianerchuan and Regan Noodles", an original drama by the Drama Theater of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group "Because of You" is in hot rehearsal...It is expected that there will be a batch of "tear-jerking" repertoires on stage in the future, reproducing the common "war epidemic" experience of the whole people in 2020.

Challenges and explorations under the 30% red line: outdoor performances heat up

　　As the producer of "Love Letters," Wang Keran, the art director and chief producer of Yanghua, did not deny when asked by reporters "Will you lose money?" He believes that at this time, as the first drama staged in Beijing Poly Theater, the greater significance is to boost people's hearts, not only the hearts of the audience, but also the hearts of the dramatists, "We, the drama, are still here."

　　In fact, although the resumption of work guidance issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has set the attendance rate of theater performances at 30%, it is impossible for performances to be only 30%, and neither staff nor corresponding expenditures can be reduced to 30%. Zhang Ligang, chairman of Jiuwei Culture, said frankly that "White Deer Plain" can make its way to Nanjing, not only thanks to the efforts of the performers, operators, venues, etc., but more importantly the strong support from the government and favorable local support policies.

　　How to guarantee "no loss" under the 30% red line? How to deal with the hidden dangers caused by crowd gathering? Will the audience choose not to enter the theater because of fear of crowds gathering? This series of problems are all difficult problems facing the performance operators.

　　"Under the epidemic, the confidence of colleagues in the performance industry is boosted, and at the same time, the public's fear of gathering confined spaces is alleviated. The outdoor stage may become a buffer zone in the middle." SAIC·Shanghai Cultural Plaza Deputy General Manager Fei Yuanhong once replied after the epidemic Said at the press conference of the first performance.

　　Outdoor performance is not just a performance. The theater group expands the "theatre economy" to the outdoors and integrates multiple resources to recreate. For example, after the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe staged the "Peony Pavilion · Dreaming in the Garden" on the cruise ship, it will begin weekend resident performances and launch a new weekend performance brand to create a new IP for Shanghai Pujiang tourism culture and become a new model of cultural tourism integration.

　　The Shanghai Shanghai Theater moved the performance of "Lu Dang Tinder" to Shajiabang. The classic chant "Wisdom Fight" sounded in the Spring Teahouse, attracting many tourists.

　　It is true that as a temporary self-rescue measure, both online and outdoor performances are worthy of promotion. But as the famous director Lai Shengchuan said-the absolute charm of the theater lies in its liveness; its romance lies in that it is the epitome of the shortness and impermanence of life.

　　Fortunately, the theater is slowly waking up... (End)