论戏曲表演与身体美学

A Study of Drama Performance and Body Aesthetics

长期以来,在西方美学思想中,身体的价值和意义一直没有得到应有的重视。只是自20世纪以来,身体才受到了学术界的极大关注和研究。人们开始意识到生命与世界的感知联系,是因为身体的存在而产生的,并借身体达到表意作用。在中国的戏曲表演中,身体所蕴含的美学思想极其丰富,所体现的美学特征极具意味。演员通过"以身化物"、"以虚拟实"的方式来代替舞美布景和时空的具体表现,不但讲究造型的优美,而且在表现角色的喜怒哀乐以及性格特征等方面都有一整套程式化、虚拟化和写意化的身体语汇。

In western aesthetic ideology, the value and significance of human body have not been given due attention until the 20th century when human body beeame a topic of great concern in the academic circle. People began to realize that the perceptive connection between life and the world originates from the existence of human body which is used to express. In drama performance, human body contains rich philosophical thoughts and highly meaningful aesthetic features. Actors use their bodies instead of stage scenery or eonerete space-time manifestation to express things and feelings. It emphasizes not only on beautifully designed looking, but also on a full set of stylized, virtualized and impressionistic physical vocabulary to express the characters＇ emotion and personalities. Taking practical plays like Pick up the Jade Bracelet, Go Down the Mountains Together as example, this paper adopted theories about body aesthetics and Chinese Taoism culture in an attempt to probe into body aesthetic character- istics in drama performance.