How to integrate the elements of youth into traditional Chinese opera?

In recent years, with the continuous development of little theatre drama's exploration, its influence is also expanding, attracting many well-known directors, playwrights and actors to participate in drama creation and performance. As a "fashion interpreter of traditional Peking Opera", Yu Pai's old students have been exploring in the field of small theater Peking Opera. She played Fa Hai in the drama "Spring Water Crossing" co-performed by Beijing and Kunming, and worked as a producer in the Peking Opera "Twelve Golden Liars". The participation of "famous actors" in Chinese drama has attracted more audiences to the theater and promoted the healthy development of the whole Chinese drama industry.

However, due to the difficulty of innovation and the lack of market cultivation, some small theater operas still stick to tradition and ignore the temperament of the times. Wang Ben understands today's creators very well: "It is very difficult for China traditional opera to give consideration to both inheritance and innovation." He hoped that the small theater drama would not become the adaptation of the traditional passbook drama, but should integrate the elements of the times and youth into the inheritance and innovation, and explore a correct development path.

Because of the pioneering and experimental nature of small theater drama, it has opened up a new world for young drama talents and attracted a large number of young and middle-aged drama talents to participate in the creation and performance of small theater drama. Through the experience of small theater, the artistic perception is cultivated and the innovation is improved. Li Zhuoqun has created outstanding plays such as Xi Jiao, Rolling Jade Guanyin and Spring Banquet, and has grown into the backbone of contemporary small theater Peking Opera.

According to market research data, the most mainstream audience of small theater operas is young people around the age of 30. Small theater opera is more modern and urban from script creation to stage form, which makes young audiences feel that opera can also be lively, relaxed and exquisite. Luo Qi, associate professor and director of Beijing Union University, said that with the decline of the influence of traditional opera, small theater opera can attract young audiences to the theater and find a way out for the inheritance and development of traditional opera art in the contemporary era.