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What are the characteristics of the old stage art?

First, the artistic characteristics and style of dance

(A) the court dance

The court dance in Laos is elegant and graceful, moving in silence, moving in silence, with strong consistency, requiring smooth breath and smooth connection. There are 68 basic postures in the court classical dance in Laos, and each posture has a clear meaning. Because the role of ancient court dances was mostly sacrificial or performed by court dignitaries, the movements were quiet, gentle and slow. To express complex inner activities such as joy, pain, anger and doubt, most of the movements in court dance are ideographic.

The court dance in Laos promotes the development of the plot by singing and playing. When performing dance, it is accompanied by national musical instruments, and the dance movements are consistent with the plot and rap content. In Laos court dance, the performance of musical instruments and the singing part of singers are important links, which are the three characteristics of Laos court dance: poetry, music and dance.