FILMBASE Flying Display Lights Up CCTV Spring Festival Opera Gala——Where Technology Ignites the Flame of Opera Heritage

On the evening of 18th February, the second day of the Lunar New Year, a vision of “opera of the future” blossomed upon the stage of the 2026 China Media Group Spring Festival Opera Gala. The creative showcase ‘New Voices of the Young Phoenix’ gathered outstanding contestants from the ‘First CCTV Children's Opera Competition’ alongside young opera talents from across the nation. With their youthful voices, they celebrated this national treasure, paying homage to tradition through childlike wonder. Behind the children, FILMBASE's ‘Flying Display’ discreetly supported this cultural reimagining with its transparent presence, quietly elevating the visual narrative.

This marks FILMBASE's Flying Display's return to the national cultural stage following its Guinness World Record-breaking debut at the 15th National Games and HarmonyOS Gala. Serving as the core stage display system for ‘New Voices of the Young Phoenix’, the Flying Display redefines opera stage visuals through transparent display and spatial imaging technology – suspending imagery, breathing life into light and shadow, and transforming technology into a stage language synchronised with performance. The production further integrated multiple technological innovations, with robotic interactions and robotic dogs taking to the stage. Together with the Flying Display, they constructed an immersive futuristic opera space, transforming technology into a warm hand supporting tradition.

The protagonists of ‘New Voices of the Young Phoenix’ are children learning, understanding, and growing to love opera. With a transparency rate of up to 95% and an ultra-light weight of just 250 grams per square metre, the FILMBASE Flying Display creates a safe, open, and imaginative performance space for these young performers. Blending virtual and real, AI-generated images of adorable opera children synchronised with rhythmic light and shadow, pulsing in unison with live vocals, transformed technology from mere ornamentation into an ‘invisible character’ participating in the narrative and conveying emotion.

When ‘Odes to Opera's Splendour’ unfolds across the screen, its characters seem to float above the performance, pulsing in unison with the vocals. As ‘Cymbals clang, strings sing’ dances with the light, it echoes the rhythms of gongs and bamboo flutes, forging a stage language where sound and vision merge, spirit and energy flow seamlessly. When "Young phoenixes sing anew, carrying forward glory; Youth Strives, Our Generation Bears Responsibility" freeze-framed on the flying screen, the stage conveys not merely artistic beauty but a spiritual relay. The role undertaken by the Flying Display is not that of a mere display device, but a vessel for expressing values. Through technological prowess, it builds a bridge for youth to traditional heritage while opening a window for tradition to embrace the future.

This year's gala, themed ‘Galloping Through Mountains and Seas, Theatrical Charm in Spring Radiance,’ reimagined classics through contemporary aesthetics, allowing traditional theatrical charm to blossom with contemporary brilliance amidst harmonious fusion of emotion and setting. It conveyed emotional resonance through youthful expression, while drawing upon Guangxi's cultural essence to gaze towards ASEAN, showcasing Chinese culture's openness, inclusivity, and confident spirit. The gala achieved an aggregate reach of 3.1 billion across all media platforms, with a set-top box viewership rating of 1.48% – a 7% increase from last year. Its new media livestream garnered 630 million total impressions and surpassed 25 million views, marking a 91% year-on-year surge and setting a new record. Across all platforms, the gala featured 77 trending topics, with cumulative views exceeding 510 million – an increase of nearly 100 million from the previous year. This underscores the gala's influence in promoting China's outstanding traditional culture and enhancing the nation's cultural soft power.

Moreover, the gala garnered significant attention from overseas Chinese communities. Broadcast simultaneously across Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America via the Great Wall Platform and CCTV Opera Channel, it was covered by numerous international media outlets in Russia, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Italy, as well as media platforms in Hong Kong and Macau. This further amplified the international influence of Chinese culture and fostered emotional resonance among global Chinese communities.

From transparent displays to immersive spaces, from technological R&D to stage implementation, FILMBASE remains steadfastly committed to exploring ‘how technology can better serve cultural expression.’ Empowering the 2026 Spring Festival Opera Gala represents another practical application of FILMBASE's Flying Display on a national stage, while also providing a sustainable technological paradigm for the innovative expression of traditional arts.

When young voices sing the nation's quintessential art form and the Flying Display illuminates the stage, opera transcends mere historical reflection to become a cultural force propelling us towards the future. Under the banner of display technology, FILMBASE continues to elevate Chinese culture to new heights of flight.