Examining the Realistic Orientation in Chinese Opera Stage Performance Through Hong Kong and Taiwan Huangmei Opera Films

Abstract

This paper examines the historical evolution and developmental direction of the realistic orientation in Chinese opera stage performance through the case study of Hong Kong and Taiwan Huangmei opera films. The study argues that the realism in stage sets and performance actions of Huangmei opera films is not a deviation from opera aesthetics but rather a continuation and innovation of Chinese opera's own realistic tradition. Through textual research on opera literature, the article demonstrates that realistic techniques have persisted from the Han Dynasty variety performances to the present. Huangmei opera films achieved a creative transformation of opera art through technological media, respecting traditional principles while meeting modern visual demands, thus providing significant reference for the contemporary cross-media development of opera.