However, I don't think we should be kitsch. This way of catering to the public's aesthetics is wrong. Strictly speaking, this is actually not to cater to the public's aesthetics, but to scratch the ball to attract attention.
This change is definitely not a good thing for traditional art, but a destructive development.
In our impression, Peking Opera should have its beauty and ugliness, and its costumes should reflect the characteristics of China. Bikini, even in the eyes of modern people, is still not acceptable to the public.
The decline of traditional Beijing opera is not because the costumes are not good enough, but because this form of performance cannot be integrated with the preferences of contemporary people. If you just change your clothes without changing the overall performance form, then even if you put on any strange clothes, Beijing opera will still decline.
Trying to attract attention in the form of bikini may have some effect at first, but after a long time, the public is tired of aesthetics, and there is still no audience.
It's not that bikinis become fashionable for Beijing opera actors, but that most people will resent this form.
Such a change will certainly not attract people who are really interested in Beijing opera. As for people who can be attracted, in fact, everyone knows.
Known as the quintessence of China, Peking Opera is one of the most popular literary forms in China for many years. Although Beijing opera is declining now, there is no need to be kitsch.
This form of saving the box office is actually a kind of sorrow.
Instead of thinking about these crooked ways to change the status quo, it is better to increase publicity so that more people can accept and understand Beijing opera and like it.
Having said that, we have to talk about the art form of cross talk. The previous cross talk, like Beijing opera, did not come to a dead end. But do people really no longer like cross talk? I'm afraid not.
Degang Guo can save the crosstalk industry by itself and make more and more young people like it. His personal charm is one thing. Most importantly, his love for cross talk comes from his bones. His research on cross talk is unmatched by any cross talk actor now. It is because of his efforts that the public will accept the art form of cross talk again.
If one of today's Peking Opera actors has Degang Guo's dedication to the cause, then the Peking Opera industry may not be revived.
The key is that they have lived in the greenhouse for so long that they have no mind to experience the wind and rain. So there won't be much achievement.