Let ancient Chinese opera shine with youthful radiance
2024-05-06
On April 28th, the 9th China Kunqu Opera Art Festival opened in Suzhou, Jiangsu, with many young actors taking the lead and showcasing their talents. How to enable young opera talents to better shoulder the responsibilities and sing the main characters, and continuously prosper the Hundred Flowers Garden of opera art, this frequently discussed and new topic has once again sparked heated discussions. In the play, there is the universe, and in the music, the sun and moon are long. As a treasure of excellent traditional Chinese culture, traditional Chinese opera integrates literature, music, dance, martial arts and other artistic forms into one furnace, continuously drawing on the essence of civilization through the sedimentation of time, reflecting the distinct characteristics of the Chinese nation's aesthetic, philosophical and value pursuit, and becoming a vivid carrier for the continuation and inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture. Generation after generation of opera masters have innovated and explored, drawn on the strengths of others, and created extraordinary achievements in the process of comprehending the true essence of art, providing spiritual nourishment to the audience. However, with the transformation and development of society, people's demand for spiritual and cultural values is becoming increasingly diverse. A single traditional singing method cannot respond to the demands of the people, and ancient art has declined under the influence of the tide of the times. The phenomenon of audience reduction and talent shortage is more prominent. However, there are also some gratifying phenomena in the field of traditional Chinese opera, with more young actors emerging and an increasing number of young audiences. The millennium pear orchard has a new trend of lush spring. According to media reports, the main creative teams of some new opera dramas are mainly young people, with an average age of around 30 years old. Audiences born in the 1990s and 2000s account for more than half of the online viewers. Recently, the adaptation of "Five Women's Birthday Celebration" by the Youth Troupe of the National Peking Opera Theatre won widespread acclaim and acclaim upon its release; The Youth Troupe of Henan Yuju Theater, led by the screenwriter "Qin Xuemei", went to multiple places for performances, sparking a craze for watching dramas Many phenomena are indicating that traditional Chinese opera has a broad audience market. Only by creating good content and opening up good channels can ancient art no longer be shelved, go out of the "alleys", and be shared with the public. In this process, energetic young people are trying to promote the dissemination of traditional Chinese opera through unique presentation methods and exquisite performance skills, opening up a more people-oriented and creative new pattern for the public to appreciate, perceive, and disseminate beauty. In the digital age, there have been significant changes in the way and environment in which traditional Chinese opera is presented and disseminated. Young people, riding the trend of the times, are passionately exploring and exploring on the path of innovation, or trying old bottles of new wine, integrating popular elements into traditional narrative frameworks, and performing a cross-border new song; Or it can use diverse media platforms to achieve matrix dissemination and achieve superposition effects. In short, as the content and platform become "youthful", traditional Chinese opera also has more "youthful connections" and is favored by more young audiences. Young people dare to let go of conventions and break free in script adaptation and content updates, and have more courage to bear the cost of trial and error. However, artistic inspiration often sprouts and achieves creative transformation and innovative development in this unconventional attempt. Young people have the spirit and courage to take action, guiding them to actively engage in the cause of traditional Chinese opera is not only related to the inheritance of traditional Chinese opera art, but also a university discipline that involves promoting and disseminating traditional culture. To pave the way for young people to succeed, some explorations have shown initial results. For example, using the method of "acting without skill, acting without skill" to train and cultivate people, allowing actors to improve their skills and hone their abilities on the stage of training and competition; Similarly
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