Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre

With international standard facilities and systems, it has a good night scene

Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre

Mei Lanfang Grand Theater is a high-tech performance venue. Its hall design, theater design, stage craft design and equipment configuration have originality and Chinese characteristics. On the stage, there are six lifting platforms, three movable lifting cars, more than 50 electric booms and the international standard American wingell anti sound cover system, which create dazzling stage visual and auditory enjoyment. In addition to being suitable for Chinese Peking opera performance, it can also meet the needs of opera, drama, dance drama, concert and other art forms at home and abroad. The theater is wrapped by transparent glass curtain wall. A Chinese red wall showing royal style can be seen. The fan-shaped roof supported by steel frame and glass roof form a dynamic structural balance system, forming a smooth, vivid and musical architectural form.

essential information

Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre, named after Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera Art in China, belongs to the National Peking Opera Theater of China, with a construction area of more than 13000 square meters. It is located in the southeast corner of Guanyuan bridge in Xicheng District of Beijing, at the intersection of West 2nd Ring Road and Ping'an Avenue. The building has 5 floors above the ground and 2 floors below the ground. It is a modern performance venue with a perfect combination of traditional and modern art. There are 1028 seats for the audience. It has many functions such as performance, exhibition, conference, audio-visual recording and so on. It is also the first choice for elegant taste, edification and social gathering.

Anniversary celebration

On the evening of November 29, 2008, Mei Lanfang Grand Theater ushered in the opening anniversary celebration. Mei Baojiu, ye Shaolan, Liu Changyu and other famous Peking opera artists, together with the young and middle-aged actors, appeared on the stage to present to the audience the wonderful aria of traditional operas such as the drunken princess, the Phoenix returns to the nest, Xie yaohuan, qimeian, and Si Lang's mother, which attracted constant applause.

That night's performance opened in the cheerful instrumental ensemble "jubilation". Due to the gathering of celebrities and famous sections, it is even more difficult to get a vote, and the audience is full of enthusiastic audience.

The first chapter of "Flowing Clouds and flowing water" is led by a group of young outstanding actors of the National Peking opera academy, which makes the audience feel the passing down of the quintessence of Chinese culture; the second chapter of "famous artists and famous passages" which is really expected makes the scene atmosphere come to a climax. The performances of Mei Baojiu, ye Shaolan, Liu Changyu and Meng Guanglu often win a full house.

As the first step in the reform of China's cultural system, Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, affiliated to the National Peking Opera Theater, is the first theater run by a private company. It has achieved the separation of theater and troupe, management right and ownership by the mode of entrusted management.

Since its opening one year ago, Mei Lanfang Grand Theater has performed more than 200 performances. Wu Jiang, President of the National Peking Opera Theater, said that with venues like the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, the National Peking Opera Theater has changed its "guerrilla warfare" from renting theaters in the past to "positional warfare" now, and has been able to arrange performances systematically in the form of performance seasons and organize Art production more specifically.

Yang chize, President of Dalian Peking Opera Theater, describes Mei Lanfang Grand Theater as "my ideal theater for displaying Peking Opera Art".

Mei Lanfang Grand Theater will also launch commemorative stamps and books for the first anniversary of its opening. In the first anniversary book of Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre, there are calligraphy and painting works created by Mei Baojiu, Shang Changrong, Liu Xiurong, Geng Qichang, Li Weikang, Zhao Baoxiu, Yu Kuizhi, Li Shengsu, calligrapher Zhang Hu, calligrapher and painter Liu Xianyin and other leaders to celebrate the first anniversary of Mei Lanfang Grand theatre.

architectural style

The external structure of Mei Lanfang Grand Theater reflects the modern design concept. The fan-shaped roof truss supported by steel frame and glass roof constitute a dynamic structural balance system, forming a smooth, vivid and musical architectural form.

Performance facilities

The interior decoration of the theatre has been integrated into the essence of China's traditional architectural form. The red pillars, the red walls, are inlaid with ten golden wooden circular relief reliefs, each of which is solidified and reproduced the essence of Peking Opera inherited in 200 years. From afar, it is like an art door open to the world, conveying the profound cultural heritage of Beijing as a historical city and the inclusive mind of Beijing opera art. Modern first-class performance facilities.

The acoustic design of the Grand Theatre has been guided by Mr. tissel, the first-class architectural acoustics expert of the European Union. It is mainly architectural acoustics, supplemented by electroacoustic design. It integrates architectural acoustics design, sound reinforcement design, noise control and sound insulation treatment, and pursues the perfect combination of architectural acoustics and digital sound system. What audiences enjoy in the theater is the true sound transmission of actors and bands without distortion. The design of the auditorium is divided into upper, middle and lower floors. The first floor is a Class-A pool seat with more than 300 seats, which has excellent viewing vision; the best position of the second floor is equipped with five luxury boxes, each box is equipped with a rest room and toilet, with a special evacuation passage and elevator; the design of more than 500 seats of the third floor is in line with the physiological structure of the human body, so the audience can sit and watch the performance comfortably. In the design of the theater, 10 cameras are arranged in an ingenious way, which provides conditions for the live recording of TV media and the backstage waiting of actors.

geographical position

Mei Lanfang Grand Theater is located at the north end of Financial Street and the center of Fuchengmen, Xinjiekou and Xizhimen business districts. There are 19 government agencies, 20 headquarters of financial institutions and more than 2000 businesses around the theater. It is one of the political and cultural core areas in western Beijing. It is also a land where intellectuals, businessmen and white-collar workers gather.

Road planning

The planning of the theatre road adopts the design of separating people and vehicles, with the audience, actors and vehicles going their own way. In the north of the theatre, there is a collecting and distributing square, and the surrounding roads are smooth. The circular Lane around the building not only meets the needs of vehicle driving, but also meets the requirements of fire protection, forming a convenient and safe traffic system. In addition, there are hundreds of parking spaces in the underground of the group building, which can be used for business office and performance.

The theater is located in the hub of the second West Ring Road and pinganli street, adjacent to the subway Chegongzhuang station. The surrounding public transport resources are rich, and the ground and underground transport facilities interweave into a three-dimensional travel network, which provides convenience for watching the performance.

Humanistic service concept

Mei Lanfang Grand Theater is operated by Beijing Guoyi Shengping Cultural Development Co., Ltd. Mei Lanfang theatre is committed to bringing the Chinese culture to the world and concentrating the essence of world art in Beijing, trying to create the first brand of quintessence. Every subsidiary facility of Mei Lanfang Grand Theater embodies the artistic spirit and humanistic service concept pursued by the theater staff. The theater has a first-class large-scale digital recording studio and a luxury multi-function hall, which can undertake a variety of activities other than performances. The Peking Opera Art Museum on the third floor displays dozens of life size exquisite Peking Opera dolls. While enjoying the Peking opera performance, the audience can also get close to the Peking opera culture through the exhibition. In addition, the theater also has a LAN tea art workshop, a Beijing Opera Art and modeling studio, as well as Beijing Opera audio and video, books and Beijing Opera element gifts to provide the audience with thoughtful services.

Stage parameters

Theater form frame stage

Width: 18m, height: 9m

Main stage width: 30m depth: 21m height: 21.4m

Left stage width: 9 m depth: 13 m

Right stage width: 13 m depth: 13 m

Floor material: cut wood solid wood floor (nails are not allowed)

Grey carpet for traditional opera

Dance glue black

Entrance

Height from unloading platform to ground: 0.9m

Power supply of theater lighting: 1200kW power supply: 990kw (on stage) 1591.4kw (off stage)

artistic works

Bronze statue of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang

In the middle of the hall of Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, there is a bronze statue of Mei Lanfang. The statue is 1.5 meters wide and 2.5 meters thick. It was made by the master sculptor according to the photos of Mei Lanfang before his death. Mei Baojiu, Mei Lanfang's son, shed tears after seeing it and said, "it's too much, too much.". Everyone who enters Mei Lanfang Grand Theater can see master Mei's elegant demeanor at the first sight, and can't help but feel a sense of sacred reverence for all the art masters.

Mei Lanfang is a master of Chinese opera art and an outstanding Peking opera performing artist, who has played a connecting role in the development of modern Chinese opera art. In more than half a century of stage practice, he inherited the tradition, had the courage to innovate, developed and improved the singing and performing arts of Dan roles in Beijing opera, and formed an art school with unique style and great family style Mei school. Therefore, he is known as a great actor and the embodiment of beauty at home and abroad. He is the pioneer of spreading Peking opera art abroad and has made outstanding contributions to the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. The performance art of Chinese opera represented by Mei Lanfang is considered to be one of the three major systems in the world.

Mei Lanfang is a symbol of Chinese Performing Arts. Because of his special position in the field of Chinese opera, we should not only inherit Mr. Mei's artistic spirit, but also undertake the historical mission of carrying forward Peking Opera, the quintessence of Chinese culture. For Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, it is both an honor and a way to revitalize Beijing opera to be able to place the statue of master Mei Lanfang

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