International online news: On December 22, the National Centre for the Performing Arts celebrated its 14th anniversary. Adhering to the principle of "close to the people, simple, warm and wonderful", the series of performances and activities for the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the National Centre for the Performing Arts are brilliantly presented online and offline, presenting an unusual art viewing experience for everyone on ordinary days.
Scene of the "14th Anniversary Series of Activities" of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Photo: Fang Fei
Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, the National Centre for the Performing Arts still adopted the real-name system to purchase tickets for visits on the 22nd. Unusually, spectators who check in that night receive thanksgiving cards from the theatre staff. In addition, space exhibitions and sculptures strung together in all corners of the theater form the highlights of the theater's tour. The exhibition and sculpture attracted many visitors to stop and admire and take photos to take photos.
It is worth mentioning that the audience can also enjoy two special new exhibitions on the day. "The Stage That Never Ends - The Exhibition of Artistic Achievements of the National Centre for the Performing Arts" is divided into four major sections: "The Hall of Elegant Art", "The Window To Show the Image of the Nation", "The Theater Close to the People and Benefit the People" and "The Gathering of Science and Technology Empowerment in the Cloud", through rich and detailed information, to show the audience the fruitful artistic achievements achieved by the National Centre for the Performing Arts in performance operation, repertoire production, art exchange, art popularization education, and innovative art communication methods in the past 14 years since its establishment. At the same time, the exhibition also integrates new media interactive experience, through the mobile phone can understand the rich performance content outside the exhibition; immersive experience of the opera house, explore the secrets behind the stage; you can also experience the 8K HD opera movies and online concert highlights in the "Cloud Theater" in the exhibition hall. Diversified content and carefully planned exhibition sets allow the audience to fully experience the artistic achievements of the NCPA in the past 14 years.
"Curtain Light - National Centre for the Performing Arts Stage Art Photography Exhibition" carefully selected more than 100 works from the millions of photographic works taken by the professional photography team of the theater in the past 14 years, through ingenious design display and unique space presentation, taking the audience to feel the architectural beauty of the theater, the beauty of stage art and the beauty of art and humanities from the professional perspective of photography art, and the audience understands the diversified, three-dimensional and vivid National Centre for the Performing Arts from another side in the light and shadow belt.
In the evening, the opera film "Visitor on the Iceberg" of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the concert of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra of "Farewell to the Old and welcoming the New", the original contemporary dance drama "Xian Xinghai" jointly produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the Ningbo Performing Arts Group, and the drama "Doll's House" produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts were staged in the opera house, concert hall, drama theater and small theater respectively, no matter which theater they entered, the audience could feel the unique charm of art. In addition, at the Taihu Dance Art Center of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the afternoon special performance of the members of the National Centre for the Performing Arts - 14 Years of Music Companionship: Lai Jiajing and the NCPA Orchestra Concert also celebrated the 14th anniversary of the establishment of the theater in a unique way, thanking the majority of members.
Not only are offline performances and activities rich and colorful, the National Centre for the Performing Arts also sends artistic greetings to audiences who cannot attend the theater through special online programs. No matter where they are or where they are, the audience can watch in the "cloud" through major media network platforms such as classical music channels and CCTV networks, and feel the excitement of the series of theater activities "immersively". In the public space of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the hosts Chun Ni and Wu Yewei incarnated as "art experience officers" to take everyone to the "cloud" end to tour the grand theater: enjoy the space-themed art salon activity folk music quartet located in front of the West Café, taste the hand-brewed coffee specially adjusted by the "AI Coffee Master - Great White" at the East Café, visit the Cultural and Creative Souvenir Shop of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, visit the "Ice and Snow Fantasia - Winter Olympics Theme Exhibition", and the art experience officers take the audience to "cloud" one by one to "punch in" the internet celebrity locations of the theater.
In the newly opened "Never Ending Stage - Exhibition of Artistic Achievements of the National Centre for the Performing Arts", the art experience officer Chunni met the "mysterious guests" Pu Cunxin and Liao Changyong, and chatted with the two artists about the artistic production of the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Another art experience officer, Wu Yewei, came backstage to explore the original contemporary dance drama "Xian Xinghai" and the National Centre for the Performing Arts Jointly produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the Drama "Doll's House" produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, listening to the main creators and main actors tell the stories behind the repertoire. In addition, there are also Actors Tao Hong and Wu Bi of the National Theatre of China, who take everyone to understand the front and back of the drama "Live Broadcast of the Founding Ceremony" commissioned by the National Centre for the Performing Arts and produced by the National Drama Theatre of China, and the Chinese Ruan performer Feng Mantian, the young dancer Wang Yabin and Li Xing bring the display of science and technology empowerment art.
In 2021, the National Centre for the Performing Arts staged more than 570 commercial performances, benefiting more than 460,000 audiences, holding nearly 580 performances and activities for various art popularization performances, and planning 33 exhibitions. In terms of artistic production, the National Centre for the Performing Arts has launched a total of 4 newly produced plays and rehearsed 10 plays. In terms of artistic exchanges, the Council of the World Theatre Alliance, the World Symphony Beijing Forum and the Taihu International Forum on Choreography have been successfully held, which has built an important platform for exchanges and mutual learning between performing arts institutions at home and abroad. More than 100 online performances have been launched, benefiting more than 3 billion viewers.
In the future, the National Centre for the Performing Arts will continue to base itself on the new development stage, adhere to the new development concept, integrate into the new development pattern, adhere to the new model of "online and offline" dual-track operation and performance, carefully do a good job of various theme art festival section performances and series of popularization activities planning offline, and continue to launch excellent online art products online.