East Lake Review: Revitalization of Drama Requires "Joint Entry into Drama" on and off stage

Recently, the 17th China Drama Festival closed in Wuhan, and during the 19-day theater festival, 31 outstanding plays from all over the country participated in the exhibition through a combination of offline and online, presenting a literary and artistic feast for Wuhan audiences and national opera fans. Drama is the essence of the country, but also the treasure of traditional Chinese culture, it in a colorful form of "telling Chinese stories, spreading a good Chinese voice", not only can carry forward the core values of socialism, but also can help the construction of social spiritual civilization.

However, the aroma of wine is also afraid of the deep alley. For traditional opera, it is difficult to fully display the charm by relying on a single theater and stage communication. Time is not waiting, things are not stagnant, and things are expensive and flexible. How to make the traditional theater culture known and accepted by the majority of the people requires theater workers to "keep the integrity and innovation, and go far", but also to conform to the trend of the development of the times, follow the psychological needs of the audience, match modern sound and photoelectric technology with the stage and plot, and create a good performance ecological experience; at the same time, we should rely on the increasingly mature media technology and government promotion policies to adhere to the online and offline "same frequency resonance" and "joint entry into the play".

Government departments or education departments should invite more professional opera experts and teachers to enter the campus to "pass on the scriptures and send treasures", constantly update the form of campus publicity, pay more attention to interacting with students, and enlighten and attract students' love for drama. Compile school-based textbooks for local opera, and incorporate opera education into the school education curriculum. Try to explore and create "Xiqu Gymnastics" or "Xiqu Gymnastics" that are more suitable for students in different sections of primary and secondary schools. Carry out the pairing ceremony between teacher and apprentice, and cultivate a group of opera teachers who can teach and teach. According to the needs of opera teachers in various schools, "on-demand allocation" is carried out, and some college graduates of opera majors who have graduated from colleges and universities have been introduced. Establish opera clubs such as opera inheritance classes and training classes to improve students' aesthetic tastes, carry forward traditional Chinese culture, and enhance the cultural self-confidence and cultural consciousness of young students.

In recent years, with the popularity of the mobile Internet, new media such as public accounts, apps, and live broadcasts have become many new forms of information dissemination, which has also had a positive impact on the online dissemination and popularization of opera art. Change the way traditional dramas are performed on stage, so that new media can become a larger stage, such as "performance + live broadcast" and other forms. Create a professional drama portal, open a drama-related account social networking site, use short video social software such as Douyin for online live broadcasting... In this way, the young man can often more easily accept the traditional culture of drama, and if the distance between drama and people can be closer, it will make the side door feel intimate, and the acceptance of drama will be greatly improved. For example, Wang Peiyu, the representative figure of "Xiqu Internet Celebrity", has absorbed a large number of opera fans through online live broadcasting, which has promoted the spread and popularization of Peking Opera art among young people.

Plus, create an immersive theatrical experience. With the help of vr (virtual reality), ar (augmented reality), ai (artificial intelligence), 5g (5g technology), blockchain (blockchain) and other technologies, we can create an immersive stage, move towards the "physiological resonance" and "spiritual resonance" of the viewing experience innovation, and finally achieve the state of "flow". Immersive experience is immersive, all kinds of immersive activities in China has appeared frequently, immersive museums, immersive performing arts, immersive exhibitions, etc., immersive drama in China's theater stage continues to appear and more and more favored by young audiences, such as: "Zhiyin" immersive drama, play an important role in the spread of urban culture in Wuhan.

Hubei is a "big province of opera", Wuhan is a very famous opera dock in the country, dozens of kinds of dramas from all over the country are thriving here, the mass base of opera is very good, many people love drama, watch drama, understand drama, and are the spiritual food in life. To revitalize the art of drama, it is necessary to adhere to the joint "entry into the drama" on stage and offstage, and form a correct concept conducive to the cultivation of opera ecology in terms of taking into account economic interests and social benefits, not only to cultivate the interest of young audiences in drama, but also to pay attention to practicing "internal skills", keeping the integrity and innovation, "actors walking in the heart, works in the heart". Only in this way can we attract more young audiences, cultivate a good cultural ecology of opera, and make drama move towards the road of prosperity and development.

Source: Jingchu Network

Author:Zhang Shuai(Jianghan District, Wuhan)