China News Service, Yancheng, August 26th (Gu name screen) On the evening of the 25th, on Jianjun Road, Yancheng District, Jiangsu Province, the Yancheng Cinema, which was completed in 1956 and inscribed by Mr. Guo Moruo, was brightly lit and melodious.
"The Prince of Kunqu Opera" Zhang Jun performed "Shui Mo New Tunes - New Kunqu Opera Cross-Border Concert" here, making the old cinema that has been silent for a long time sing the new voice of the times.
Yancheng Cinema was built in 1956. It used to be an important landmark on the Jianjun Road in Yancheng, carrying the memories of generations of Yancheng people.
"Prince of Kunqu Opera" Zhang Jun interprets ancient Kunqu Opera in a mix-and-match form.
Photo courtesy of Yancheng Jianjun Road Commercial Street Management Committee
In recent years, Yancheng Tinghu District has been committed to retrieving the memory of the city and enhancing the charm of the city. From Jianjun Road to "breaking the problem", digging deeply and systematically sorting out the historical context of Yancheng, building an open "recall" Yancheng Cultural Exhibition Hall, and creating an "urban balcony" , Piaocheng Green Corridor and other urban renewal demonstration projects, Zhulin Hotel won the first place in the "The Most Beautiful Public Cultural Space Competition in Yangtze River Delta Cities", and the Jianjun Road Commercial Cluster was awarded the first batch of high-quality development cluster demonstration areas for modern service industries in Jiangsu Province. .
Yancheng Cinema also turned around and returned with the makeup of "1956 Star Theater".
It is understood that the appearance of this building has not been changed in any way. The style of the gatehouse, the pattern of the moiré, and the application of traditional architectural techniques such as water-washed stone and water-washed stone have all completely reproduced the design when it opened in 1956.
In particular, the five characters "Yancheng Cinema" inscribed by Mr. Guo Moruo were prominently displayed on the gatehouse.
"Prince of Kunqu Opera" Zhang Jun interprets ancient Kunqu Opera in a mix-and-match form.
Photo courtesy of Yancheng Jianjun Road Commercial Street Management Committee
The reconstructed "1956 Star Theater" is a complex urban cultural meeting room with a theater as its main function, as well as a bookstore, cultural and creative aesthetics, art exhibition, coffee and tea space.
Sheng Yan, Secretary of the Tinghu District Party Committee and Mayor of Yancheng City, said that he will use this platform to strengthen communication with people in the literary and art circles, and introduce more excellent literary and artistic works to be premiered, premiered, and premiered in Tinghu Lake to create a new business card for Yancheng culture.
Yancheng Cinema was built in 1956 and was inscribed by Mr. Guo Moruo.
Photo courtesy of Yancheng Jianjun Road Commercial Street Management Committee
As the first comeback work of Yancheng Cinema, "Kunqu Opera Prince" Zhang Jun brought "Water Mill New Tunes - New Kunqu Opera Crossover Concert", which was highly praised by the public.
With flute and flute accompanied by violin, Kunqu Opera mixed with rock, and modern light and shadow art, Zhang Jun interprets the classic passages of "The Peony Pavilion" in a novel way.
It is worth mentioning that at the concert, Zhang Jun and his fellow apprentice and brother, Huai Opera actor Wang Junjie, worked together to create a piece of "Slow Sound" that combines Kunqu Opera and Huai Opera. The long and long tune tells the history and the integration and development of traditional opera. new future.
Zhang Jun believes that it is very meaningful to bring ancient operas to the stage of the new theater and conduct some collisions, experiments and "chemical reactions".
Film projectors witness the long history of Yancheng Cinema.
Photo courtesy of Yancheng Jianjun Road Commercial Street Management Committee
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the development of Chinese small theater dramas. The small theater mode of "seeing the big in the small" has shortened the distance between the audience and the actors, allowing the audience to gain an immersive viewing experience.
At the event site, the "Yanfeng Haiyun" 2022 Yancheng City Small Theater repertoire performance schedule was officially released.
From late August to November, more than 50 high-level performances such as drama, dance drama, musical, children's drama, Huai Opera, acrobatics, and variety shows will be staged in turn in 12 small theaters in Yancheng, setting off a new cultural trend.
Kunqu Opera and Huai Opera performers perform together.
Photo courtesy of Yancheng Jianjun Road Commercial Street Management Committee
According to the relevant person in charge of the Administrative Committee of Jianjun Road Commercial Street in Yancheng, creation is the "source of living water" that enables the small theater to have strong vitality.
In addition to creating a high-quality performance space, the upgraded "1956 Star Theater" will also build a performance-teaching linkage development model guided by performance-led teaching and teaching-promoting performance, inheriting traditional opera and cultivating artistic talents.
On the day of the event, the "Yancheng Talent Cultivation Base of the Opera School Affiliated to Shanghai Theater Academy" was unveiled.
In the future, the opera school affiliated to Shanghai Theater Academy and relevant departments in Yancheng will work together to cultivate opera talents and promote the long-term development of opera art.
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