<b>Wen | Li Yuting </b>
The large-scale historical-themed Peking Opera "Da Shun", created and performed by the Beijing Opera House in Jinan City, made a stunning appearance at the 12th Shandong Provincial Culture and Art Festival this year. The play is based on the legendary story of the famous sage Yu Shun in the ancient period, taking the story of Yao Shunyu's throne Zen Rang as the clue, re-examining history from the perspective of modern people, and revealing the profound theme of "the world is just" with the form of dramatic art. It is a drama masterpiece that has both a sense of history and a positive practical significance.
<b>First, the reinterpretation of historical stories has brought new shocks and reflections to modern audiences. </b>
The story of Yao Shunyu Emperor Zen Rang is known to everyone, but this drama has made a profound and reasonable interpretation and interpretation of the characters through a unique entry angle, and artistically reproduced the legendary life experience of Emperor Shun. The repertoire borrows the poem "Song of the South Wind" to begin: The Kaoru of the South Wind can relieve the sorrow of our people. When the south wind blows, it can take care of the wealth of our people... The long-distance tune accompanied by the quaint lyrics instantly transports the audience into a distant ancient era. In order to find an heir, Emperor Yao personally brought his second daughter to Visit Alexandria in his later years, confirmed that Chonghua (Shun's name) could be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and then conducted a series of tests, and finally handed the world over to Chonghua with confidence. In his later years, Emperor Shun, on the other hand, was even more forceful in his efforts to defy the public opinion, and without any hesitation or open-mindedness, he handed over jiangshan to Yu, who had a "vendetta against his father" with him. In ancient times, the substitution of the country and mountains was so simple, but it was so solemn that thousands of years later, we were awe-inspiring and the mountains were raised.
Emperor Shun"lost his mother at a young age, his father was blind, his stepmother was fierce, and his younger brother was very arrogant. He can be gentle and friendly. When he was beaten and scolded and was in danger of his life, he bid farewell to his mother's grave, resigned from his hometown, and was alone and cultivated in Alexandria..." (quoted from the xizhong language in the play) One is a blind and dim-witted father, and the other is a fierce stepmother, and the young Chonghua has suffered all kinds of abuse but can still "be gentle and treated with friendship." Chonghua's "filial piety" is already extraordinary, and what is even more rare is that when he learned that his father and stepmother decided to kill their son, he did not choose "foolish filial piety", but chose to run away. "If I return home, will I die?" Is it to spare my life," I have no regrets about dying, but I called the Second High Hall "to kill a son" can't be achieved? "If you trap your parents in unrighteousness, wouldn't it be the Son of Man who is not filial piety, and the great and great unfilial piety?" It can be seen that chonghua's filial piety is a higher level of "filial piety"! Yu Shan, Yu for filial piety, willing to die martyrdom of the father, Heavy Hua force to block: "The filial piety of the Son of Man, not in the death of martyrdom, do not care about the nine deaths, do not regret, do not change the father's will!" You must fulfill your filial piety and cure the water. Emperor Shun's understanding and realm of "filial piety" was indeed superior.
When Alexander visited Xian, Emperor Yao told Chonghua that the "emperor" was not above the world, but under the heavens... It is the whole world, from hard work to hard work to tiredness, and it is impossible for a great husband who is loyal to courage and filial piety! If Chonghua was only a "filial piety" before, "one year into a village, two years into a village, three years into Chengdu" made him gain social recognition, then the encounter with Emperor Yao was another turning point in his life. From then on, he will change from filial piety to parents and best efforts for society to loyalty to "the world". It can be imagined that Chonghua at this time is entangled, "there is no Bingbinggong and karma, and there is no fame and fame." Therefore, he did not dare to dare to respond to the king's orders, for fear of delaying Wang Ji for life..." However, the call for mission in the darkness finally made Chonghua resolutely and resolutely shoulder the heavy burden. He responded to Emperor Yao, "Although I Chonghua is not a great husband who is loyal to the most courageous and benevolent and filial piety, Chonghua does not dare to resign from the matter of hard work to the point of exhaustion!" "That lifelong suffering, the weight of ten thousand jun, Chonghua does not dare to resign!" This is Chonghua's oath before entering politics, and it is also a true portrayal of his later career as a monarch. There is no power to pour the world, there is no wealth and glory, only responsibility, only responsibility, only the country before the family...
<b>Second, rich and delicate psychological excavation, outbreak of strong dramatic tension. </b>
The most intense and shocking contradiction in the whole drama is the "Hayama Curse". According to the "Records of History", "Shun Dengyong, the regent of the government of the Son of Heaven, patrolled." The water is shapeless, but the carp is killed in Hayama to die. Due to the different interpretations of the meaning of the word "殛", there have been two statements of "killing" and "exile". But The death of The Carp was indeed inseparable from Shun. The playwright apparently adopted the term "kill". The choice of "killing" is obviously conducive to the construction of dramatic contradictions, but at the same time it also sets a greater difficulty for the creators: the killing must be reasonable, not only to be unjust, but also to be convinced by the heart, and to be convinced by the audience. Obviously, the creators of "Da Shun" did it: Shun killed Carp, only because Cang Junqian was ordered to make a military order, which cost the whole country for nine years and did not see any use and harmed sentient beings, so it was legal, reasonable and reasonable to kill Cang.
What is rare is that the image treatment of the carp in the play is surprising, although the carp is the legendary failed water control hero, but it has always been the pioneer of the water control cause in people's minds, even if it fails, it has also accumulated valuable practical experience for future generations of water control. As Yu said: There is no merit, there is still hard work. Although it is imperative to kill carp, it makes people feel infinite regret and lamentation. "The strong man is not afraid of death with a knife, but he hates the Yellow River Ping." With just a few words, the image of the tragic hero stood up.
And how to make Yu Xin convincing orally is probably the top priority of this play and at the same time it is difficult. Here, the author has a unique ingenuity, externalizing the psychological struggle between Shun and Yu, especially Yu's inner self-struggle, forming a heavy scene of step-by-step, interlocking and moving. The old father asked, the most urgent and painful thing was Yu, he first argued for his father's reasoning, "Father of the family to rule the water, nine cold and nine summers, exhausted, everything must be done personally, do not give up day and night, be a pioneer, eat hard, worry about the white head, have no merit, there is still hard work..." But Chonghua was prepared, obviously a chess master, he handed over the right to decide whether right or wrong was born and killed! He asked Yu himself to judge the right and wrong of the carp, "If it is right, I should play the Ming Emperor, forgive the Emperor, and you will still use the method of annihilation to rectify the rivers, and you will not change for ten years and a hundred years, and the people will not change!" "If it is wrong, the knife head will be splashed with blood, and the law will not be merciful!" Chonghua took the retreat into a step forward as a camp, but Yu hesitated and lost his voice, and the waves in his heart were just like the untamed flood beasts. "It's hard to say the right thing, and it's tearful to say wrong." Say wrong to the father, say the right conscience! To say "wrong", eyes are tearing up, waiting to say "right", it seems to hear the crowd and cry! It is hard to say that I am wrong and that it is wrong to say that it is right or wrong. Law and love, love and reason, home and country, here a fierce game is launched. Yu, on the other hand, ultimately chooses righteousness between his father's life and righteousness, completing the shaping of personality and the sublimation of the spirit.
At this point, the drama seems to be stoppable, but the main creator of "Da Shun" is not satisfied. Chonghua used his life to protect Yu and lead the world to control the water to achieve immortal achievements, once again pushing the play to a new climax. At this point, Shun's great wisdom and great affection, Yu's great filial piety and righteousness, all of them are vivid.
<b>Third, go to the country and nostalgia, buried in jiuling, and die endlessly. </b>
According to the "Chronicle of History", "Shunnan patrolled hunting, collapsed in the wilderness of Cangwu, and was buried in the Nine Ridges of Jiangnan." As for why Emperor Shun was buried in jiuling, there seems to be no conclusion. In this play, the author constructs a unique play with the central plot of "Burial nine peaks". The reason why it has a special charm is because compared to other bridges, this scene does not have the thrilling dramatic conflict like "The Matter of Hayama", nor does it have a interlocking storyline, but this scene is still good. Despite the opposition of his courtiers, Emperor Shun still had no remorse for Ji Chan, and Yu did not disappoint Emperor Shun, and he gladly agreed to the order, willing to do "the hardest to the most tiring thing" for this world. From beginning to end, Shun and Yu were both spiritual. Only emperor Shun's burial place after a hundred years did not reach a consensus. On the trip to the Nine Ridges Mountain, the two of them climbed and talked, and Yu suddenly became cheerful: The king buries the Nine Ridges, and I will worship and sacrifice every year, exchange the north and the south, so that the Nine Dawns will be returned to the king, and I will not live up to the hard heart of the Lord! Emperor Shun finally returned to his home satisfied, and the whole drama came to an abrupt end.
This scene seems to be unfazed, but the artistic conception is far-reaching, and it is also the visualization of The spirit of Shundi's continuous climbing and continuous exploration throughout his life. From ignorant youth to gathering people in Chengdu, from Visiting the Sages to the Regents of the World, from the First Emperor to the Sages and Wise Lords, isn't it like the step-by-step climbing on this stormy mountain? If he did not forget the way, he knew the way, so Emperor Shun never lost his way, never wandered, never feared. He never forgot the promise of "the hardships of a lifetime, the weight of ten thousand jun", and carried "the things from hard work to hard work to tiredness". Even if he is a resting place behind him, he will choose this wilderness of Cangwu and the Nine Ridges Mountain, only for the long-cherished wish of "Huaxia, Dongyi, and Jiuli to be unified" and "extinguish the wolf smoke, stop the dry go, and prosper together". Climbing to the top of the peak, it is a metaphor for the ultimate state of life, bowing to the fullest, and dying endlessly!
"Da Shun" is undoubtedly a good play. The plot is good, the actors are in place, and the production is well-made. The lack of satisfaction is that first, the encounter between the teenager and the elderly Chonghua through time and space presents a surprising dramatic effect, but unfortunately there is no use of techniques that echo it; second, when Emperor Yao is old and asks for a successor, the chancellor Xi Uncle recommends the southern kingdom of The Cang, because he has been curing the water for many years and has worked hard, and in the play of Yushan Jiao, the cang zhishui has not been used for nine years, which is obviously inconsistent.
I feel that this article is attacked, and I am more looking forward to the continued polishing and improvement of excellent repertoire, and look forward to the accumulation of Shandong drama and climb the peak!
<b>(Author: Li Yuting, Dongying Cultural Activity Center).</b>
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