The third Jiangnan Culture and Arts Festival & International Tourism Festival is set to take place in Suzhou at the end of September and is designed to bring a fascinating cultural feast to the public over a span of more than 30 days.
Elegant Jiangnan
The “Elegant Jiangnan” section features selected plays by famous theatres and performers, “Jiangnan Little Theatre” Summer-Autumn Performance Season, the 4th Jiangnan Youth Theatre Festival, the 8th China Kunqu Opera Art Festival, the 8th China Suzhou Pingtan Art Festival, etc.
•Selected plays by famous theatres and performers
Performance list: Morning Bell by Shanghai Opera House, The Red Detachment of Women by National Ballet of China, Green Mountains and Rivers by China Oriental Performing Arts Group, A Dream on Red Boat by Hangzhou Drama Centre, Fifteen Days Between Two Capitals by CPAA Theatres, Yue Opera Lu You and Tang Wan by Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe, Modern Suzhou Opera Life in Taihu Lake by Suzhou Opera Troupe, Kunqu Opera Sister Jiang Zhujun by Suzhou Kunqu Opera Troupe, Red Cradle by Suzhou Pingtan Troupe, Symphony Concert Glistening Shajiabang by Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Concert Odes to Rivers and Lakes by Suzhou Chinese Orchestra, Ballet Opera My Name Is Ding Xiang by Suzhou Ballet Theatre, Opera Canal by Suzhou Dance Theatre.
▲Suzhou Opera Life in Taihu Lake
▲Ballet Opera My Name Is Ding Xiang
•“Jiangnan Little Theatre” Summer-Autumn Performance Season
The Cinematic Duo, an interactive drama, will be staged at Yihao Theatre, Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, stand-up comedy performances will be staged at Lan Sport Black Box Little Theatre. Special Kunqu Opera and Suzhou Pingtan performances will be staged at Jiangnan Little Story-telling House starting October; residents and visitors can expect to feel the unique charm of Quyi in Suzhou.
•The Fourth Jiangnan Youth Theatre Festival
The 4th Jiangnan Youth Theatre Festival features multiple dramas including An Inspector Calls, The Life Comments of Two Dogs, If There Is No Tomorrow, etc.
Activities in celebration of the 8th China Kunqu Opera Art Festival and Pingtan Festival will be held as well. Audiences can expect to enjoy a total of 26 opera performances and 23 pingtan performances that are staged during the festival.
Cultural Jiangnan
The 4th Jiangnan Movie Convention, “Suzhou: Splendor of Jiangnan Culture” Academic Forum, 2021 Suzhou Round-table Conference, and many other cultural forums will be held during the festival.
Exquisite Jiangnan
Apart from poetic oil painting exhibition and screening of restored movies, this section also features multiple activities including “Huqiu Quyi Performance” and “Suzhou Folk Art Festival”, which allows the residents and visitors to experience the thousand-year-old Gusu lifestyle and the charm of the incredible crafts of Suzhou.
Many other artistic activities are available at sub-venues as well, i.e. “2021 Yangtze River Culture and Arts Festival” (Zhangjiagang), “Taicang Rural Tourism Festival”, “Jiangnan Silk Cultural Tourism Festival” (Wujiang), Suzhou Xiangcheng International Culture and Arts Festival, Suzhou Embroidery Art Festival (SND).
Wonderful Jiangnan
“Tour around Suzhou in Four Seasons & Suzhou Autumn Tourism Season” is set to be launched at the end of September, and such autumn-themed activities as “Jiangnan Cultural Tour”, “Autumn Museum Season” as well as “Cultural Tour in Golden Autumn” will become available to the public.
In addition, “Gusu 8:30 pm: Subway Night” series events will be upgraded and inject new impetus into nighttime cultural and tourism consumption.
•Carry on the fight against Covid-19
Local districts and county-level cities should consolidate their efforts in epidemic prevention and control, especially in events that involve large gatherings and take place in enclosed spaces.
