“形神观”:中国古典舞身体文化关键词研究刍议

On Traditional Conception of Form and Spirit and Body Study of Chinese Classical Dance

本论文以西方舞蹈身体研究的方法论和视角重新反观中国古典舞身体文化的关键词,使它在跨文化领域中形成一种可对话的身体文化的探讨。中国传统文化中对"身体"的认知,并非完全来自物质性的生理认识,而是一种对现象学意义上的"象"的理解。因此,本文从身体语言学的立场重新解读中国舞蹈的"形神观",阐释从戏曲舞蹈的戏剧性特质转向中国古典舞的身体自觉。它不是对既往的否定和刻意创新,而是在对话中寻找当代文化立场的又一次努力。

This paper intends to review the key words related to body culture of Chinese classical dance by means of methodology and perspectives of body research in western dance theories. The purpose of the study is to achieve effectively erost-cultural communication and discussion on body culture. The knowledge about ＂ body＂ in the context of traditional Chinese culture does not necessarily origate from physical and physiological cognition. Rather, it is a comprehension of ＂image＂ in terms of phenomenology. Therefore, the paper attempts to re-interprete ＂conception of form and spirit＂ in Chinese dance in the perspective of body linguistics, expounding a conscious transition from opera dance with opera features to Chinese classical dance with its own awareness of body culture. To do so does not mean a denial of the past or a deliberate innovation. Instead, it should be another effort made to seek contemporary position of culture among the cross-cuhural communication.