唐开元《字舞》形态研究

Morphologic Research of Zi Dance

开元《字舞》是唐玄宗开元年间所制舞蹈,舞者一百四十人。舞者身穿五色衣服,衣袖上绣一夹层,颜色和舞者穿的衣服统一;身上统一披着一件白色纯缦衫。舞蹈表演分为十六章,每章三叠,除了排成字的第一叠略有不同,二叠、三叠基本相近。具体表演时,第一叠主要表现舞蹈中排成字,先是舞者披着纯缦衫入场,随着音乐声响起开始舞蹈,舞蹈过程中逐渐排成字,整体动作比较轻缓。第二叠主要表现为颜色对视觉的冲击,舞者在舞蹈中将纯缦衫迅速去掉,其动作也渐渐加快。第三叠主要表现为舞蹈和歌曲的配合,舞者边歌边舞,将要结束时,场上舞者剩余二十余人,动作也变得迅疾。

Zi dance was made in Kai Yuan period in Tang Dynasty and included one hundred and forty dancers who dressed in five colors.The dance performance is divided into sixteen chapters and three parts in each chapter.The first part is mainly for the dancers to enter the field wearing pure unadorned clothes.With the sound of music,the dance begins and moves gradually into words while the whole movement is mild.The second part is mainly for the impact of color on the visual so that the dancers quickly remove the pure unadorned shirts in dance while their movements gradually speed up.The third part is mainly performed by dancing and singing.More than 20 dancers are left till the dance ends in faster movements.