Introduction of Kunqu Opera Project in 600 Years

In May of 2000118, UNESCO awarded 19 cultural communities and cultural expressions from different parts of the world to "masterpieces of human oral and intangible heritage" for the first time, and China Kunqu Opera was impressively listed. Kunqu Opera, as one of the oldest and most influential operas in China, has a history of more than 600 years and is widely spread, and is called "the ancestor of hundreds of operas". Although the government and people of insight have done a lot to revitalize Kunqu Opera in recent years, like many ancient traditional art forms, Kunqu Opera has almost become a "living fossil" forgotten in museums. Vertically, the national madness of Kunqu Opera for two hundred years has become a dusty page in the cultural history of China, and the existing glory has been annihilated; Horizontally speaking, in the process of globalization, the elegant art representing national culture, such as Kunqu Opera, has lost its due position and recognition.

Wu Mei, a master of traditional Chinese opera in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, said at the beginning of "An Introduction to China's Traditional Chinese Opera" that Yuefu died and Ci flourished, while Ci died and Qu flourished. China traditional opera inherits the literary tradition of China, is a part of China culture, and is deeply rooted in the national character. Kunqu opera, on the other hand, inherited the 600-year-old original works of Song and Jin Dynasties and created today's drama in different places. It is the highest model of China's traditional opera art. In the past 600 years, Kunqu's achievements in music and literature have been summarized by predecessors. With the rise of East-West communication, modern scholars pay more attention to the oriental performance system formed by her. This performance system is unique and profound, which is enough for everyone in China to understand, admire and be proud, and also enough for us to pick up the camera to record, express and publicize. To some extent, the history of Kunqu opera is the history of Chinese drama, and the record of Kunqu opera is the record of China opera.

The documentary 600 Years of Kunqu Opera shows China's Kunqu Opera art in a comprehensive and detailed way through television, which makes the most exquisite, elegant and unique part of China culture widely spread. As a tool, television is not only a temporary propaganda, but also a historical communication as a cultural fuel. In the time after Kunqu Opera was rated as intangible cultural heritage, some Kunqu Opera masters have passed away one after another, accompanied by dozens of plays in addition to the history they experienced and witnessed. The light on the stage is still there, but it is the voice of a previous life. If we don't take the time to record on film or tape, I'm afraid our successors will record less, and by our descendants, the stage may be more empty.

The documentary "600 Years of Kunqu Opera" shows the 600-year history, profound artistic system and outstanding artistic charm of Kunqu Opera, and more truly shows that the latest events involve domestic, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, and the content involves history and contemporary. Strive to enrich and break through the program form, which is embodied in animation, interviews, empty mirrors, reappearance, documentaries and so on. This is the first large-scale TV documentary in China that shows the panorama of Kunqu Opera from ancient times to the present. It is devoted to exploring a nation's artistic spirit by recording and presenting images, and restoring China people's "confidence in traditional aesthetics".

"No matter how hard the singer is, it hurts his bosom friend", which is the heartfelt sigh of Kunqu artists at the time when Kunqu opera was at its lowest ebb. We are here to elaborate the creative idea of the large-scale documentary "600 Years of Kunqu Opera", hoping to communicate with each other and reach a consensus, so as to take Kunqu Opera as an opportunity to shoulder the responsibility of reviving national traditional culture.