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In golden autumn October, the grand occasion of the opera world once again gathers in the river city. From October 15 to November 5, 2026, the 11th China Peking Opera Festival is being held in Wuhan, Hubei. This year's China Peking Opera Festival is hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Hubei Provincial People's Government, and organized by the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Wuhan Municipal People's Government. At the opening ceremony, Ju Zhaohui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the Publicity Department; Chen Ping, Vice Governor of the Hubei Provincial People's Government; Ma Xiaolong, Director of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Xiong Zhengyu, Deputy Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the Wuhan Municipal People's Government; and Ke Ke, Party Secretary and Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, jointly inaugurated the Peking Opera Festival.

As the opening production of this year's festival, the Peking opera *Hanyang Made*, produced by the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theatre, was the first to meet the audience. The opera takes as its main thread the founding of the Hubei Arsenal by Zhang Zhidong, the late-Qing Viceroy of Huguang, reflecting the "birth history of a rifle" as a mirror of a nation's century-long journey from awakening in peril to forging ahead through innovation. The production is directed by renowned director Guo Xiaonan and led by National First-Class Actor Yin Zhangxu. With solid skills from three generations of performers, both in singing and acrobatics, it showcases the vibrant, well-inherited artistry of the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theatre. Unlike many historical dramas, *Hanyang Made* does not stop at recounting historical facts. Instead, it focuses on the spiritual struggles and unyielding breakthroughs of late-Qing officials and modern industrial workers under technological blockade and internal and external pressures, elevating the "chase for material progress" to a "spiritual awakening" that resonates across time with today's spirit of independent innovation and technological self-reliance.

In terms of stage presentation, the production upholds the traditional Chinese aesthetic principle of "the interplay of the virtual and the real." With multi-layered, symbolic scenery installations combined with multimedia projection technology, it breaks the physical limitations of the traditional stage and places different times and spaces within the same dramatic context. Zhang Zhidong's late-night anxieties over establishing the arsenal overlap with the pressures from the court within the same context. Through the interweaving of light and shadow, the audience gazes from a god's-eye view at the dislocation between the individual and the era, and amid the compassion of knowing the historical outcome, develops deep empathy for the protagonist's fate.

As an opening masterpiece with extremely high demands in both visual and emotional terms, this production imposes comprehensive requirements on stage lighting fixtures in terms of light quality, color, framing precision, and noise performance. Multiple FINE ART fixtures participated in the stage presentation of this opening performance, each serving different lighting needs with its own technical characteristics.

The FINE 1700CF BSWF is an LED moving head light developed by FINE ART for the high-end performance market, integrating beam, wash, gobo, and framing functions. It has an effective range of up to 100m, with color rendering indices Ra and R9 both reaching 95. Its patented cooling system maintains full-power operation at room temperature without derating, with operating noise below 45dB. The fixture features a built-in second-generation color standard, delivering good color consistency and a wide color gamut. It is equipped with 12 color filters, 1 rotating gobo wheel, 1 fixed gobo wheel, 1 dynamic effect wheel, and a full framing system rotatable ±90°. With sharp, distortion-free cut edges, it meets the complex stage image-shaping needs of large theatres.

The FINE 4019 WASH PLUS is a professional high-power LED moving head wash light. It adopts an all-new optical design that maintains high optical efficiency while ensuring uniform color mixing and soft effects. At narrow angles, it delivers 30,000 lux at 6 meters, and its 4°–60° zoom range adapts to lighting scenarios at different distances. The fixture offers smooth, delicate dimming with no noticeable flicker when starting at low brightness, meeting the high dimming standards of theatrical performances. Its linearly adjustable color temperature from 2500K to 8000K maintains relatively stable brightness as color temperature changes, with Ra and R9 both reaching 90 or above. The hidden folding hook design also reduces the operational difficulty of on-site hanging installation.

The FINE 1700L WASH PERF is equipped with a high-efficiency light engine, Ra ≥ 90, a light source design life of up to 20,000 hours, and a total luminous flux output of over 50,000 lm. With excellent heat dissipation design and intelligent fan control technology, its operating noise performance improves at lower ambient temperatures. It also features a patented cooling system that allows continuous full-power operation at room temperature without derating. The fixture has a built-in second-generation color standard that ensures output colors close to those of gas discharge light source fixtures. It is equipped with 2 color wheels each with 6 colors plus white, supports CMY infinite color mixing and CTO linear color temperature adjustment, and features a framing system rotatable ±90°, making it suitable for theatres, concert halls, and other performance scenarios with high noise requirements.

It is understood that during the festival, there will be a total of 20 major productions, 5 small-theatre Peking operas, 4 short Peking opera plays, and multiple special performances, collectively presenting the thriving scene of China's Peking opera development in recent years.

Judging from the stage presentation of the opening masterpiece *Hanyang Made*, the contemporary expression of historical Peking opera relies not only on the creativity of the playwright, director, and actors but also on the support of stage technology. In golden autumn in the river city, the show begins; on stage, light and shadow together with singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatics constitute the contemporary expression of Peking opera art, allowing traditional opera to continue growing on the stage of the new era.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of China's aerospace industry, the original drama *Sword Pointing to the Firmament* by Northwestern Polytechnical University held a trial performance on October 8 at the Soaring Student Center on the Chang'an Campus. Organized and created by the university's Art Education Center, the drama featured more than 40 cast and crew members, all students from various schools within the university. With plain yet warm expression, it presented the unwavering sincerity of a scientist, drawing rounds of applause from the audience. This round of trial performances ran for three consecutive days from October 7 to 9, with more than 3,000 faculty and student audience members attending in person.

The drama is based on Mr. Chen Shilu, one of the pioneers and founders of China's aerospace education, a renowned aerospace educator, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Through seven scenes, it connects Mr. Chen's life experiences of seeking knowledge to serve the nation, establishing the specialty, safeguarding the discipline, and dedicating himself to nurturing talent. It shows his firm choice to journey from the Jiangnan water towns to the Northwest and devote his life's efforts to the nation's aerospace cause, and also presents the arduous pioneering and torch-passing development journey of Northwestern Polytechnical University's aerospace discipline. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the westward relocation of the former Huazhong Institute of Technology (now part of Northwestern Polytechnical University). Mr. Chen Shilu's life of taking root in the Northwest and dedicating himself to aerospace is a vivid portrayal of the westward relocation spirit.

In this stage presentation of the scientist's spirit, two professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to paint the backdrop of the times for Academician Chen Shilu's life of serving the nation. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one framing light, with an outstanding color rendering index of Ra and R9 both greater than or equal to 95, accurately reproduced the temporal and spatial transition from the Jiangnan water towns to the Northwest gobi and the period texture of the characters' costumes. Equipped with dual color wheels with 12 professional color filters, CMY infinite color mixing combined with CTO linear color temperature adjustment, and rotating and fixed gobo wheels working with a dynamic effect wheel, it unfolded one by one Mr. Chen's youthful years of seeking knowledge to serve the nation, the arduous pioneering of establishing the specialty, the persistent safeguarding of the discipline, and the deep affection of a teacher dedicated to nurturing talent.

The FINE 4019 WASH PLUS high-power LED moving head wash light, with its all-new optical design, balances uniform color mixing and soft effects. At narrow angles, it delivers 30,000 lux at 6 meters, and its wide 4° to 60° zoom range effortlessly meets diverse lighting needs from solo monologues to impassioned ensemble scenes. It rendered the warm interactions between Mr. Chen and his students and the key decisions in discipline construction with delicacy and depth, allowing the faculty and student audience to perceive, through the university's origins, the noble character of the westward-relocation generation of aerospace predecessors who held fast to their original aspiration and supported the younger generation.

As the applause echoed for a long time in the Soaring Student Center, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating Academician Chen Shilu's magnificent life of dedication to aerospace and nurturing talent through research, but also reflecting the spiritual lineage of the 70-year torch-passing legacy of the westward relocation of the former Huazhong Institute of Technology.

On October 11, the 12th Silk Road International Arts Festival, hosted by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, officially opened. Adhering to the purpose of "a grand gathering of Silk Road arts, a bridge connecting hearts, and a festival for the people," this year's festival presented a total of 51 productions and 83 performances, invited more than 420 works of art from 19 countries and regions to be exhibited, and brought audiences an artistic feast that spans mountains and seas and connects the world.

The opening masterpiece of this festival was the ballet *The Peony Pavilion*, presented by the National Ballet of China and staged at the Opera Hall of the Shaanxi Grand Theatre. First premiered in 2008, the production uses the vocabulary of ballet to interpret Tang Xianzu's timeless masterpiece, recreating the love story of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei that transcends life and death. With minimalist stage design, elegant costumes, and music blending Chinese and Western elements, the entire production integrates the charm of Chinese opera with the characteristics of Western ballet. Through the superposition of threefold imagery — the Flower Goddess Liniang, the Kunqu Liniang, and Du Liniang — and the alternating arrangement of solos, pas de deux, and ensemble dances, it allows the intense expressiveness of Western ballet and the gentle subtlety of Eastern aesthetics to mirror each other, creating a spiritual resonance that runs through dreams and transcends life and death.

In this ballet feast where Eastern and Western aesthetics are deeply integrated, two professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to paint the stage backdrop for the ultimate passion of *The Peony Pavilion*. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one framing light, with an outstanding color rendering index of Ra and R9 both greater than or equal to 95, accurately reproduced the delicate layers of elegant costume tones and the blank-space aesthetic of the minimalist stage. Equipped with dual color wheels with 12 professional color filters, CMY infinite color mixing combined with CTO linear color temperature adjustment, and rotating and fixed gobo wheels working with a dynamic effect wheel, it unfolded layer by layer Du Liniang's restrained yet passionate inner world as the plot progressed, allowing the threefold imagery of the Flower Goddess Liniang, the Kunqu Liniang, and Du Liniang to overlap and coexist in the changing light and color, and achieving a subtle balance in light and shadow between the intense expressiveness of Western ballet and the gentle subtlety of Eastern aesthetics.

The FINE 1700L WASH PERF wash and framing moving head light is equipped with a high-efficiency light engine, Ra ≥ 90, and a total luminous flux output of over 50,000 lm. Its excellent heat dissipation design, supplemented by intelligent fan control technology, produces less noise at lower ambient temperatures, protecting the purity and immersion of ballet art with tranquil light and color. Two color wheels superimposed with CMY infinite color mixing and CTO linear color temperature adjustment, and a framing system rotatable ±90°, render Du Liniang's dream journey across life and death as dreamlike and illusory — sometimes like the gentle morning light of a spring garden, sometimes like the faint moonlight of the netherworld's depths — allowing spiritual resonance to reach directly into the heart through light and shadow.

As the ultimate passion of *The Peony Pavilion* blooms on the Silk Road stage, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating the heartfelt embrace between the classical charm of the East and the vocabulary of Western ballet, but also reflecting the resonance and emotion that audiences from different countries and ethnic groups find in this beautiful artistic dream.

On the evening of October 3, the cultural evening gala celebrating the 100th anniversary of Anhui Medical University, themed "A Century of Nurturing Outstanding Physicians, United in Building a First-Class University," was held at the Waterfront Auditorium on the Xinglin Road Campus. The gala was divided into three chapters: "Founding Education in the Southeast," "Taking Root in the Jianghuai Land," and "Striving for First-Class Excellence." It brought together diverse art forms including dance, light-and-shadow theatre, scene-based musical tableaux, instrumental concertos, and opera medleys, comprehensively retracing the century-long magnificent journey from the founding of Southeast Medical University in 1926, to its relocation to the Jianghuai region for deep-rooted educational development, and to the new era's concerted efforts to build a "Double First-Class" medical university.

The cultural performance featured 11 programs, vividly showcasing the uplifting spirit of Anhui Medical University's faculty and students. All members of the Anhui Medical University community, with vigorous and enterprising elegance, paid tribute to the university's century-long educational journey and strove forward courageously toward the new journey of building a "Double First-Class" medical university.

In the stage presentation of this centennial celebration, three professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to paint the backdrop of the times for Anhui Medical University's century-long journey. The FINE 1600LH BSWF four-in-one framing light features a custom 1500W module with a maximum output of 40,000 lm. Its built-in second-generation color standard ensures pure colors and a wide gamut. A full framing system rotatable ±90° produces sharp, distortion-free cut edges, precisely framing the stage imagery of a century of retrospective in the light-and-shadow theatre piece *Time Mailbox 2026*, achieving a spiritual dialogue between the present generation and their predecessors.

The FINE 4037 WASH PLUS high-power LED moving head wash light, with its all-new optical design, balances uniform color mixing and soft effects. Its wide 4° to 60° zoom range effortlessly meets diverse lighting needs from heartfelt monologues to impassioned ensemble scenes. Its smooth, delicate dimming and flicker-free start-up at low brightness render the physician's benevolence passed down through generations in *Life Above All* and the diligent dedication of cultivating talent in *A Tree of Peach and Plum for a Century of Spring* with warmth and depth, allowing every moment paying tribute to physicians to be infused with emotional warmth.

The FINE 320 BEAM beam moving head light is compact in size with high luminous efficiency, delivering over 100,000 lux at 20 meters. Its beam is sharp, full, and highly penetrating. Its bi-directionally rotating 24-facet prism and 8-facet prism can be engaged, disengaged, and superimposed to form a 32-facet prism effect. In *Relocation: The Road Across Mountains and Seas*, it conjures the grand momentum of migrating across mountains and seas and taking root in the Jianghuai region to build a new enterprise, bringing the arduous years of pioneering in the sharp beams rushing forth.

As the glory of a century of Anhui Medical University echoes for a long time in the Waterfront Auditorium, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating the magnificent journey from founding education in the southeast to striving for first-class excellence, but also reflecting the spiritual inheritance of generations of Anhui Medical University members — the physician's benevolence and the principle that life is above all.

On the afternoon of September 30, the trial performance of the large-scale original South Anhui Flower Drum Opera *Silver Statue No. 6* was held at the Red Star Auditorium in Xuancheng. The opera is adapted from the tragic and heroic deeds of three generations of the family of Communist Party member Mei Dadong, who sacrificed their lives to protect a silver statue of Marx. At the performance, the audience and guests watched the entire production immersively and were deeply moved by the dramatic revolutionary story, the fervent patriotism, and the fearless perseverance of the revolutionary spirit. They highly recognized the production's creative concept of using South Anhui Flower Drum Opera as a vehicle to vividly recreate local red history and carry forward the revolutionary spirit.

After the trial performance, an expert seminar on the trial performance of *Silver Statue No. 6* was held promptly. Domestic theatre experts, municipal leaders, and the creative team gathered together to provide precise guidance on the production from multiple dimensions including script refinement, character portrayal, vocal design, stage arrangement, red expression, and the characteristics of the theatrical genre. Mei Jingjun, a descendant of the revolutionary martyr Mei Dadong, attended the event and offered suggestions on character portrayal and story details based on the historical facts of family inheritance. He expressed the hope that the production would preserve historical authenticity, carry forward the faith of the predecessors, and allow the red spirit embodied in "Silver Statue No. 6" to be passed down from generation to generation through South Anhui Flower Drum Opera.

In this stage presentation of a red revolutionary theme, multiple professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to paint the backdrop of the times for the revolutionary past of the South Anhui region. The FINE 1700 WASH PERF wash and framing moving head light, with a total luminous flux of over 50,000 lm and excellent color rendering of Ra ≥ 90, together with two color wheels each with 6 colors plus white, CMY infinite color mixing, and CTO linear color temperature adjustment, rendered the vast night of the South Anhui mountains and the faint glow of the revolutionary spark with distinct layers. A framing system rotatable ±90° precisely framed the figures of revolutionaries holding fast to their faith in the dark night.

The FINE 1800 PERF and FINE 1400 PERF pattern and framing moving head lights worked in tandem as the mainstay of stage shaping. The former, with a 188mm output lens and a total luminous flux output of over 39,000 lm, delivers a thick, full beam for long-distance projection within a 5° to 45° zoom range, and uniform light spots for close-range coverage. The latter, with a 140mm output lens and a total luminous flux output of over 35,000 lm, can achieve a frost effect by adjusting focus without changing the beam size or luminous flux output. Both fixtures integrate intelligent fan control, encoder positioning, and main and secondary reflector designs, freely switching between grand and delicate to render the smoke of war and the moments of deep emotion in the revolutionary journey, freezing every historical moment with crisp clarity.

The FINE 4037 WASH PLUS high-power LED moving head wash light, with its all-new optical design, balances uniform color mixing and soft effects. Its wide 4° to 60° zoom range effortlessly meets diverse lighting needs from solo monologues to impassioned ensemble scenes. Its smooth, delicate dimming and flicker-free start-up at low brightness fully satisfy the rigorous lighting requirements of red-themed traditional opera. The FINE 608 BATTEN LED moving head bar effect light, with 8 x 60W RGBW four-in-one light sources and a light output exceeding 6,000 lm, delivers a full, non-crossing beam at the narrowest angle within a 5° to 50° zoom range and excellent color mixing at wide angles, painting dynamic light accents for the flow of time and space on stage.

As the vocal melodies of South Anhui Flower Drum Opera echo for a long time in the Red Star Auditorium, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating the fervent revolutionary past behind "Silver Statue No. 6," but also reflecting the unwavering power of faith and unchanging original aspiration of the revolutionary predecessors.

On the evening of September 29, the 6th China Opera Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Fujian Provincial People's Government and jointly organized by the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and the China Opera Research Society, concluded successfully in Xiamen, Fujian.

The China Opera Festival is the highest-level and largest national artistic event in China's opera field. This year's festival adopted a dual-city model linking Xiamen and Fuzhou, bringing together 16 outstanding productions and presenting 31 professional performances. It covered four major sections: exhibitions of outstanding productions, thematic seminars, arts popularization and public benefit programs, and creative talent training. The festival fully implemented the requirements of bringing literature and art to the people, used opera as a bond to deepen cross-strait cultural understanding, and gathered tremendous strength to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese opera art. Among the many outstanding works at this year's festival, FINE ART professional lighting fixtures provided full support with precise light and shadow, injecting radiant brilliance blending technology and aesthetics into the contemporary presentation of opera art.

The national opera *Zheng Chenggong* by the Xiamen Song and Dance Theatre served as the closing performance. The opera takes as its main thread Zheng Chenggong's national righteousness in uniting all parties, overcoming all obstacles, and recovering Taiwan. It depicts both his brilliant military achievements that shine in history and his tragic sentiments in the face of a shattered homeland and an unfinished campaign, creating a flesh-and-blood tragic hero between grand narrative and delicate lyricism. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one framing light, with its 1500W high-power output and outstanding color rendering index of Ra and R9 both greater than or equal to 95, accurately reproduced the weighty texture of stage history and the delicate layers of character costumes. The FINE 1700L WASH PERF wash and framing moving head light, equipped with the latest high-efficiency light engine, delivers Ra ≥ 90 and a total luminous flux output of over 50,000 lm, rendering the vast sea, twilight clouds, beacon fires, and setting sun with distinct layers. The FINE 4019 PIXIE PLUS, with its ultra-wide linear zoom range of 4° to 60°, 65 color macros, and 64 effect macros, laid out a delicate and varied emotional foundation for the stage. The FINE 550 BSW PLUS three-in-one fixture, together with the FINE 604 BATTEN bar effect light and the FINE 400T LEKO low-color-temperature 3200K LED profile light, painted dynamic light accents for the transitions of time and space. The FINE 1400SF follow spot closely followed every solitary figure on stage with its full beam.

The Shaanxi Song and Dance Theatre's *Zhang Qian* distills dramatic plots from historical records and legends, using human separations and reunions to write about the great achievement of opening up the Western Regions, celebrating the pioneering spirit with Silk Road charm, integrating Eastern and Western civilizations, and showcasing the patriotic passion and heroic spirit of a giant of his era. The FINE 1700LH BSWF, with its dual color wheels with 12 professional color filters, CMY infinite color mixing combined with CTO linear color temperature adjustment, one rotating gobo wheel with 6 pluggable gobos, and one fixed gobo wheel with 9 gobos working together with a dynamic effect wheel, slowly unfolded the magnificent scroll of desert smoke and Silk Road camel bells in precise light and color, making every step of Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions tread upon a historical scroll woven with light and shadow.

The original national opera *March of the Volunteers* by the Shanghai Opera House artistically recreates the birth of the national anthem and portrays the group image of left-wing literary and artistic pioneers. Since its premiere, it has been performed more than 50 times, witnessing historical moments such as the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance. The FINE 1770L BSWF four-in-one framing light served as the mainstay with its superior long-throw capability, with an effective range of up to 100 meters, transforming the stage into a historical scroll transcending time and space. Its outstanding light quality, with Ra and R9 both reaching up to 95, accurately reproduced the resolute expressions and plain clothing of left-wing literary and artistic pioneers in the war-torn years. Its patented cooling system maintains full-power operation at room temperature without derating, with noise below 45dB, protecting with silence the solemnity and sanctity of the moment the national anthem was born.

As the arias of opera echo for a long time in the night sky over the Egret Island, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating the brilliant chapters of the 16 outstanding productions at the 6th China Opera Festival, but also reflecting the contemporary spirit of Chinese opera art as it carries forward its original aspiration through tradition and innovation and embarks together on a new journey.

Carrying forward the cultural lineage of traditional Chinese opera, new voices pay tribute to the sages. On the evening of September 16, the original Yu Opera Lion's Roar, produced by the Xi'an Yu Opera Theatre, appeared at the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Arts Festival, brilliantly staged at the Shanyang County Workers' Cultural Palace Grand Theatre. It competed for the Shaanxi Wenhua Award, interpreting patriotism through the new charm of traditional opera.

The original modern Yu Opera Lion's Roar is a 2026 National Arts Fund large-scale stage drama grant project, meticulously created by Xi'an Yu Opera Theatre Co., Ltd. Based on the real life of Mr. Fan Cuiting, known as the "Father of Modern Yu Opera," the production looks back on the tumultuous history of the Lion's Roar Troupe's westward migration during the war and its rooting in Chang'an, continuing the long-standing theatrical and cultural lineage between Henan and Shaanxi. With powerful Yu Opera melodies, the play praises the lofty spirit of the older generation of opera predecessors who preserved their art in adversity and served the country with loyal hearts. It deeply explores the core of red literary and artistic spirit, integrating ideological depth, artistic quality, and entertainment value, and delivers a substantial answer to the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional opera in the new era.

In this epic presentation of the wartime opera world, two professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to paint the backdrop of the times for the Lion's Roar Troupe's westward migration. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one framing light served as the mainstay. With an effective range of up to 100 meters and outstanding light quality with Ra and R9 both reaching 95, it accurately reproduced the desolate texture of the war-torn era and the rich charm of traditional opera costumes. One rotating gobo wheel with 6 gobos, one fixed gobo wheel with 9 gobos plus white, and 12 color filters interweave to create, as the plot unfolds, the arduous journey of the westward migration and the steadfast watch of putting down roots in Chang'an. A full framing system rotatable ±90° produces sharp, distortion-free cut edges, precisely framing Fan Cuiting's resolute figure preserving his art in adversity and the moving moments of the opera predecessors serving the country with loyal hearts.

The FINE 400CL7 professional LED cyclorama and floor light employs a 7-color full-spectrum optical design, continuously outputting white light with color temperatures from 2700K to 10,000K, with Ra and R9 both maintained above 90 and light output exceeding 16,000 lm. Its 16-bit high-precision dimming makes color mixing more accurate and dimming more delicate. From the vast backdrop of the wartime westward migration to the spotlight at the center of the stage, the cyclorama and floor light builds a well-layered background light curtain for the entire production with its broad color gamut, making the powerful vocal style of Yu Opera even more stirring and moving in light and shadow, and allowing the spirit of "Lion's Roar" to resonate through every aria.

As the melodies of Yu Opera echo for a long time at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, FINE ART uses light as a brush, not only illuminating the tumultuous past of the Lion's Roar Troupe's westward migration during the war, but also reflecting the lofty spirit of the older generation of opera predecessors who preserved their art in adversity and served the country with loyal hearts.

On the evening of September 15, the opening ceremony of the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Arts Festival was held at the Shangluo Cultural and Arts Centre Grand Theatre. Held every three years, the Shaanxi Provincial Arts Festival took place in southern Shaanxi for the first time this year, running from September 15 to October 14 in Shangluo. Adhering to the purpose of "a grand gathering of arts, a festival for the people," the event featured opening and closing ceremonies, evaluations for the Wenhua Award and the Galaxy Award, exhibitions of outstanding fine arts, calligraphy, and photography, and benefit performances of excellent productions. It presented outstanding works created over the past three years by Shaanxi's professional art troupes and mass art workers, built an important platform for industry exchange and talent cultivation, and helped advance the construction of a strong cultural province.

As drums and gongs sounded and the curtain rose, the Shangluo Flower Drum Opera The Protagonist, produced by the Shangluo Local Opera Research Institute, was brilliantly staged as the opening performance, officially launching the province's highest-level arts event. Adapted from the Mao Dun Literature Prize-winning novel of the same name by Shangluo-born writer Chen Yan, the production uses the national-level intangible cultural heritage Shangluo Flower Drum Opera as its artistic vehicle. It integrates local opera vocal styles, modern stage technology, and live symphony performance, using a local theatrical form to interpret a literary classic by a local author. The opera tells the tumultuous life of Yi Qin'e, a country girl who enters the world of traditional Chinese opera. With a shepherd's song, the innocent girl joins a county opera troupe. Despite cold treatment and criticism, she quietly perseveres. Through her outstanding skills, she rises step by step to the center of the stage, becoming a renowned opera star who tastes both glory and loneliness.

As one of the important activities of the Arts Festival, the final evaluation of the Galaxy Award was held at the Shangluo Theatre from September 7 to 10. Sixty-eight outstanding mass art works competed fiercely across four artistic categories: music, dance, drama, and quyi. With a stronger mass character, richer everyday warmth, and deeper ideological content, they highlighted the new achievements and breakthroughs in Shaanxi's mass art work.

Behind the opening ceremony and the Galaxy Award final evaluation, multiple high-quality professional stage lighting fixtures from FINE ART used precise light and shadow to support this triennial cultural and artistic event. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one fixture served as the main lighting force for both major events. With outstanding light quality (Ra and R9 both greater than 95), it accurately reproduced the rustic charm of Shangluo Flower Drum Opera costumes and the rich textures of the stage scenery. Its two color wheels with 12 professional color filters, one rotating gobo wheel, one fixed gobo wheel, and dynamic effect wheel interweave to create, as the plot of the opening performance The Protagonist unfolds, the cold years of the county opera troupe and the brilliant glory at the center of the stage. On the Galaxy Award stage, it effortlessly met the diverse lighting needs of music, dance, drama, and quyi performances appearing in turn.

The FINE 550 BSW PLUS three-in-one fixture and the FINE 400CL7 professional LED cyclorama and floor lights were used in the opening ceremony. The FINE 550 BSW PLUS, with its 169mm output lens, creates a robust beam with strong penetration. Its CMY + CTO + independent flowing color wheel interweaves, while 13 color filters plus white, together with rotating and fixed gobo wheels, create diverse visual effects. It vividly renders the intertwining warmth and coldness of the opera troupe years and the glory and loneliness at the center of the stage in The Protagonist, bringing a richly layered visual impact to the opening performance. The FINE 400CL7 continuously outputs white light with color temperatures from 2700K to 10,000K, with Ra and R9 both maintained above 90 and light output exceeding 16,000 lm. With 16-bit high-precision dimming, it builds a well-layered background light curtain with natural transitions for the opening ceremony stage, allowing the local charm of Shangluo Flower Drum Opera to become even richer and more moving across a wide color gamut.

It is understood that during the Arts Festival, 30 productions competing for the Wenhua Award will be staged at four venues in Shangluo, covering multiple categories including traditional opera, drama, dance drama, children's theatre, musical theatre, and folk song opera. Among them, more than 20 productions use FINE ART professional stage lighting fixtures. The Shangluo Cultural and Arts Centre Grand Theatre undertakes the opening and closing ceremonies and several major productions. The Danfeng County Cultural and Arts Centre Grand Theatre, Shangluo Theatre, and Shanyang County Workers' Cultural Palace Grand Theatre will simultaneously stage diverse productions including national orchestral music, symphony, acrobatics drama, and Yu Opera.

A grand gathering of arts, a festival for the people. After the opening ceremony and the Galaxy Award, more outstanding productions will appear at this Arts Festival, and FINE ART will continue to support the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Arts Festival. We look forward to more audiences entering the theatres to feel the warmth of local culture in the melodious vocal styles, touch the pulse of the times in moving stories, and find spiritual resonance in diverse arts.

On the evening of July 30, the three-day trial performance of the newly compiled Hakka mountain opera Rainy Songkou concluded at the Liangsheng Hakka Art Center in Meizhou. In the packed theatre, the misty rain of the ancient town of Songkou seeped into the hearts of contemporary audiences. Overseas Chinese returnees heard the echoes of their ancestors boarding ships, while young people understood the profound weight of the word "righteousness." Two generations completed a dialogue that transcended time.

"Since ancient times, Songkou has not bowed to the prefecture." As the first stop for Hakka people heading to Southeast Asia, the story of Rainy Songkou is rooted in this land. Under the joint creation of a top‑tier creative team including director Li Jiansheng, stage designer Ji Qiao, and lighting designer Xing Xin, the opera adopts a unique circular narrative structure, breaking away from the conventional patterns of traditional Hakka opera. It reflects the changing tides of a great era through the fate of three generations of two families in Songkou. The focus is on ordinary people: scholars, rogues, wartime postmen, and Hakka mothers. Liang Wenyuan sells himself to save his neighbors out of scholarly loyalty; Li Nianen repays kindness at the cost of his life, embodying the spirit of the common folk; Li Dusheng grows from an orphan to a revolutionary; and the Liang family, across two generations, sacrifices everything for the nation. The opera moves from personal gratitude and loyalty to family heritage, and finally to national duty, achieving a layered spiritual elevation. "Light and Ferry" is the spiritual motif of the opera: the tangible ferry is at Songkou Wharf, while the intangible ferry lies in everyone's heart, symbolizing the spiritual journey of a nation upholding righteousness and seeking light through a century of upheaval – a journey for which countless people willingly serve as boats to carry others forward.

In this epic presentation of the Hakka spirit, FINE ART's series of professional lighting fixtures and lighting consoles worked in concert, using precise light and shadow to imbue the misty rain of Songkou with soul. The FINE 1400CF PERF pattern and framing moving head light, with its 140mm output lens and unique optical design for uniform light distribution, is equipped with a full framing system and 90° pattern orientation positioning. It sharply frames Liang Wenyuan's decisive act of selling himself to save his neighbors and the silhouette of the mountain song grandmother releasing lanterns on the river, turning every choice about "righteousness" into a sculpted moment in light and shadow. The FINE 1400CF WASH-PERF wash and framing moving head light delivers a luminous flux of 47,000 lm, with a color rendering index of Ra > 95 and R9 > 90, producing a soft and full light spot. With CMY infinite color mixing and CTO linear color temperature adjustment from 2700K to 6500K, it renders the misty rain of Songkou, the flickering river lanterns, and the desolate grandeur of wartime, elevating the "ferry" imagery from the concrete to the spiritual through the flow of light and color.

The FINE 550 BSW three‑in‑one light, with its large 169mm output lens, creates a robust beam. Its rotating gobo wheel, fixed gobo wheel, independent frost, eight‑facet prism, twenty‑four‑facet prism, and dynamic effect wheel combine to depict the thousands of sails of Hakka people heading to Southeast Asia and their unyielding spirit in troubled times. The FINE 400CL, with its 5‑color full‑spectrum optical design, continuously outputs white light with color temperatures from 2700K to 10,000K, with Ra and R9 both above 90. It features theatre‑grade 16‑bit high‑precision dimming, delicately illuminating the faces of the characters, revealing every tremor in the mountain song grandmother's suppressed sobs. The FINE 380 BEAM, a compact high‑efficiency beam light with a 17+1 fixed gobo wheel and two stackable prisms, cuts through the stage time and space with its full beam, parting the dust of history.

Behind the scenes, the TEKMAND III and TEKMAND D dual consoles coordinated the entire lighting schedule. The TEKMAND III handles 8,192 parameters, combining touchscreen and buttons, with a built‑in stage simulation module for offline pre‑programming, greatly saving rehearsal time. The TEKMAND D is smaller, portable, and lightweight, with an integrated design and multi‑point capacitive touchscreen for complex control. Paired with the TEKMAND DPU 16P expander, which provides 16 DMX output ports handling 16,384 parameters, the system effortlessly manages the complex lighting scheduling of the circular narrative structure with its interwoven multiple time and space layers, ensuring every beam of light lands precisely where the drama needs it.

As the misty rain of Songkou clears and the river lanterns merge into a galaxy of light, FINE ART uses light as a brush – not only illuminating the century‑old stories of righteousness and ferrying at the ancient town of Songkou, but also reflecting the spiritual backbone of the Hakka people, who, with their flesh and blood, perform acts of righteousness and serve as boats to carry others forward.

On July 12, the polished and upgraded version of the large‑scale modern Qin opera On the Banks of the Nanluo River, meticulously created by the Luonan County Troupe, was brilliantly staged at the Shangluo Cultural and Arts Centre Grand Theatre. As a key production for the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Art Festival and a 2025 Shaanxi Provincial Art Creation Grant project, the opera fully demonstrates the fruitful achievements of Shangluo's literary and artistic creation with its profound historical heritage, exquisite artistic presentation, and distinct regional characteristics.

Centered on the Luo family's century‑old tofu workshop as a spiritual vessel, the opera spans more than eighty years of changing times, chronicling the craftsmanship perseverance and spiritual legacy of three generations of the Luo family. During the War of Liberation, the tofu workshop served as an underground contact station; Luo's mother sacrificed her life to protect revolutionary comrades, and the young Luo Fulai, carrying her faith, joined the revolution. In the socialist construction period, Luo Fulai returned to his hometown to participate in the construction of the Luohui Canal, benefiting his neighbours through practical dedication. In the new era, the younger generation carries forward the tofu‑making skills, innovates industrial development models, and allows the spirit of simplicity, perseverance, and selfless dedication to continue along the banks of the Nanluo River from generation to generation. Rooted in the essence of Qin opera and grounded in real rural life, the production carries out systematic innovations in narrative structure, stylized presentation, and vocal music, vividly portraying the collective struggle of the people of Luonan who follow the Party, overcome difficulties, and build their homeland.

Multiple professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART, with their outstanding light efficiency, painted the light and shadow backdrop for the eighty‑year chronicle of the times. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four‑in‑one framing light served as the workhorse. With 1500W high‑power output and a superior color rendering index (Ra and R9 both ≥ 95), it accurately reproduced the warm, smoky atmosphere of the tofu workshop and the desolate vastness of the Luohui Canal construction site. Even when the brightness is reduced to 20%, the color rendering index remains above Ra ≥ 90, with color temperature fluctuation within ±100K, ensuring that the characters' deep emotions in low‑light scenes are not disturbed by color shifts. Its patented cooling system, combined with intelligent electronic control, reduces dynamic noise to 33dB, preserving the theater's immersive atmosphere with extreme silence, so that every impassioned note of Qin opera reaches the audience's heart.

The FINE 4019 WASH PLUS high‑power LED moving head wash light delivers 30,000 lux at 6 meters at narrow angles, with a wide 4° to 60° zoom range to meet diverse lighting needs from solo arias to ensemble scenes. Its smooth, delicate dimming and flicker‑free start‑up at low brightness fully satisfy the rigorous lighting requirements of modern Qin opera. The FINE 550 BSW PLUS three‑in‑one light, with its large 169mm output lens, creates a robust beam. Its CMY, CTO, and independent flowing color wheel interweave, while the rotating gobo wheel, fixed gobo wheel, independent frost, eight‑facet prism, twenty‑four‑facet prism, and dynamic effect wheel combine to depict the intensity of battlefield flames and the spirited atmosphere of the canal construction, delivering a powerful visual impact. The FINE 608 BATTEN moving head bar light, with 8 x 60W RGBW four‑in‑one sources and a light output exceeding 6000 lm, features a 5° to 50° zoom range. At narrow angles, the beam is full and non‑crossing; at wide angles, color mixing is excellent, adding dynamic light accents to the transitions across three generations.

As the Qin opera drum and clappers resound through the theatre, and as the warmth of the tofu workshop and the spirit of struggle on the banks of the Nanluo River are etched into the audience's hearts through the singing, FINE ART uses light as a brush – not only illuminating the original aspirations of the three generations of the Luo family, but also reflecting the enduring power of heritage on this land. Where light and shadow reach, craftsmanship endures, and the soul of the homeland remains forever.

As the lights dimmed and the songs lingered, the original Shanxi folk opera Ode to Taihang concluded successfully at the Shanxi Grand Theatre on the evenings of June 28 and 29. This revival, upgraded with special funding from the Shanxi Art Fund, debuted a brand‑new version. Its gripping plot, powerful singing, and immersive stage presentation deeply moved the audience, offering a literary and artistic tribute to the revolutionary years and a heartfelt salute to the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

 

The opera traces the life of an ordinary village girl, Li Ziqing, telling her story of struggling through hardship, awakening amid the flames of war, and firmly holding onto her faith through trials. Scenes of delivering supplies to the front, rescuing the wounded, defending their homes, and answering the nation's call unfold layer by layer, vividly recreating the historical truth of the people of the Taihang region giving everything they had to support the front and the deep bond between the military and the civilians. The "Taihang flower," which runs throughout the opera, grows from cracks in cliffs and stands firm against wind and frost, symbolizing the unyielding spirit of the Taihang people who never give up even in desperate times and turn toward the sun. The music deeply integrates regional elements such as Shangdang flowering tunes and local Shanxi folk songs, accompanied by a live folk orchestra, giving the red story a distinctly Shanxi flavor and emotional resonance. This revival has been comprehensively optimized in terms of character emotional layers, singing details, plot rhythm, and lighting scheduling, with many new life‑like scenes added, allowing the weighty red history to shed its stiffness and gain warmth. The theatre was packed, and the applause was long‑lasting.

 

In this stirring red artistic feast, multiple high‑quality lighting fixtures and lighting consoles from FINE ART worked in concert, using precise light and shadow to color the Taihang spirit. The FINE 1750XL BSWF four‑in‑one framing light features a custom 1500W module with a maximum output of 40,000 lm. Its full framing system, rotatable ±90°, delivers sharp, distortion‑free cutting edges, precisely framing each dramatic focal point as the plot advances – Li Ziqing's gaze back at her home as she delivers supplies, and the trembling of her blood‑stained hands as she tends to the wounded – all are sharply delineated. The FINE 1400 PERF pattern and framing moving head light, equipped with a 1400W lamp and a 140mm output lens, delivers a total luminous flux exceeding 35,000 lm. Its unique optical design ensures uniform light distribution and allows frosting via focus adjustment without changing the beam size or luminous flux, precisely capturing Li Ziqing's every spiritual transformation from confusion to determination.

 

The FINE 550 BSW PLUS three‑in‑one light, with its large 169mm output lens, creates a robust beam. Its CMY, CTO, and independent flowing color wheel interweave, while the rotating gobo wheel, fixed gobo wheel, independent frost, eight‑facet prism, twenty‑four‑facet prism, and dynamic effect wheel combine to depict the stirring scenes of supply convoys and heroic home defense, delivering a powerful visual impact to the stage. The FINE 75 FT color professional footlight, only 0.5 meters long, uses an R, G, B, L four‑color mixing system to produce white light with color temperatures from 2500K to 10,000K (Ra and R9 both above 90). Its asymmetric reflector with dual‑row independent light control provides soft, even illumination, highlighting the faces of the actors and revealing every trace of their sincerity and determination.

 

Behind the scenes, the TEKMAND III console and the TEKMAND DPU 16P distributed processing unit formed a powerful control system. The console features a combination of touchscreen and buttons for intuitive and efficient operation, capable of handling 8,192 parameters on its own. Its built‑in stage simulation module supports offline pre‑programming, greatly saving rehearsal time. The DPU 16P integrates signal distribution, amplification, data switching, and processing, adding 16,384 parameters when used with the lighting console, effortlessly managing the complex lighting scheduling of the opera.

 

As the Taihang flowers bloom across the stage, and as the folk melodies transcend time through the singing, FINE ART uses light as a brush – not only illuminating the epic patriotism of the Taihang people united in heart, but also reflecting the ever‑living spirit of the red flame that continues to burn brightly.

On June 25, the large-scale historical Qin opera Luo Gong Bian, produced by the Shangzhou District Cultural Troupe, successfully premiered at the Shangluo Cultural and Arts Centre Grand Theatre. The play is based on the true historical deeds of Luo Wensi, a magistrate of Shangzhou during the Qing Dynasty, and uses the passionate, stirring rhythms of Qin opera to tell a centuries-old tale of an upright official.

During the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, a dangerous cliff-side path along the Danjiang River in Shangzhou made travel perilous for merchants and commoners alike. Luo Wensi, then the magistrate, showed deep concern for the people's plight. He used his own salary to fund the project, refused to impose levies or disturb the populace, and personally led the villagers in cutting through rock to widen the treacherous narrow path into a safe thoroughfare. He also installed stone railings and built rest platforms, completely solving the travel problem. The play goes beyond the story of building the Luo Gong Bian, fully portraying his ten-year tenure during which he built schools, promoted farming and sericulture, and repaired bridges over rivers. When he left office, he had not accumulated any personal wealth, but left behind safe roads and prosperous livelihoods for Shangzhou. In gratitude, the people named the road "Luo Gong Bian" and erected a stele in his memory, transforming the ancient path into a spiritual monument that transcends time.

After six months of meticulous refinement, the play retains the traditional artistic essence of Qin opera – singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatics – while subtly incorporating local cultural symbols such as the ancient Shangzhou road and intangible cultural heritage, allowing local audiences to instantly recognize familiar touches of home. During the performance, the dramatic plot combined with the stirring rhythms repeatedly ignited the audience, and the applause during the curtain call lasted for several minutes.

In this Qin opera epic of clean and upright officials, multiple professional lighting fixtures from FINE ART provided outstanding light efficiency, passionately supporting the unyielding spirit of Luo Wensi. The FINE 1700LH BSWF four-in-one framing light integrates beam, wash, pattern, and framing functions. With 1500W high-power output and a superb color rendering index (Ra and R9 both ≥ 95), it accurately reproduces the understated elegance of Qing-dynasty official costumes and the rugged textures of the ancient Danjiang path. Its patented cooling system, combined with intelligent electronic control, reduces dynamic noise to 33dB, preserving the theater's immersive atmosphere with extreme silence, so that every impassioned note of Qin opera reaches the audience's heart.

The FINE 4019 WASH PLUS high-power LED moving head wash light features 19 high-power 40W four-in-one LEDs. Its new optical design balances uniform color mixing and soft effects. At narrow angles, it delivers 30,000 lux at 6 meters, with a wide 4° to 60° zoom range to meet diverse lighting needs from solo arias to ensemble scenes. Its smooth, delicate dimming and flicker-free start-up at low brightness fully satisfy the rigorous lighting requirements of Qin opera. The FINE 550 BSW PLUS three-in-one light, with its large 169mm output lens, creates a robust beam. Its rotating gobo wheel, fixed gobo wheel, independent frost, eight-facet prism, twenty-four-facet prism, and dynamic effect wheel work together to depict the awe-inspiring momentum of cutting through rock and the solemn dignity of courtroom judgments. The FINE 608 BATTEN moving head bar light, with 8 x 60W RGBW four-in-one sources and a light output exceeding 6000 lm, features a 5° to 50° zoom range. At narrow angles, the beam is full and non-crossing; at wide angles, color mixing is excellent. With 100 built-in color macros and 47 effect macros, it adds dynamic light accents to the time and space transitions of Qin opera.

As the Qin opera drum and clappers resound through the theater, and as the name "Luo Gong Bian" is etched into the audience's hearts through the singing, FINE ART uses light as a brush – not only illuminating the monumental feat of a clean official carving a road through rock for the people, but also reflecting the timeless spiritual power of diligence, compassion, and integrity that transcends past and present.