What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western drama schools?

First, the differences between Chinese and Western drama culture

1. has different forms.

Relatively speaking, the performance elements of western drama are relatively simple, while the performance elements of eastern drama are relatively diverse. Because the earliest form of drama art is the combination of song and dance, drama was originally produced from sacrificial dance, but there is no longer the combination of song and dance in the development of western drama: or "drama" relying on lines; Or an "opera" that sings without dancing; There is also a "ballet" that specializes in dancing and not singing. The separation of song and dance has become a certain feature of western drama. In contrast, oriental drama retains the ancient tradition of combining singing and dancing. China opera, a typical representative type of oriental drama, contains almost all the elements of singing, reading, doing and acting. If you have seen Peking Opera "The Fisherman Killed the Family" and Pingju "Flowers as Media", it is easy to realize this feature with your eyes closed. In fact, it can be seen from the name "drama" that "drama" refers to dance and action, and "song" refers to the singing part. "Song and Dance" has become an inseparable part of China's plays. The same is true of Japanese kabuki and Indian Brahma, which belong to the East.

2. The aesthetic grasp of reality is different.

Oriental drama focuses on "freehand brushwork" and western drama focuses on "realism". "Realism" refers to the setting from the performance to the stage. The people watching the drama should feel like the real form of life, and the scenery and sound of classic plays such as Thunderstorm should be close to the life form. "Freehand brushwork" is the characteristic of oriental culture. The beauty of China's traditional operas lies in expressing artistic conception instead of pursuing realistic form. On the stage of China traditional opera, whipping is riding a horse. And even if you run a circle, it is Wan Li who walks ten miles, eight miles or even thousands of miles; Four walk-on representatives have thousands of troops. It seems a bit like riding a bamboo pole when people are young, and it seems to be high above them. This is an imaginative creation. This way, which does not seek the reappearance of life, but achieves spiritual likeness with high refinement, exaggeration and beautification, breaks the limitation of time and space, expands the field of expressing life, brings the audience into colorful life associations, and makes people enjoy art highly. Another unique feature is the stylization of China's traditional drama. The so-called program refers to programmed French, that is, there are programs for singing, reading, doing and playing. How to get up, how to walk, how to fight, how to shake your sleeves, but how to cry, how to laugh, how to shout "wow" and so on. It is in the rules of the program that the actors display their skills and talents.

Second, the similarities between Chinese and Western drama culture

1. Homotype

China's plays and western plays are both called plays because of the same type. Drama refers to the stage performance art that achieves narrative purpose in the form of language, action, dance, music and puppet. The concept of drama in literature refers to the script created for drama performance, that is, the script. There are various forms of theatrical performances, including drama, opera, ballet, musical, puppet show and so on.

2. The same artistic value

Various artistic factors in Chinese and western dramas play different roles, and their status in the comprehensive whole is not equal. In the drama complex, the actor's performance art is in the center and dominant position, and it is the noumenon of drama art. The means of performance art-body movements and lines-are the basic means of drama art, and other artistic factors are melted by noumenon. Script is the basis of drama performance, which directly determines the artistry and ideological content of drama. As a literary form, although it can be read by people like novels, its basic value lies in its performability. A script that can't be performed is not a good play. The value of musical elements in drama performance, whether it is interlude, soundtrack or sound, mainly lies in the synergistic effect of actors shaping the stage image. The plastic arts elements in drama performance, such as scenery, lighting, props, costumes, makeup, etc., also play a specific auxiliary role in shaping the stage image of actors from different angles. Taking the actor's performance art as the noumenon, it absorbs and integrates various artistic elements to form the external form of drama art.