Hunan huagu drama My Name is Ma Cuihua: traditional virtues

Rednet (Changsha): My Name is Ma Cuihua created and performed by Hunan Huagu Drama Protection and Inheritance Center reveals social positivity and the Chinese dream of ordinary people that lives up to modern socialist core values.

Hunan Huagu drama is humorous, sprightly, mass-based and suitable for manifestation of modern themes. This drama is also innovative in music. Music in this drama is more free in rhythm that integrates rhythm elements of traditional and modern dance music. Besides Erhu, gong and drum, this drama applies western instruments such as string music, wooden pipe, violin, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, etc.

时刻新闻记者 汤红辉 通讯员 张玲 银铮铮 长沙报道

由湖南省花鼓戏保护传承中心新创作的现代花鼓戏《我叫马翠花》以小人物的视角展现社会正能量，表现普通人的中国梦，与时下倡导的社会主义核心价值观不谋而合。

湖南花鼓戏幽默、明快、接地气，很适合表现现代题材。该剧的创新，不仅表现在题材的时代性，还表现在花鼓音乐的改革与创新。这部花鼓戏的曲词节奏更加自由化，还杂糅了现代舞蹈音乐的节奏元素，除了原来的二胡、锣鼓，乐队还配上了弦乐、木管，小提琴、大提琴、贝斯、长笛、单簧管、双簧管等西洋乐器。