Group photo at graduation
From October 14th to 20th, the China Drama Association's Young and Middle-Aged Frontline Drama Backbone Workshop (Wuhan) was held in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The workshop was hosted by the China Drama Association and hosted by the Hubei Provincial Drama Association.
In order to thoroughly implement the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and the spirit of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Party, in accordance with the work requirements of the Central Propaganda Department and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles on the training of backbone literary and artistic cadres and literary and artistic management cadres nationwide, combined with the long-term training mechanism of the China Drama Association for grass-roots drama workers, the seminar was held. It aims to further strengthen the self-confidence of drama workers in the road, theory, system and culture, guide the trainees to adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, strengthen the construction of education, cultivation and cultivation, consciously pursue both virtue and art, dedicate themselves to the people with excellent works, and cultivate more high-quality middle-aged and young theater talents for the prosperity of socialist theater.
Chen Yan, secretary of the party group of the China Drama Association and vice chairman of the conference, delivered a speech
The workshop was held in Wuhan on October 15th, "Building a Chinese Theater Director System - The 17th China Theater Festival • Chinese Theater Directors Art Summit Forum" in Wuhan. Comrade Chen Yan, secretary of the sub-party group of the China Drama Association and vice chairman of the chinese drama association, delivered a speech and put forward three hopes for the students of the middle-aged and young front-line drama backbone study class: First, broaden their horizons, look for coordinates, and benchmark their own creations with excellent literary and artistic works at home and abroad; second, they are inclusive and look for themselves, and after fully understanding the national conditions and the world, they establish their own breakthrough direction and positioning; the third is to adhere to the canon, advance with confidence, the canon is to keep the right, to promote is to innovate, and artists should adhere to the diversity of literary and artistic creation and steadily advance. Integrity innovation.
This workshop is the first time that the China Drama Association has held a drama talent training class during the China Drama Festival, relying on excellent repertoire exhibitions, academic seminars and other activities, using a combination of centralized teaching, observation and observation, and exchange and interaction, which is not only an important exploration of the Chinese Drama Association's innovative training form, increasing the proportion of experiential, interactive and case-based teaching, and effectively improving the effectiveness of training, but also an important exploration of the association to change its concepts, extend its arms, further focus on grass-roots theater talents, and shift the scope of education and training to new literary and artistic groups. An important measure to expand the number of drama workers at the prefectural and county levels.
The workshop brought together 91 middle-aged and young front-line drama backbone talents from 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the People's Liberation Army, the Industrial Association and 6 central academy troupes, covering various types of opera, drama, children's drama, musical theater and other artistic disciplines, as well as professional fields such as screenwriting, directing, acting, stage design, music design, and drama theory review.
The curriculum of this workshop fully considers the structure of the trainees, and pays attention to the organic combination of political theory training and professional training, and character cultivation. The workshop highlighted ideological and political guidance, insisted on studying and implementing the socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era and the spirit of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Party as the main line and core content of the training, invited Yuan Beixing, member of the party group and vice president of the Hubei Academy of Social Sciences, to make a special report on "Solemn Declaration to the World - Look at the Answer Sheet of a Hundred Years of History and Take a New Road to Catch the Examination"; Deng Changqing, Secretary of the Party Group of the Hubei Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, taught "Iron Shoulders Bear Moral Righteousness and Have a Dry Pen" by reviewing the real experience of Hubei's literary and art circles under the new crown epidemic in 2020. From the Hubei literary and art circles to the art war "epidemic".
Well-known experts are invited to teach theatrical theory courses in combination with their rich research and creative practice. Wang Renyuan, honorary chairman of the Jiangsu Dramatists Association and opera musician, expounded on "The Aesthetic Standards of Opera Music"; Luo Huaizhen, consultant of the China Drama Association and artistic director of the Shanghai Script Creation Center, gave a lecture on "Drama Creation in the New Era"; Song Baozhen, director of the Drama Research Institute of the China Academy of Arts, interpreted "Drama Principles and Drama Criticism".
This study fully relied on academic seminar activities to nourish the trainees with thematic theories, strengthen ideological and moral guidance, and improve the students' creative level and comprehensive literacy.
This workshop organized students to observe the "Building a Chinese Theater Director System - The 17th China Drama Festival • Chinese Theater Directors Art Summit Forum". Listened to 20 famous directors and artists, including Ren Ming, vice chairman of the China Drama Association, president of the Beijing People's Art Theater, Wang Xiaoying, advisor of the China Drama Association, Zhang Manjun, former president of the Tianjin Song and Dance Theater, Huang Dingshan, former director of the General Political Opera Troupe, and Tian Mansha, professor of the Shanghai Theater Academy, respectively discussed and exchanged views on topics such as "The Essence of Drama and the Practical Concept of Contemporary Directors", "Drama and the Times Theater and the Audience", and "The Creative Consciousness and Pursuit of Contemporary Theater Directors", and composed "Let Realism Insert Wings of Poetry", "Contemporary Director Practice View". The Transformation and Construction of Contemporary Theater Directors' Concepts" and other special discussions. In the group exchange dialogue session, the artists spoke freely and sincerely on the sub-topics of their respective interests, and collided with each other to spark ideas and artistic pursuits, and the students were deeply inspired.
Vice Chairman of the China Drama Association, President of the Beijing People's Art Theater, director Ren Ming presided over the Directors Forum
The trainees also participated in the "17th China Drama Festival - China Drama Performing Arts Summit Forum" held on October 19, and the experts attending the meeting, such as Liao Ben, honorary chairman of the China Writers Association, liao ben, chairman of the China Drama Association, and pu Cunxin, a famous drama performance artist, respectively discussed and exchanged views on topics such as "Building a Chinese Drama Performance System", "Talent Training and Market Trend", "Integrity and Innovation of Chinese Drama Performance", etc. Under the theme of shouzheng innovation in theatrical performance, a number of artists made special expositions such as "The Professional Ethics and Ethics of Young Actors and the Basic Skills of Young Actors", encouraging students to cultivate their moral integrity, pursue both virtue and art, and be drama workers with ideals, feelings and responsibilities.
Pu Cunxin, chairman of the China Drama Association and drama performance artist, presided over the performance forum
Because of the benefits of the Chinese Drama Festival, the workshop gave full play to the combination of observation and evaluation to carry out interactive seminars and teaching. During the training, all the trainees were organized to watch the 17th China Drama Festival's performance of Gao Jia's drama "Fan Jin Zhongju", Kun opera "Mei Lanfang Meilang of the Year", Jin opera "Rotten Ke Mountain", Peking Opera "Neem Tree Flower", drama "Bu Kui Fengyun", Chu opera "Xiang Police" and specially invited plays - the 30th Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Awards Opera List First Floor Sheng performance of the Wu opera "Lou Sheng Folding Zi Drama Special", fully demonstrating the charm of the diversity of theatrical art, the performance site won warm applause and continuous applause.
Wu opera "Lou Sheng Folding Zi Drama Special" performance photos
After watching the play, the trainees participated in two expert review meetings of the exhibition and performance repertoire, exchanged face-to-face with the experts and the main creators on the experience of watching the play, listened to the interpretation of the creative concept and creation method, and further broadened and inspired the creative ideas.
Workshop participants participate in expert commentary sessions
At the expert review meeting, the students of the new literary and artistic groups exchanged speeches
The trainees who participated in the workshop said that the study had gained a lot, the training content was rich, the focus was prominent, and the pertinence was strong, which greatly broadened their horizons, mastered many new creative methods, and benefited a lot.
Cheng Wenming, artistic director of the experimental theater company there, said: "The courses of every expert teacher are inspiring to me. I am a private troupe worker, and I cherish the opportunity to participate in the study of the Drama Association, which broadens my artistic landscape and recognizes the diversity of artistic creation, as well as what is good artistic creation and spiritual integrity. Wu Peijin, the national inheritor of white character opera in Haifeng County, Shanwei City, said: "After listening to the incisive speeches of many experts and performing artists, it made me more confident, and also pointed out the direction for me, and I was very touched and excited! I will bring the knowledge I learned in this workshop back to the troupe, combine the situation of this type of drama, make good use of my own unique elements, excavate the excellent traditional repertoire that is grounded and popular with the masses, keep the right and innovate, let the old trees blossom, and let the rare drama species develop in the inheritance. Sun Tianqi, director of the Propaganda and Cultural Center of the Naval Political Work Department, said: "When I watched the opera repertoire, I was fascinated by opera. Opera is too beautiful, it is an important part of China's excellent traditional culture, carrying the roots of our culture and the soul of the nation. Opera is not only the favorite of old opera fans, but also the nutrition package for our young artists in their growth process. As dramatists in the new era, we have the responsibility to publicize these traditional classic arts more, so that more young people can enter the theater, watch opera, feel the beauty of opera, and love China's excellent traditional culture. ”