论上海戏曲的过去、现状与振兴的对策

Discussion on the History and Status Quo of Shanghai Opera and Its Developing Strategy

上海自明代以来,戏曲活动极为繁胜。从二十世纪初,上海在保存昆曲、将长江三角洲地区的许多民间小戏培育成戏曲剧种、开创京剧海派、打造戏曲名家、探索现代戏曲的表演范式等方面作出了卓越的贡献。然而今日上海虽然仍有着一流的演出团体,有着雄厚的财力,也有着许多迷恋戏曲的观众,但没有像过去那样,在全国戏曲界起着领先的作用,与上海的国际化大都市的地位极不相称。要振兴上海的戏曲,必须不遗余力地在全国范围内招募人才;高度重视编演反映时代特征、表现普通民众生活的新剧目;打造一大批动漫戏曲片;大力培养戏曲观众;鼓励与扶持民营剧团;通过艺术评论等手段,提升领军人物的知名度。

Since Ming Dynasty, the activities of operas in Shanghai have been very thriving. Since the early 20th century, Shanghai has contributed a great deal to the protection of Kun opera, to the development of many small folk operas of Yangtze River delta into mature opera types and to the exploration of modern performance paradigms. Although today＇s top five operas in Shanghai have first-class performance groups, strong financial power and lots of audience fond of Chinese operas, but Shanghai has no longer played an advanced role in Chinese opera circle. This situation is not suited with the status of Shanghai as a cosmopolitan city. To revitalize Shanghai＇s opera arts, we should recruit talent all over the country and attach great importance on creating and performing new plays that can reflect the characters of the era and presenting the life of common people. We should cultivate opera audience with strong efforts and encourage the development of private company. What＇s more, through art criticism, we should try to establish and raise fame of some leading persons in the circle so as to enlarge the influence and popularity of the whole industry.