If Shakespeare encountered Tang Xianzu in Jiangxi [Video]

FUZHOU, China, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC): William Shakespeare, the renowned British playwright whose dramas are known across the world; and Tang Xianzu, the famed ancient Chinese opera writer with his works passed on through generations. What happens when the masterpieces of these two are put together? A cross-cultural AIGC video “If Shakespeare encountered Tang Xianzu in Jiangxi“, which made a splash in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, answers just that.

The video brings a new artistic creation with AI, connecting Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tang Xianzu’s The Peony Pavilion in a unique way, to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two legendary playwrights.

If Shakespeare were in Jiangxiand encountered Tang Xianzu, the intertwining dreams of “The Peony Pavilion” and the soliloquies of “Hamlet”, would create an exquisite harmony, allowing two …