论河南坠子的嬗变与创新

Henan Zhuizi: Its Evolution and Innovation

河南坠子作为一种曲艺表演的艺术形式,近些年来在正式的舞台演出和电视节目中已罕见其身影,从曲艺艺术的生成与嬗变轨迹中不难看出,河南坠子目前的状况十分令人担忧。这种低迷状况既与社会经济发展后艺术形式的丰富和人们欣赏习惯的改变相关,也和有关部门对河南坠子重视引导不够有关。加强政策扶持力度,不断推出新人新作,重视演出内容和形式的创新,是河南坠子发展的希望所在。

Henan Zhuizi, a kind of ballad singing to the accompaniment of a stringed instrument called Zhuiqin popular in Henan Province from the 19th century, has dwindled gradually into insignificance in recent years either on the stage or in TV programs, a change that has resulted from the intense competition from so many modern forms of entertainment for the public's leisure time as well as the neglect of it on the part of the departments concerned. To revive it, we have to help it with favorable policies, train new performers, stage new performances and make innovations in both contents and forms.