The Inheritance Significance of Chu Opera

When it comes to the inheritance of Chu Opera, an intangible cultural heritage, Wuhan Chu Theatre plays an important role. Wuhan Chu Theatre, formerly known as Wuhan Chu Theatre Company, was founded in 195 1 and renamed Wuhan Chu Theatre in 2005. It is the most representative theater of Chu Opera and consists of three performing entities: a performing group, a youth performing group and a Chu Music Theater. Song Tao, director of Wuhan Chu Theater, said that the theater began to write its own plays from 1985, and this creative achievement is not small. In the national opera performance since 1985, the injustice of prison guards won ten awards, including performance, director, script design, beautiful dance design, first prize for leading role and supporting role performance, second prize for music design and special prize for costume design.

In addition, there are other masterpieces, such as The Son of Yangshengtang, Cai Fengbao's Cry, Mu Xiu, You are a River, Third Daughter-in-law's Birthday, Tea in March, Going Home for the New Year and so on. , and also won the Selected Works Award, Wenhua New Drama Award and Wenhua Performance Award from the Ministry of Culture.