The five major categories of script, dramatic poetry, music, dance and stage art are integrated into one, and an integrated aesthetic situation is constructed with "script" as the cornerstone, "dramatic poetry" as the core and "music" as the soul. , "Dance" is an important form of expression.
A successful musical should not only be an organic integration of script, drama poetry, music, dance and stage beauty, but also an organic integration of the new and the old: old, that is, the root of the traditional drama style and the charm of traditional singing and dancing; New, that is, the presentation method and aesthetic appeal inherent in musical theater works.
The organic integration characteristic of musicals is the touchstone that constitutes the unique personality and character of original Chinese musicals, and the grasp of the "degree" in integration is the key to the success of original Chinese musicals.
The Origin of Art
As early as ancient Greek dramas, there were chorus accompaniments, and some recitations even appeared in the form of singing; in the Middle Ages, religious stories were used as themes to promote religion. Miracle plays and other viewpoints are also popular and continue to be popular. But modern Western opera, which can truly be called "musical drama", came into being with the secularization of music culture during the Renaissance in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.