Principles of creative art on the opera stage

Author: Hu Zhifeng
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Comrade Hu Zhifeng is very diligent and persistent. Since the publication of her book Artistic Winds in 1988, she has, in just a short dozen years, written several research works in succession, a spirit truly commendable! This book, The Creative Laws of Opera Stage Art, is a new attempt to systematically and comprehensively explore the creative laws of opera stage art, building upon previous research achievements. The book covers scriptwriting, directing, music, stage design, performance, the Dan school of acting, as well as reflections and studies on contemporary stage creation. Each research topic is divided into chapters, with the directing section comprising three chapters and the performance-related topics spanning six chapters, accounting for more than half of the book's total fourteen chapters. This overall structure reflects the author's dual intentions: first, to adopt a broad perspective on overall creation while starting from specific details, conducting detailed studies on each part of the comprehensive art of opera to achieve a comprehensive understanding of its creative laws; second, to integrate theory with practice, combining viewpoints with examples to ensure the content is neither empty nor scattered, making it easy for readers to grasp. This design is highly innovative and represents one of the current explorations in the study of opera art's creative laws, a development worthy of attention and highlighting the author's strengths as both an actor and a researcher.