Crosstalk and Beijing Opera really have an indissoluble bond, because cross talk can borrow Beijing Opera to enrich the content of cross talk and achieve good stage effect. I think Guan Gong vs Qin Qiong, which was co-produced by Master Lin Bao and Guo Qiru, has become a classic comic dialogue. Today, Degang Guo, a representative figure in the field of phonology, has a special liking for Peking Opera and has achieved a lot. He often injects elements of Peking Opera into cross talk.

Zazie Hoko

Of course, two kinds of dramas and two artistic styles should have their own strong points, and they can learn from each other's strong points and taste elegance and vulgarity. But no matter from the artistic connotation, depth, difficulty and influence, Beijing opera, as a national quintessence, is bound to be higher than cross talk.

Therefore, it is definitely a false proposition to save Beijing opera with cross talk. Crosstalk is not that powerful, and it is impossible to be that powerful. However, in Peking Opera, Degang Guo Deyun Society has a lot to learn from. Peking Opera has a glorious history and produced many famous artists, which once swept the country and even went to the world. But now the Peking Opera industry is struggling. Without the support of the government, many theatrical troupes might have ceased to exist. The fundamental reason for this situation is that the Beijing opera circle is conformist, hidebound, overemphasizing genre inheritance and lacking bold reform and innovation.

Now emperors and princes, talented people and beautiful women rule the stage, and even the revolutionary model operas that the masses like are rarely staged, but they are narcissistic and divorced from the people and the market. Although Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre has a history and is a representative figure of Beijing opera reform and innovation, its strength is weak and it is difficult to be unique. On the other hand, Degang Guo Deyun Society, which is located in the phonological world, is full of talented people, and is well received by the market and loved by the people. In particular, it is more than enough to support yourself without eating imperial food. Shouldn't Beijing Opera learn from phonology?

Zazie Hoko

Beijing opera is lost in narcissism and stuck to its laurels. Fifty years ago, some people saw the crisis of Beijing opera. After reform and innovation, modern Beijing opera came into being. It has become an art form generally accepted by contemporary people, but unfortunately it has been ignored for political reasons. Beijing opera is about to decline. Crosstalk has experienced ups and downs and innovation, and it is once again youthful. Peking Opera, like other undertakings in China, will only die if it is not reformed or created.