On January 12, a seminar on the newly scripted Hunan opera "Looking for Ouyang Hai" in Guiyang County, Chenzhou was held at the Hunan Provincial Art Research Institute. The play focuses on the process of Ouyang Hai, a martyr from Guiyang, from his sacrifice to being named a martyr, showing Ouyang Hai's ordinary and great life.
Hunan opera "Looking for Ouyang Hai" is one of the ten key projects of the Guiyang County Red Gene Inheritance Project in 2022. It is written by Gong Xiaoxiong, a national first-level screenwriter and director of Shanghai Huai Theater, and directed by first-level director He Yiguang and first-level actor Wang Yangjuan , created and arranged by the Guiyang County Hunan Opera Protection and Inheritance Center, is based on the advanced deeds of 100 people who have "touched China" since the founding of New China and "the most beautiful struggler of New China" Ouyang Hai, aiming to highlight the local humanistic history and traditional culture of Guiyang , to create Guiyang’s “Millennium Opera” historical and cultural brand.
According to reports, the Hunan Opera "Looking for Ouyang Hai" will aim at "innovating drama forms, inheriting the art of Hunan Opera, and cultivating new opera talents". It will strive to be unique and novel in script conception, music design, stage performance, and costume modeling, and fully demonstrate the Guizhou Opera. Guiyang heroic characters and opera cultural heritage, spread Guiyang culture and carry forward the heroic spirit with high-quality literary and artistic masterpieces.
"Speak human words and see the sublime." At the seminar, Gong Xiaoxiong shared his creative ideas. He said he hoped that the script would not only highlight the classical nature of Hunan opera, but also show the local customs and customs of Guiyang through minor tunes and folk songs, so that it would resonate with the audience. As the main creative staff, He Yiguang and Wang Yangjuan shared their creative process and believed that the meaning of the play lies in finding the value of life.
"The play has important practical significance and expresses the true feelings of loving hometown and admiring heroes." "The script is coherent, with profound literary skills, clear story structure and strong visual sense." "The plot is vividly described, the characters are flexible and vivid, showing The ordinary but great life of the protagonist."... At the seminar, experts from the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Hunan Provincial Academy of Arts, the Hunan Provincial Flower Drum Opera Protection and Inheritance Center and other units highly affirmed the era of Hunan Opera "Searching for Ouyang Hai" value. At the same time, they conducted in-depth discussions with the creative team from various aspects such as theme, structure, characters, stage art, etc. They believed that the play was sincere in emotion and rich in color, and put forward constructive suggestions on enriching the content of the script and strengthening the tension of the drama.
The relevant person in charge of Guiyang County introduced that the Hunan Opera "Looking for Ouyang Hai" will aim at the trinity of "innovating traditions, inheriting Guiyang opera, and cultivating new talents". It will strive to be unique and novel in creation and showcase the humanities and historical heritage of Guiyang. The next step will be to carefully polish the script, strengthen cooperation between various departments of the crew, showcase the heroes and humanistic and historical heritage of Guiyang, spread Guiyang culture and promote Guiyang spirit, and prepare to participate in the 8th Hunan Arts Festival with full enthusiasm.
In recent years, the Guiyang County Hunan Opera Protection and Inheritance Center has bravely shouldered its mission and responsibilities, performed its duties with a high degree of cultural confidence, and continuously created high-quality masterpieces, excavated and organized traditional repertoires, and cultivated new opera talents. "Taking Guiyang" was performed in Beijing twice and received rave reviews.
Correspondent Ren Ke Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Chen Zhangshu
