Recently, Yue Opera actor Chen Lijun boldly tried to dance in a girl group dance on the variety show "Chengfeng 2024", which caused quite a stir. Some guardians of traditional art worry that Chen Lijun's innovations may blur the essence of art, and even question her "not doing her job properly" by dancing in a girl group dance. She herself responded: Opera needs to be inherited, but also needs to be disseminated; tradition needs to be protected, but also needs breakthroughs. I look forward to seeing Yue Opera shine in the collision with other arts.
Chen Lijun’s response is very profound and hits the mark on the development of traditional culture. Netizens also praised her, thinking that she was promoting opera culture in a unique way. What's more, dance is an interlinked art form. An opera actor should not be limited to just performing opera performances. Comprehensive development is also the quality that an artist should have. It is this comprehensive quality that allows Chen Lijun's female group dance to show the unique charm of Yue Opera, subtly bringing this ancient art closer to young fans.
Any art is subject to development and change. People in the industry also support Chen Lijun's approach. They believe that traditional opera is not synonymous with "conservative". From the beginning of the birth of drama to the present, the past dynasties have been constantly changing. It's just about how to change. The problem. Art is like living water. It must conform to the current of the times, adhere to its roots while constantly evolving, in order to maintain its vitality.
In the wave of technology and global cultural exchanges, how to make traditional art emerge from its cocoon and become the new favorite of the times has always been a topic explored by cultural workers. Although traditional arts such as opera are respected for their elegance, their relatively stable performance formats and audience groups have created barriers to popularization. Traditional art is not limited to ancient stages and serious performance forms. It can also keep pace with the times and be full of modern vitality.
Chen Lijun's "Yue Opera Girl Group Dance" has allowed more fans to see that traditional Chinese culture is not a rigid art. Her bold cross-border attempts have given traditional art fresh vitality. Through personal practice, she has demonstrated that the combination of traditional art and modern pop culture is feasible and even necessary. This can be seen from the support of many young netizens for her. Because of this blend of modernity and tradition, has allowed people to see a new way to attract young audiences. It has successfully ignited the enthusiasm for Yue opera among the new generation and has become a powerful engine for inheritance and promotion.
In the context of global cultural integration, ancient art resonates in modern society. This cross-border integration exploration is an indispensable path for traditional art to survive and develop today. We might as well regard the female group dance performed by Yue Opera actors as a positive response from the traditional art world to modern challenges and as a leap forward for traditional art to adapt to the trend of the times and seek survival and development.
Source: Chao News
