China News Service, Langfang, March 28 (Song Mintao and Wang Wei) On the 28th, the three-day 2024 World Theater Day celebration was held in Langfang, Hebei. Nearly 300 people from 35 countries gathered here, and Chinese and foreign dramatists jointly presented a professional exchange with the theme of people's drama.
On March 27, the 2024 World Theater Day celebration event was held. Photo by Liu Xiang
"The role of drama in today's era is not only one of the modes of artistic expression, but also a medium and tool for the continuation and inheritance of traditional culture. 'Only a Dream of Red Mansions·Drama Fantasy City' is the successful practice of this new role. World Theater Day is here , because I saw Langfang’s successful practice.” Tobias Bianconi, Director General of the International Theater Association, said that this World Theater Day celebration better interpreted the profound connotation of “people’s drama”-drama belongs to Everyone, all over the world, can experience theater indoors, outdoors, in nature or on city streets.
According to reports, World Theater Day is one of the core activities of the International Theater Association. Since 1962, grand celebrations have been held around the world on March 27 every year. This year it is jointly organized by the International Theater Institute (ITI) and the Chinese Theater Association (CTA), and hosted by the Langfang Silk Road International Art Exchange Center. As usual, every year the International Theater Association selects an artist who has made outstanding contributions in the field of theater to write a message for World Theater Day.
On March 27, the 2024 World Theater Day celebration event was held. Photo by Liu Xiang
This year’s World Theater Day message is written by Norwegian playwright and Nobel Prize winner Jorn Fosse. "What war fights against is the uniqueness in all of us. What it fights against is art, and what it fights against is the inner spirit of all art." John Fother said in his dedication that war and art are opposite, just as War and peace are opposites - it's that simple: art is peace.
Pu Cunxin, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and a famous drama performing artist, said in his keynote speech: "I have performed too many plots and characters' fates, all of which reveal that people's indomitable spirit will eventually overcome difficulties and themselves. It demonstrates the nature of human beings." The noble character it should have. We use drama to hope for world peace... The dramatists must use their own efforts to let the audience who have never seen a drama find that it is great to watch a drama, and the theater is the spiritual paradise they are looking for."
On March 27, the 2024 World Theater Day celebration event was held. Photo by Liu Xiang
According to reports, this year’s World Theater Day celebrations include an opening ceremony, dialogues between Chinese and foreign dramatists, celebration parties, drama workshops and other colorful contents.
At the celebration party, the Little Plum Blossom Art Troupe of the Chinese Dramatists Association presented a special performance of Chinese opera twists and turns "Send You a Little Plum Blossom", including Peking Opera "I Am a Peking Opera Little Plum Blossom", "Jing Xing Xin Rui" and Pu Opera "Lin Chong Ye" "Running", Chu Opera "Watching Cake and Parading in the Streets" and other plays. In addition, theater troupes and art troupes from China, Chile, France, Poland, Cuba and other countries also presented colorful performances, allowing the audience to experience the charm of drama art in different cultural backgrounds.
On the morning of the 28th, in order to embody the concept of people's drama that "the people perform, the people watch, the people enjoy, and the people share the stage with the masters", in the drama workshop activities, artists from France, Cuba, Poland and other countries met with some domestic professional theater troupes Actors and theater enthusiasts engage in in-depth interactive exchanges to jointly explore the infinite possibilities of theater art and inject new inspiration and vitality into global theater art.
On March 27, the 2024 World Theater Day celebration event was held. Photo by Liu Xiang
"How to promote the modern development and international cooperation of Chinese traditional drama in the new era will be an important proposition that we have been exploring." Chen Yongquan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Theater Association and Chairman of the China Center of the International Theater Association, said that they will continue to cherish the awe of We should respect and inherit China's excellent drama culture, actively explore new communication methods, innovate paths and cooperation methods, build more high-quality platforms for promoting exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign drama culture, and contribute unique Chinese characteristics to the prosperity and development of world drama art. strength. (over)