Yangzhou "Flower Drum Opera" is a kind of local opera, but it has the compatibility and uniqueness of the music, the modeling and comedy of the performing art, the diversity of the content and the secularity and other distinctive artistic characteristics. Yangzhou "Flower Drum Opera" has been influenced by geographic factors, audience demand and artistic atmosphere, which contributed to the formation of these artistic characteristics. The main features include:
1, style characteristics:
Flower Drum Opera's performance style is mostly based on comedy, whether in the composition, scriptwriting, and performance of the actors, will focus on highlighting the effect of comedy. Most of the coincidences and misunderstandings in the plot are designed to place the characters in the comedy in a complex conflict to show the theme of the performance and reflect the essence of life.
2, stage characteristics:
Flower Drum Opera stage performances are mostly based on dance, in terms of dance performances, inherited from the folk song and dance in the flower stick, hand towel dance, fan dance, etc., in addition to the labor life from the extraction of a number of distinctive and expressive performances. The music in the performance of Flower Drum Opera is very popular. The music of Flower Drum Opera is mostly lively and cheerful, and rich in expression.