DancersperformattheShaanxiOperaHouseinXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May12,2023.(Xinhua)XI'AN,Jan.22(Xinhua)--ForLyuHang,anavidfanoftheaterperformances,attendingasmanyas10dancedramaswithdiversethemesduringthepastyearprovidedherwithbothemotionalandspiritualsatisfaction."Thesedramasnotonlycaptivatetheeyesofnumerousaudiencesbutalsointroduceinnovativewaystoblendculturesandartsacrosstimeandspaceforlaymenlikeme,"saidthe32-year-oldtheaterenthusiastwhoisafrequentvisitortotheShaanxiOperaHouseinthehistoriccityofXi'aninnorthwestChina.Chinesedancedramashavegarneredhighacclaimfromyoungstersduetotheirdiversethemes,spanninghumanrelationswithnature,iconicliteratiandhistoricalnovels,andartisticpracticesfromboththeEastandtheWest.AccordingtoareportfromtheChinaAssociationofPerformingArts,peopleaged18to34hadbeenapredominantsegmentoftheconsumerbaseintheperformingartsmarketin2022,accountingforover76percentofthetotalaudience.Forinstance,thedancedrama"CrestedIbises,"namedafterthebirdspeciesfeaturingaredcrestandlongblackbeak,tellsthestoryofhowpeoplestrivetomaintainaharmoniousco-existencebetweenhumanityandnatureduringtheprocessofurbanizationandindustrialization.ThecrestedibiswasthoughttobeextinctinChinauntilsevenwildbirdswerespottedinYangxianCountyinShaanxiin1981.Aftermorethan40yearsofprotectionefforts,itsglobalpopulationhasexceeded10,000.Thedramavisualizesthenaturalmovementsofthespeciesanddemonstratesthecommonenvironmentalcrisisfacedbythewholeworldthroughvividstagecraft."TheexquisitecombinationofChinesefolkdanceandWesternballetmakesitatruemasterpiece,"saidDaiPing,aprofessoratShanghaiTheatreAcademy.AccordingtotheMinistryofCultureandTourism,inthefirstthreequartersof2023,atotalofabout342,000commercialperformanceswerestagedinChina,whichattractedover110millionviewers,up121percentand188.5percent,respectively,fromthesameperiodof2019.Lyusaidthatthemostimpressivedramashewatchedin2023was"PoeticDance:Dongpo,"whichshebelievesisagoodexampleofculturalfusion.TheperformancedepictsthelifeofSuShi,apoetandculturaliconfromtheSongDynasty(960-1279)through15ofhismostrecognizedpoems."IonceaskedmyFrenchfriends'impressionsofthedrama.Theytoldmethattheycouldsensethecharacter'semotionsandthoughtsconveyedthroughbodymovementsevenwithouttranslation,"saidShenWei,whodirectedthepoeticdance.Inrecentyears,severalChinesedancedramasincluding"Confucius"and"Mulan"hitinternationalstagesintheUnitedStates,Mexicoandmanyothercountries."Arthasnoboundaries.Ihopethataudiencesfromdifferentculturalbackgroundscanfeelthesharedpursuitofhumanbeingsthroughdancedramas,"Shensaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.