1984年底,在湖南省祁阳县,由中国艺术研究院《戏曲研究》编辑部与湖南省戏研所联合举办了一次关于“目连戏”的学术座谈和观摩演出。说到“目连戏”,从前的观众大概没有谁不知道的。这是因为八百年来,它以古老悠久的历史渊源,广泛深入的流延传布,盛大繁浩的演出规模和卓绝高超的表演特技,吸引了一代又一代的城乡百姓。可今天提起“目连戏”,在年轻人中间又有几个人晓得?这是由于它以因果轮回的思想毒素,神出鬼没的阴间形象及恐怖阴森的舞台气氛,而与新社会显得格格不入,虽无政府的明令禁演,便自动地消声敛迹了。 By the end of 1984, in Qiyang County, Hunan Province, an academic discussion and observation performance on “Mulan Drama” was jointly held by the editorial department of “Drama Research” of China Academy of Art and Hunan Opera Institute. When it comes to “Headline Drama,” no one in the past has known anyone. This is because for 800 years, it has been extensively and extensively spread through the ancient and historical origins. Its grand and prosperous performance scale and superb performing stunts have attracted generations of urban and rural people. Today, even if you mention “Headline Drama,” there are a few people in the middle of the young people who know this because of the rebellious ideological toxin, the shadowy image of the underworld and the gloomy mood of the stage, which are alien to the new society. The government’s banned for performance, it automatically disappeared.