Opera is a stylized art, why do people who kneel in the opera face the audience?

On the stage of national drama, kneeling has a process of explanation and cohesion, which is hand-painted. For example, seeing the emperor kneel, the goal is the emperor. When telling a story, you must face the audience. This stylization not only meets the needs of the plot, but also takes into account the feelings of the audience.

The stylized use of traditional Chinese opera is sensible, reasonable and legal. For example, when the younger generation pays homage to the elders, it salutes the elders, which is a kind of respect for the elders in ancient times; But as a stage art, the most important thing is to consider the feelings of the audience, so after kneeling down, immediately transfer to the audience for introduction. Otherwise, the whole drama can't let the audience see the actor's back, which is the rationality of traditional opera performance.

Therefore, in the process of kneeling, opera actors should not only consider the actual situation of stage performance, but also consider the audience's viewing needs, so as to kneel on the stage, achieve the performance effect and solve the audience's needs. In the drama "The Guillotine Case", when Qin Xianglian stated the case, it was not Bao Gong who knelt down, but the audience. Bao Qingtian is sitting in the hall. If Qin Xianglian faces Bao Qingtian and his back to the audience, then the audience can only see Qin Xianglian's back, but not Qin Xianglian's expression. In this way, there will be no emotional rendering on the stage, and the audience's sympathy for Qin Xianglian will be greatly reduced, so the overall experience will be greatly reduced.

In the performance of Chinese opera, there is a program called Confessions, that is, during the performance, in the communication between two roles, role A returns to role B and tells the audience his "subtext" or "inner monologue or narrator", and those who support the role are called "exit". This kind of program is not only used for traditional Chinese opera performances, but also for other art forms. For example, when the audience is watching the sketch, they will find that the actors in the sketch are mainly facing the audience. No matter what they say, no matter how loud they are, the people behind them seem to be unable to hear them.

Different from movies and TV series, traditional Chinese opera shows can show the natural development of characters at will, but traditional Chinese opera shows can't, and the audience's perspective is fixed. When an opera singer kneels, if he does not face the audience, there will be many expressions that the audience can't see.