On January 17, China Central Radio and Television Station‘s “2026 Spring Festival Gala” successfully completed its first rehearsal. Various types of programs were integrated with innovative technology applications, stage visual design and other elements. The processes of each link were smoothly connected, and the overall effect of the party was initially revealed. The Spring Festival Gala adheres to the main tone of “happy, auspicious and jubilant” and takes “The Unstoppable Gallop” as its theme. With the nourishment of culture and the empowerment of science and technology, it presents a dynamic and prosperous atmosphere of the new era.
The Spring Festival Gala draws wisdom and strength from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, cleverly integrates the zodiac element of the horse, which symbolizes self-improvement and enterprising spirit, into the creation, adheres to the integrated communication of “ideology + art + technology”, and continuously broadens the boundaries of artistic expression. The stage design flexibly uses technological means such as AI, AR, and The art installation interpreting the pattern of “horse” forms a stage space with thousands of galloping horses and undulating waves. The original songs have a lively rhythm and express the high-spirited spirit of a horse; the opera program is based on the traditional program of “horse riding” and innovatively choreographs situational horse dances, showing off every move of the horse.
The Spring Festival Gala is an upgrade of “technology + art”, integrating “technological intelligence” into stage presentation, content creation, etc., to enrich people’s colorful imagination of the new year. Following the emergence of intelligent robots that performed yangko dancing in the Year of the Snake to the top, robots will once again appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, demonstrating the new atmosphere of my country’s scientific and technological progress with creative sparks of technological style and freshness.
There are still 30 days until the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Horse. The directing team will carefully polish every program and perfect every detail to present a festive, warm and sincere Spring Festival Gala to the global audience on New Year’s Eve, accompanying every household to celebrate the steamy New Year.
