The 9th Paris Chinese Opera Festival, running from November 6 to 10, 2024, will have the theme “Performance, Screening, Exhibition”, showcasing the artistic charm of Chinese opera through various exhibitions, film screenings, cultural lectures and artistic salons . (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The grand opening of the 9th Paris Chinese Opera Festival, jointly organized by the Paris Chinese Cultural Center and the Chinese Opera Academy, took place on November 6 at the Guimet National Asian Arts Museum Theater in Paris. More than 280 Chinese and French dignitaries, including Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye, representatives of the French Ministry of Culture and several other esteemed guests, attended the opening ceremony and watched the Beijing Opera “The Orphan of Zhao”.
Jamel Oubéchou, representative of the Guimet Museum, welcomed the guests and announced that in celebration of the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, the museum has declared 2024 the ” Year of China”. and organized a series of Chinese cultural activities that have attracted much attention. The Paris Chinese Cultural Center, a close partner of the Guimet Museum, was honored to host the highly anticipated 9th Paris Chinese Opera Festival at the museum.
Jean-Pierre Wurtz, French chairman of the organizing committee of the 9th Paris Chinese Opera Festival, said in his speech that the Paris Chinese Cultural Center initiated the biennial Chinese Opera Festival in 2003 to introduce traditional Chinese opera arts to French audiences. Traditional Chinese opera is known in France as “Chinese opera” and serves as a window for Western audiences to understand the essence of Chinese culture. The revival of the Chinese Opera Festival after a six-year hiatus, in collaboration with the Chinese Opera Academy, at the Guimet Museum in 2024, symbolizes an important gift commemorating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France.
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