Research On The Performance Of The Drama Dream Of Red Mansion

A Dream of Red Mansions is a classic text of Chinese classical literature,which is highly interpretable and re-creatable.Since its appearance,Chinese and foreign playwrights have turned their attention to this classic novel,and it has become the most popular base for adaptation in traditional opera,quyi,and modern drama.From the early years of the Republic of China to the present,modern drama with the theme of A Dream of Red Mansions has been written and performed for more than 100 years,which has not only given birth to many excellent writers and directors,but also precipitated several drama scripts and stage works of considerable quality.Modern drama with the theme of A Dream of Red Mansions in different periods has presented different editing and performance situations,and after a century,modern drama with the theme of A Dream of Red Mansions has formed a magnificent performance history.The study of the modern drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions in the past hundred years will help to further sort out its history,dissemination and development,retrace the historical original appearance of the modern drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions,discover its performance characteristics,and explore the interpretive value of this classic Chinese literary work.This thesis consists of seven parts:introduction,five chapters,and conclusion.In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China,the wave of Chinese drama reform was popular,and modern drama with the theme of A Dream of Red Mansions was born in this historical context.The concepts of civilized drama,new drama,and modern drama have been unclear,so a return to the historical context will help to clarify the real development of Chinese drama,especially the drama of A Dream of Red Mansions,since modern times.The new drama is that it is the early form of the modern drama of A Dream of Red Mansions,and its appearance cannot be separated from the broad content of the original text of A Dream of Red Mansions,the social function of the new drama of A Dream of Red Mansions,the market of the audience in the Republic of China,and the strength of the professional theater troupes in scripting and performing.Since the early years of the Republic of China to the present,Many modern drama works of A Dream of Red Mansions have been produced,and the creation in different periods presents different situations.At the beginning of the Republic of China,the new drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions flourished,with the emergence of new drama groups such as Xinmin New Drama Society,which led the trend,Minming New Drama Society,which later took the lead,and Chunliu Theatre,which persisted in artistic exploration.However,under the fierce commercialization competition,the new drama of A Dream of Red Mansions gradually went into decline.Based on the artistic exploration of Chunliu Theatre,Laughing Stage insisted on performing new drama of A Dream of Red Mansions on the one hand;on the other hand,it proposed the concept of new literary and artistic drama,and explored the development path of nationalizing new drama.Many theater troupes did not develop along the theory and practice of the Laughing Stage,and the new drama of A Dream of Red Mansions still faced a crisis of survival and development.From the 1920 s to the 1940 s,the overall performance of modern drama with the theme of A Dream of Red Mansions showed a relatively sluggish development trend,experiencing a difficult transition from folk venues to professional theaters.At the same time,this period was a far-reaching one in which the scripting of A Dream of Red Mansions dramas moved toward a more mature stage at the script and artistic levels.In particular,in the 1920 s and 1930 s,the drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions reopened the space for a folk theater performance amid difficulties,presenting a performance ecology that relied on the stage,folk art venues,and the big hotels.In the 1940 s,professional modern drama performance venues emerged,and the Lafei Theater,the Hongbao Theater,and the Jindu Theater became the main venues for the drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions during this period.Some excellent plays,such as Yu Lei,have been staged,becoming an important part of the liberation process of the Chinese nation with their profound ideological connotation.Since the 1950 s,the creation and performance of A Dream of Red Mansions modern dramas have been relatively inactive,with only a few scripts compared to the Republic of China period,but the overall ecology of scriptwriting and performance has shown a blossoming of a hundred flowers.Especially in the 21 st century,the creation and performance of A Dream of Red Mansions modern dramas have shown a new development brand,with a strong spirit of innovation and exploration in terms of thematic ideas,stage performance,and adaptation techniques.In addition,Singapore,Vietnam,Malaysia,and the United States have also seen performances,showing different performance characteristics.From the initial attempts and explorations of professional theater troupes in the early years of the Republic of China to the maturity and diversification of performance forms today,from domestic to foreign,from infancy to maturity,modern drama performance of A Dream of Red Mansions has not only always penetrated folk society,connected with the society,and gained regenerative power frequently in the folk soil,but also adhered to the national characteristics in cultural intermingling,actively innovated and developed,and advanced together with the times.