戲曲現代戲是應新的時代的審美變化而產生的,同時也是戲曲藝術發展規律所致。就文藝接受的普遍性規律而言,"現當代"的故事對人們的吸引力更大。提升戲曲現代戲編演質量的方法主要有三個:一是不要將"主旋律"題材故意狹隘化,只要是催人向上、宣揚中華民族優秀美德和頌揚愛國主義精神的劇目都應看作是主旋律作品。現代戲的"現代化",其實質就是要表現時代生活,反映時代精神,抒發當代人民群眾的思想感情,切合時代的美學趣味,而具有特定含義的"現代性"并不是衡量現代戲質量高低的標準。二是賓白語言須詩歌化,表演動作與神情須身段化,唱腔須有時代性和綜合性,要用強化演唱節奏的方式,來解決傳統的表演藝術形式與現代生活之間的矛盾。三是必須在國家的層面上進行現代戲實驗。從劇本創作、音樂制譜、表演身段、舞臺美術等,進行全面而深入的探索,只求質量,不求速度,每年產出三五個劇目即可,在真正得到廣大觀眾的高度肯定后,再將其成功的經驗向全國推廣。

Traditional Chinese theatre with modern themes stems not only from the aesthetic change of the new era but also from the development of Chinese theatre arts, given that modern themes may be more popularly accepted. This paper proposes three suggestions to improve the creation and performance of traditional Chinese theatre with modern themes: to broaden the concept of the mainstream work to cover any scripts that reflect contemporary patriotism and traditional value of Chinese nation with modern aesthetic pursuits; to modernize the theatre expression with poetic lines and lyrics, visualized stage performance through body and expressions, and contemporary style of music and singing, and to conduct nationwide experiments in such dimensions from script writing, to music composition, performance training to stage design. The paper also suggests the promotion of successful examples as a way to modernize and develop the traditional theatre in the current context.