TITLE:
Study on the Ongoing Development of Contemporary Drama—From the Perspective of Historical Evolution of the Audience-Performer Relationship
AUTHORS:
Lin Ma
KEYWORDS:
Chinese Opera, Contemporary Drama, Theater, Audience-Performer Relationship, Ongoing Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: When discussing the challenges and obstacles faced
by Chinese Opera in contemporary times, many tend to attribute them to a lack
of creativity within the genre or the impact of external factors such as
multimedia. However, few acknowledge the influence that the decline of
performance stages—which serve as carriers for Chinese Opera—has had on its
survival. When examining the historical audience-performer relationship of
Chinese theaters derived from the stage, it
is evident that all existing modes of audience-performer relationship can be
traced back to history. Therefore, the continuous development of contemporary
drama hinges on innovation of the audience-performer relationship and
identification of breakthroughs for dramatic progress. The innovative audience-performer relationship in domestic and
international drama cases can offer some inspiration for the ongoing
development of Chinese Opera. This paper focuses on exploring the continuous
development of contemporary drama through an examination of the historical
evolution of the audience-performer relationship. It delves into the topic from
the following perspectives: 1) analyzing
the reality of Chinese traditional opera’s gradual decline in
contemporary times; 2) examining how the audience-performer relationship has
constantly changed throughout history; and 3) providing a reference for the development
of contemporary drama by analyzing innovative cases of audience-performer
relationship in Chinese and foreign modern drama.