Live up to the call of the times Live up to the expectations of the people

——Representative members of the literary and artistic circles talk about the new atmosphere of literature

[Bright Perspectives of the Two Sessions]

　　“During the National Two Sessions in 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized when he visited the members of the cultural and social sciences circles who participated in the CPPCC meeting that he insisted on keeping pace with the times, focusing on the people, dedicating to the people with quality products, and leading the fashion with Mingde. I listened. The speech of the General Secretary was deeply touched.” Recalling the scene at that time, Tian Qinxin, Dean of the National Theatre of China, is still vividly remembered.

　　An era has its own literature and art, and an era has its spirit.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to cultural and artistic undertakings, and has pointed out the direction for the prosperity and development of socialist culture from the strategic height of national rejuvenation.

Under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, literary and art workers take root in the people and record the times, and literary and artistic creations continue to release new vitality and show new atmosphere. A series of masterpieces show the world a true and three-dimensional image of China.

Excellent masterpieces that record the era are constantly emerging

　　The hot life of the times has provided literary and art workers with a rich source of creation.

"In the past two years, we have celebrated the 70th anniversary of the new China. The epidemic prevention and control has achieved major strategic results, and the fight against poverty has been fully victorious. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Artists and artists have worked hard to write a new epic of the Chinese nation, promote the main theme, and deliver Positive energy literary works continue to emerge." said Wang Liguang, the dean of the China Conservatory of Music.

In the past two years, the symphonic chorus "Angel Tells Me", the folk song and dance drama "The Road to Poverty Alleviation", the TV series "Together", the drama "The People First" and other theme works are warm and touching.

　　The writer is the witness and recorder of the times.

"In the great journey of poverty alleviation, the literary world has used novels, poems, reportage and other forms to record and write, so that our younger generations can feel through these works that in the land of China, each industry has contributed their own strength. , To help poverty-stricken areas realize the magnificent picture of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich.” said Fan Wen, chairman of the Yunnan Writers Association.

In 2019, the Chinese Writers Association launched the "Reportage Creation Project for Poverty Alleviation". Chinese writers span thousands of mountains and rivers to create "Eighteen Stories of Eighteen Caves Village", "National Temperature", "Mudders", and "The Gift of Love". A series of works that are full of temperature, affectionately depict the magnificent poverty alleviation career, extol the poverty alleviation with enthusiasm, and engrave the tremendous changes in China's development in the text.

　　Not only did works that cared for the times appeared frequently, but the work of literary criticism also showed a prosperous and active trend.

"In the past two years, literary and artistic criticism work has conducted timely analysis of new literary and artistic phenomena under the background of the convergence of the'two centenary goals'. In particular, literary and artistic criticism on the Internet is more dynamic and popular with netizens. Valued.” Committee member Pan Kaixiong, former vice president of China Publishing Group Co., Ltd. saw that more and more literary and artistic critics have stepped out of the small circle of solitary and self-appreciating, sitting and talking, and closely connecting themselves with the times and society.

The realistic subject matter rooted in the people has become a creative hotspot

　　Art works that are separated from the people cannot be accepted and loved by the people. This has become the consensus of many literary and art workers.

From "Crossing the Yalu River" in a panoramic view of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the dance drama "The Never Gone Electric Wave" that activates the red gene, to "Mountain and Sea Situation", which tells the story of Ningxia Xihaigu's national policy call and the help of Fujian counterparts to get rid of poverty. To "My Homeland and Me" and "My Hometown", which have achieved good box office reputations, more and more creators have turned their attention to realistic themes in the past two years.

They drew creative inspiration from history and life, and brought the stories of the common people to the good and the beautiful on the stage and on the screen.

　　"As a literary and artistic worker, we cannot enter a new era physically and lag behind this era in our thinking." In 2019, member Tian Qinxin said in a speech at the CPPCC Literary and Social Sciences Joint Group Meeting.

In the past two years, she has put the general secretary's ardent entrustment into practice in her art practice.

Last year, the cultural program "China in Stories" jointly launched by the National Theater of China and China Central Radio and Television ignited the audience's enthusiasm for watching.

"This is a concentrated realistic creation. The second season of the program focused on the story of poverty alleviation and the war epidemic, and it was innovatively presented through the cross-border method of'drama + film and television + variety show'." Committee member Tian Qinxin felt that the process of participating in the creation was just that. The process of learning.

This year, the National Theater of China will launch a red performance season, launching five new creations and two re-arranged realist works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China.

　　Representative Chen Cheng, a first-class actor from the Huai Opera Troupe of Jiangsu Province, felt that in the past two years, modern drama has made great breakthroughs in the integrity and thoroughness of the script.

"There are a large number of creators rooted in the grassroots. They understand the characteristics of opera and the aesthetic needs of the audience, and have delivered a large number of excellent scripts for the interpretation of various types of art works across the country. At the same time, the leading figures of various types of traditional Chinese opera are also in the process of creating. Decades of accumulated experience in traditional repertoire interpretation combined with modern dramas have made active explorations." Representative Chen Cheng said.

The original modern Huai Opera "Small Town" created by the Huai Opera Troupe of Jiangsu Province has not only won praise from domestic experts and audiences, but also opened a European tour, explaining the artistic charm of Huai Opera culture to Western audiences.

　　The creative trend of realistic themes has also blown to the Internet.

"In the past two years, online literature has been continuously striding forward from barbaric growth to high-quality development. Many online writers have changed their previous practice of obtaining inspiration from the Internet. They have gone out of the study, went to cities and villages, and obtained creative materials from life. The works have gradually become fireworks Li Yeping, a professor at Shandong Normal University, saw that a number of high-quality online novels have appeared in recent years, many of which have also been adapted into TV dramas and have gained a good reputation.

Inheritance and development of traditional art blooms with new brilliance

　　Traditional operas are sought after on short video platforms. Tea art, martial arts, calligraphy and other traditional arts and cultures flourish in the live broadcast room. The communication methods of "webcast + intangible cultural heritage" and "short video + intangible cultural heritage" let more intangible cultural heritage go. In front of people.

"In the past two years, the protection of intangible cultural heritage has reached a new level. Through cultural creativity, many non-genetic inheritors have made the ancient intangible heritage and modern life perfectly meet, making the non-genetic heritage more modern." Said the representative An Jiheng, the non-genetic inheritor and the curator of Hebei Cizhou Kiln Art Museum.

　　"The content of traditional culture and art in Internet short videos is very rich, and most of the audiences are young people. More and more art workers use new methods to optimize the content of communication and innovate communication methods. Meaningful things are done interestingly." Committee member Wang Liguang said.

　　During the recovery of the theater, Representative Chen Cheng found more young people.

"This is a manifestation of the achievements of our opera entering the campus for so many years. Young people have become interested in this art, forming a virtuous circle." Representative Chen Cheng, who came from a family of Huai operas, knew that when more black-haired people appeared in the theater. For the audience, the traditional opera will be inherited and developed well.

"Maybe they will become the researchers of Chinese opera in the future, or our successors."

　　The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party put forward the strategic goal of building a cultural power in 2035, which makes every artist feel excited.

Representatives and committee members have expressed that they will keep up with the integrity and innovation in their own artistic field, and continue to create fine art works that live up to the times and the people.

(Our reporter Li Xiaomeng and Liu Jiangwei)