Xintiandi has been transformed into a theater, and cafes, restaurants and museums have all become their performing dances.

In the cafe,"eavesdrop" a good play; in the shopping mall corner, encounter a magic; in the museum, close to see Peking Opera actors, such experience will be staged in Xintiandi.

Last year, a form of immersion took off. This form of performance breaks the way that actors are on stage and audiences sit off the stage. Audiences can watch the performance from zero distance and even participate in it. However, it would be a mistake to assume that immersion performance can only take place in enclosed spaces. In the cafe,"eavesdrop" a good show, in the shopping mall corner, encounter a magic, or in the museum, close to see Peking Opera actors, such experience will be staged in Xintiandi. From May 25 to June 3, the Performing Arts New World will re-open, transforming itself into a giant open-air theater.

With 16 works of art from China and around the world, 173 performances and various derivative activities, the festival has become very interesting due to the enhanced interaction between audience and actors. During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, there will be 12 performances and 21 performances throughout the day, lasting from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. If you go to various areas of Xintiandi at this time, it is easy to encounter a "good show".

Water Painting Light and Shadow Show: Van Gogh on the Water

The transformation of commercial space into a large-scale open-air theater and the holding of high-standard performances have also set a precedent in China. It is understood that as a key case of "combination of culture and commerce","New World of Performing Arts" has become a pilot area of domestic innovative performing arts festival with the support of local government. According to the curator of the art festival, Xintiandi area gathers Shikumen buildings, large-scale commercial clusters and other buildings and living patterns. The audience here feels the "seamless connection" between art and life, and it is possible to participate in the performance personally, which is usually not experienced in the theater.

The "immersion" performance was one of the highlights of the festival. In order to close the distance between the audience and the audience, each region has chosen performances and art forms according to local conditions. For example, the immersive interactive Peking Opera "Jing Tan" was arranged to be performed in the Wulixiang Museum. The museum is located in an old house. After going upstairs along the narrow wooden stairs, you will find different performances such as Shengdan Jingchou, which will be distributed in different rooms. The audience can not only watch the movement, but also get in touch with the actors and watch them closely. Beijing opera fans or not, you can feel the brand-new charm of the quintessence of Chinese culture here. On the covered bridge connecting Xintiandi Nanli and Xintiandi Fashion, passers-by will also be surprised to find that passers-by coming opposite will suddenly dance in front of them, and they will not help but blend into them. This is the surprise that the environmental dance "Bridge" will bring to the audience.

Interactive Peking Opera: "Tang·Hui" in "Beijing Exploration"

In addition to new forms, many performances in the festival are original premieres or Chinese premieres. If you rest in a cafe, you may accidentally "eavesdrop" on a great life show. The original work "You Listen·Classmates" will be staged in the cafe: three girls who have gone east and west after graduating from high school, eight years apart, gather in the restaurant of Xintiandi to prepare for a class reunion. Looking at the eyebrows dancing and tongue fighting at the next table, you may have to wonder: Is life like a play or a play like life?

Coffee Drama: You Listen·Bride

In addition to these innovative plays that are highly integrated with space, the festival also has many heavyweight theater works staged. Andrew and Dolini, the world's top mime that once toured China eight times, will visit Xintiandi to bring you a moving experience of "laughter one second before, tears the next." Antigone, from the Avignon Art Festival, was staged in China for the first time. This classic Greek tragedy has been staged in many different versions all over the world, and its aesthetics and ideas are very high.

Classic Mime: Andrew and Dolini

In addition, the innovation and adaptation of Oriental classics is also a major attraction of the festival. Wu Shuang and Shen Yili of Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe will present their Kunqu Opera "Chair" to the audience. Mr. Gao Bowen, a famous commentator, will also appear with his new commentary "Gao Bowen Says Flowers," which is the most novel and most "Wu Yun" adaptation version of the film and television adaptation upsurge of Flowers in recent years. These innovative expressions of Chinese traditional performing arts are a new attempt to carry forward Chinese traditional culture.

Creative Kunqu Opera: Chair

In addition to the "starlight shining" of Chinese local artists, this time international artists are also experts. Artists from Turkey will bring wonderful Van Gogh on the Water, allowing the audience to witness the whole process of the painter's continuous painting of Starry Sky and Sunflower on the water. In addition, new Zealand body drama "Little Naughty," Britain's "Magnetic Pole Band" Akabella oratorio group, British multimedia dance theatre work "Digital Utopia" and Poland's sound new circus "One Table N Chair" will also be staged in turn. It is understood that this "New World of Performing Arts" Art Festival also fully demonstrated the "public welfare" characteristics, all domestic performances can be booked free of charge, all outdoor performances can be watched free of charge, drama fans do not have to go to Shanghai, you can feel the world-class artistic atmosphere.