The 11th National Congress of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, which completed the agenda of various meetings, was successfully concluded in the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of December 17. In addition to the artists from various literary and art academies, the concept of "two new" in literature and art has undoubtedly become the hot word of this year's "Literary Congress", with new literary and artistic organizations and new literary and artistic groups increasingly participating in the creation of mainstream art.
In the delegation of the China Drama Association this year, Wang Keran, founder of Yanghua Theater, and Li Yangduo, founder of Gulou West Theater, as representatives of the "two new" groups of literature and art, attracted considerable attention.
Wang Keran: Only works that adhere to national characteristics can we gain cultural self-confidence
Wang Keran said, "In recent years, the 'two new' groups have attracted more and more attention from the party and the government, especially this time the Wendai Will put forward requirements and encouragement for the 'two new' groups, which shows that in recent years, the values and creative performance of the 'two new' groups in the mainstream of creation have been positive." ”
Wang Keran
Over the years, Yanghua Drama has been supported by the National Arts Fund, the Beijing Culture and Art Fund and other funds, for which Wang Keran has always been grateful. However, for the creators of private institutions, Wang Keran also feels that in the practice of artistic production, there is an extreme lack of creative hardware, such as the allocation of resources such as theaters and rehearsal halls, "which greatly affects the artistic presentation of new works." ”
For more than ten years, the works of Yanghua Drama have commercial dramas, highly artistic repertoire, and more public welfare performances, in Wang Keran's view, "artistic repertoire creation and market demand must be taken into account and compatible, can be slightly focused, but the two sides work together to achieve real success in one work." Previously, public welfare works were relatively few attempts for us, but when the society developed to today, and drama has a large social space environment, our works need to show the society the classic value of drama itself, so as to show the affinity of drama to everyone. Yanghua drama has developed to today, with our efforts, of course, the society and the market to give us the opportunity and support, the public welfare drama action of giving back to the society is also our responsibility and gratitude. ”
Li Yangduo: A theater must have its own aesthetic pursuits and humanistic choices
It was also the first time to participate in the WenDai
, saying that the meeting experience was a completely different experience for himself. As a literary and art worker of the "two new" groups, during the WenDai meeting, she has been thinking, "As a dramatist, how to reflect her social responsibility in the new era, and where is the value of the dramatist." The 'two new' groups are literary and artistic workers outside the system, but in recent years they have received more and more attention, which has also made us realize how important a social identity like ours is. As a creator or producer of a work of art, what is the meaning of the content and sound conveyed by the work for the audience and for the society? As a member of the 'two new' groups and as a literary and art worker with a conscience, this is a question I particularly want to think about. ”
Lee Sheep Duo
At the same time, as a private theater company and the operator of a theater, Li Yangduo called the theater a "spiritual position", "What we are doing and creating has been seen by more people, and the government has also given us more attention and care." But now, as a private theater institution, one of the main problems we have been facing is funding, such as we want to do a literary epic work or historical drama, such productions are usually invested in a relatively large amount of money, which is more difficult for a private company, such a volume of creation is more difficult, so we still have some concerns when choosing the theme of the play. Can there be a support fund for private institutions, so that the theme of the works we create may be more diverse. ”
From the Drum Tower West Theater to the "Drum Tower West Manufacturing", the small theater performance has always been the unchanged original intention of the Drum Tower West, "But for the repertoire creation of the Coliseum, such as "One Sentence Top Ten Thousand Sentences" and "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", we still adhere to the standards of the Drum Tower West Selection, and are oriented to classic and humanistic drama. At the same time, I hope that through the national tour, more people can benefit from drama and truly practice 'being a communicator of theater culture'. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Guo Jia