胡戏小考

A Study On Hu Opera

胡戏,汉代用语,指匈奴的戏剧歌舞表演技艺。由《贾子新书》可见,狭义的胡戏仅仅是汉王朝在招待匈奴使者、招降之人和匈奴贵族的宴会上,由女子经过特殊装扮后进行的歌舞表演。但结合《贾子新书》的主旨来看,为达到助兴的目的,史料中所言之胡戏应是结合中原、匈奴和西域的艺术形制与文化,而衍生出来专门招待匈奴使者、招降之人和贵族内容丰富的宴会表演。而胡戏作为"三表五饵"中十分重要的一环,具有向匈奴进行文化渗透的战略作用。

Hu opera, a term used in the Han dynasty, refers to the Huns’ opera and dance performance. It can be seen from New Book of Jia Zi that Hu opera refers to, in its narrow sense, the song and dance performance by women in special costumes at the banquet of hosting Hun emissaries, surrenders and Hun nobles in the Han dynasty. However, according to the theme of New Book of Jia Zi, Hu opera in the historical documents refers to the banquet performance to entertain Huns emissaries, surrenders and nobles for achieving the purpose of entertainment, and is viewed as an artistic form and culture involving the central plains, Huns and western regions. As a very important part of "three rewards and five conciliations", Hu opera plays a strategic role of cultural infiltration to Huns.