‘Dehang Fantasyland’ to be performed on October 1

“Dehang Fantasyland” will be officially performed on October 1.

Create a fantasyland in the canyon

The theater of the banquet in the drama is located under the Dehang Grand Canyon, with the basalt cliff as the backdrop and a traditional Miao building as the stage.

When night falls, a “moon in the water” with a diameter of 8 meters slowly rises in the center of the stage by means of digital media arts, integrating the poetic flavor of the drama and the real scene of landscapes. Unlike the traditional way of theater actors on stage and the audience sitting under the stage, the audience of “Dehang Fantasyland” can attend this banquet as guests with actors. 8 drawer-style small indoor theaters are connected to 1 large outdoor theater, allowing the audience to break the stage boundary and actively participate in the drama by changing the performance scenes.

You may come to the winery and receive the news of soldiers recruitment as a result of the outbreak of war. You may be invited to the homes of Xiangxi residents and asked for advice on the marriage of their daughters. The audience can feel the surging emotions of of Xiangxi people in those turbulent years.

Another highlight of this drama is the new model of “banquet plus performance plus plot”. The audience can sit in the open-air theater of the canyon and taste authentic Xiangxi cuisine while watching the performance. “The change of the banquet integrating the local culture represents different plots, but also. The interactive participation of the audience at the banquet is a complement to the work,” said the director.

The food and even the tableware at the banquet constantly change with the plot. Even a glass of wine you drink has a unique meaning.

Audience and actors drink sweet rice wine to express joy and happiness at a wedding feast, and corn liquor to boost morale when young men of Xiangxi go for a battle.

Tell the story of Xiangxi with fine dramas

In recent years, the Xiangxi region, represented by Jishou City, has become a popular national tourism destination due to its unique geographical location and rich cultural heritage. The Jishou municipal government has attached great importance to the deep integration of culture and tourism, and continuously increased investment and support for the cultural tourism industry.

Tourism performing arts, as an important carrier of the integrated development of culture and tourism, have gradually become the core of the development of the cultural industry in Jishou City.

Culture and tourism departments at all levels in Hunan Province are actively looking for new ways to integrate the development of culture and tourism, seize project opportunities, integrate resources, and promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism performing arts.

Brilliant tourism performances should be staged to expand tourism consumption and enhance the strength of the cultural industry.

With the rich local ethnic culture, Jishou City actively explores a new mode of cultural and tourism integration. It has created a series of characteristic high-quality plays such as “Dehang Fantasyland” that reflect the profound cultural heritage of Xiangxi by tapping into and integrating local natural, historical, and folk customs resources.

Since the trial performance, “Dehang Fantasyland” has been widely acclaimed. With the development of technology, the forms of tourism performing arts are also constantly innovated.

Immersive drama, as a new form of performance, is gradually becoming a new trend for the development of cultural tourism.

“Dehang Fantasyland” uses modern technological means to break the boundary between traditional drama and the audience. Its unique performance form and rich cultural connotations allow the audience to experience the legends and stories of Xiangxi in an immersive way.

After several months of improvement, “Dehang Fantasyland” will be performed again, and be created into an all-for-one tourism product that meets the needs of rural development and the market.

At present, literary and artistic works have become a new way of promoting tourism. The breakthrough of technology has enhanced the integration of media arts and the cultural tourism industry, providing a new way for the upgrading and transformation of local cultural tourism consumption formats.