The difference between traditional flower drama and modern flower drama

The traditional dance of Xiaohua Opera is mainly waist twisting, and the commonly used dance step is "whistling step". The actor who plays the female role jumps to "wipe the chest fan", and the actor who plays the male role holds the fan off. Most of the tunes are local popular folk songs, mostly one drama and one song. Commonly used accompaniment instruments are Jinhu, Jinghu, Dahuang flute, Haidi, gongs and drums, Siwa, rubbing machine (a small percussion instrument) and so on. The content of singing is mostly short stories with interesting life.

Modern flower drama has been added on the basis of tradition, and the most obvious makeup can distinguish the character's personality. In addition, the "hidden cough step" has developed into an elegant and stretching "three steps"; The monotonous "chest-wiping fan" also gradually opened and closed, and further developed into a "butterfly fan"; Dance movements also absorbed the essence from other sister arts, enriching themselves, making the tunes more beautiful and the accompaniment instruments increased. Dressing and makeup are no longer simple students, but colorful clothes according to the characters. The above changes have greatly strengthened the expressive force of Xiaohua Opera.