世界上最大的山水实景剧场，全球最具魅力的导演，传唱最久远的民族山歌，史无前例的桂林漓江风情巨献。大型桂林山水实景演出《印象刘三姐》是锦绣漓江-刘三姐歌圩景区之核心工程，由桂林广维文华旅游文化产业有限公司投资建设、我国著名导演张艺谋出任总导演，国家一级编剧梅帅元任总策划、制作人，以及两位年轻导演--王潮歌、樊跃的加盟，数易其稿，历时三年半努力制作而成。她集漓江山水风情、广西少数民族文化及中国精英艺术家创作之大成，是全世界第一部全新概念的"山水实景演出"。

方圆两公里的漓江水域，十二座背景山峰，广袤无际的天穹，构成迄今世界上最大的山水剧场 --《印象·刘三姐》。

《印象刘三姐》体现了一种淋漓尽致的豪华气派,利用国内最大规模的环境艺术灯光工程及独特的烟雾效果工程，创造出如诗如梦的视觉效果。传统演出是在剧院有限的空间里进行，这场演出则以自然造化为实景舞台，放眼望去，漓江的水，桂林的山，化为中心的舞台，给人宽广的视野和超然的感受。传统的舞台演出，是人的创作，而“山水实景演出”是人与上帝共同的创作。在印象·刘三姐，山峰的隐现、水镜的倒影、烟雨的点缀、竹林的轻吟、月光的披洒随时都会进入演出，成为美妙的插曲。晴天的漓江，清风倒影特别迷人；可烟雨漓江，赐给人们的却是另外一种美的享受。

歌圩几乎全部被绿色覆盖，里面种植有茶树、凤尾竹等，加上所植草皮，绿化率达到了90%以上。其中，印象·刘三姐的灯光、音响系统均采用隐蔽式设计，与环境融为一体，水上舞台全部采用竹排搭建，不演出时可以全部拆散、隐蔽，对漓江水体及河床不造成影响。观众席依地势而建，梯田造型，与环境协调，同时也考虑到了行洪的安全。另外，100多亩建设用地上，鼓楼、风雨桥以及贵宾观众席等建筑散发着浓郁的民族特色，据建设单位介绍，整个工程不用一颗铁钉，令人叹为观止。

印象·刘三姐的观众席由绿色梯田造型构成，180度全景视觉，可观赏江上两公里范围的景物及演出。观众席设位2200个，其中普通席2000个，贵宾席180个，总统席20个；演员阵容强大，由600多名经过特殊训练的演员构成；演出服装多姿多彩，根据各不同的场景选用了壮族、瑶族、苗族等不同的少数民族服装；整个演出时间约60分钟。

演出的风情篇。Local customs.
经典场景：对歌、红绸。
少数民族男女挥舞火把，隔岸对唱山歌，抒发着对山川和江流的敬意，也表达了年轻人之间的绵绵情谊，代表着当地少数民族对歌的传统文化。
渔民们穿着蓑衣和斗笠，挥舞着竹竿在漓江上畅游。舞动的红绸象征繁密而沉重的渔网，结合竹筏多样的阵列变化，将漓江渔民们每日的辛苦劳作尽情展现，传递出当地人文生活与自然山水和谐共存的印象。
Main scenes: antiphonal songs, Red Silk Dance.
Young men and women from different minorities hold torches and sing folk songs across the river, expressing their reverence to the nature and enduring affections towards each other. Fishermen paddle their way freely along the Li River. The waving red silks symbolize the closely-knitted and heavily-loaded fishing nets. Coupled with the alternating formation of the bamboo rafts, the Red Silk Dance vividly presents the daily labor on the Li River. In combination with the dynamic lighting and music, the entire set poetically depicts the harmonious co-existence between local people and nature.

演出的生活篇。Local Life.
经典场景：侗族大歌（侗族少女原声献唱）。
Main scenes: the Grand Choir of the Minority Dong (live performance by the Dong girls).
落霞伴着炊烟，牧童蹦跳着引领牛群，鱼鹰乖巧地坐在竹筏上和渔民一同捕捞，河边洗衣的村妇、村口嬉笑玩耍的少年…勾画出漓江人民的日常生活景象。一幕幕乡村图景影射出刘三姐的生活情境，感悟着山歌故乡的美丽与悠然。
The evening glow, smokes from the kitchen chimneys, fishermen with their cormorants, shepherd boy with his cattle, housewives washing clothes by the riverside, youngsters romping around the village ... Such a lively picture of the daily life spend along the Li River! These series of rural scenes depicts the ordinary life in Sanjie Liu’s story, praising the beauty of her homeland.

• 演出的夜幕篇。The Starry Night.
  经典场景：漓江渔火。
  Main scenes: the fishing lights on the Li River.
  渔民们竹筏上长明的油灯，好似天上闪耀的星光，被称为漓江渔火。夜幕伴随暖光，纪录着渔民们辛勤的汗水与丰收，呈现着古朴劳作方式的自然传承。
  On the Li River, fishing lights glimmer brightly as stars. Late night witnesses the hard works of fishermen，records their respects to the nature and traditional culture inheritance.
  

演出的爱情篇。The Love Story.
经典场景：月牙精灵舞蹈、沐浴、嫁娶。
Main scenes: the Dance of the Moon Fairy, river-bathing, and wedding.
守护山水的精灵在月牙上舞蹈，照亮了夜幕中的漓江，温柔地庇佑着万家灯火。
少女们在江水旁沐浴更衣，迎送着待嫁的姐妹，为她缓缓穿戴嫁衣、依依惜别；
新娘穿戴整齐，挥别家人，登上新郎的小船，三鞠躬致山水敬亲人，深情挥别。
The guarding fairy dances on the moon, gently illuminating and sheltering the night of Li River. Local girls bathe by the river, then help their sister putting on her bridal dress, reluctantly bidding her farewell.The neatly-dressed bride embarks on the bridegroom’s boat, completing the three-bow marriage ritual as they leave.

演出的华彩篇。Resplendence.
经典场景：银珞。
Main scenes: silver ornaments.
黑暗中，少数民族姑娘穿着特制的银灯服饰（苗族盛装），手拉着手，缓缓步入漓江之上。她们周身闪耀着节日的华彩，或整体、或交替、或三两一群、或独自一人，通过队形变化与灯光的明暗组合，与山水成画，同天地舞蹈，抽象地展示出本地文化风俗的绮丽华影与节庆气氛。
In the darkness, young girls wearing specially made silver ornaments and garments (from the minority Miao), hand in hand, slowly walks on the Li River. With the resplendence of festivity shining all over their costumes, their dance become a part of the picturesque landscape, abstractly presenting the splendid local customs and festival atmosphere.

演出的谢幕篇。The Finale.
经典场景：全体演员谢幕（渔民演员来自猫仔村、兴坪村、田家河村、木山村、木山榨村等周边五个自然村）。
渔火渐远，灯光熄灭，刘三姐的山歌仍在天地间唱颂，《印象·刘三姐》感恩山水，感恩四方宾客！
Main scenes: all the actors take a curtain call (fishermen actors come from five surrounding villages such as Maozai, Xingping, Tianjiahe, Mushan, and Mushanzha Village).
The fishing lights are getting far away, but the folk songs of Sanjie Liu are still lingering between the mountains and rivers. Impression Sanjie Liu thanks to the nature and all our guests!