湘西土家族毛古斯舞之初印象

The First Impression of Tujia People's Maogusi Dance in Western Hunan

"毛古斯舞"是神秘湘西大山里从远古流传至今的一种代表土家族人"爱的繁衍"的古老文化。以融歌、舞、剧为一体的形式,表现了土家族先民开荒拓野,从事原始渔猎农耕的创世业绩,作为人类原始戏剧和舞蹈的"活化石","毛古斯舞"有着非常重要的研究价值。

Maogusi Dance is an old culture of ＂love＇ s propagation＂ which passed on from the ancient time in the mountains of west- em Htman, and represented Tujia people and a very old folk dat^ce in T^j~a area of western Hunan. This kind of dance integrates such primitive art forms as songs, dances and plays. It represents the great achievements of ancient Tujia people who explored un- cultivated lands and went in for fishing, hunting and farming. Thus, as ＂a living fossil＂ of hmnan＇s primitive play and dance, Mao- gusi Dance has a very important research value.