How Does Traditional Opera Interpret Contemporary Chinese Stories:Taking the Modern Huai Opera Small Town as an Example
With a history of over 200 years,Huai Opera,the National Intangible Cultural Heritage,has taken the lead in modern play creation,and its birthplace,Yancheng,is acclaimed as the Hometown of Modern Drama.The modern Huai Opera Small Town,adapted from Mark Twain's novel The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,focuses on the conflict between"self"and"id"of contemporary Chinese people through contemporary thematic exploration,the conflict structure of nested secrets,and innovation in the opera's conventions.It tells a story of the tragedy of human nature in the context of modernization and the return of the self-disciplined gentleman′s character.Small Town conveys the contemporary people′s sentiments of patriotism,modern conscious-ness,and the concept of integrity and self-examination through the portrayal of generational characters such as"Old Zhu,""Zhu Wenxuan,"and"Zhu Xiaoxuan."Small Town is hailed as one of China′s excellent local operas with realistic themes in recent years and has won the 15th Chinese Culture and Arts Government Award-Wenhua Award.The milestone experimental achieve-ments of Small Town provide a unique sample and experience for exploring the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional opera.
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