"I fell in love with Yue Opera the first time I watched it" "The stage performances, singing, costumes and music are all excellent" "I didn't expect that traditional Yue Opera and small theaters are integrated so well"... When I opened the ticketing website, there were nearly 3,0

"I fell in love with Yue Opera the first time I watched it" "The stage performances, singing, costumes, and music are all excellent" "I didn't expect that traditional Yue Opera and small theaters are integrated so well"... When I opened the ticketing website, there were nearly 3,000 comments for Xin Guo The environmental-style Yue opera "New Longmen Inn" scored a high score of 9.4, and the tickets for the remaining 13 performances of the show this year have already been sold out. The "New Longmen Inn Theater" located by the West Lake in Hangzhou has also become a venue for young audiences to check in. performance venue.

Situations like this are not isolated in the current opera world. Shanghai, as the "Drama Port", has witnessed many innovative explorations of "breaking the circle" in opera and the fruitful fruits it has produced. Due to the popularity of the movie of the same name, "The Legend of White Snake: Love" directed by Zeng Xiaomin, director of the Guangdong Cantonese Theater, was still sold out for its third appearance in Shanghai last month. At the same time, major opera troupes in Shanghai are also actively trying new ways to connect with young people in depth. According to the latest data from Tian Chan Yifu Stage, audiences between the ages of 20 and 40 have become the main force buying tickets for the theater’s Peking Opera performances.

It can be seen that as the national style and national trend become more and more popular among the people, the audience base is gradually enriched, and the "out of the circle" of traditional opera is no longer superficial. A piece of drama or a piece of martial arts can no longer satisfy traditional culture lovers. More The exploration and attempts are returning to the opera creation itself and reaching young audiences at a closer distance. Huang Jingfeng, associate professor of the Department of Drama Literature at Shanghai Theater Academy, observed that in the face of new audiences, traditional opera, after experiencing a relatively "easy" "breaking out of the circle", no longer blindly seeks traffic and fans, but more from the art itself. Let’s set out to bring out the greatest charm of opera.

The ancient opera has been rejuvenated and "you have to become a contemporary person"

htmlThe creative team born after 185, screenwriter born after 1995, and stage designer born after 90 was born to inject a youthful atmosphere into the environmental Shaoxing opera "New Longmen Inn", in which the actor " Chen Lijun, an actress from Jia Ting's "Yin School" niche, unexpectedly became popular because of a video of "holding gold and jade with one hand". Now she has more than 2 million fans on the short video platform. The rehearsal behind-the-scenes video she released The number of likes easily exceeds 200,000. Since the environmental Yue opera "New Longmen Inn" adapted from the movie of the same name was launched in March this year, 80% of the audience who purchased tickets to enter the theater have never been exposed to Yue opera before. The online live broadcast in August It attracted 9.24 million views.

From the moment they stepped into the theater, the audience discovered that this was an "atypical" Yue Opera performance, with ring bells played on flutes and spoken words spoken in Yue Opera accent. The wooden tables, chairs and benches make people feel like they have entered an inn. This is both a theater and an inn full of facilities. The audience is both the performers and the "tourists" who want to stay in the hotel. "New Longmen Inn" retains the three characteristics of traditional Yue opera: "freehand brushwork", "aesthetics" and "hypothesis", breaks the frame-type stage, and establishes a new viewing relationship and text narrative method. The actors' smart performances are very close at hand, and they can participate in the interaction by raising their hands boldly. The exquisite Yue opera vividly interprets the joy and hatred of the desert. Who can say that this is not a good-looking performance?

"The essence of the creative development and innovative transformation of opera is the destruction and establishment of opera." Huang Jingfeng believes, "If you don't destroy, you can't establish. If you destroy the old form and content, you can gain a new artistic ontology and a new relationship between viewing and performance, and then opera will be transformed into another one." A form has emerged." In his view, the continuation of the vitality of opera is inseparable from innovation. "Reforming the old composition and injecting fresh blood can keep the opera alive and communicate with recent audiences - only in this way can it take on a new look, thereby expanding a larger market and cultivating a stable receiving group."

"New" Mao Weitao, the producer of "Longmen Inn" and a contemporary Yue opera performing artist, once said that behind the "New Longmen Inn" phenomenon is the team's opera concept of "becoming a contemporary person", and creations belonging to contemporary people should be based on the lives of young people. Way. While environmental and immersive musicals and dramas are welcomed by the market, opera should participate in this new and changing stage iteration. The popularity of "New Dragon Inn" proves that young people still have a desire to watch and consume opera. "We tried to use the system of musical theater production to assist this new Yue opera."According to Han Kun, co-producer of the work and founder of Shanghai's "One Good Opera", "One Good Opera" with rich experience in small theaters provides more professional support for traditional operas in the production process and publicity and distribution links." Nowadays, more and more young audiences are paying attention to traditional culture and their interest is rising. On this basis, we find ways to break through and innovate to find points that fit with contemporary aesthetics. "Next, "One Good Opera" plans to create a small theater show with Flower Drum Opera as the main element to respond to the increasingly diverse market demand.

Diverse interactions will enhance the visibility of opera among Generation Z.

The actors took three curtain calls, but they still blocked the audience. The enthusiasm of the audience could not be shaken. Last week, the Shanghai-style Peking Opera drama "The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" returned to the Tian Chan Yifu Stage. The complete characters and fierce and exciting fights made the young audience sigh: "It's so exciting, time passed by in a flash." , there are so many details in the performance, a second brush is a must! "The consecutive performances of "The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" have been in Shanghai for decades. Traditional opera once fell into a low ebb during this period, and even faced the embarrassing situation of more people on stage than in the audience. Now, such a situation It has rarely happened. In addition to creating and arranging works, professional theater troupes are becoming more and more "internet-savvy". In the first half of this year, the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater brought exclusive online performances on the short video platform, including Shang Changrong , Chen Shaoyun and other famous newcomers presented original singing, chanting, and fighting on the small screen, and the number of live broadcasts exceeded 5.3 million.

html The enthusiasm for traditional opera among post-100 generations began to sprout on campus. Just last week, the Shanghai Yue Opera Theater The classic play "Dream of Red Mansions" starring tenth-generation young actors entered Fudan University, and the nearly 1,000-seat Xianghui Hall was packed. A classmate told reporters: "For Yue Opera and "Dream of Red Mansions", I usually watch short videos I came across an opera performance online and must watch it live if I have the chance. "

While presenting performances, the opera troupe is also seeking opportunities for in-depth communication with young people. With the sound of "Chao Tianzi", the country's first student version of Kunqu opera "The Palace of Eternal Life" created by Shanghai Kun Opera Troupe and Tongji University was performed. Appearing at the 8th China Campus Drama Festival on Sunday, 27 college students from 15 schools including Tongji University jointly completed this Kunqu opera classic. Although their Kunqiang is not as professional as the actors in the majors, it is also unique and full of sincere emotions. From Cai Xiaojun from Tongji University said: “I cherish the opportunity to learn from the professional actors and artists of the Shanghai Kun Opera Troupe. Only by constantly practicing, thinking, and performing can I get closer and closer to the true meaning of Kun Opera. It is hoped that through the student version of Kunqu Opera "The Palace of Eternal Life", more people can come to the theater to watch the Shanghai Kun Opera Troupe's complete version of "The Palace of Eternal Life" and appreciate the value and power of China's excellent traditional culture. ”

[Source: Wenhui.com]