What kind of literary miracle has White-haired Girl created in the history of world literature and art?
True literary classics are by no means sealed by a few people, but works of art that have withstood the severe test of the masses and history, are widely loved and praised by the masses and experts, are constantly copied and widely circulated, and have eternal charm.
Facts have proved that literary works can only become literary classics if they stand the test of people's aesthetic choices and are eliminated by historical trends, only if they reflect the glory of human justice and the essence of historical society, and only if they become excellent works that suit both refined and popular tastes. The White-haired Girl is such a classic. It deeply touched countless audiences, was loved by the vast majority of the people, met all the conditions of the classics, and was recognized by the people and history.
The White-haired Girl has created one artistic miracle after another in the literary history of China and even the world. Historical facts fully prove this point.
The facts are the most convincing. Look at the facts:
On April 28th, 1945, the opera White-haired Girl premiered in Yan 'an. The picture comes from the internet.
The white-haired girl in 1945 was warmly welcomed as soon as it was released. When performing for the Seventh Congress of the Producers' Party of China and the people of Yan 'an in the Central Auditorium of Yan 'an, the audience in the first three games were moved to tears, and some people were wet with tears from beginning to end. I saw Chairman Mao wiping his tears when he sang "Injustice in the Sun". Few people in the audience don't cry. Some lesbians in the back row were even moved to tears. Comrade Li Fuchun turned to them and said, "Comrades, what are you doing? This is acting! " Some soldiers were very excited. They took to the stage to beat "Huang Shiren".
Chen Geng and Chen Xilian are sitting on the windowsill. Chen Geng shouted after reading it: "Good! Great! " He and many other military leaders from the anti-Japanese front said, "Print out the scripts and music scores quickly, and we will take them back to the army for a special performance!"
At that time, there were even more than 30 performances in Yan 'an with a small population, which were warmly welcomed by the masses. Many recalled articles and historical works said: "The White-haired Girl caused a sensation in Yan 'an! "This is completely in line with historical facts. It is also unanimously recognized.
The White-haired Girl not only caused a sensation in Yan 'an, but also in the whole country and even many countries in the world. It can be said that when you get there, you get there; When I got there, there was an emotional storm and a revolutionary wave. This is what people call the "white-haired girl storm".
What's important is that after watching The White-haired Girl, people are sincerely moved, not only by tears and thunderous applause, but also by the excitement of aesthetic feeling, which is transformed into great power for practical action. The soldiers stared at the white-haired girl and shouted slogans: "Down with Huang Shiren! Revenge for Xier! " They went to the battlefield with high morale and great spirit. Some soldiers also engraved these slogans on the gun poles, never forgetting them, and rushed to the front line more consciously.
1962 To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mao Zedong's speech at the Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art, Deng took a group photo with all the cast members after watching the opera White-haired Girl. The picture comes from the internet.
1July, 956, Huailai front line, "White-haired Girl" was staged twice a night until the East turned white. After seeing the white-haired girl, the soldiers entered the forefront, winning more with less and winning a great victory. Commander Yang Chengwu wrote to the Art Troupe, saying, "In Huailai, the enemy's strength is several times that of mine, but our soldiers are very brave and tenacious, because their bayonets have culture on their tips-they fight with the hatred and strength inspired by the white-haired girl. So the victory of the battle also has the contribution of your art troupe. "
Those "liberation fighters" who have just been captured are more educated by "white-haired girls" and almost all poor farmers who are forced to work. It is most meaningful to realize from the play that the PLA is the people's own army and is fighting for its own liberation. So as to make more contributions to the people's turning over and killing the enemy, and join the old comrades in the battle to liberate China.
"White-haired Girl" became the heavyweight weapon of the "new accusation movement of building the army" performed by the army and local theatrical troupes at that time, and played an extremely great role in propaganda and aesthetic education in the final decisive battle of the whole liberation war.
Because "White-haired Girl" is so touching, during the performance, some actors who played Huang Shiren were even injured by fruits or stones thrown by the audience. Chen Qiang, who played Huang Shiren at that time, said that a fruit hit him in the eye while he was performing in Huailai. In order to prevent people from shooting actors, it is stipulated that guns are not allowed to be carried during military performances. Because there have been some soldiers who were so emotional that they raised their guns to hit Huang Shiren in the play and almost killed someone.
It is inconceivable that a literary work should have such great artistic charm, which is unique at all times and in all countries.
Ding Ling, a famous writer, participated in the land reform in rural areas of North China at that time. She once recalled the grand occasion of the rural performance "White-haired Girl" at that time: "The village is full of empty lanes, and the walls, roofs, branches and haystacks are full of people." Such a sensational artistic effect is really shocking!
Where in the world has there been such a touching and attractive work of art? Illiterate farmers, teachers and students in universities all like this play.
In the new liberated areas, "White-haired Girl" became the ideological and political "pioneer" and revolutionary textbook, which made the broad masses of people who had been brutally exploited and oppressed by the Kuomintang reactionaries for a long time see that the * * * production party is the hope of people's liberation and strengthened their confidence in building a new China together with the * * * production party. Many people, such as Guo and Zhang Changgong, took an active part in the revolution after watching The White-haired Girl.
20 15 12 1, Hangzhou, the opera "White-haired Girl" was staged in Hangzhou Theatre. Vision china diagram
Zhang Changgong, a famous writer, even saw "White-haired Girl" performed by a troupe of senior primary school students in a small place in Inner Mongolia. He was moved and decided to join the revolution. At that time, of course, the acting skills of primary school students were not high, but they made the venue cry. This is the artistic content of the script at work. The role of the script should not be underestimated. 195 1 The opera White-haired Girl won the second prize of Stalin Literature Prize in the Soviet Union.
Meng Heboyan, a famous Mongolian writer, said: "The White-haired Girl was first seen in the winter of Zhangjiakou Qingfeng Theater 1945, when the audience cried. We young people who have just entered the military and political university are all surprised that the Eighth Route Army still has such good art! Brand new art! Although I also read Thunderstorm and Sunrise when I was studying, they are all masterpieces. After reading White-haired Girl, I think this is a new world, a new world. Mao Dun had such an evaluation, which fully expressed our feelings at that time. " Newcomers and new worlds are the most attractive.
The situation at that time was that wherever the People's Liberation Army went, troops and local art troupes performed "White-haired Girl". Wherever the white-haired girl plays, there is a sensation, forming a whirlwind of white-haired girls. This is indeed an unprecedented miracle in the literary history of China and even the world.
White-haired girls have made great contributions to the victory of the China Revolution, and they have been written in golden characters in human history, which is written by the people. Who can deny this historical fact?
Wang Peiyuan wrote in The Tale of Lu Yi in Yan 'an: "In the history of Chinese and foreign literature and art, it is rare to see any drama that has played such a huge role in propaganda and education and produced such a far-reaching political influence. In this sense, "White-haired Girl" is indeed an epoch-making work-opera, a perfect combination of art and politics, which brings the political agitation contained and expressed in artistic works to the extreme. "
This is by no means comparable to those slogan-style current affairs propaganda materials. The White-haired Girl is a true and advanced work of art, with high artistic quality indicators such as aesthetic intensity, aesthetic height, aesthetic depth, aesthetic breadth, aesthetic precision and aesthetic novelty, and it is a great work of art that can withstand high-standard three-dimensional analysis. After watching the performance of North China Art Troupe, dramatist Ma said, "This play is unexpectedly good!" Really, just like all the great works of art in the world, it is exciting, elegant and popular, with permanent artistic charm.
After the founding of New China, The White-Haired Girl was adapted into a variety of operas and quyi such as movies, ballet, Beijing Opera, Yue Opera and Sichuan Opera. These "white-haired girls" in various artistic forms have been repeatedly staged by outstanding actors of various dramas and schools all over the country for a long time. Its powerful artistic appeal and great aesthetic breadth are shocking.
Stills of the new opera "White-haired Girl". Vision china diagram
1954, the film White-haired Girl officially premiered in China, with the first audience reaching 6 million in 25 cities across the country. More than 800,000 people watched the first screening of Shanghai Cinema. The venue was full. By 1956, there were 500 million people in China who had seen the white-haired girl. At that time, the national population was 600 million. Except for infants and patients who can't move, it can be said that almost all adults in urban and rural areas of China have seen the film White-haired Girl.
Abroad, The White-haired Girl has also aroused great repercussions.
195 1 year, Zhou led the China Youth Art Troupe to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Albania, the Democratic Republic of Germany and other nine countries, as well as the Austrian capital and Vienna Music City to perform the opera "White-haired Girl". Although it passed the translation, it still caused great repercussions and sensation.
When performing curtain calls in Berlin and Dresden, Wang Kun was unable to bring flowers from the masses. Occasionally, someone presented a bunch of flowers to Huang Shiren's actor Chen Qiang. The old lady in the audience shouted, "Don't give it to him-don't give it to him-"and grabbed the flowers and presented them to Wang Kun.
An old woman in Vienna said with tears, "I lost three sons in the war. I thought there was no hope in my life. After watching this drama, I feel that my life has new hope. "
Many foreign audiences said, "After reading White-haired Girl, we saw the new life and struggle of the people of China. I not only saw the revolutionary struggle of the people of China, but also saw why the people of China rose up for revolution! "
I think this is the fundamental reason why the white-haired girl is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Its aesthetic depth is outstanding, its profound revelation of social essence, and its artistic appeal and penetration are unparalleled.
The film "White-haired Girl" has a greater influence abroad than opera. At that time, it was staged in cinemas and squares in more than 30 countries including Asia, Africa, Europe, the United States and Australia. It caused a sensation everywhere.
The movie White-haired Girl (1950)
At the international film festival held in Czech Republic, "White-haired Girl" attracted great interest from the judges and the audience, and received rave reviews, winning the highest award: the special honor award.
In Japan, the audience of the movie White-haired Girl reached 2 million. Japanese artists also adapted White-haired Girl into a ballet. 1955, Japan Songshan Ballet performed "White-haired Girl" in many places in Japan, which was very popular in various places and continued for many years.
Many troupes in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and other countries also translated or adapted The White-haired Girl into drama and dance performances. The storm of "White-haired Girl" has blown to many places abroad.
The White-haired Girl not only inherits and carries forward the revolutionary tradition of the "Tang Five Revolution" against tyranny in China's Yi Jing Ge Gua three thousand years ago, but also inherits and carries forward the great struggle tradition of the French Revolution, the Paris Commune and the American War of Independence. This is a great work of art with universal humanity and historical eternity. (text/paragraph)
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