The first original immersive stage play by the China Science and Technology Museum, "The Light of China - The Candle of Civilization" (referred to as "The Candle of Civilization"), successfully completed its Xinjiang tour from July 1st to 4th, and its effects have attracted considerable attention. On July 7th, it was learned from the China Science and Technology Museum that the co producer of "The Candle of Civilization" recently held a special symposium in Urumqi to explore new paths for the integration of literature and science popularization. They believe that the drama will help explore replicable models of "literature+science popularization". At the symposium, the creative team of the China Science and Technology Museum revealed the creative code of "The Candle of Civilization": using the record of the "Tianguan Guest Star" in the Northern Song Dynasty and the observation of the Crab Nebula by the modern high altitude cosmic ray observation station "Lasso" as the narrative core, through the cross temporal dialogue between the Song Dynasty water transport observatory and contemporary scientific equipment, a spiritual resonance between ancient astronomer Su Song and contemporary scientific researchers is constructed. The play "Candle of Civilization" uses the millennium observation of the Crab Nebula as a link to showcase the continuous relay of Chinese scientists in space exploration - the Northern Song Dynasty's Sky Observatory recorded the first supernova explosion, and the modern large-scale scientific device, the High Altitude Cosmic Ray Observatory (LHAASO, also known as "Lasso" in Chinese), captured ultra-high energy photon signals from the same nebula, confirming the contemporary value of "scientific interpretation discourse power". The Chinese Coal Mine Art Troupe has solved the problem with an "immersive" approach: holographic projection restores the operation mechanism of the water transport instrument platform, and sound, light, and electricity simulate the stunning scene of capturing cosmic rays at the "Lasso" observation station. By creating an immersive experience design that integrates artistic techniques such as sound, light, electricity, dance, beauty, and chemistry, it creates an immersive scene of "people in the middle of the drama", allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the stories of scientists and appreciate the spirit of science while enjoying the audio-visual feast. How can experts evaluate the effectiveness of the Xinjiang tour of 'The Candle of Civilization' from an expert perspective? In the view of Professor Wu Yuxia from Xinjiang Academy of Arts, the play uses the image of "candlelight" to run through the ages, and the lights of the water transport instrument platform and the signal light of the "lasso" detector complement each other, concretizing the scientific spirit into an "eternal light passed down from generation to generation". She specifically mentioned that the narrative aesthetics of "time and space folding" in the drama elevate scattered historical fragments into spiritual threads through a main thread that runs through the history of human scientific exploration. Astronomy is the earliest recorded science, but how can we bring the cold astronomy to life? ”Song Huagang, Deputy Director of the Science Communication Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory and Secretary General of the Xinjiang Astronomical Society, said that "Candle of Civilization", by selecting an astronomical cross space-time narrative, shows the history of China's scientific exploration from ancient times to the present, greatly arouses the audience's interest in science, and is a vivid footnote to the scientific spirit. Zhang Jimei, Secretary General of the Xinjiang Women Science and Technology Workers Association, particularly focused on the "power of her" reflected in the "excellent gender neutral" declaration in the drama, calling for more popular science works that showcase the stories of female scientists. The representatives attending the symposium also proposed to rely on the rich scientific resources and cultural heritage of Xinjiang to create popular science works with the theme of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region scientists and major scientific research achievements, including creating ethnic song and dance dramas that reflect the stories of scientists in the autonomous region, developing cross-border works such as "science+dance" and "science+music", exploring replicable models of "cultural and artistic popular science integration", making scientific communication more down-to-earth and infectious, and promoting the rooting of scientific spirit in the border areas and serving the whole country. The China Science and Technology Museum stated that the symposium on the integration of art and science popularization in "The Candle of Civilization" shows that when scientific spirit meets artistic expression and modern technology integrates traditional culture, a quiet science popularization innovation is unfolding in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. (New Society)
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