China News Service, Beijing, February 1 (Reporter Ying Ni) The reporter learned from the China Acrobatic Troupe on the 1st that at the 43rd "France Tomorrow International Circus Art Festival", the original innovative work " Xuan Duowei Collective Skills" program and China Railway Art Troupe's "Game in the Universe·Bell Ringing" program stood out from 21 acrobatics and comedy programs from 15 countries and regions around the world. With their absolute strength, they won the two contests of this event. A gold medal.
The Chinese Acrobatic Troupe's "Xuan Multidimensional Collective Skills" won the gold medal at the 43rd "France Tomorrow International Circus Art Festival". Photo courtesy of China Acrobatic Troupe
The program "Xuan·Multi-dimensional Collective Ball Skills" is an innovative work of "ball skills" acrobatics. The original device innovatively developed for this work promotes the major innovation of ball skills from the traditional single-dimensional space display to the presentation of multi-dimensional space skills. Innovative techniques such as the actor's 360-degree continuous movement to hit the ball, coordinated hitting in the upper and lower blind zones, and blind hitting of the fluorescent ball in a dark environment not only made significant breakthroughs in ball skills, but also gave the audience a refreshing audio-visual viewing effect.
The China Acrobatic Troupe and Cirque du Soleil collaborated to create the program "Xuan·Double Dimension Collective Ball Skills", directed by Cirque du Soleil director Maire-Eve Demers. The work is rooted in the traditional Chinese Taoist cultural concept of "harmony between man and nature". It strives to express the nurturing of nature by nature through the texture of "breathing", and uses acrobatic skills to perform innovative performances on traditional Chinese cultural concepts, which has aroused widespread recognition and response from international audiences. . The gold medal in this event is the second gold medal won by the Chinese Acrobatic Troupe in 2024, and it is also the 72nd gold medal on the Chinese Acrobatic Troupe’s gold medal list.
Stills from the program "Xuan Duowei Collective Skills". Photo courtesy of China Acrobatic Troupe
It is worth mentioning that the two gold-medal works in the competition are both from Beijing-based acrobatics groups. They are not only a strong voice of "Beijing Acrobatics" in international activities, but also a highlight of the spread of the excellent traditional Chinese culture represented by Chinese acrobatics to the world. time. According to the relevant person in charge, since the establishment of the new presidium of the Beijing Acrobatics Association, it has implemented "strengthening the construction of international communication capabilities and promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations" into practical work, actively seizing the communication opportunities of international events, and giving full play to Beijing Acrobatics. The group's advantages in artistic innovation and international exchanges have pushed the comprehensive development of Beijing acrobatics to a new level.
Li Chi, head of the China Acrobatic Troupe and chairman of the Beijing Acrobatics Association, awarded the special honor of the "Great Wall Cup" to the Spanish program "Pole Skills". Photo courtesy of China Acrobatic Troupe
The French Tomorrow International Circus Arts Festival was founded in 1977 and is an internationally renowned acrobatic circus arts festival. Li Chi, head of the China Acrobatic Troupe and chairman of the Beijing Acrobatics Association, was invited to serve as the international judge for this event. Entrusted by the Chinese Acrobats Association, he awarded the special honor of the "Great Wall Cup" to the Spanish program "Pole Skills". (over)