Using The Narrative Embodiment to Create the Chinese and Thai Musical Theatre

Abstract

Musicals in China and Thailand belong to the emerging industries in the 20th century. The narrative of musicals is the link of plot development and the main means of expressing characters' emotions and feelings. Studying the narrative embodiment of musicals is of great significance for deeply understanding the artistic characteristics and expression techniques of musicals and improving the level of musical creation and performance. The narrative of musical is the link of plot development, the main means of expressing characters' emotions and feelings, and the important basis for the audience to understand the plot. How to use the narrative of musical to create a successful musical work is the research goal of this paper. In this study, the narrative characteristics of musicals are taken as the starting point, and the China musical "Jinsha" and the Thai musical "Touching the Heart" are taken as the research objects to study the narrative characteristics of musicals, so as to obtain the necessary conditions for a successful musical. Through qualitative research and comparative study, this paper expounds the advantages and disadvantages of musicals in two countries, and expounds the narrative embodiment and important role of musicals from seven aspects: aria, accompaniment, story background, character emotion, dialogue, group dance and lighting. Through the research results, the necessary conditions for successful musical creation are excavated, and musical creation based on musical narrative is designed. According to the narrative embodiment of musical, the necessary conditions for musical creation based on musical narrative are designed. To draw a conclusion, we need to comprehensively consider creative ideas, script creation, music and dance arrangement, stage art design, rehearsal performance, marketing and audience feedback