昆山百戏盛典“标杆”已成 月末全国107个剧目将联袂登台

Core Insights - The 2025 National Traditional Opera Festival (Kunshan) will take place from August 29 to September 20, featuring 107 performances from 53 theater troupes across 31 opera genres, attracting over 3,000 performers [1] - Since its inception in 2018, the festival has showcased 348 opera genres and involved 494 participating units, with a total of 606 performances and over 18,000 performers, establishing itself as a national benchmark platform for traditional opera [1] Group 1 - This year's festival will include 36 award-winning performers from prestigious awards such as the "Wenhua Performance Award," "Meihua Award," and "Baiyulan Award" [2] - The festival will focus on the weak link in opera inheritance by selecting 20 martial opera actors for 10 performances, aiming to promote leading talents in contemporary opera [2] - An opening ceremony will be held on September 8, where excellent cases of opera creation from 2020 to 2024 will be announced, guiding troupes to diversify their creative paths and reduce costs [2] Group 2 - The festival will feature five main activities and five extended activities, including a national opera actor performance, an excellent repertoire showcase, and a special activity for the protection and inheritance of endangered opera genres [1] - Extended activities will include promotional exchanges, a themed exhibition at the Kunshan Opera Museum, and digital promotion of traditional opera [1]