10月1日晚，溆浦县万达广场灯火璀璨、歌声飞扬，由溆浦县委宣传部指导、县文联主办、县文艺两新协会承办的国庆专场文艺汇演精彩上演。这场晚会为市民送上了一场家门口的文化盛宴，也让溆浦群众文艺力量实现了一次集中亮相，生动展现了当地新大众文艺蓬勃发展的崭新风貌。这也是该协会成立以来承办的一次重要群众性文艺活动。
整场演出节目形式丰富多样，既有活泼生动的儿童舞蹈，也有韵味十足的民俗歌舞，还呈现了具有地方特色的传统辰河目连戏经典片段。来自不同年龄段的基层文艺爱好者轮番登台，用质朴而真挚的表演赢得了现场观众的阵阵掌声，不少节目由协会会员和基层文艺骨干自编自演，充满生活气息，演出气氛热烈而温馨。
溆浦县文联主席陈勇在演出现场表示：“文艺两新是我县文艺队伍重要的新生力量。县文联指导举办本次国庆专场晚会既是向祖国献礼，也是文化惠民活动，让文艺走近群众，吸引更多文艺爱好者参与创作和展演，推动溆浦文艺事业不断发展。”这一表态点明了晚会的双重意义——既为国庆添彩，也为基层文艺人才搭建舞台。
“文艺两新”指新文艺组织与新文艺群体，是联结专业文艺力量与基层普通创作者的关键纽带。溆浦县文艺两新协会于今年4月成立，是全省首个县级文艺两新协会，首批吸纳体制外团体会员和个人会员近100名。协会着力打通县域文艺发展的痛点，让基层文艺爱好者“有热情有指导、有才艺有舞台”。协会的成立，让原本分散在民间的文艺力量有了组织依托，也为县域文艺生态注入了新的活力。
在协会成立之前，许多基层文艺爱好者缺乏专业指导和展示平台，创作和表演往往处于自发状态。协会成立后，通过组织培训、展演和交流活动，逐步把分散的文艺力量凝聚起来，让更多普通创作者有机会接受专业指导、走上正规舞台。此次国庆专场汇演正是这一机制落地的一次成果展示。
晚会还集中体现了新大众文艺的显著特点：越来越多普通人从台下观众变成舞台主角，文艺不再局限于专业院团，而是真正走进群众日常生活。观众在欣赏节目的同时，也能感受到身边人参与创作和展演带来的亲切感与共鸣。这种转变不仅丰富了群众的精神文化生活，也激发了更多人参与文艺创作的热情。
演出最后，全场观众与演员共同唱响《歌唱祖国》，激昂的旋律将现场气氛推向高潮，晚会圆满落下帷幕。
下一步，溆浦县文联将持续团结引领文艺两新力量，建强文艺人才队伍、丰富群众文化供给、深耕本土文艺创作，真正让文艺走进千家万户。此次国庆专场汇演的成功举办，也为县域新大众文艺发展提供了可借鉴的实践样本，有望带动更多基层文艺爱好者登上舞台、绽放光彩。随着更多文艺两新力量被团结和凝聚，基层文艺供给有望更加多元，群众的文化获得感也将进一步提升。
On the evening of October 1, Xupu County Wanda Plaza was brilliantly lit with songs soaring. The National Day special performance, guided by the Publicity Department of the Xupu County Party Committee, hosted by the County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and organized by the County New Literary and Artistic Association, was splendidly staged. This evening gala delivered a cultural feast at the doorstep for citizens and also enabled a collective showcase of Xupu's mass literary and artistic forces, vividly presenting the thriving new look of local new popular art. It was also an important mass literary and artistic event organized by the association since its establishment.
The entire performance featured rich and diverse program forms, including lively children's dances, charming folk songs and dances, and classic excerpts of the traditional local Chenhe Mulian Opera. Grassroots literary and artistic enthusiasts of different age groups took turns on stage, winning rounds of applause from the audience with their simple and sincere performances. Many programs were self-written and self-performed by association members and grassroots literary and artistic backbones, full of life atmosphere, and the performance atmosphere was warm and cozy.
Chen Yong, chairman of the Xupu County Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said at the performance site: "The new literary and artistic forces are an important new force in our county's literary and artistic team. The county federation guided the organization of this National Day special evening gala, which is both a tribute to the motherland and a cultural benefit activity, bringing art closer to the masses, attracting more literary and artistic enthusiasts to participate in creation and performance, and promoting the continuous development of Xupu's literary and artistic undertakings." This statement highlighted the dual significance of the evening gala—adding color to the National Day celebration and building a stage for grassroots literary and artistic talents.
"New literary and artistic forces" refer to new literary and artistic organizations and new literary and artistic groups, serving as a key link between professional literary and artistic forces and ordinary grassroots creators. The Xupu County New Literary and Artistic Association was established in April this year, the first county-level new literary and artistic association in the province, with nearly 100 institutional and individual members outside the system initially absorbed. The association strives to break through the pain points of county-level literary and artistic development, enabling grassroots literary and artistic enthusiasts to "have enthusiasm and guidance, have talent and a stage." The establishment of the association has provided organizational support for literary and artistic forces originally scattered among the people and injected new vitality into the county-level literary and artistic ecology.
Before the association was established, many grassroots literary and artistic enthusiasts lacked professional guidance and display platforms, and their creation and performance were often in a spontaneous state. After its establishment, through organizing training, performances, and exchange activities, the association gradually gathered scattered literary and artistic forces, allowing more ordinary creators to receive professional guidance and step onto formal stages. This National Day special performance is a result display of the implementation of this mechanism.
The evening gala also concentratedly reflected the notable characteristics of new popular art: more and more ordinary people are turning from audience members into stage protagonists, and art is no longer confined to professional troupes but truly enters the daily lives of the masses. While enjoying the programs, the audience can also feel the intimacy and resonance brought by the participation of people around them in creation and performance. This transformation not only enriches the spiritual and cultural life of the masses but also stimulates more people's enthusiasm for participating in literary and artistic creation.
At the end of the performance, the entire audience and performers sang "Ode to the Motherland" together, and the stirring melody pushed the atmosphere to a climax, bringing the evening gala to a successful conclusion.
In the next step, the Xupu County Federation of Literary and Art Circles will continue to unite and guide the new literary and artistic forces, strengthen the literary and artistic talent team, enrich the supply of mass culture, and deepen local literary and artistic creation, truly bringing art into thousands of households. The successful holding of this National Day special performance also provides a practical sample for the development of county-level new popular art, expected to drive more grassroots literary and artistic enthusiasts onto the stage and shine. As more new literary and artistic forces are united and condensed, grassroots literary and artistic supply is expected to become more diverse, and the masses' sense of cultural gain will be further enhanced.