China News Service, Beijing, October 28th. On the evening of October 27th, the 12th China Folk Art Festival kicked off at the Guang'an Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Sichuan. At the opening ceremony, Feng Gong and other nearly 400 old, middle-aged and young folk performers performed on the same stage. Nearly 30 folk arts forms were performed in turn, showing a prosperous picture of folk arts in the new era flourishing, upholding integrity and innovation.
The China Folk Art Festival is my country's highest-level, largest and most influential national folk art event. This year's folk art festival continues the theme of "a grand gathering of folk arts and a festival for the public" and highlights the three characteristics of "Sichuan and Chongqing flavor, Chinese sentiment, and international style". The eight performances lasted from the 26th to the 30th, which was a good show.
The opening ceremony was themed "Ode to the Era and the Splendor of the Golden Age", and artists from "East, West, South, North, and Central" presented unique performances. At the beginning, an Eastern Han Dynasty rap figurine traveled through thousands of years. Under the leadership of several contemporary folk artists, it traveled through the folk art version of "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Under the main line of "Quyi Performing in China", tradition and modernity, history and present complement each other on the same stage.
The five chapters of the party correspond to the five regions of the motherland. The first chapter "Silk and Bamboo Entering the Songyun" is based on the thick soil of the Central Plains, Henan Zhuizi's "Quyyun" is simple and mellow, and Xihe Dagu's "The Heart Is Longing for is Xiong'an" sings the new voice of the times with traditional tunes; the second chapter "Wuyinrun Water Village" focuses on Jiangxi Nanshui Township, Suzhou Pingtan "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge", one-man opera "My Yangtze River Delta", Yangzhou Qingqu "A Qingqing Singing Yangzhou" and other long lasting aftertaste; the third chapter "Cantonese Rhythm Chasing the New Trend" brings together the charm of Lingnan, Nanyin "Nanyin Caprice" Elegant and simple, the Cantonese opera "Dragon Race to Win the Gold" is vigorous and exciting; the fourth chapter "Swallow Banner Yu Changfeng" fully shows the northern spirit, the drum song medley "Fragrant Flowers Strive for Spring" brings together many northern drum music categories, and the duo "Black Earth Love" is passionate and unrestrained; The fifth chapter, "Song of Strings in Praise of Kunlun" takes root in the western land. The storyteller "Dare to Turn the Desert into an Oasis" from northern Shaanxi is desolate and high-pitched. The chorus of ethnic minority folk arts gathers Lai Par, Zhanian Tan Sing, Hao Laibao and other genres. Each of the national folk arts has its own beauty.
The opening ceremony not only adheres to the original flavor of traditional folk art, but also embraces the times with an open attitude. Cross talk and magic join forces in "Magic Screen", integrating the humor of language art and the wonder of magic; Pingtan meets northwest folk songs, "Jiangnan Dream·Northwest Love" allows the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River and Loess Gaopo to have a dialogue in one song; Dongkeng Muyu Song "Tidal Fish Song" uses traditional three-stringed music and rocking The rolling band mixed and matched to create a new fashionable expression of intangible cultural heritage; Sichuan voiceless music was integrated into modern arrangements, and "Yao'er Le" sang the fresh emotions of Bashu people; different drum and tune voices competed in the folk art joint song "The Promise of Spring", where tradition and modernity, skills and creativity collided to create new sparks.
Folk art is shared by the people and the public. This folk art festival is not only an artistic feast on the stage, but also a cultural festival where folk arts benefit the people. The 8 performances will take place in Guang'an Olympic Sports Center, the Grand Theater, campuses, ancient towns, squares and other places, allowing the fragrance of folk art to permeate Guang'an's urban and rural areas, allowing ordinary people to experience the unique charm of folk art at their doorsteps. At the same time, the Folk Art Festival also distributed more than 6,000 tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies and people-benefiting special performances to the whole country for free, and supported a series of activities such as "See Guang'an with Folk Art" and "Visit Guang'an with Folk Art" to promote the in-depth integration of folk art and cultural tourism businesses.
