How Kunqu Opera Knocks Open the Heart of Young People
2023-04-07
On the evening of March 29th to 31st, the youth version of "Peony Pavilion" appeared in its entirety at the Wuhan Theater, with a packed audience. This is the fifth time that the youth version of "Peony Pavilion" has entered the Wuhan Theater, and the excitement of local "Kunqu Opera fans" is expressed in words: "The youth version of" Peony Pavilion "is still young, and it seems like the first time in 19 years." Wuhan railway station is the last stop of the tour of Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theater in Jiangsu Province in March. During the 18 day tour, Suzhou Kunju Opera Theatre presented 12 exciting performances to 6 cities, including 10 youth versions of "Peony Pavilion", 1 "Chronicles", and 1 "Millennium Sigh". The average attendance rate of 12 performances reached 80%, and that of Wuhan railway station reached 100%. This is a vivid and popular silhouette of traditional Chinese culture. Since its premiere in 2004, the youth version of "Peony Pavilion" has performed more than 400 times, with each performance accounting for over 60% of the young audience. Kunqu opera performing artist Wang Shiyu has called on multiple occasions: "Kunqu opera should be younger. Kunqu opera can only have hope if it enters society and the hearts of young people." Nowadays, the old man's long-cherished wish has come true, and Kunqu opera has become the spiritual and cultural life that young people yearn for with an elegant and worldly attitude. Entering universities, Kunqu has sown the seeds of hope. 19 years of practice have proven that an important measure of the youth version of "Peony Pavilion" is to "enter university campuses", sow the seeds of Kunqu among college students, and carry out classical aesthetic education. On September 17, 2022, at the International Academic Seminar on "Inheritance and Communication: The Youth Edition of" Peony Pavilion "and the Revival of Kunqu Opera" held at Southeast University, writer He Hua recalled that the Youth Edition of "Peony Pavilion" premiered in June 2004 at the Cunju Hall of Suzhou University. In June, Suzhou was very hot, and there was no air conditioning in the Chu Ju Tang. There were over 2000 chairs but couldn't find a vacant space, and the aisles were packed with people. In addition to students from Su University, there were also audiences from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and other places. This was my first time experiencing the three-day full length drama "Peony Pavilion", "He Hua said. After 19 years, the youth version of "Peony Pavilion" returned to Suzhou University on February 25th this year. 18: At around 15 minutes, outside the Chuju Hall of Suzhou University, students from Suzhou University lined up to check in tickets and watch the performance. Before the performance, the venue was fully booked. Tonight's performance is the same as 19 years ago, one ticket is hard to get! "Wu Lei, director of the Art Education Center and Dean of the School of Music at Suzhou University, told reporters that the school began distributing tickets at noon on February 24th. Within half an hour, all 907 tickets were claimed. In recent years, Suzhou University has offered many Kunqu Opera appreciation courses and cultivated a group of young 'Kunqu Opera fans'. Regardless of whether students have watched Kunqu Opera performances or not, as long as they can step into the Cunju Hall to listen to and watch dramas, it will definitely sow a seed of love for traditional drama, "said Wu Lei. After the performance, Shen Fengying, a national first-class actor who played Du Liniang and the winner of the Chinese Drama "Plum Blossom Award", recalled, "I remember when she premiered in 2004, there were always youthful faces on stage, and I was also very green. After so many years, my performance became more mature, while the students sitting down were still young." Yu Jiulin, a national first-class actor who played Liu Mengmei and the winner of the Chinese Drama "Plum Blossom Award", played the role of Liu Mengmei
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