文/本刊記者 楊艷

“Setting sail, Hei! Hei!”, lights on the stage dazzled the full house.On the evening of June 29, the grand opening performance ofresounded through the Chongqing Chuanju(Sichuan Opera) Art Center, where the 5Chuanju Festival kicked off with magnificent, breathtaking tunes.

This is the first time that the Chuanju Festival landed in Chongqing.Chuanju artists from both Sichuan and Chongqing gathered in the mountain city to present an artistic feast to theater fans.

“開船咯，嘿咗嘿！嘿咗嘿！”舞臺上燈光逐漸亮起，舞臺下座無虛席。6月29日晚，一首雄壯激烈的川江號子響徹重慶川劇藝術(shù)中心，大氣磅礴、震撼人心的曲調(diào)拉開第五屆川劇節(jié)序幕。

這是川劇節(jié)首次落地重慶，川渝兩地川劇藝術(shù)家匯聚山城，為戲迷奉上川劇藝術(shù)盛宴。

Opening Performance of the 5th Chuanju Festival [Photo by Deng Xiaojun]第五屆川劇節(jié)在重慶川劇藝術(shù)中心舉行。 攝影/鄧曉軍

Chuanju Flash Mob at the Mountain City Ally in Yuzhong District [Photo by Zhou Yongfu]在渝中區(qū)山城巷舉行川劇快閃活動。 攝影/周永富

With the theme of “Singing the Art of Two Cities and Writing a New Chapter of Chuanju”, the 5Chuanju Festival is guided by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, organized by the Publicity Department of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, the Publicity Department of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administration, and hosted by Chongqing Chuanju Theater. This event aims to accelerate the construction of Ba-Shu Cultural Tourism Corridor and further inherit and develop the art of Chuanju.

The main activities of this year’s Chuanju Festival will last for 15 days,and an online art exhibition of Chuanju stereoscopic images will continue until September. During the Festival, 17 excellent plays of Chuanju will be presented by the host (including one opening concert, 7 high-quality big curtain plays, 5 high-qualityOpera plays, and 4 special performances)at the Grand Theater of Chongqing Chuanju Art Center, the Middle Theater of Chongqing Grand Theater, the Theater of Chongqing Guotai Art Center, and the Qunxing Theater. And 12 big names who have won the Plum Blossom Awards from Sichuan and Chongqing, such as Shen Tiemei and Chen Zhilin,will perform on the stage to provide a feast for the vast audience and fans.

Chuanju, a national intangible cultural heritage, is the traditional local drama form of Sichuan and Chongqing. It is also the cultural root of the area,the cultural identity, and the emotional bond of the Sichuan and Chongqing people. The keyword of this year’s festival is “breaking the circle”, that is, to break through from the niche opera circle and expand to the mainstream.

第五屆川劇節(jié)以“唱響藝術(shù)雙城記，共譜川劇新華章”為主題，由文化和旅游部藝術(shù)司指導(dǎo)，中共重慶市委宣傳部、中共四川省委宣傳部，重慶市文化和旅游發(fā)展委員會、四川省文化和旅游廳、重慶兩江新區(qū)管理委員會主辦，重慶市川劇院承辦，旨在加快推進(jìn)巴蜀文化旅游走廊建設(shè)，進(jìn)一步傳承發(fā)展好川劇藝術(shù)。

本屆川劇節(jié)主體活動為期15天，川劇立體影像藝術(shù)線上展將持續(xù)至9月?；顒悠陂g，主辦方在重慶川劇藝術(shù)中心大劇院、重慶大劇院中劇場、重慶國泰藝術(shù)中心劇院和群星劇院等劇場展演17場各型演出，包括川劇節(jié)開幕音樂演唱會1場、精品大幕戲7場、精品折子戲?qū)?場、川劇節(jié)特色演出專場4場。沈鐵梅、陳智林等12位川渝兩地梅花獎獲得者悉數(shù)登場表演，讓廣大戲迷觀眾一飽眼福。

國家級非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)川劇，是川渝兩地共同的地方戲劇種，是兩地民眾相親相融的文化之根，更是兩地民眾共同的精神家園和情感紐帶。本屆川劇節(jié)的關(guān)鍵詞是“破圈”，即突破小眾的戲曲圈，擴(kuò)展到民眾喜聞樂見的大眾圈。

“If you know about Chuanju, you will fall in love with it. Chuanju in the new era needs excellent performers, outstanding plays and attract more audience,” said Shen Tiemei, Vice Chairman of China Theater Association, Chairman of the Chongqing Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and President of the Chongqing Chuanju Theater. Shen said that with the changes of the times,Chuanju is relatively distant from modern life. As a result,it has become an art form limited to the opera circle. This Chuanju Festival aims to bring Chuanju into the public as a spotlight on culture and tourism. The rise of Chuanju (entering the circle) represents a new opportunity offered by our times, and its popularity (going out of the circle) symbolizes new progress of innovation. As one of the symbols of China’s excellent traditional culture, it plays an important role in generating emotional resonance and promoting the development of culture and tourism in the construction of Ba-Shu Cultural Tourism Corridor.

In addition to the show of excellent Chuanju plays, the festival also includes various Chuanju-related activities, such as square dancing performance, carnival, an academic discussion with the theme of “New Era, New Opportunity, New Genres”and an online art exhibition of stereoscopic images.

“了解川劇就會愛上川劇。新時(shí)代的川劇需要出人、出戲、出觀眾。”中國劇協(xié)副主席、重慶市文聯(lián)主席、重慶市川劇院院長沈鐵梅表示，隨著時(shí)代變遷，川劇與現(xiàn)代生活形態(tài)距離拉遠(yuǎn)，成為局限于戲曲圈的藝術(shù)。本次川劇節(jié)就是為了讓川劇走出戲曲圈，走進(jìn)大眾圈、文旅圈?！叭肴Α笔菚r(shí)代的新機(jī)遇，“出圈”是創(chuàng)新的新發(fā)展。川劇作為中華優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)文化的代表之一，在建設(shè)巴蜀文化旅游走廊中，將發(fā)揮情感共鳴、旋律共振、文旅共促的重要作用。

Chuanju-Style Square Dancing at Phenix Mountain Sports Park in Chengdu在成都鳳凰山體育公園進(jìn)行“弄丑弄弄壯共壯”廣場舞表演。

Chuanju “breaking the niche circle” and welcomed by the public.川劇“破圈”，走進(jìn)大眾。

On June 30, a flash mob of the Chuanju Festival held in the Mountain City Alley of Yuzhong District was warmly welcomed. The whole alley was filled with continuous cheers and climaxes. All the scenes, including the stunts of facechanging, fire-spitting and martial arts, professional actors’singing, reading, acting, moving, and dancing with movements of their hands, eyes, bodies, and steps, and the performance with traditional Chinese fighting tools like swords, spears, and halberds, wowed the citizens and tourists with the charms of Chuanju closely.

The festival also cooperated with Douyin to launch a video challenge of square dancing, setting the topic as “Dancing with Gongs and Drums”. Through online and offline activities, the public can get in touch with, understand, and fall in love with Chuanju, feel its artistic charm, and share the achievements of cultural development.

Photo/Chongqing Chuanju Theater

除舉辦川劇優(yōu)秀劇目展演外，川劇節(jié)還舉辦川劇廣場舞展演、川劇嘉年華、川劇發(fā)展的“新時(shí)代·新機(jī)遇·新流派”學(xué)術(shù)交流會和川劇立體影像藝術(shù)線上展等活動，內(nèi)容豐富，形式多樣。

6月30日，在渝中區(qū)山城巷舉行的“川劇快閃山城巷”深受廣大市民與游客歡迎。整個(gè)山城巷歡聲不斷，高潮迭起。川劇絕活變臉、噴火、武打等表演相繼登場，專業(yè)演員的“唱念做打舞、手眼身法步”，“刀槍劍戟”各種兵器對打的動作場面，讓市民游客近距離感受到了川劇的魅力。

此外，本屆川劇節(jié)還聯(lián)合抖音推出視頻挑戰(zhàn)賽，設(shè)置話題“弄丑弄弄壯共壯”，通過開展線上線下活動，讓市民接觸川劇、感悟川劇、愛上川劇，感受戲曲藝術(shù)魅力，共享文化發(fā)展成果。