戏曲与狂欢——马来西亚华语戏曲演出活动探析

Drama and Revel——On the Performance of Chinese Opera in Malaysia

马来西亚华语戏曲来源于中国,它是华族文化认同的象征符号。长期以来,华语戏曲在马来西亚上演,沿用的是中国乡间演戏的世俗通例。在社会文化功能方面,华语戏曲的演剧活动在彰显其最重要的宗教功能的基础上,其"娱人"的世俗功能也得到了发挥。这种特殊的演剧活动,体现的是一种狂欢精神,具有原始性、全民性和反规范性的特征,从中显示出华语戏曲在马来西亚这个国度特殊的生存状态。

Chinese opera in Malaysia comes from China. It is a symbol of Chinese culture identification. For years, the performance of Chinese opera in Malaysia has been following the usual village practice in China. In the aspect of the social culture function, its fundamental function is in religious rites, while its worldly ＂entertaining＂ function has been brought into play. The unique Chinese opera performance in Malaysia embodies the spirit of revel, and is characterized by its being original, national and irregular, which best reveals its particular existence in Malaysia.