From May to July, the exhibition season of excellent stage art works for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, sponsored by the Shaoxing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, was unveiled one after another, and 10 excellent stage art works were intensively displayed in major theaters in the urban area. This is a rare art event in Shaoxing in recent years, which covers a wide area, has a long time span, has high drama quality, is strong in benefiting the people, and has rich types of plays. All professional troupes of the city made careful preparations for this centralized performance, and went all out to strive for the best performance effect to present a fine grand feast for the people of the city.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC is the main line of Shaoxing’s cultural front throughout the year, and is a practical measure to accelerate the building of a new era cultural highland that is compatible with the leading city of socialist modernization. Shaoxing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism has planned and implemented a number of exhibition, performance and celebration activities, which are an important part of the city’s excellent plays. The city selected 10 new original excellent plays created by professional troupes in Shaoxing, excellent plays that have won the “Five Ones” project award, and excellent traditional classic excellent plays to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC through centralized performances. Through this activity, we will further enhance the cultural characteristics of Shaoxing city, give full play to the leading and exemplary role of excellent literary and artistic works, sing the main melody in the form of art, inherit the red gene, record the great era, inspire the people’s aspirations, stimulate strong forces, and provide cultural spirit for the construction of the “Cultural Capital of East Asia”.
The theme is prominent, the subject matter is rich, and the form is diverse. The themes of the plays performed include the revolutionary theme work “Ode to Heroes”, “Sister Jiang”, as well as the newly compiled original modern plays, such as the realistic theme work “Karakorum”. With the historical story of the construction of the Karakorum Road in the 1960s as the background, veterans of the 35th Brigade and Shaoxing’s young people as the main line, they tell about their outstanding contributions to the construction of the Karakorum Road, as well as the touching deeds of heroic sacrifice, It is a moving story that represents Shaoxing youth’s dedication to the construction of the motherland by cultivating and guarding the border; The Yueju Opera “Love of Walnut Tree” is a simple and touching love of walnut tree, which depicts a wordless original heart. The art represents the “nameless generation” who forgot their own name and gave up their own interests in the history of the Republic, seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation of the nation; The Yueju Opera “Crossing the Cloud and Water” closely follows the development pulse of the “International Textile City” in the new era of Keqiao’s high-level construction, tells the story of Keqiao’s development, and shows the most beautiful style of the textile city; The Young People in Zhujiazhuang portrays the young people in Zhujiazhuang in the new era. They devote themselves to the rural revitalization with dreams as their horses. They print the youth in the hot land of their hometown, which is a “Shaoxing Opera” version of “I and my hometown”; Xinchang tune “Leaves on the Back Mountain” tells a beautiful rural story in traditional form around the theme of rural hard work and poverty alleviation. These new dramas with novel, passionate and full of tension are suitable for young audiences.
The common characteristics of these 10 dramas are profound thought, exquisite art and excellent production. “Xishi Broken Cable” has won the “Five One Project” award of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, and the award of Wenhua New Drama. There are also traditional classics in this batch of high-quality plays. For example, the Yueju Opera “Butterfly Lovers” is a well-known traditional classic play.