The Jiefang Daily Shangguan News reporter learned from the Shanghai Art Research Center that critic and screenwriter Li Huikang died of illness at 13:30 on March 10 at the age of 86.
Li Huikang was the deputy editor and deputy director of the Shanghai Art Research Institute, and the editor-in-chief of Shanghai Artist Magazine. Li Huikang loved opera, and after graduating from high school, he gave up the opportunity to send him to Tsinghua University, and instead applied for the Chinese Department of Fudan University, and in order to study more closely to poetry and drama literature, he gave up Fudan to enter the opera creation class of the Shanghai Theater Academy. He combines Yue opera theory with creative practice, and once created "Unfinished Love" for Yue opera actor Xiao Ya, which was performed at the 4th Shanghai International Arts Festival in 2002. In 2004, Xiao Ya won the "Plum Blossom Award" of Chinese drama for "Unfinished Love".
Li Huikang also has good achievements in the field of opera criticism. In March 1990, Li Huikang published "Reshaping the Image of Yue Opera in Shanghai", proposing that the symptoms of aging in a genre always begin with "aging", "splitting" and "rejuvenation", which caused a warm response in the Suzhou, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Beijing opera circles, and jointly held a 4-day large-scale seminar on "The Status Quo and Countermeasures of Yue Opera" in Shanghai and Zhejiang, at which Yue opera performance artist Yuan Xuefen frankly admitted that Yue opera is facing a crisis. After that, Li Huikang's "The Dilemma of the Grand Theatre and the Choices Faced" and "On Economic Change and Theater Revitalization" also attracted the attention of the national industry.
Yue opera actor Liu Jue believes that "Reshaping the Image of Yue Opera in Shanghai" is still forward-looking, if it were not for the true disposition of Yue opera, the hope for the development of opera, and without spiritual exploration, Li Huikang could not have written such an article that seems to have constructive significance today." He told the truth and showed his true heart. ”
Dai Ping, a professor at the Shanghai Theater Academy, believes that the revival of Shanghai Yue opera after the 1990s, the emergence of a large number of new people and the emergence of a number of new excellent plays, are closely related to the discussion of "Reshaping the Image of Yue Opera in Shanghai", "This is also an example of theater criticism promoting drama creation and drama prosperity, and it is a successful case of critics involved in theater creation and stage performance." The sense of distress, responsibility, and mission of Yue opera made him speak against his ears, which sounded uncomfortable, but it was a very pertinent opinion, so that the Yue opera community at that time could see the problem and find a clairvoyant and a scalpel. ”
"Reshaping the Image of Yue Opera in Shanghai" caused a great sensation in the country, and Duan Mufu, a veteran media person, said bluntly, "In fact, Teacher Wellcome has offended many people." In order to tell the truth, the price paid is very large. As a critic, it should be the conscience of society, selfless, and fearless. Now some comments are improvised and inaccurate; others are sleek and just to cope. Teacher Wellcome told us that critics should be doctors, really good for patients. Comments must dare to face reality head-on, dare to point out the key points, and never hide their illness and avoid medical treatment. Criticism is to the point, not to the point, which is also the place where he has been annoying and respected all his life. ”
At the launch ceremony and symposium of "Li Huikang's Drama Criticism and Selected Plays", critic Mao Shi'an said, "Li Huikang not only 'sees a doctor' but also 'prescribes a prescription'. Now there are many people complaining, complaining well, very painful, but what to do, how to do? More people are needed today to prescribe recipes. ”
Li Huikang's comments cover a wide range of topics, from Yao Shuijuan to Ma Zhanghua, from Yin Guifang, Fu Quanxiang, Xu Yulan to Wang Wenjuan, Lu Ruiying, Lu Jinhua, Jin Caifeng, Zhang Yunxia, and from Fang Yafen and Shan Yangping to Xiao Ya. He concluded that Yin Guifang's performing arts are "colorful charm from nature", and analyzed That Fu Quanxiang's performing arts lies in "the lyricism of transporting reality to fiction and the explosive power of returning from fiction to reality". He put forward the view of "poetic Lü Pai art" for Lü Ruiying, praising Lü Pai's singing voice as "sweet and exuberant, fresh and uplifting, which is what makes it different".