China News Service, Beijing, August 20 (Reporter Ying Ni) On the evening of August 19, the "Second Live" immersive digital studio project had its first performance. That night, Huangmei Opera's classic play "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" debuted in Hefei, and was simultaneously broadcast live in five places including Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Tongliao through 5G+4K ultra-high-definition technology.
The content of this live broadcast is Huangmei Opera "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", produced by Anhui Huangmei Opera Theater and starring national first-class actors Wei Yuyao and Zhou Shan. As one of the "three classics" of Huangmei Opera, the opera is directly in the vein of Yan Fengying. It was shortlisted for the "Best Animation Stage Drama Award" in the first Animation Award of the China Culture and Art Government Awards. Coinciding with the Chinese Valentine's Day, this classic show carrying a thousand-year love legend will join audiences from many places in an artistic appointment that spans time and space through the "Second Live".
"Second Live" is created by China Digital Culture Group, with 5G+8K+AI technology as the core. Through real-time live broadcast and high-definition screening, it will immersively restore the top offline performing arts scenes in cooperative theaters and cultural spaces across the country, innovatively present high-quality plays that integrate traditional art and modern technology, create a new inclusive art experience of "high quality, low ticket price, wide coverage", and systematically solve the industry pain point of "difficulty to reach and hard to find a ticket" for high-end art.
The relevant person in charge said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the group will give full play to the advantages of the cultural science and technology central enterprise platform, aggregate national high-quality literary and artistic content in multiple categories such as dramas, operas, musicals, and symphonies, integrate national cinemas, theaters, cultural centers and other cultural space resources, and build a wide-coverage A comprehensive immersive performance network; at the same time, we actively explore the deep integration of "second scene" with emerging business formats such as immersive VR cinemas and digital cultural relics exhibitions to create a comprehensive one-stop immersive experience space that integrates ultra-high-definition live broadcast, virtual reality experience, and digital cultural heritage display. Technological empowerment and content innovation are combined to allow high-quality cultural resources to truly reach the grassroots and benefit the public.
It is understood that the first batch of demonstration sites for the "Second Live" include Beijing Chaoyang District Opera Art Center, Shanghai Wanping Theater, Ningbo Natural Stage, Ningbo Movie Metropolis, and Tongliao Media Group Studio. With the help of ultra-high-definition public cultural service networks, local audiences can immerse themselves in enjoying classic plays of first-class theater groups at their doorsteps. The successful test of the first performance means that high-quality performing arts content can be transformed into cross-regional and replicable public cultural products through the "second scene", allowing high-quality art to reach the grassroots in an inclusive manner.
