摘要
美国非洲裔女剧作家的《第七号魔咒》,用一切可能的技术和身体语言来反映美国社会黑人的真实生活体验。作品不仅很好地揭露了美国黑人所处的各种苦境,同时也描绘了他们多姿多彩的精神世界。其中一个非常有效的表现手法是面具的使用。面具一是指悬挂在背景幕上的巨大的黑人假面,二是指演员们戴的黑脸面具。面具的使用使本剧具有了多层的叙事结构和更深层的寓意。
African-American female dramatist Ntozake Shange applied any possible techniques and body languages in Spell #7 to depict the experiences of African-Americans.The play not only discloses the distortion of the black image,but also demonstrates the colorful spiritual world of the black.One of the most effective techniques is the application of masks.The huge black-face mask hung from the ceiling and the minstrel masks wore by actors and actress enable the play to be developed in multi-narrative structure and more profound implied meaning.
