China News Service, Beijing, December 22 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the press conference on the 22nd that the 21st "Meet in Beijing" International Art Festival is planned to be held in Beijing from January 7 to February 4, 2021.

Centered on the theme of "A Century of Passionate Ice, Snow and Clouds", the festival presents 42 performances in 24 countries through the form of "online + offline", including 31 online performances and 11 theater performances. It will also be held 6 art exhibitions, a series of cultural activities on the theme of the Winter Olympics, as well as special forums and performance promotion meetings.

Introduction by Li Jinsheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China International Culture Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Guo Xingfu

　　The opening ceremony on January 7 will be held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, conducting Chen Xieyang, pipa player Zhao Cong, tenor Zhang Yingxi, soprano Wang Qingshuang, Zhongruan player Feng Mantian, suona player Niu Jiandang, and famous American singer Tian Haojiang, And iSING! International young singers from the United States, Russia, and Serbia, performing together with the China Symphony Orchestra and the China Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

Chinese artist Shen Wei gave a speech Photo by Guo Xingfu

　　"Meet in Beijing" purchased the copyright from January 8th to February 4th. From January 8th to February 4th, on a "week" basis, this week's music, drama, and dance performances will be posted on the entire network at 8 a.m. every Friday.

Hernandez National Dance Company of Mexico, Ukraine Kyiv Theater Ballet, German Opera, Italian Ancient Music, French, Israeli, Korean Modern Dance, Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Dance "Deep Memory", Guangzhou Grand Theater Original Opera " "Marco Polo" and other Chinese and foreign stage art works will be broadcast online for free for the first time.

In addition, the "Latin American Art Season" and "Pop Music Week" that bring together art groups from Cuba, Dominica, Colombia, Poland, Denmark and other countries will more comprehensively show the multicultural style of "Meeting in Beijing" in cyberspace.

　　The theater is still the core position of the festival, and the charm of live performances at the Beijing People's Art Theater and China Children's Art Theater is unstoppable.

The small theater of the Tianqiao Arts Center will show high-definition movies of the Austrian Bregenz water operas "The Magic Flute" and "Turandot" and the American musical "The Wonder Girl".

　　From January 26th to 28th, the Art Festival will continuously launch the Beijing Philharmonic Chorus "We Are the Successors of Communism", the Central National Orchestra "Huayun New Voice-Sing the Heart Song for the Party" and China Three concerts of "Under the Bright Sun" by the Philharmonic Male Voice of the Music Association Chorus Alliance.

During the festival, the Li Keran Art Academy will launch the "Inheriting Classics, Endless Landscapes-"For the Motherland" Li Keran Art Academy Youth Painting Academy Landscape Painting Exhibition".

　　The important purpose of this "Meet in Beijing" International Art Festival is to bring together cultural, sports, and technological forces, build a platform for the Winter Olympics cultural display, and continuously enhance the influence of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The art festival will launch a series of cultural activities on the theme of the Winter Olympics: February 4, the first anniversary of the countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics will be the closing ceremony of the art festival; the "Winter Dream Covenant" concert on the cloud will be held during this period; the second edition will be held Selection of music works for the Winter Olympics; creating public welfare classes for ice and snow; holding a variety of activities such as the "Meet in 2022" ice and snow cultural festival and the winter Olympic city ice and snow cultural activities to create a strong atmosphere for the whole society to support the Winter Olympics, participate in the Winter Olympics, and share the Winter Olympics.

　　In addition to various performances and calligraphy and painting exhibitions, from January 14th to 15th, "Meet in Beijing" will hold the "Art Festival and Urban Life" theme forum and performance promotion meeting at Tianqiao Art Center.

The same is the "online + offline" approach. The chairmen and directors of various arts festivals and cultural institutions, such as the Theatre Olympics and the Edinburgh International Art Festival in the UK, will meet online with Li Jinsheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Foreign Culture Group Co., Ltd., China Tian Qinxin, Dean of the National Theater, and Shen Wei, a Chinese artist, respectively delivered keynote speeches entitled "Art Festival and Urban Life".

The performance promotion was hosted by literary critic Cheng Hui, and Shen Lin, professor of drama at the Central Academy of Drama, and Yu Hai, former head of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Military Band, and artistic director, discussed with cultural performance practitioners from all over the country.

Art groups from all over the country will also introduce representative works to the guests on the spot.

　　In addition, the reporter learned from the organizer that this plan is a pre-release, and the art festival will be adjusted at any time according to domestic epidemic prevention and control requirements.

　　The "Meet in Beijing" International Art Festival is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Radio and Television, the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, China Foreign Culture Group Co., Ltd. and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism Joint contractor.

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