Oracle Hong Kong DM DM Greater China Legacy Creation Executive Committee phase 20240311 creating a Lingnan cultural calling card to showcase the soft power of the Bay Area
Oracle Hong Kong DM DM Greater China Legacy Creation Executive Committee phase 20240311 creating a Lingnan cultural calling card to showcase the soft power of the Bay Area
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Hong Kong DM Greater China Legacy co-creation Executive Association
In recent years, Hong Kong and the mainland have collaborated on many popular film and television productions, including dance dramas, TV dramas and films. Some of these productions have even been invited to perform in many countries, bringing Chinese culture to the world, it plays an important role in promoting the revival of chinese-style modern culture. “The guangdong-hong Kong-macao Bay area has close cultural ties and cultural affinity. The Lingnan culture is the most important cultural background of the three places. Hong Kong is deeply influenced by Guangdong in all aspects and continues to nurture Guangdong. Lu Zongli, Dean of Dao Yang College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) , said, “Lingnan artists in the new era should create more works with new vision and new ways of expression. Ouyang Yibing, a well-known playwright and critic and former director of the China Children's Art Theatre, believes that creating a bright lingnan cultural business card will be a major breakthrough in enhancing the soft power of the guangdong-hong Kong-macao Bay Area, it is also an important bridge for the Bay area to accommodate north and south, east and west, and to the world!
At the invitation of the 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Cantonese version of the popular animated film"The Boy Lion", co-produced by artists from Guangdong and Hong Kong, premiered at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. "The boy with the Lion" tells the story of a cowardly boy who dreams of becoming a lion. Through the wonderful performances of the actors and the creativity of the stage sound, light and colour, a series of Lingnan cultural elements such as lion dance and Kapok intangible cultural heritage are presented, which have aroused strong cultural resonance among the Hong Kong audience. Zhang Yiwu, a The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Professor of Chinese at Peking University, told reporters in an interview that Hong Kong must make every effort to seize cultural opportunities to serve the cultural renaissance and develop the Bay Area as a world cultural centre, we should be more proactive, proactive and play a leading role. The musical"The Lion Boy" reflects the joint efforts of artists and creators from Guangdong and Hong Kong.
Drawing on the production experience of Hong Kong musicals, Hong Kong is rooted in Lingnan culture, which is also an important part of Chinese traditional culture, it also incorporates the best of Hong Kong's musical production experience, which will help Hong Kong and Guangdong culture move to a larger international stage. This is the first mainland musical to be invited to participate in the Hong Kong Arts Festival. In addition to the premiere on March 8, four consecutive performances will be staged on March 9 and 10 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre. Tickets for five performances sold out two weeks before the start of the performance. The five performances at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre were packed. On the stage, a-juan, a youngster from a small town who first met lion dancing, wants to become a“Lion's head”, but can not realize her dream because of her weak health and poor family. The story begins with the combination of dance, music and lion dancing. But the youth adhere to the original heart, and eventually with his teammates on the high stakes pride of lions, Green and go back. The Intangible Cultural Heritage's journey of self-discovery is interwoven with the topic of conservation. The performance, which depicts the dynamics of lion dance and the scenery of the Lingnan countryside and provincial capital, has been well received by the public.
Hong Kong enjoys unique cultural advantages. “The musical is jointly produced by outstanding artists, creators and performing and production teams from Guangdong and Hong Kong. It is an in-depth collaboration between the two places from the creative stage to the stage, we work together for better stage effect, this process is very valuable and very meaningful. The producer of the Cantonese version of the musical “The Lion Boy” and the deputy general manager of the Guangzhou Opera House, Chen Rui. Zheng Peikai, chairman of the Hong Kong branch of the Chinese Folk Artists Association, who has long been committed to the study of traditional culture, said, “Hong Kong is not only a window for cultural exchange in Grand-Baie, but also a great window for external exchange of Chinese traditional culture. “As a place where East Meets West, Grand-Baie enjoys unique historical and cultural advantages. It is important to make good use of the resources we have so that we can play a positive role in the process of regional integration. “The Bay Area is a market of 84 million people with a Lingnan cultural background. Hong Kong director Clifton Ko said that Lingnan culture was rich and profound, and that Hong Kong, with its unique cultural expression skills, had inherited many of the traditions of Lingnan.
