Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater: Adhering to a Combination of Modern and Traditional, New Creations and Revivals In 2025, Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater's "One City, One Play" project, "The Fragrance of a Maiden," performed 8 shows in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and was selected for the 2026 National Arts Fund support program; "Forensic Official Song Ci" has completed script incubation and internal trial performances. The theater launched the hyper-dimensional fantasy small theater work "The Enchanting Shadow: An Appointment." It co-created "Resident Official Zhang in Tibet" with the Tibetan Opera Troupe; and created several textbook-based plays, including "The Ballad of Mulan," to empower the living transmission and contemporary inheritance of Cantonese Opera. Efforts in inheritance and enhancement progressed simultaneously, with revivals of 5 classic plays such as "Storms in a Mountain Village," and continuous refinement of award-winning works like "Zhang Jiuling" and "Red Headscarf." The theater completed 289 live performances throughout the year. Plans for 2026: Revise and enhance "Forensic Official Song Ci" and "Resident Official Zhang in Tibet" to ensure their premieres within the year; revive 2 classic plays while integrating modern aesthetics, and create youth versions and experimental productions. Tailor key works for top-tier talents in preparation for the "Plum Blossom Award" nominations. Strengthen existing brands like "Watch Grand Opera on Weekends" and launch a new public-benefit brand, "All Love Cantonese."
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra: Online Reach Approximately 1.588 Billion Views In 2025, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra performed 105 concerts, fulfilling numerous major performance tasks. It led the "15th National Games Greater Bay Area Joint Grand Orchestra," making a stunning appearance at the opening ceremony; successfully planned and performed the opening concert for the 5th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival; and hosted the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Youth Music Week to a high standard. Additionally, it adapted 16 musical works. The orchestra attracted over 600,000 live audience members throughout the year, with an online reach of approximately 1.588 billion views. Plans for 2026: Focus on commissioning a large-scale symphonic work themed "The Pearl River." Host the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Youth Music Week, vigorously advance the "Music in Twin Cities" brand building, and actively explore performance markets in other cities within the Bay Area. Relying on core artistic forces such as the Artistic Committee and Music Director, plan the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra's 2026/2027 music season.
Guangdong National Orchestra: Created and Adapted 43 Chinese Orchestral Works In 2025, the Guangdong National Orchestra created and adapted a batch of new Chinese orchestral works totaling 43 pieces, with a cumulative creation duration of 220 minutes. The original project "Elegant Music of the South Wind" was launched, with commissioned composers currently in the creation phase. It focused on producing the large-scale national symphonic concert "Lingnan Variations Revisited," premiering 12 original compositions. It also held the "'Lingnan Variations' - 20th Anniversary Commemorative Concert." The orchestra completed 86 various performances throughout the year, with total live audience attendance exceeding 40,000. Plans for 2026: Plan to create 8 large-scale concert programs. Conduct open recruitment for currently scarce talents and establish a Young Elite Cultivation Program. Plan to package, train, and create popular internet celebrities with significant followings, using a music product model to explore the market.
Guangdong Song and Dance Theatre: Promoting the "Breaking Boundaries and Going Global" of Lingnan Culture In 2025, Guangdong Song and Dance Theatre focused on refining the dance drama "Dwelling Among Flowers." It completed internal trial performances of the musical "Dragon Tiger Martial Artist." The theatre completed 145 performances throughout the year, receiving approximately 550,000 live audience members and over 10 million online views. The refreshed version of the dance drama "Dwelling Among Flowers" conducted a tour of 22 performances across 10 cities in 6 provinces, achieving an average attendance rate of 90%. The co-produced musical "I Am What I Am" completed a 15-show national tour, accumulating over 800 million online exposures, promoting the "breaking boundaries and going global" of Lingnan culture. It also high-quality completed important performances such as the torch collection and flame integration ceremony for the 15th National Games. Plans for 2026: Advance the creation of a new large-scale dance drama; initiate preparation work for reviving the classic repertoire "Past Events in Shawan"; launch a new national tour for "Dwelling Among Flowers"; promote the high-quality regular operation of the "1974 Theatre." Continue to optimize brands such as the "Bai'etan Weekend Arts Festival."
Guangdong Provincial People's Art Theatre: Achieving Regular Weekend Performances in Small Theaters In 2025, it revived classic works such as "The View from Behind" and "Little Eighth Route Army and the Big Prisoner." The weekend regular performances at the Zhusigang Small Theater maintained a stable attendance rate of over 90%. The children's musical "Wisdom in Fables" and the immersive drama "The Gilded Feast" precisely targeted family and young audiences, achieving success both socially and economically. The second "Guangdong Black Box Theatre Week" was upgraded and expanded, presenting 10 refined productions over 21 performances. The theatre completed 88 performances throughout the year, including 78 public-benefit performances serving 23,000 audience members. Plans for 2026: Initiate research and incubation for creations themed on the "50th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up"; advance the children's play themed on the "Nanhai I" shipwreck and the IP cooperation project "White Wolf Star Exploration Team." Continue creating small theater works like "The Walking Family Portrait." Upgrade the "Guangdong Black Box Theatre Week."
Southern Song and Dance Ensemble: "Like You" Tours Major Cities Nationwide In 2025, the Southern Song and Dance Ensemble created theme programs including "The Light Forger." The original musical "Like You" toured major cities across the country throughout the year, completing a total of 41 tour performances. It created a series of dance works, including the female group dance "As One Leaf Unfurls, Another Grows" and the group dance "Elegant Rhymes of Verdant Pines." The ensemble performed 141 shows throughout the year, spanning government, corporate, cultural, and tourism sectors. Plans for 2026: The musical "Like You" secured the 2026 National Arts Fund Communication and Exchange Promotion Project, with contracts signed for 34 performances in 17 cities; it is expected to complete over 40 national tour performances for the year.
Guangdong Modern Dance Company: Achieving Success in Heritage, Innovation, and Talent In 2025, Guangdong Modern Dance Company delved deeply into creating refined works, achieving a triple harvest in heritage, innovation, and talent development. The annual production "Then and Now" brought together eight iconic works spanning over thirty years of the company's history, reinterpreted by a new generation of dancers. This production was selected as a highlight of the 5th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival and featured prominently as the opening performance for the 22nd Guangdong Modern Dance Week. Simultaneously, it high-quality revived company masterpieces such as "Lodge" and "Nine Grand Bowls." Furthermore, it created new environmental adaptations of classic works like "A Feast for Cantonese Eyes and Ears." The company completed 72 various performances throughout the year. Plans for 2026: Focus on launching the dance art theater piece "State of Mind." Build a tripartite structure encompassing "theater + environment + youth." Advance global tours and accompanying exchange activities for company masterpieces like "Lodge," "A Feast for Cantonese Eyes and Ears," and "Then and Now." The "Greater Bay Area Contemporary Dance Creation Talent Program" is scheduled to launch and conduct its first training session from mid-June to mid-July, followed by training phases in Hong Kong and Macao.
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