第二屆中英當代藝文展演“威爾士之夜”“蘇格蘭之夜”帶來的多元文化

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9月10日、17日，英國駐重慶總領事館分別在渝舉行“連接·重啟”第二屆中英當代藝文展演之“威爾士之夜”和“蘇格蘭之夜”活動，邀請重慶各界嘉賓欣賞藝文展演中的威爾士作品，品味其多元文化;觀賞紀錄片《風暴之眼》，領略傳奇畫家莫里森的藝術人生。

第二屆中英當代藝文展演由英國文化教育協會主辦，英國威爾士政府支持，是首個促進中英文化和創意交流的線上展演#Connected By Creativity的延續。活動期間，通過線上和線下結合的模式，共開展了近40場文化表演和項目展示。

“威爾士之夜”：3部威爾士影視作品呈現活力多元文化

“威爾士之夜”活動放映并賞析了《以石為啟》“交織”等3部精彩的威爾士影視作品。

電影《以石為啟》是威爾士國際青年電影節“神話與傳說”國際制片項目推出的作品之一。該片是一部關于北威爾士的聯合國教科文組織世界文化遺產的簡短紀錄片，講述生活在布萊瑙·費斯蒂尼格這個北威爾士小鎮上采石工的故事，由來自克羅地亞和哥倫比亞的兩位青年女性電影人制作。

“交織”是由威爾士國家級藝術團體—文學威爾士和威爾士國家舞團合作推出的跨藝術形式雙語短片項目，包含《何處為鄉》《漫長的一天》《三聯詩》《美好將至》等多部短片。項目由一眾舞蹈家和詩人在新冠肺炎疫情期間發起，每部短片都反映了藝術家的個人經歷、內心恐懼和殷切希望，同時也讓觀眾得以一窺彼時彼刻的威爾士和世界。

第三部短片展示了當今藝術界頂級獎項—Artes Mundi國際當代藝術獎獲得者普拉巴卡爾·帕克布奇的系列參展作品。帕克布奇取材威爾士采礦群體的共同文化遺產，創作了一組由系列繪畫、橫幅和藝術品構成的宏偉裝置作品。

“威爾士以特色鮮明的藝術、文化與創意產業，在世界文明中獨樹一幟。此次帶來的3部作品展示了威爾士活力與多元兼具的文化。”威爾士政府首席部長馬克·德雷克福德在視頻致辭中表示，中國和威爾士是重要的藝術與文化合作伙伴，近年來雙方的合作蓬勃發展。新冠肺炎疫情為藝術與文化產業造成諸多挑戰，也衍生出了更多創意，尋找新的合作方式分享作品。

據介紹，今年8月，威爾士的板巖地貌入選世界遺產名錄，成為威爾士第四個被聯合國教科文組織批準的世界文化遺產項目，也是英國第33處入選世界遺產名錄的景觀。

蘇格蘭之夜：《風暴之眼》帶領觀眾領略傳奇畫家莫里森的藝術人生

在“蘇格蘭之夜”，英國駐重慶總領事館與大家分享了有關傳奇畫家詹姆斯·莫里森的紀錄片《風暴之眼》。該片由英國導演安東尼·巴克斯特執導。影片在格拉斯哥電影節進行全球首映，后又入選美國、加拿大和歐洲等地各大電影節。

詹姆斯·莫里森被公認為英國最優秀的風景畫家之一，《風暴之眼》正是圍繞著莫里森身為風景畫家的真諦所進行的一次精彩探索，以極具普適性的視角講述了在不斷衰老退化的身體機能和終將逝去的必然命運面前，藝術天才略帶凄然色彩的抗爭。

長期以來，莫里森深受視力逐步衰退所困擾。85歲高齡的他在進行了一系列手術之后，決定再次拿起畫筆，為其最后一次個展作畫。與此同時，莫里森還同意讓電影制片人安東尼·巴克斯特跟隨并拍攝其丹青生涯的終章。

這部影片以穿插式敘事的方式，呈現與年齡抗爭的老年莫里森和年輕時代意氣風發的畫家莫里森，借助50年前拍攝的珍貴資料帶領觀眾追溯這位風景畫家的一生。

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The 2nd UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival

"Welsh Night" and "Scottish Night" bring vitality and diverse culture

On September 10 and 17， the British Consulate General in Chongqing respectively held the "Welsh Night" and "Scottish Night" events of #ReConnect the 2nd UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival in Chongqing. It invited guests from all walks of life in the city to appreciate Welsh works in the culture exhibition and savor its diverse culture as well as watch the documentary Eye of the Storm to gain some knowledge of the artistic life of the legendary painter James Morrison.

Organized by the British Council and sponsored by the Welsh Government， the 2nd UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival is the continuation of #Connected By Creativity， the first online exhibition to promote UK-China cultural and creative exchanges. During the event， nearly 40 cultural performances and programs were unfolded by combining online and offline forms.

"Welsh Night"： Three Welsh films present vitality and diverse culture

"Welsh Night" showed and analyzed three wonderful Welsh films， such as Or Craig/From the Rock and "Plethu/Weave".

The film Or Craig/From the Rock is part of an international film-making program "Prosiect Mythau （Myths and Legends） Program" which takes place at the International Youth Film Festival of Wales. A short documentary of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage about North Wales， the film tells the story of slate miners in the small town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales and is produced by two young female filmmakers from Croatia and Colombia.

"Plethu/Weave" is a cross-artform bilingual collaboration between two Welsh national arts companies， Literature Wales and National Dance Company Wales， including many short films such as Ble Mae Bilaadi？， Spell For A New Beginning， Triptych， Good Things to Come and so on. Each short film in the program reflects the personal experiences， fears， and hopes of the artists， and offers the viewers a glimpse into Wales and the world at that time in time.

The third short film shows the exhibition works of Prabhakar Pachpute， the winner of the Artes Mundi International Contemporary Art Award， the top award in the art world. Prabhakar Pachpute draws on a shared cultural heritage with the Welsh mining community to create an installation of paintings， banners， and objects.

"Wales is unique in the world civilization with its distinctive art， culture and creative industries. The three works brought this time show the vitality and diversity of Welsh culture，” said Mark Drakeford， First Minister of Wales. He expressed in his video speech that China and Wales are important art and cultural partners， and the bilateral cooperation has flourished in recent years. COVID-19 has posed many challenges for the art and culture industry， but also generated more creativity to identify new ways of cooperation to share works.

It is reported that in August this year， the slate landform of Wales was selected into the World Heritage List， becoming the fourth world cultural heritage project approved by UNESCO in Wales and the 33rd landscape selected into the World Heritage List in the UK.

Scottish Night： Eye of the Storm leads the audience to appreciate the artistic life of the legendary painter James Morrison

On "Scottish Night"， the British Consulate General in Chongqing shared with everyone the documentary Eye of the Storm about the legendary painter James Morrison. Directed by British director Anthony Baxter， the film has been selected for major film festivals in the United States， Canada and Europe， following its World Premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival.

James Morrison is recognized as one of the best landscape painters in Britain. Eye of the Storm is a fascinating exploration centering on Morrison to identify what it means to be a landscape painter. It is also a poignant and universal story of a creative mind dealing with his own mortality， and the physical frailties that catch up with all of us.

For a long time， Morrison has suffered from progressive deterioration of vision. At the age of 85， after a series of surgeries， he decided to pick up the brush again to paint for his last individual exhibition. Meanwhile， Morrison also agreed to let film producer Anthony Baxter follow and shoot the finale of his career.

The film movingly intertwines Morrison's struggle with old age， with his lively views as a much younger painter， captured in remarkable archive filmed over 50 years ago.

Photos /British Consulate in Chongqing