Shadow play is an ancient traditional art in China. What are the characteristics of Tangshan shadow play?

Shadow play is also called shadow play or light shadow play. It is a kind of folk drama made of animal skin or cardboard to perform stories. During the performance, the artists stood behind the white curtain, manipulated the shadow puppeteers and told stories in local popular tunes. Accompanied by percussion and stringed instruments. It has a strong local flavor and a very wide range of popularity, and various shadow plays are formed because of the different voices played in different places.

Shadow play is an ancient traditional folk art in China, and old Beijingers call it donkey shadow play. According to historical records, shadow play began in the Western Han Dynasty, began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty, ships in West Asia and Europe had a long history. On 20 1 1 year, Chinese shadow play was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

Bian Xiao's hometown is also Tangshan. Tangshan shadow play, also known as Luanzhou shadow play and Laoting shadow play, is one of the most influential types of Chinese shadow play. Up to now, it has a history of more than 400 years and prevailed in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Shadow play in Tangshan has the following characteristics.

First of all, Tangshan shadow play is mainly based on historical stories, myths and legends, and fables, and most of the themes come from historical masterpieces. The theme is positive, some show heroes who defend their country and some show chivalrous men who punish evil and promote good. Some show resistance to the oppressors, praise the truth, goodness and beauty, and lash the false, evil and ugly. Tangshan shadow play is also called shadow play. There are at least 500 existing operas whose lyrics are based on dual upper and lower sentences, and each lyric is generally composed of several pairs of the same upper and lower sentences. Based on Laoting dialect, Tangshan shadow play is good at singing and has a unique style. The basic version has the timbre of big board, second board, third board, scattered board and flat singing coloratura.

Secondly, the purpose of Tangshan shadow play is to deeply analyze the local social customs and religious psychology. The improvement and innovation of the memory of vocal performances, materials and stage props by the shadow puppeteers in Lishan has never been simple. These experiences are the singing of shadow play, and the musical performance modeling has a unique local style, which is deeply appreciated and learned by peers and audiences at home and abroad.

Finally, the traditional performance of Tangshan shadow play usually has five kinds of division of labor: taking, pasting, pulling, playing and singing, while only two people perform behind the giant screen. So, it's hard.