作为湖南省唯一入选第七届全国少数民族文艺会演的剧目,大型湘剧《左公柳》将于9月18日至19日在北京民族文化宫大剧院连演两场。该剧以左宗棠西征新疆为背景,展现湘疆文化交融与民族团结。
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大型湘剧《左公柳》由湖南省湘剧院创排,以左宗棠西征新疆为历史背景,曾获第八届湖南艺术节田汉大奖。
中新网长沙9月17日电(张雪盈 李盈)作为湖南省唯一入选第七届全国少数民族文艺会演的剧目,由湖南省湘剧院创排的大型湘剧《左公柳》,9月18日至19日将在北京民族文化宫大剧院连演两场。
这部扎根湖湘文化沃土的舞台作品,以晚清名将左宗棠西征新疆、抬棺收复伊犁的悲壮史实为背景,讲述了左宗棠率湖湘子弟远赴边陲、抵御外侮、收复失地,沿途遍植杨柳以寄家国情怀的壮烈故事。剧目将湖湘高腔的苍劲与新疆民族音乐的悠扬交织于一方舞台,用一株杨柳串联起湘江与天山间的情谊。
为在舞台上呈现一个有温度、有血肉的左宗棠,主创团队赴左宗棠故居湖南湘阴等地采风,收集大量关于左宗棠治疆的民间记忆。在舞蹈编排上,该剧将湘剧传统身段与维吾尔族、哈萨克族民间舞步有机结合;音乐创作上,将湘剧高腔与新疆维吾尔族十二木卡姆、哈萨克族阿依特斯等非遗元素交融成独特的听觉景观,让不同民族的艺术之美在同一方舞台上交相绽放。
《左公柳》执行导演李小龙解读创作初心时说,编剧盛和煜是湖南人,擅长挖掘人物鲜为人知的一面。全剧以“柳”为意象,剧中特设第四场“杨柳依依”,专门讲述左宗棠帮助新疆各族同胞解决困境的故事;剧名中的柳,又暗含着柳树扎根疆土、枝繁叶茂,“疆土牢固”的美好寓意。
“左宗棠是晚清最后一块硬骨头,要演好他,不能只演威严,还要演出一位老将抱病西行时的沉重与坚定。”国家一级演员、左宗棠饰演者徐军说,《左公柳》并没有将左宗棠刻画成脸谱化的英雄符号,而是将其抬棺出征背后的忧患、担当与对新疆百姓的牵挂娓娓道来。
37岁的曹威治出生于湘剧世家,此次在剧中饰演慈禧。起初,她总拿捏不好人物身上的气质。导演张曼君告诉她:“要打破对人物的刻板印象,单纯投入到还原历史人物的心路历程中。”这句话让她意识到,要想呈现这种复杂性,不能只靠套路,得从人物本身出发去寻找表演的支点。
谈及排演中的磨合与琢磨,徐军说,背台词、练身段、反复打磨细节,有时单单一个眼神,就要排练几十遍。身为湘剧人,能让一个个鲜活人物稳稳立在舞台之上,于他而言,便是莫大的光荣。“演员的使命,就是把各种人物的精神准确、诚实地传递给台下的观众。”
为使身形更贴合人物形象,59岁的徐军进行了一年有余的身材管理,并多次拜访已故湘剧大师王永光,请他帮助调整动作与唱腔,希望能把左公抬棺出征的民族大义精神完整地呈现给观众。曹威治则自购了旗装与花盆底鞋供日常穿戴、练习,让身体先习惯历史人物的仪态。
剧中还有一段令人动容的戏:一名普通的湖湘士兵“满伢子”随左宗棠西征,在大火中为抢救新疆百姓牺牲。在“满伢子”饰演者王艳军看来,这个人物折射的,是千千万万个为民族团结而努力的普通人。“一个人做的可能有限,但无数个这样的人汇聚起来,就成就了我们如今的美好生活。”
“湖南童谣《牵羊卖羊》也与新疆民歌交织,牵动观众的心。”饰演“满伢子”母亲的肖园介绍,“满伢子”随军出征时约12岁,在军营思念母亲时便会唱响家乡的童谣;而母亲从湖南湘阴千里赴疆寻子,知其死讯后,亦是含泪为儿子吟唱童谣。
据了解,《左公柳》是湖南省湘剧院2024年度重点创作剧目,同年作为第八届湖南艺术节展演剧目在浏阳上演并获田汉大奖。
本次进京展演,剧组对原《左公柳》剧目进行了精心打磨,将“日本国”调整为“倭国”,“自学英语”改为“自学洋话”,以贴合晚清历史语境;结尾增设各族民众守望相助、同心共建边疆的大团圆戏剧桥段,打造兼具历史价值、艺术价值、思政教育与民族团结宣传意义的湘剧经典。

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