CRI News Reports:2010 Shanghai World Expo Plans

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      2010 ShanghaiWorldExpoPlans 20,000 Cultural, ArtsShows
      Theorganizerofthe 2010 ShanghaiWorldExpoissolicitingculturalandartisticperformancesfromhomeandabroadfortheupcominginternationalevent. About 20,000 performancesareexpectedtobestagedinmorethan 30 venuesduringtheeventsrunbetweenMayandOctoberofnextyear.

      ShuangFenghasmore.

      Reporter:

      The 2010 Expowillbecomeaninternationalmeltingpotofdancers, musicians, acrobatsandotherperformers. Topromoteculturalexchangesbetweencountriesandculturalinnovation, theorganizerisplanningvariousperformancesforthe 70 millionexpectedvisitors.

      HuJinjunisdeputydirectoroftheShanghaiWorldExpoCoordinationBureau.

      Hesayshalfofthe 20,000 performanceswillbeintroducedbytheExpoorganizeritselfandtherestwillbebroughtinbytheparticipants.

      "Wehavealreadyreceivedsomeperformanceapplications. Ishouldsaytheperformancesarecolorful. Forexample, orchestraslikePhiladelphiaOrchestraandLondonSymphonyOrchestrawillcometoplayclassicmusic. TherewillbealsosomebigstarssuchasSpanishtenorPlacidoDomingo."

      TheExpozonespansbothsidesofShanghai'smotherriver, theHuangpu. Husayseachsectioninthe 5.28-square-kilometerareafeaturesadistinctperformancestyle.

      "PavilionsoftheparticipatingnationsandinternationalorganizationsarelocatedatthePudongSection. Soperformancestobestagedinthisareawillbeworldclassics. ThePuxiSectionisthelocationofenterprises'pavilionsandtheUrbanBestPracticesArea. Eventstobeheldinthisareaareinnovative."

      TheExpoalsohasspecially-designedactivitiesforyoungvisitors. Forexample, athemeparkgivesteensanopportunitytoexploretheirfuturecareers. TheExpowillalsoholdgatheringsforstudentsfrommorethan 30 universitiesworldwide.

      Tobringculturalflairtothefestivities, theofficialsaysfolkartwillbeanotherhighlightintheupcomingexpo.

      "EachcountryandnationwillshowcasetheirlocalculturalformsintheExpo, whichusuallycanonlybeseenbythelocalpeople. Forexample, wearequitefamiliarwithAfricanmusicanddancebutoneAfricancountrywantstoperformtheiracrobaticsintheExpo. ChinesepeoplehavelittleopportunitytowatchAfricanacrobatics."

      Tohelpvisitorsgetatasteoflocalculture, theorganizerisalsobringingincommunityprogramsproducedandperformedbyresidentsinShanghai.

      Sofar, morethan 200 countriesandinternationalorganizationshavepromisedtoparticipatethe 2010 ShanghaiWorldExpo.

      ShuangFeng, CRINews