Theaters in Shanghai will reopen this month. Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group announced that on July 8, the "Going to the Beautiful Together" summer re-enactment season jointly created by its 7 academies and 9 theaters will be officially launched. The assembly horn will be sounded on the first day, and the dance drama "Eternal Wave", the acrobatic drama "Battle for Shanghai", and the symphony "Ode to a Century" will all appear one after another from the first day of the reenactment, and the resident repertoire will return in an all-round way. Audiences can regain the beauty of the theater.

Dance Drama "Eternal Waves"

Benchmarking "Shanghai Original" takes the lead
Starting from July 8, Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group will launch the benchmark "Shanghai Original" to take the lead. The four benchmarking Shanghai originals from the three troupes—the dance drama "The Eternal Wave", the acrobatic drama "Battle for Shanghai", the symphony "Ode to a Hundred Years" and the double concerto "Shikumen Capriccio" for violin and cello will all be in Reenactment.
The dance drama "The Eternal Wave" had to press the pause button for the live performance that was planned to start in April, but for several months, the red "electric wave" is still hot. A rehearsal video of Zhu Jiejing and Wang Jiajun was exposed, attracting the whole network With a lot of admiration, #zhujiejing's core strength is too good# has been read more than 83 million times on Weibo, and the number of discussions has reached 44,000 times. To this end, Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group and Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe jointly decided: on the first day of the theater's restart, play the most classic "Shanghai brand" to help the market recover. On July 8th and 9th, after the "First Show" of "The Eternal Wave" will be performed at the Shanghai International Dance Center, it will be played in Maggie's Grand Theater for 6 more performances, starting a new round of resident performances in 2022.
Another phenomenal original masterpiece, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe's acrobatic drama "Battle for Shanghai" will also be staged at Majestic Theatre on July 8. "Battle for Shanghai" is the only recommended play in Shanghai this year to participate in the 13th China Arts Festival and select important awards. At the beginning of June, all the creators and cast members of "Battle Shanghai" immediately devoted themselves to the offline rehearsal of the repertoire. This is the first appearance of the play after the rehearsal, and it is also a performance with the largest number of actors, the largest volume and the largest stage scale. Among them, the scene of "Welcome to the Dawn", in the scene of the battle between the enemy and the enemy in the power plant, incorporates new acrobatic skills, 360-degree rotating stage props, and newly produced multimedia, bringing the audience a new viewing experience and visual impact. .

Welcome to Dawn in "Battle of Shanghai"

On July 10, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will also perform Gong Tianpeng's symphony "Ode to a Century" and Zhao Guang's "Shikumen Capriccio" double concerto for violin and cello at the Shanghai Jiaotong Concert Hall. From Shikumen to Tiananmen, from Xingye Road to Fuxing Road, the two Shanghai original works by composers of different generations will interpret "red feelings" from different dimensions and eulogize the 100-year journey of the Chinese Communist Party.
Brand resident performances have returned one after another
In addition to the resident performance of "Eternal Wave", the other two resident brands in Shanghai - "Time Travel 2" and the immersive drama "Sleepless Night" will also return on July 10 and 13.
In the past few years, the out-of-town audience of "Sleepless" has risen from the initial 45% to 54% in 2021. During the epidemic, the dynamics of "Sleepless Night" has been tracking and paying attention to audiences everywhere. On June 10, the play released the first blind box of NFT digital collection commemorative tickets, and the first batch of limited 2022 copies sold out within 90 minutes after the release. The background shows that on the day the digital collection was released, more than 3,300 users used the blessing and blind box welfare funds to make online reservations to buy performances in July and August.

Immersive performance "Sleepless Night"

After the newly created "Time Travel 2" was unveiled last year, it has also become a "must-have" for weekend parent-child tours that many audiences are keen on. By the end of last year, its performances had reached 96, with an audience of nearly 80,000 and a box office revenue of over 13 million. With the arrival of the summer vacation, the re-runs of "The Radio That Never Dies", "Sleepless Night" and "Time Travel 2" are expected to activate the local and surrounding tourism consumer market in Shanghai. Hope to reproduce.
Nearly 100 performances are scheduled
After the opening of the "Summer Reenactment Season", the troupes and theaters under the Shanghai Media Group have made adequate preparations and will launch nearly 100 performances of various kinds after the theater restarts. Ma Chencheng, president of Shanghai Wenguang Performing Arts Group, said that under the guidance of iconic originals, the collective return of outstanding works will create a strong cultural atmosphere and enthusiasm for Shanghai, arouse the enthusiasm of the audience, and provide a boost to the entire performance market. Boost your confidence.
Among them, the Shanghai Drama Art Center will launch the version of "The Wilderness" adapted from the classic work of drama master Cao Yu and directed by He Nian. The original drama "Ouch Dad" brought joy by Shanghai Burlesque Troupe. Shanghai International Dance Center launched two modern dances, including the modern dance "Entropy" led by Xie Xin.
In addition, the "Melody Time Machine" Brass Quintet Special Concert by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, and the classic songs and musicals concert "Hand in Hand" jointly performed by the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and the Shanghai Musical Theatre Arts Center will also make Audiences have the opportunity to re-listen to the live concert. With the arrival of summer vacation, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe's "Happy Circus" and Shanghai Puppet Troupe's shadow play "Nine-colored Deer" are also expected to become popular choices for family fun.
show schedule
Repertoire of "Going to Beauty Together - Shanghai Media Group's Summer Resumption Season"
Acrobatic drama "Battle of Shanghai"
Units: Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, Shanghai Circus School
Time: July 8th and 9th at 19:30
Venue: Shanghai Majestic Theater
"Happy Circus"
Unit: Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe
Time: July 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th at 14:00
Venue: Shanghai Circus City Theater
Resident acrobatic show "Time Travel 2"
Unit: Shanghai Time Travel Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Time: 14:00 on July 10; 14:00 and 19:30 on July 16; 14:00 on July 17
Venue: Shanghai Circus City Time Travel Theater
Dance Drama "Eternal Waves"
Unit: Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
Time: July 8th and 9th at 19:30
Venue: Shanghai International Dance Center Grand Theater
Dance Drama "Eternal Waves"
Unit: Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe
Time: July 13, 14, 15, 16 19:30; July 16, 17 14:00
Venue: Shanghai Majestic Theater
Shadow play "Nine-colored Deer"
Unit: Shanghai Puppet Troupe
Time: July 9th at 14:00; July 16th at 14:00
Venue: Shanghai Xian Lesi Puppet Theater
"A Hundred Years Ode" and "Shikumen Capriccio" from the Red Feelings Series
Unit: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Time: 19:30 on July 10
Venue: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall
"Melody Time Machine" Brass Quintet Concert
Unit: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
Time: 14:00 on July 16
Venue: Lanxin Grand Theater
burlesque "Ouch Daddy"
Unit: Shanghai Burlesque Troupe
Time: July 15th 19:30; July 16th 14:00
Venue: Grand Theatre of Yihai Theatre
"Hand in Hand" Classic Songs and Musical Works Concert
Units: Shanghai Light Music Troupe, Shanghai Musical Theatre Art Center
Time: July 8th at 19:30; July 9th at 14:30
Venue: Grand Theatre of Yihai Theatre
Drama "The Wilderness"
Unit: Shanghai Dramatic Art Center
Time: July 14-24, Tuesday to Saturday 19:30, Sunday 14:00
Venue: Shanghai Dramatic Art Center Art Theatre
Xie Xin Modern Dance "Entropy"
Unit: Shanghai International Dance Center
Time: July 13th and 14th at 19:30
Venue: Shanghai International Dance Center - Grand Theater
Immersive drama "Sleepless Night"
Unit: Shanghai Shangyan Cultural Investment Management Company (Shangyan Valley)
Time: July 13 to August 31 at 19:00
Venue: Shangyan Valley McKinnon Hotel