"New Century Star" upgraded to "Bay Area Art Rising Star"
The power of youth takes over the Greater Bay Area literary and artistic troupe
On the evening of February 1, the award-winning works of the 11th Guangdong Lu Xun Literature and Art Award and the first "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Literary and Art Rising Stars" art exhibition were held in Guangzhou.
At the performance site, 34 outstanding young literary and artistic workers who were selected into the first "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Literary and Art Stars" (hereinafter referred to as "Bay Area Literary and Art Rising Stars") received honorary certificates and took over the development of the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area. Zhu Hongxing, Tang Jinfeng, Chang Hongji, Yang Qian, Zhang Jingwen, Liu Naiqi... The emergence and rise of these young literary and artistic forces fully reflect the vitality of the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area. In the view of the review committee, they are a new force in promoting literary and artistic innovation in the Greater Bay Area and will become the backbone of the development of literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area in the future.
Platform upgrade accelerates artistic integration between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
Talent is the most critical factor in career development. To achieve prosperity and development in the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area, talents must be cultivated and discovered. The "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Literary and Art Rising Stars" art exhibition (formerly the Guangdong Province "New Century Star" art exhibition) is an important platform for discovering and cultivating young literary and artistic talents in the Greater Bay Area.
The original "New Century Star" art exhibition in Guangdong Province was founded in 1996 and has been successfully held for 12 times as of 2021. It has introduced more than 200 outstanding young and middle-aged artists and artists, creating a talent pool for young and middle-aged artists in the province. Ni Huiying, Selected candidates such as Li Xianhua, Li Jinkun, and Zeng Xiaomin have become leading figures in the literary and artistic circles in Guangdong and even the country.
On February 1, Li Xianhua, a famous Guangdong Han opera master and winner of the "Second Plum Blossom" at the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, watched the live performance of "Bay Area Rising Stars" and was deeply moved. She said: "I also grew up from the 'New Century Star' art performance platform in Guangdong Province. For young literary and art workers, they need a platform for display and training. The 'New Century Star' art performance is such a platform. It’s a very good platform. Being selected into the list of this platform means that you are recognized and have more opportunities to display, and it also urges you to climb towards higher artistic goals.”
In 2023, the original "New Century Star" art exhibition in Guangdong Province was renamed as the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Literary and Art Rising Star" art exhibition, which was jointly created by the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Hong Kong and the Macau Federation of Cultural Circles. , making it a brand cultural event in the Greater Bay Area.
"The launch of the 'Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Literary and Art Rising Stars' art exhibition echoes the demands of the times to empower the construction of the Greater Bay Area with literature and art, and focuses on building a high-quality literary and artistic team for the future." Li Jinkun, chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that the event It aims to build a platform to promote outstanding young literary and artistic workers in various arts fields in the Bay Area to the society, further unite, guide and inspire young literary and artistic workers in the Bay Area, expand their artistic influence, and promote the high-quality development of the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area. .
The upgraded first "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Rising Stars in the Arts" art exhibition has further expanded the scope and number of candidates. The selection covers the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Among them, literary and artistic workers such as Zhang Jingwen and Lin Bianqian from Hong Kong and Liu Naiqi and Chen Ming from Macau have long been active in performances in Beijing, Guangzhou and other places, and have collaborated with many mainland art academies. Extensive cooperation has greatly strengthened and promoted literary and artistic exchanges and integrated development in the Greater Bay Area.
This exhibition also breaks the restrictions on professional titles of participants, making it more conducive for new literary and artistic groups to participate in the selection. Chen Shangshi, Yang Yiran, Yang Yang, Xue Yongjia and other candidates all belong to the new literary and artistic group.
Youth Starring Gathers Star Winners of Major Domestic Awards
In the first "Bay Area Rising Stars" art exhibition, Zhu Hongxing and Pei Xiaoming performed the opera excerpt "The Heroic Martial Arts", Gu Limin and her partner performed the single string and cello duet "Continuance", and Zhang Jingwen from Hong Kong performed the Kunqu opera "Peony" Pavilion·Garden" allows the audience to appreciate the unique charm of traditional art. Yang Miao, Yang Qian, Yang Ting and others performed the folk-art medley "Yueshan Afforestation and Greening Guangdong", and Yang Yang performed the magic "Magic Shadow", allowing the audience to immerse themselves in elegant artistic enjoyment and also feel the youth of the Greater Bay Area. The style of a literary and artistic worker.
According to the organizer, all the candidates participating in the selection of this art exhibition have high artistic creation ability and level, especially the 34 "Bay Area Rising Stars" candidates who stand out, all of whom have outstanding performance in various art fields in the Greater Bay Area. representatives of young literary and art workers. Among them, many nominees have won important awards such as the China Film Huabiao Award, the China Dance Lotus Award, the China Folk Art Peony Award, the National Art Works Exhibition Excellence Award, and the Shanghai Magnolia Theater Performing Arts Award.
More importantly, these candidates are young and energetic enough, and they are the hope and future of the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area. The reporter combed through the selected list and found that among the 34 people selected, the oldest was only 45 years old, and the youngest was only 25 years old; 11 people were born in the 1990s, and 22 were born in the 1980s. Although they are young, they have already distinguished themselves in various artistic fields, and some have even taken on important roles.
The dance drama "Wing Chun" produced in Shenzhen became a hit in 2023. Chang Hongji, who played "Ip Man" in the drama, was selected as this year's "Bay Area Rising Star of the Arts". Chang Hongji, who was born in 1999, is currently the principal dancer of the Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre. Although he is not very young, he has won many major awards: his solo dance "Stay for a Moment" won the 13th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" Modern Dance Award; He played the male lead "Ip Man" in the dance drama "Wing Chun" and won the first prize in the music and dance category of the 15th Guangdong Arts Festival; he played the male lead "Zhu Ziqing" in the dance drama "Zhu Ziqing" and won the 12th The 13th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" Dance Drama Award; for her role as "Grandma Liu" in the dance drama "A Dream of Red Mansions", she won the 13th Chinese Dance "Lotus Award" Dance Drama Award...
New media interprets young audiences as they enter the theater
These "new stars of literature and art in the Bay Area" have grown up in the hot soil of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and have blossomed with brilliant literary and artistic flowers. With their youthful vision, they embrace new technologies and new media, and promote innovation in the literary and artistic undertakings in the Greater Bay Area.
On the stage of this art exhibition, Zhu Hongxing of the Guangdong Cantonese Theater played the role of Dao Madan. She danced with the spear neatly and her "serial whipping" move showed her heroic appearance as a woman. She is well-known to more audiences for her newly edited Cantonese opera "The Legend of White Snake: Love" and the Cantonese opera movie "The Legend of White Snake: Love" starring with Zeng Xiaomin and Wen Ruqing. In the play, Zhu Hongxing brought the role of "Xiao Qing" to life with every movement and expression. She dared to love and hate, and even slapped the "scumbag" Xu Xian. The audience affectionately dubbed her "The Sober Xiao Qing in the World" . "Many viewers commented online that 'well done, well done'. We boldly explored and innovated, and performed it in a way that is closer to modern life, attracting young audiences." Speaking of this, Zhu Hongxing Said: "Through the spread of new media and new interpretation methods, we will water 'Southern Red Beans' (Cantonese Opera) better."
Chang Hongji also said that he made a personal design for his role as Ip Man, "I will make Ip Man more youthful and present the image of a martial arts master who strives for his dreams." Chang Hongji also promotes the art of dance through new media platforms such as Weibo, Bilibili, and Douyin. His Douyin account has more than 700,000 fans.
Zhang Jingwen became obsessed with Kun Opera because she listened to it with her mother. In 2012, she became a teacher of the famous Hong Kong Peking and Kunming artist Deng Wanxia and studied Kunqu opera systematically. In the process, she increasingly felt that Beijing and Kunming in Hong Kong could not be succeeded by anyone, so she no longer regarded Beijing and Kunming as a hobby, but as a responsibility to pass on. She has promoted the development of Beijing and Kunming in Hong Kong by hosting guided lectures "How Much Do You Know about Beijing and Kunming" in various primary and secondary schools, and has also witnessed the increasing number of young audiences entering the theater.
"The ideas of young people selected as 'Bay Area Rising Stars' keep pace with the times, and their innovative interpretations of works, new attempts at communication methods, etc. can play a leading and exemplary role." Li Xianhua is very sure of this, " Our older generation of artists can also get a lot of inspiration from them to push art forward."
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Huang Zhouhui Liang Shanyin correspondent Zhou Chao Li Siting