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1,000 events raise curtain on arts festival
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MORE than 1,000 cultural events will be held at major community centers, public plazas and parks around the city on Sunday, raising the curtain on the second Shanghai Citizens Art Festival.
The programs, aimed at both local residents and expats, celebrates the “cultural service day.”
On a grassy area outside Shanghai Concert Hall, a one-hour crossover concert takes place at 10am, blending classical scores and modern musical elements of Latin jazz. Critics will share with audiences their reviews, according to organizers.
Meanwhile, the community cultural centers of Dapuqiao and Caohejing will present performances of close-up magic, traditional tea art and paper-cutting.
And there will be a light-hearted evening salon at the Nanjing Road Community Center, where participants will share their childhood memories of Shanghai and consider the tremendous changes in the city over the past decades.
In addition, on offer will be traditional Chinese opera shows and pottery classes.
Huge success
Wang Xiaoming, deputy director of Shanghai Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV, says last year’s festival proved a huge success, attracting an audience of more than 29 million.
The festival also enriched people’s lives, providing a cultural balance to the rapid pace of modern society, says Wang.
“The second festival, which runs throughout the year, will make rich and profound Chinese culture more accessible to today’s people through a variety of interesting activities,” he says.
City residents are encouraged to join reading clubs of Chinese classics, free lectures on Chinese history and philosophy, quiz contests on traditional Chinese culture as well as Chinese writing and speaking contests.
And local college students will create micro-movies and sketches taking traditional etiquette as their theme.
Meanwhile, the Shanghai Association of Collectors and Shanghai Jade Carvings Association will provide a series of workshops about the charms of jade and scented agarwood, and their associations with ancient Chinese scholars.
This year’s festival also features collaborations with the city’s well-known cultural brands — such as the Shanghai International Arts Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival — to provide creative programs for white-collar workers and young parents.
Winning works from last year’s photography contest will be put on public display, while creative bazaars will continue to be hosted to help make art part of people’s lives, say organizers.
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