In the box where Zhou Wan and others were, Ning Cai, Zhou Wan and Song Yiyao were also discussing.
"It's not easy for domestic opera to go global," Zhou Wan said. "Judging from the current performance, it will be difficult to break out of the circle without more than ten years."
Ning Cai said: "Yiyao, what do you think?"
Song Yiyao thought for a while, then said: "If no one comes to turn the tide, we may always be in the current predicament."
"For Chinese opera to go global and attract young audiences, it needs to inherit classics, innovate forms, and combine modern technology and communication methods."
"First, we must select plays that are suitable for international dissemination. The plays should not only show the essence of traditional Chinese culture, but also transcend cultural differences through emotional resonance. Whether at home or abroad, whether it is a play or a song, people's theme has always been the utmost emotion.
"The second is to combine opera with popular culture to attract a large number of young audiences. While maintaining the original flavor of opera, the communication strategy is adjusted for audiences with different cultural backgrounds."
Song Yiyao is worthy of being known as the most talented woman in Kyoto. She quickly figured out how to develop.
"These strategies sound simple, but they are too difficult to implement in practice. They require generations of people to complete them." Song Yiyao sighed, "Even I only know the general direction of development, but I don't know how to implement it specifically."
Just one point, the combination of opera culture and popular culture, has stumped countless people.
"Where can I find such a person?" Song Yiyao said to herself.
Shen Xian’s figure suddenly appeared in Ning Cai and Zhou Wan’s minds.
The emergence of "The Female Prime Minister" is the first combination of opera culture and popular culture!
It’s just that the performance stage was very small at the time, and it happened on Zhou Yanshi’s birthday, so it’s not well known to many people.
If "The Female Prime Minister" were to appear on this occasion today, would it be well received by the audience?
uncertain.
The performance is still going on, and next on stage is a domestic stage play. Several of the leading actors have frequently appeared on the screen in recent years and easily got an "A-" grade.
Even a little-known drama achieved this result, which made the five major drama genres feel that life is bleak.
When the first day ended, there were a total of more than a dozen troupes performing today, three A-level scripts appeared, and even one C-level, which was a Kunqu opera troupe.
Because of the language and singing style, the audience is too narrow, so it only got a C grade.
“Plays with dialects are more difficult to perform than Peking opera,” Shen Xian said.
Taoziba nodded worriedly: "Yes, Huangmei Opera also has dialect characteristics, so I am worried."
"Let it be." Shen Xian smiled faintly to comfort Taozi.
From his perspective, all this was very normal.
Whether on Earth or in this world, generations of people have been working hard to promote the development of opera.
If opera culture wants to go global, it needs to innovate and effectively combine traditional culture with popular culture.
For example, "The Legend of White Snake" has a score of 9.9 on Bilibili and has been played over 12.76 million times, becoming a window for young people to understand opera.
Another example is "The Peony Pavilion", which successfully attracted young audiences at home and abroad through its streamlined script, modern stage design and young cast, and has toured nearly 500 times around the world.
After the first day, the audience was discussing which performance was more exciting.
There were discussions about everyday dramas, European operas, and there were also discussions about Peking Opera troupes, but the enthusiasm was not high.
The topic was the most discussed on the Internet, but most of the discussion points were pessimistic.
"On the first day of the peak showdown, the Peking Opera Troupe got a B grade, and they didn't even beat the unknown domestic small drama repertoire!"
"It's too difficult. It looks like the domestic opera culture is going to fail again!"
"I never showed my strength, so how can I say that I was defeated?"
"I've said long ago that we need to get rid of the old conventions. The complex facial makeup, complex characters, and complex lines... How can there be so many audiences? This result doesn't surprise me."
"Although I think you're right, are we really hopeless?"
"I'm so unwilling to accept this. After all, opera culture is the quintessence of our country. It's a pity to lose it just like this."
Before Shen Xian and Tao Zibao walked out of the theater, Shen Xian's phone rang. It was Zhou Yanshi who called: "Xiao Shen, let's have dinner together tonight?"
Shen Xian was about to refuse, but Zhou Yanshi said, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. Captain Mo Wei has already agreed."
Baby Taozi said at the side: "Captain Mo just sent me a message, Mr. Zhou invited our group to dinner."
Chen Xian wasn't really interested in these occasions, but Mo Wei had already agreed, so it was hard to refuse, so he said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Mo Wei called in: "Xiao Shen, let's go to dinner together tonight."
In another private room, Song Tianzong called his daughter Song Yiyao: "Yiyao, the Zhou family is hosting a banquet tonight and inviting a theater troupe to dinner. You should go too. I have an appointment tonight and cannot go."
Song Yiyao agreed.
"See you tomorrow." Song Yiyao waved to Zhou Wan and Ning Cai, with a peaceful smile on her face.
She is always like this, with a calm demeanor that would not change even if the sky is falling.
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