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9月10日、17日，英國(guó)駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館分別在渝舉行“連接·重啟”第二屆中英當(dāng)代藝文展演之“威爾士之夜”和“蘇格蘭之夜”活動(dòng)，邀請(qǐng)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(jì)錄片《風(fēng)暴之眼》，領(lǐng)略傳奇畫(huà)家莫里森的藝術(shù)人生。

第二屆中英當(dāng)代藝文展演由英國(guó)文化教育協(xié)會(huì)主辦，英國(guó)威爾士政府支持，是首個(gè)促進(jìn)中英文化和創(chuàng)意交流的線上展演#Connected By Creativity的延續(xù)?；顒?dòng)期間，通過(guò)線上和線下結(jié)合的模式，共開(kāi)展了近40場(chǎng)文化表演和項(xiàng)目展示。

“威爾士之夜”：3部威爾士影視作品呈現(xiàn)活力多元文化

“威爾士之夜”活動(dòng)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(guó)際青年電影節(jié)“神話與傳說(shuō)”國(guó)際制片項(xiàng)目推出的作品之一。該片是一部關(guān)于北威爾士的聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織世界文化遺產(chǎn)的簡(jiǎn)短紀(jì)錄片，講述生活在布萊瑙·費(fèi)斯蒂尼格這個(gè)北威爾士小鎮(zhèn)上采石工的故事，由來(lái)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(guó)家級(jí)藝術(shù)團(tuán)體—文學(xué)威爾士和威爾士國(guó)家舞團(tuán)合作推出的跨藝術(shù)形式雙語(yǔ)短片項(xiàng)目，包含《何處為鄉(xiāng)》《漫長(zhǎng)的一天》《三聯(lián)詩(shī)》《美好將至》等多部短片。項(xiàng)目由一眾舞蹈家和詩(shī)人在新冠肺炎疫情期間發(fā)起，每部短片都反映了藝術(shù)家的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷、內(nèi)心恐懼和殷切希望，同時(shí)也讓觀眾得以一窺彼時(shí)彼刻的威爾士和世界。

第三部短片展示了當(dāng)今藝術(shù)界頂級(jí)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)—Artes Mundi國(guó)際當(dāng)代藝術(shù)獎(jiǎng)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(chǎn)，創(chuàng)作了一組由系列繪畫(huà)、橫幅和藝術(shù)品構(gòu)成的宏偉裝置作品。

“威爾士以特色鮮明的藝術(shù)、文化與創(chuàng)意產(chǎn)業(yè)，在世界文明中獨(dú)樹(shù)一幟。此次帶來(lái)的3部作品展示了威爾士活力與多元兼具的文化?！蓖柺空紫块L(zhǎng)馬克·德雷克福德在視頻致辭中表示，中國(guó)和威爾士是重要的藝術(shù)與文化合作伙伴，近年來(lái)雙方的合作蓬勃發(fā)展。新冠肺炎疫情為藝術(shù)與文化產(chǎn)業(yè)造成諸多挑戰(zhàn)，也衍生出了更多創(chuàng)意，尋找新的合作方式分享作品。

據(jù)介紹，今年8月，威爾士的板巖地貌入選世界遺產(chǎn)名錄，成為威爾士第四個(gè)被聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織批準(zhǔn)的世界文化遺產(chǎn)項(xiàng)目，也是英國(guó)第33處入選世界遺產(chǎn)名錄的景觀。

蘇格蘭之夜：《風(fēng)暴之眼》帶領(lǐng)觀眾領(lǐng)略傳奇畫(huà)家莫里森的藝術(shù)人生

在“蘇格蘭之夜”，英國(guó)駐重慶總領(lǐng)事館與大家分享了有關(guān)傳奇畫(huà)家詹姆斯·莫里森的紀(jì)錄片《風(fēng)暴之眼》。該片由英國(guó)導(dǎo)演安東尼·巴克斯特執(zhí)導(dǎo)。影片在格拉斯哥電影節(jié)進(jìn)行全球首映，后又入選美國(guó)、加拿大和歐洲等地各大電影節(jié)。

詹姆斯·莫里森被公認(rèn)為英國(guó)最優(yōu)秀的風(fēng)景畫(huà)家之一，《風(fēng)暴之眼》正是圍繞著莫里森身為風(fēng)景畫(huà)家的真諦所進(jìn)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(jī)能和終將逝去的必然命運(yùn)面前，藝術(shù)天才略帶凄然色彩的抗?fàn)帯?/p>

長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，莫里森深受視力逐步衰退所困擾。85歲高齡的他在進(jìn)行了一系列手術(shù)之后，決定再次拿起畫(huà)筆，為其最后一次個(gè)展作畫(huà)。與此同時(shí)，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(xiàn)與年齡抗?fàn)幍睦夏昴锷湍贻p時(shí)代意氣風(fēng)發(fā)的畫(huà)家莫里森，借助50年前拍攝的珍貴資料帶領(lǐng)觀眾追溯這位風(fēng)景畫(huà)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