The epidemic has brought a huge impact on the literary and artistic performance industry, and the dispersion of audiences and the suspension of performances have become the norm. In the face of difficulties and challenges, Liu Lisha, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Shijiazhuang Hebei Wuzi Theater Troupe, led the team to interpret the fine works of opera, disseminate opera culture, cultivate opera talents in a way that the audience likes to hear, and show the cultural responsibility of opera people in the new period with enthusiasm and dedication to work.
Love is related to the spread of opera culture
During the epidemic prevention and control period, Shijiazhuang Hebei Wuzi Troupe performance is limited, in order to meet the needs of the masses and spread opera culture, Liu Lisha and colleagues used the Internet platform to launch the "stay at home to see the big drama" activity, the troupe dozens of repertoire of the video fragments "moved" to the Internet, through live broadcast for the majority of opera lovers to present wonderful opera programs.
"The epidemic for two consecutive years has added many difficulties to our grassroots performances. Many fans and friends called to say that they wanted to see the play, so we opened an online performance of "staying at home to see the big drama", and dedicated our excellent plays to the masses in batches through the online platform, so that they could enjoy the fine works of Hebei Zizi without leaving home. Liu Lisha told reporters, "We also encourage the famous opera artists in the troupe to open short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou, teach opera knowledge, sing famous sections of famous artists, share bits and pieces of daily practice rehearsals, and continuously enhance the communication and interaction with fans and friends through various forms." ”
In 2021, Liu Lisha led the troupe's actors to actively explore the integration of culture and tourism to promote opera into scenic spots. According to the history and culture of Yujia Village in Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang Hebei Zizi Opera Troupe created and arranged opera programs, and held more than 100 performances throughout the year, achieving good communication results. "Through this form of performance that integrates culture and tourism, we go deep into scenic spots, excavate culture, and promote tourism with culture, so that tourists can also appreciate the aesthetics of opera in tourism." Liu Lisha said.
At present, the Shijiazhuang Hebei Zizi Troupe is summarizing and consolidating these experiences and achievements, and strives to spread traditional opera to farther places.
Cultivate opera talents
Although the epidemic has disrupted the rhythm of the performance, inheriting the classic repertoire, creating new plays, and cultivating talents are still the responsibility and mission shouldered by the Shijiazhuang Hebei Zizi Theater Troupe, and Liu Lisha has invested a lot of effort in this regard.
In recent years, Shijiazhuang Hebei Yizi Troupe has successively created and arranged excellent plays such as "Lü Jianjiang" and "New Bao Gong Compensation", and won the "Five One Project" Award of Hebei Province and the "Five One Project" Award of Shijiazhuang City respectively. During the 2021 National Day holiday, Shijiazhuang Hebei Zizi Opera Troupe participated in the 5th China Opera Culture Week in Beijing, and the performance of "New Bao Gong Compensation" was well received by the audience.
At present, it is a common phenomenon that talents in the opera industry are broken. In the face of the impact of the epidemic, the brain drain of grass-roots hospitals and regiments is more serious. To this end, Liu Lisha has carried out a large number of research and investigation work in grass-roots literary and art academies in Chongqing, Hunan and Shandong, and actively sought solutions.
In 2021, Shijiazhuang Hebei Wuzi Theater Troupe and Shijiazhuang Art School joined hands to establish the 2021 Hebei Zizi Committee Training Class, which enrolled 32 young students. Through the study of cultural knowledge and professional opera performance and performance, these students have made rapid progress, and have played an important role in promoting the troupe to solve the problem of talent disconnection and lack of connection.
"We must integrate traditional culture into life and take root in people's hearts." Liu Lisha told reporters that at the two sessions of the National People's Congress this year, in addition to continuing to pay attention to the cultivation of opera talents, she also proposed to encourage the masses to carry out the recitation of classic poems, so that more people can accept the infiltration of traditional culture and continuously enhance cultural self-confidence through classic recitation activities.
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