@长沙戏迷：第八届湖南艺术节8日开幕，好戏看过瘾！

The 8th Hunan Art Festival will kick off in Changsha on November 8, 2024, according to a press conference held recently. Six major activities will be held to create new spaces for artistic interaction and new scenes for cultural and tourism consumption, allowing people to enjoy the joy of art.
据近日举办的第八届湖南艺术节新闻发布会消息，第八届湖南艺术节将于11月8日在长沙开幕，推出六大主体活动，将打造“艺术互动新空间”“文旅消费新场景”，让人们尽享艺术之乐。

The art festival is hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Changsha Municipal People's Government, the Hengyang Municipal People's Government, and the Yueyang Municipal People's Government.
本届湖南艺术节由省委宣传部、省文旅厅、长沙市政府、衡阳市政府、岳阳市政府主办。

At the press conference, Zhou Zhiyong, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, noted that the six major events include an opening ceremony; professional stage art activities; mass cultural activities; exhibitions on fine arts, calligraphy, and photography works; an exhibition on cultural creative products; and, a closing ceremony and an award ceremony.
在新闻发布会上，省文旅厅党组成员、副厅长周志勇介绍，本届艺术节包括开幕式，专业舞台艺术活动，群众文化活动，美术、书法、摄影作品展，文创产品展，闭幕式暨颁奖晚会等六大主体活动。

Themed "A Feast of Art, People's Festival", the opening ceremony will take place at the Meixi Lake International Culture and Arts Center in Changsha City on November 8. An exhibition on Hunan's cultural creative products will be held simultaneously inside and around the center, displaying new creations and award-winning works created in recent years. Six exhibition areas will be set up under the themes of "New Business Formats, New Technologies, New Models, and New Driving Forces".
艺术节开幕式以“艺术的盛会，人民的节日”为主题，将于11月8日晚在长沙梅溪湖国际文化艺术中心举行。在剧场中心及附近同步举办湖南文创产品展，以“新业态、新科技、新模式、新动能”为主题设置六大展区，展示我省近年来新创作并获奖的文化创意作品。

Five professional stage art activities include a showcase of newly-created dramas; a showcase of newly-created playlets and sketches; a showcase of a revival showcase of classic plays; a showcase of outstanding plays from Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi; and, an exhibition on the achievements of the campaign called "Opera on Campus".

五项专业舞台艺术活动，让戏迷过足戏瘾。五项活动为新创大戏展演、新创小戏小品展演、复排经典剧目展演、湘鄂赣三省优秀剧目展演、“戏曲进校园”成果展示。

The showcase of newly-created dramas will be held from November 8 to 28 at the Meixi Lake International Culture and Arts Center, Hunan Grand Theater, Hunan Opera Performance Center, Changsha Experimental Theater, Jinyang Culture and Arts Center, Ouyang Yuqian Culture and Arts Center, and other theaters. Teachers and students from 60 schools will be invited to watch 20 newly-created dramas.
其中，11月8日至28日开展新创大戏展演，在长沙梅溪湖国际文化艺术中心、湖南大剧院、湖南戏曲演出中心、长沙实验剧场、金阳文化艺术中心、欧阳予倩文化艺术中心等剧场演出，并将邀请60所学校的师生观看20台新创大戏。

Additionally, the exhibitions on fine arts, calligraphy, and photography works are underway at the Yueyang Art Museum and the Yueyang Museum from September 27 to November 17.
此外，全省美术、书法、摄影作品展已于9月27日在岳阳市美术馆、岳阳市博物馆开幕，并将持续至11月17日。

The closing ceremony and the award ceremony will be held at the Hunan Grand Theater on November 28, highlighting outstanding excerpts from plays and programmes during the festival. The award-winners will be announced on site. 

闭幕式暨颁奖晚会将于11月28日在湖南大剧院举行，集中展示本届艺术节参演剧（节）目的精彩选段，宣布评奖结果并颁奖。