On the evening of February 2nd, the Theatre Art Gala Of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area 2024 was staged at the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre, presenting the audience with an artistic feast that brought together the nine major drama genres of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Representatives and outstanding young drama artists from nine major drama genres in the GBA, namely the Cantonese opera, Teochew opera, Guangdong Han opera, Leizhou opera, Hakka folk song opera, Xiqin opera, Zhengzi opera, drama, and music drama, gathered in this art gala.

A number of talents from the GBA participated in the gala, including first-class actors and winners of the Plum Performance Award of Chinese Drama, such as Zeng Xiaomin, Jiang Wenduan and Lin Yanyun; national intangible cultural heritage inheritors and first-class actors, such as Lv Weiping, Wen Ruqing and Xian Jiantang; outstanding young actors such as Li Weicong, Chen Zhenjiang and Tang Jinfeng; and renowned performers such as drama actor Wang Wei from Hong Kong, music drama actors Deng Ken and Lin Zixin from Macao, as well as rope skipping world champion and Guinness World Record holder Cen Xiaolin. They fully showcased the diverse artistic charm of the young power in the theaters of GBA.

The gala lineup featured various performances including the Cantonese opera "Zhao Zilong Urges Liu Bei to Return",Xiqinin opera "The Phoenix Singing on the Qishan Mountain", Teochew opera "Love Amongst War", Zhengzi opera "Guan Yu",modern drama "Deep Sea", Hakka folk song opera "Lin Fengmian", Leizhou opera "Taking Command", music drama "Xian Xinghai" andGuangdong Han opera "Patriotic",which took turnsto gracethe stage.

In the finalchapter"Ride the Wave",young drama artists from the GBA passionately recited the situational poem "The Power of the Bay Area," expressing the dedication and dreams of contemporary Bay Area drama practitioners. The Cantonese song "Harbor" creatively integrated art forms to convey the vision of the young drama artists sailing against the wind and waves together and picturing the bright future of drama in the GBA.

In addition to the Theatre Art Gala, the GBA will also host events such as master lectures and urban tours.

九大剧种名家新秀汇聚湾区有戏·2024新年戏剧盛会

2月2日晚，“湾区有戏”2024新年戏剧盛会在广东粤剧艺术中心开演，为观众奉上一台汇聚粤港澳大湾区九大剧种的艺术盛宴。

本场演出集合了粤剧、潮剧、广东汉剧、雷剧、客家山歌剧、西秦戏、正字戏、话剧、音乐剧等剧种代表传承人及优秀青年戏剧艺术家。

一级演员、中国戏剧梅花奖获得者曾小敏、蒋文端、林燕云、彭庆华、李嘉宜，国家级非遗传承人、一级演员吕维平，一级演员文汝清、冼鉴棠、黄春强、林武燕、王美芳、潘锡岳，李伟骢、陈振江、唐金凤等一众优秀青年演员，以及香港话剧演员王维，澳门音乐剧演员邓肯、林子欣，跳绳世界冠军、吉尼斯世界纪录保持者岑小林等来自大湾区的名家新秀参加演出，为观众充分展现了“湾区青年+”戏剧之间不同的艺术魅力。

粤剧《赵子龙之甘露寺》、西秦戏《凤鸣岐山》、潮剧《宝钏盼郎》、正字戏《关羽哭刀》、粤剧《东江紫荆红》《独立团长》《刑场上的婚礼》、话剧《深海》、客家山歌剧《林风眠》、话剧《七彩绳话》、粤剧《张九龄》《满江红》、雷剧《挂帅》、潮剧《绣虎》、音乐剧《星辰大海·冼星海》、广东汉剧《天风海雨梅花渡》等节目轮番登场。

在最后的《乘风破浪》篇章中，大湾区的戏剧青年们用情景诗朗诵《湾区力量》激情澎湃地表达了当代湾区戏剧人的坚守与梦想；粤歌《港湾》用融合与创新艺术形式，表达了大湾区戏剧青年们一起乘风破浪，共话湾区戏剧的美好未来，让戏剧艺术在大湾区发光的愿景。

除了有新年戏剧盛会外，“湾区有戏”还会举办名家讲坛、湾区城市巡演等活动。

文｜记者 黄宙辉 通讯员 祝燕彩
图｜薛才焕
翻译｜史洋溢