A Study On The Development Of The Art Of Caidiao In The National Context ——Centered On The Caidiao Troupe Of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Developing all the way from the local Diaozi Opera to the officially named Caidiao Opera,Caidiao Opera is a traditional drama generated in the specific territorial environment and by the history of Guangxi.At first,it was basically spread among the people in oral text,so the standards of “beauty” and “ugliness” of people in civil society can be clearly seen through its folk character: its body uglification reflects the resistance to the feudal ruling order;its comedy is an artistic means to turn the sadness of life into sweetness and happiness.In the face of difficulties and hardships in life,laughter is always a good medicine for those who pessimistically live in hardship.The establishment of Caidiao Troupe in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a landmark event for Caidiao Opera — a folk art form — to rise from the countryside to the imperial court.Its entrance from folk drama to national vision is based on the establishment of new China,before which it was not only unaccepted by the government,but also in vigorous suppression and prohibition.After the foundation of new China,the drama reform promoted by the state is closely related to the new national context.Judged from its background and content,it is actually a measure to construct the socialist national consciousness.The great influence of Caidiao Opera among people makes it an important practical form for national discourse communication,and its affinity to people is highly consistent with the construction of socialist national consciousness,thus leading to a landmark event in its development history,that is,the establishment of the official professional opera troupe,Caidiao Troupe of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Since the 1950 s,Caidiao Opera has made remarkable achievements in the development history of local opera,which are inseparable from the artists of Caidiao Opera,whose status in the old society was very humble.After the foundation of new China,these artists have not only turned themselves into masters of their own fates ever since,but that some of them have even been endowed with official political status.But it is not enough for the new government to just change their status,and their thoughts must be transformed if they are really to be brought into the process of building socialism.Their reflection and efforts to their new status in the new national context are not only an example of identity,but also an important guarantee for the gradual maturity and modernization of Caidiao Opera in the reform of drama and cultural system after the foundation of new China.Because the state attaches much importance to Caidiao Opera,the practitioners in this industry are becoming increasingly diversified and professional.With the collection and arrangement of its plays in the process of the drama reform in new China,Caidiao Opera has gradually realized the systematization and elitism in its written texts.Before the foundation of new China,Caidiao Opera,which was rooted in the life of villagers,was basically based on oral scripts,but after that,large-scale play arrangement began.Through arrangement and composition,not only the literariness and artistry of Caidiao Opera itself has been improved,but that the times have been fully reflected and the ideological content of its plays has been enhanced by taking “new life” and “new opera” as the creative path,therefore realizing the contemporary confluence of thought and art.Judged from its development process,Caidiao Opera has always been inseparable from the national context ever since its emergence and development.At the initial stage of its origin,it was a popular opera performed on the simple stage in rural areas,being active in the folk society outside the cities and towns far away from the vision of the government.At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China,Caidiao Opera broke through the limitation of folk society,rising from rural areas to cities and entering a stage of rapid development,but meanwhile,it also encountered strict prohibition and suppression by the feudal ruling class,though the prohibition and suppression had objectively to a certain extent promoted the development of Caidiao Opera.After the foundation of new China,Caidiao Opera has ushered in the transformation and rebirth through the drama reform.From the analysis of its development process,it can be concluded that the changes before and after the foundation of new China mainly come from its folk character,which has always been the main factor of official intervention.Experiencing the changing political and cultural context before and after the foundation of new China,the folk artistic character of Caidiao Opera endows it with the logical possibility to participate in the construction of national discourse and consciousness of people's ownership.At the same time,the new government has listed Caidiao Opera as the object of absorption and transformation,providing it with practical possibility to actively participate in the construction of new political power.With the major changes in the national context,its folk character and affinity to people have thus been coupled,truly becoming an art form for constructing national consciousness and discourse.Therefore,Caidiao Opera rises rapidly after the foundation of new China.Combined with its experience of the development process to think about and summarize its development path in the national context,the following points should be stressed: firstly,the leading role of national consciousness over Caidiao Opera should be strengthened;secondly,Caidiao Opera should be guided to the track of sound development through the measures such as taking advantage of support from national policies,making full use of the exhibition platforms built by the government,deepening the system reform of troupes while keeping pace with the times and promoting the talents training by relying on policies of intangible cultural heritage protection.