Reflect the broad social life with plays
2022-03-23
Tang Dong is a playwright I admire. He selected 28 dramas and 15 literary scripts of operas, dance dramas and sitcoms created in his life, and integrated four thick volumes of selected works of Tang Dong dramas. One of the characteristics of Tang Dong's plays is its lofty intention, grand pattern and the pursuit of unique and profound ideological discovery. The soul of the play is thought. Reading Tang Dong's plays, I strongly feel that he adheres to the correct world outlook and historical outlook, has great righteousness in his chest, people in his heart and responsibility on his shoulders. Facing the theme of revolutionary history, he has unique insight and can find the ideological meaning that has not been found or needs to be deeply explored, so as to grasp it and make great efforts in aesthetic and artistic presentation. For example, there are many works on the theme of the Red Army's Long March, but the drama "sounds of nature" has found another way to dig deeply into the cultural construction of the army. Through several distinctive red army propagandists of the warrior drama club, the touching story of "sounds of nature" is spread to vividly reveal the key role of cultural construction in strict discipline and cohesion of morale. In the face of realistic themes, Tang Dong can capture the pulse of the times, capture the spiritual resonance of the people, focus on it and write depth. For example, among the many works on the subject of doctor-patient relationship that touch hundreds of millions of people, the anesthesiologist, which he cooperated with screenwriter Pu Xun, reflects the broad social life and conveys profound thinking and profound connotation through the touching story of anesthesiologist Dr. Chen Shaoqiang cherishing the value of life and the professional dignity of doctors. Another feature of Tang Dong's plays is the consistent pursuit of art, the inheritance of Chinese aesthetic spirit and the demonstration of Chinese aesthetic style. Taking a comprehensive view of his works, first, in terms of artistic conception, he pays attention to expressing his aspirations based on facts and feelings, such as "shotgun" and "suspender pants" in the drama "Liu Qing" and "phonograph needle" in "sounds of nature"; Second, in terms of the lines and the structure of the play, it stresses brevity, conciseness and restraint, especially in the drama "the branch is built on the company"; Third, in terms of the overall aesthetic effect, it emphasizes both form and spirit and far-reaching artistic conception, such as the drama "red sail" and "stars tonight". The title itself shows this distinctive aesthetic pursuit. Some of the titles of Tang Dong's plays, such as the Communist Manifesto, the Internationale and the branch built on the company, are very characteristic. He successfully aestheticized and artistically made these works. What's the secret? Taking the creation process of the drama "the branch is built on the company" as an example, in the difficult and extraordinary historical process from the failure of the great revolution in 1927 to the establishment of the Jinggangshan revolutionary base, the playwright constantly improved his ideological understanding and gradually abstracted and summarized the great significance of "the branch is built on the company", so as to strengthen his determination to create this work well; Then, he transformed the thinking results abstracted and summarized into the driving force of the internal thought of script creation, and strictly followed the aesthetic thinking to construct the whole play, weave stories and shape characters. Finally, he created the drama "the branch is built on the company" with interlocking, ups and downs of plot and vivid characters. The creation of this drama has deepened the audience's understanding of revolutionary history, Mao Zedong's military thought and "the party commands the gun" and "the branch is built on the company". This enlightens creators that when dealing with major revolutionary historical themes, they must first have the correct concept guidance. When entering the script creation stage, they must turn this early ideological and theoretical preparation into aesthetic and artistic image thinking as much as possible. Tang Dong's creation is extremely precious. When our writers and artists can consciously, comprehensively and dialectically understand and vividly interpret the rich and diverse themes in their creative thinking, the road to climb the peak of art will be further. Art is endless. I wish Tang Dong, after ancient and rare, can create more abundant works. (outlook new era)
Edit：Yuanqi Tang Responsible editor：Xiao Yu
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