What kind of performance form is Tibetan culture Tibetan opera?

Hegel once said: "Any nation has drama, which indicates that this nation is maturing. Drama is the product of a civilized national life. " Tibetans living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwest China are a very developed and mature ethnic group. The magic, uniqueness and brilliance of the world-famous Tibetan opera art she created just confirmed the exposition of the world's wise men on whether the nation is mature or not.

Tibetan opera, called Ajram in Tibetan, means "Sister Fairy", or ram for short. Tibetan opera has a long history, and there are many kinds of operas with national characteristics, such as Princess Wencheng, prince nuosang, Zhuowasam, Langsawembe, Baima Wenba, Dunyue Dunzhu and Zhimei. All these show that Tibetan opera has a profound cultural foundation.

Modern Tibetan opera has scripts, dance performances, vocals tailored for different people, different costumes and masks for different roles, band accompaniment and backup vocals. It is a comprehensive art. As for the origin of Tibetan opera, some people actually associate it with the "jumping god" initiated by Lotus Peanut, a temple with scattered leaves in the eighth century. In fact, the two are irrelevant. In the eighth century, during the reign of Chisong Dêzain, after the completion of Sanye Temple, the monk Lotus Peanut invited from Tianzhu organized a dance to exorcise ghosts and reward the gods according to the vajrayana dance of the Buddhist Tantric Four Theories Yoga Department, thus opening the temple. "Biography of Lotus Peanut" said: "After the translator translated the scriptures in the temple" Ci Shi Zhou ",the elders held the translated scriptures around Wuzi Temple, lined up, put on masks, played drums and danced, which opened the way for the translation and has been passed down to this day." This is the origin of jumping off buildings in Tibetan temples.

On the contrary, Tibetan opera is a comprehensive performing art that expresses the story content in the form of national songs and dances. Since the15th century, Tang Dongjiebu, a high-ranking monk of the Kagyu Sect, has made up his mind to build a bridge in a snowy river for the benefit of all beings. He took great pains to raise funds to build the bridge, but after more than three years' efforts, it still showed success. Later, he found Seven Sisters, who was handsome, smart and good at singing and dancing among devout believers, and convened a troupe to write and direct musicals with simple stories according to Buddhist stories, and performed them in various places to guide the masses and raise funds. This is the embryonic form of Tibetan opera. Therefore, people regard Tang Dongjiebu as the founder of Tibetan opera. Because Tibetan opera was originally performed by seven beautiful fairy sisters, people also called it "Ajram". "Aji", which means elder sister or female in Tibetan; "Ram" means fairy. Of course, Tibetan opera has been processed, enriched, enriched and improved by many folk artists, and it is not what it used to be. However, it was probably after the seventeenth century that she really formed her own set of art forms.

Tibetan folk Tibetan opera troupes are very common. You can see the country square anytime and anywhere, or put up a big tent, or pull up a big canvas, even without any cover (not to mention any scenery and stage screen). The Tibetan Opera Team performs live, and people near Fiona Fang Shili will come to watch it, and it is often packed. Since modern times, due to the performances of amateur and spontaneous troupes from all over the country, they have gradually formed their own styles and characteristics, thus forming a genre. Before liberation, the famous Tibetan opera troupes in Tibet were: Jianger in Gyangze, Xiangba in Nanmulin, Juemulong in Lhasa and Jiongba in Angren. Nowadays, amateur Tibetan opera troupes are very common. In some places, almost every commune team has organized a troupe. For example, in Mozhugongka County, a suburb of Lhasa, there are twenty amateur Tibetan opera teams. It can be seen that Tibetan opera has a deep influence and a wide spread.