How attractive is China's traditional culture?

The Beijing opera Sanchakou 20 17 has landed on the European stage again after the performance of Bucharest Art Festival in Romania in June. As the closing drama of the 52nd Dimitrija Art Festival, it was successfully staged in Thessaloniki, Greece, which brought the festival to a successful conclusion.

More than an hour before the performance began that night, the audience outside the theater had lined up. Some of them took photos with large posters at the door, and some held flyers for interesting discussions. The theater with more than 500 people was almost packed, and the boxes on both sides were crowded, mostly blond foreign audiences. There are old people, children, artists from other countries and local celebrities. Everyone sat quietly in their seats, waiting for the opening ceremony.

At the beginning of the performance, four bands wearing hats and coarse robes appeared and immediately became the focus of the audience. Drums suddenly burst, flutes whimpered, and the quiet sounds with oriental characteristics in swords and sword shadows showed the mysterious changes of the story. The scene where the Eight Immortals fought on the table deeply attracted the audience: the lights on the stage were bright, but they showed the plot of fighting in the dark; The audience held their breath and marveled at the actor's superb performance. Traditional practices and performances full of humor and action are combined with the stage structure of modern theaters; Tradition and modernity, classicism and fashion coexist. A song "Sanchakou 20 17" perfectly shows the stylization, virtualization and freehand brushwork of ancient Peking Opera. This brand-new way of drama presentation makes the audience realize that the ancient oriental drama also has the pioneering and experimental nature that western drama has been pursuing.

After the performance, the actor made a curtain call on the stage, and the audience stood up, applauded and cheered for one minute. The Greek performance of Sanchakou 20 17 was a success, and enthusiastic audiences flocked to the stage to take photos with the master actors and exchange performance experiences.

20 17 is the year of cultural exchange and cultural industry cooperation between China and Greece. China and Greece have a long cultural history and inclusive cultural traditions, and they are two pearls on the Silk Road. This performance is not only a beneficial practice of cultural exchange between the two countries, but also a wonderful appearance of China's quintessence art going abroad and showing the artistic strength of the Chinese nation. Let people of different languages and cultures appreciate the ancient and long-standing cultural charm of China, show their national cultural self-confidence and make a more forceful voice of China!