After the success of the television competition show Let's
Shake It with its star contenders, Dragon TV will launch
another reality TV show, Fei Chang You Xi, which shifts
from modern dance to traditional Chinese opera.
The show will invite non-opera artists and actors to be
contenders and perform operas on the TV competition.
The winners will be decided through judge's marks and audience
votes through SMS.
The organizer of the show said the show aims to promote
traditional Chinese culture and opera.
A grand premiere ceremony will be aired globally this Friday
night on Dragon TV. Chinese opera masters Mei Jiubao and Tan
Xiaozeng will attend the premiere. Chinese-American actress Lisa
Lu, the only Asian jury member at the Academy Awards, is also
expected to perform one classic piece from the Peking opera
Ding Jun Shan.
Nowadays, many pop stars and songwriters often find inspiration
when adding traditional opera elements into pop songs. This
includes A-shin's Peking opera singing-style One Night in
Beijing, Wang Leehom's Kun opera-styled Zai Mei Bian
and Jay Chou's Huo Yuan Jia with a Peking Opera female
voice.
Celebrities confirmed to attend the show conclude Taiwan singer
Jeff Chang, artist Wang Gang and folk song singer Yin Xiumei. The
organizer said that they are still talking with the biggest names
in the business, including like Jay Chou and David Tao, who have
both adapted opera elements into their pop hits.
The poster for Dragon TV's
new television competition show Fei Chang You Xi, which
will kick off this Friday.
(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2007)
