面对历史与艺术的当代意识——评新编历史京剧《成败萧何》

A Review upon Newly Created Historical Peking Opera "Xiao He both as a Winner and a Loser"

京剧《成败萧何》是新时期以来继《曹操与杨修》之后又一部十分精彩、厚重、令人振奋的史剧佳作。它以严肃但又充满发现与创造的姿态面对历史,寻求着历史文化中能够穿透古今、贯通世事人心的精神内涵;作为与时代同步的艺术创新,它又在清晰的戏曲本体价值认定的前提下,完成着对戏曲艺术的承续与再创。而这样两个方面,正是今天新编历史剧创作中应有和可贵的当代意识。

Peking opera ＂Xiao He both as a Winner and a Loser＂ appears to be an excellent,fascinating and exciting historical drama.It faces history with a serious and innovative pose,from which searching for spiritual connotation penetrating through past time and into human soul.As a contemporary successful example of art innovation,it both inherits as well as revives drama itself based upon its noumenon merits.Such two aspects are salutary contemporary consciousness newly-created historical drama should own.