独特的人形木偶戏——太阳剧社作品《坝上的鼓手》

Unique Humanoid Puppet Play——Théatre du Soleil Production Tambour sur la digue

太阳剧社是由法国戏剧女导演阿里亚纳·姆努什金所领导的法国戏剧团体,后来西方女性主义的代表人物埃莱娜·西克苏加入剧团,为剧团创作剧本,两人成为剧团灵魂。整个八九十年代,太阳剧社的创作基本围绕着借鉴东方戏剧形式来重塑西方戏剧展开,《坝上的鼓手》是这一时期的一部总结性作品,该剧为我们展示了独特的人形木偶戏。本文将以该剧灵感来源、创作过程、独特的木偶表演形式等方面展现一部东方风情的史诗作品如何在太阳剧社的舞台、在西方戏剧的舞台上诞生,以揭示太阳剧社独特的创作美学。

Theatre du Soleil is an avant-garde theatre group led by French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine. After Helene Cixous, a representative figure of feminism, joined the group as a script writer, the two formed the soul of the theatrical troupe. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Theatre du Soleil＇s production focused on reshaping western drama with reference to oriental theatrical forms. Tambour sur la digue （1999）, which featured a unique humanoid puppet and acts as a conclusion of the troupe＇s creativity over this period. This paper tries to exhibit how an Oriental epic drama was produced from the perspectives of inspiration source, the creative process, the unique use of puppetry, etc., with the purpose of revealing the unique creative aesthetics of Theatre du Soleil.