The Observation And Reseach To Jincheng Mingfeng Theatre

Mingfeng theatrical company which inherited from Mingfengtroupe now has a long history of more than200years. It graduallyexpanded into a leading member in Southeast of Shanxi with a fewgenerations’ transformation. After the liberation, Mingfeng troupewas nationalized and renamed theatrical company. It changed itsname several times, with a little integration, still exists as the nameof "Mingfeng".However, with the environmental modification, the survivalcondition of theatrical company which performed operas the same asthe past, suffered a disastrous decline compared with the troupe.Today, with the "fast food" culture popularized, the theatricalcompany as represents of traditional opera culture was forced in acrack growth. At the same time, its performance range retreated tothe countryside; the audience is basically limited to the older peoplein the poor area. The internal structure of the theatrical company haschanged with the external change of the environment. The mostfundamental change is from the private social classes intogovernment leadership. Leaders renamed as the colonel. Actorschange from the apprenticeship approach to regular professionaltraining system. The external forces become more and more serious and even have a negative influence on the survival condition of thetheatrical company.Of course, Mingfeng theatrical company didn’t await their doom inthis relatively weak culture environment. The superior leadership andthe whole regiment actors aiming at the current situation, made aseries of efforts. For example, to adapt the requirements of the timesof the modern drama, Mingfeng theatrical company rehashes somenewly produced modern dramas, takes part in some competitions andalso apply world intangible cultural heritage for its drama ShangdangErhua. It also establishes the position of Mingfeng in Southeast ofShanxi opera troupe.This paper takes Jincheng Mingfeng theatrical company as theresearch object, combined with the previous results, using themethods of cultural anthropology, folklore, and sociology, andconducts a comprehensive survey on the internal structure, theperformance life and performances, and the repertoire of the MingFeng theatrical company.It not only emphatically compares with thetroupe in its heyday, reflecting the contemporary dilemma of thetheatre, but also recognizes the achievement of the company. Finally,basing on a summarizing of the experience of Ming inheritance andcombining with the reality of the environment, this paper gives someproposals on developing Mingfeng theatrical company.