Promote in-depth exchanges in international performing arts

"Mutual Learning of Civilizations Goes Far – NCPA Berlin Special Concert and Exchange Activities" was played at the China Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany on the evening of November 18th, with performers from London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Dresden and other performing arts institutions Nearly 100 people in the industry and artists attended the exchange event.

From November 11th to 20th, at the invitation of the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Austria, and the Berlin Opera Foundation in Germany, Wang Ning, President of the National Center for the Performing Arts and Chairman of the World Theater Federation, led a delegation to Switzerland and Austria Exchange visits with three countries in Germany. This is the first cultural visit of a domestic performing arts institution since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia. Germany is the last stop of the trip, and this concert is also the closing event of the trip.

At the concert, violinists Wang Xiaoming and Lu Wei, viola virtuoso Xu Xingyuan, percussionist Hu Shengnan, French horn player Zeng Yun, German cellist Gabriel Schwab and other artists presented "Dance of the Yao Nationality" and "Luo Sidney Variations on a Theme", "Horn Quintet in E-flat Major", and many other famous works at home and abroad.

"Today, we are using music at the China Cultural Center in Berlin to facilitate cultural exchanges between China and Europe. It is very meaningful. We are willing to work with you to enhance communication and understanding between people of various countries and contribute to the prosperity and development of the international performing arts industry." Wang Ning express.

In recent years, although the epidemic has swept the world and the international situation is complex and changeable, the National Center for the Performing Arts has always insisted on carrying out rich and diverse international exchanges and cooperation, continued to establish cultural exchange mechanisms with internationally renowned art institutions, built cultural exchange platforms, and built cultural exchange brands. Improve China's influence and international competitiveness in the global performing arts field.

In 2020, the National Center for the Performing Arts proposed to launch the "World Theater Alliance", which has built an important platform for the exchange and mutual learning of performing arts institutions around the world. 27 performing arts institutions from all over the world have become members of the alliance. Over the past few years, the National Center for the Performing Arts and the alliance member institutions have integrated resources and given full play to their advantages. They have jointly planned and launched a series of "Voice of the World" online concerts, and continued to hold international forums in the form of both online and offline, to promote Industry development, discuss the future together.

During this visit, the National Center for the Performing Arts actively sent out performance invitations to well-known artists and internationally renowned orchestras, making preparations for the "invitation" of famous artists and troupes. At present, the National Center for the Performing Arts has reached cooperation intentions with Zurich Opera House, Verbier Music Festival, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and other art institutions in the fields of program planning, exchanges, and international tours; conductor Barenboim , The pianist Buchbinder also expressed affectionately to the delegation his longing for Beijing and the Chinese audience, as well as his expectation for an early revisit of the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Barenboim said: "I am in good physical condition now, and I am more confident than ever before. I look forward to returning to the stage and returning to Beijing." Buchbinder said: "The epidemic has brought a lot of confusion and confusion to the world, and Music and art can help people answer all these. Artists and art institutions must join hands at this moment to become the most steadfast messengers of friendship and unity."

In addition to reaching a performance cooperation intention, the NCPA delegation also further expanded the cooperation space with world-renowned art institutions during this trip. In addition, the delegation also consulted with several alliance member institutions on the preparations for the "2022 World Theater Beijing Forum" under the framework of the World Theater Alliance.

Wang Ning said: "Being able to work with artists from all over the world to promote mutual trust and integration of different civilizations is one of the most valuable gains of the National Center for the Performing Arts in the past 15 years. We and all Chinese audiences believe that the epidemic has brought great benefits to the performing arts. The challenge is temporary, and the National Center for the Performing Arts will actively coordinate and prepare to welcome artists from all over the world to return to the Beijing stage in the near future."

(Editors in charge: Ai Wen, Liu Yeting)

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