Remembering a Chinese party, celebrating a Chinese New Year (pictures)

Remembering a Chinese party, celebrating a Chinese New Year (pictures) (Sunbird special reporter Feng Haiyan) At 7:05, the dark red curtain was amidst the noise...

Remembering a Chinese party, celebrating a Chinese New Year (pictures) (Sunbird special reporter Feng Haiyan) At 5 minutes after 7 o'clock, the dark red curtain slowly opened to both sides amidst the noise. At that time, more than 1,500 pairs of eyes looked at the stage in the fan-shaped theater of the Chandler Center for the Arts in tacit understanding. Black eyes, blue eyes, and green eyes stared at the six emcees on the stage inquiringly as the noise disappeared in the dimmed lights. No one knows what kind of Chinese party they will look forward to. Maybe even Liu Luohong, the director of the party, didn't know. Before the performance started, director Liu Luohong (right) communicated with the party staff backstage. The stage was soon filled with various colors, which were the bright costumes of the actors, staring into the eyes of the audience; the Chinese music surrounding the theater hit your eardrums and your heart. With such excitement and excitement, the flavor of the New Year gradually becomes stronger. The people in the audience, who were slightly frowning at first, slowly relaxed. Chinese people love to be lively, and a party is indispensable during New Years and holidays. CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala started broadcasting in 1979, and has received both praise and criticism for more than 30 years. I think Liu Luohong would definitely say that those who scolded don't know how difficult it is to hold a Chinese party in a foreign country. "It's too difficult. Because unlike in China, it's easy to find whatever props and equipment you want. No one is organizing the Spring Festival Gala here!" When Liu Luohong said this, he waved the program list in his hand. In such a blind situation, this group of stubborn people still have to overcome the problem of cultural differences. "Americans are too procedural. It's hard to communicate. They have their own way of renting a theater, staging, lighting, etc., so they often fail to achieve the desired results." If it's so difficult, what else can we do? "Of course we have to do it," Lu Lihua, the organizer of the party, said without hesitation. "Create a sense of presence! We must make some noise!" But behind this few hours of movement is more than half a year of hard work by the organizers and actors. "Rehearse for 2 or 3 hours every day!" the actors said. "They all came here after get off work." "How long has this been going on?" "Several months." "Are you getting paid?" My answer was a drawn-out "No" and the actors' knowing laughter. I glanced at the actors who were packing up to leave, and the clock happened to point to 10 p.m. In the empty rehearsal room of New Oriental School, Lu Lihua started talking again. "Oh, the tickets are really tight this year. All 1,500 tickets are sold out, and there are still people calling to ask for them! I'm happy, I'm so happy." "The actors are so nervous! They have to clear out before 10 o'clock during the performance that day. Every minute more than that will double the rent!" "The class mother is changing the children's clothes, and they are all 'clang', so we are taking time!" In the dressing room, the class mother asked the young actors if they were hungry. "There are more than 130 actors, and the costumes cost tens of thousands of yuan! They are all customized in China." "Let Americans know about the Chinese New Year." "We can't hold language programs, for fear that American audiences will not understand. What should we do? Hey, you will know that day!" "Many people have sponsored it! Otherwise, there is really no money to do it." ... "It is an indispensable thing for Chinese people to celebrate the New Year, and it must be done every year!" Solo dance "Yulin Ling" It continues to be held every year. During the intermission of the performance, I was sitting in the audience thinking of this sentence. More than 100,000 Chinese people in Alberta are under attack by Christmas trees. After hearing such a declaration, will the hearts of tourists be touched? "It was done well, but it didn't feel professional enough. But the old lady enjoyed it very much." Mr. Qiu, who has stayed in the United States for 12 years, pointed to his American friend next to him. "I feel there are a lot of colors, and I think the children are very cute." Nathan Ricks, wearing a Tang suit, said with a smile. It seems there is a long way to go. But do you really have the heart to demand that its quality be on par with CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala? The two-and-a-half-hour performance has been planned since the beginning of the year; 22 programs, including singing, dancing, piano, martial arts, chorus, and language programs, can only be replaced by reverse dance; more than 130 actors, the oldest is 65 years old; compared with the first Spring Festival Gala in 2011, solo singers and pianos have added backup dancers, and the stage has added a high platform. In terms of sincerity, I think both are the same.