也谈台词与动作:谁是戏剧的根基

Lines and Movement: Which is the Foundation of Play?

戏剧的本质特征是演员表演 ,是属于剧场的艺术 ,只有舞台演出方可让剧本创作具有生命活力。一个剧本既要有文学性 ,也要有剧场性 ,两者须相辅相成 ,才能相得益彰 ;戏剧的两个重要元素———台词与动作 ,是相互为用、相互支持的。然而 ,动作比台词更有表现力、形象性和直观性。台词也是一种动作 ,要求它富于动作性 ,是为了强化表现能力。剧作家的流派、风格以及剧本的体裁样式各异 ,动作的表现手法必然随之不一 ,但动作永远不会消失 。

The essential feature of play lies in performance, which belongs to the stage art. Only through stage production can script writing be encouraged and be of great vitality. A play script should be of both the literary feature and the theatrical feature, and only when both of them are inseparably interconnected can they benefit from each other. The two important elements(stage lines and stage movement) reinforce and support each other. However, stage movement is of more expressive power,more vividness and more direct observability. Stage lines are also a kind of movement. To require stage lines to be of rich movement is to intensify their expressive power. The technique of expression of stage movement varies according to the playwright's school and style and the play script's type and form. However, stage movement will never disappear, because it is the foundation of play.