以“牺牲”释义的旧时代女性史诗——评吕剧《没掀开的红盖头》

The Female Epic of the Old Age Interpreted in Terms of"Sacrifice":Comments On Lu Opera The Unlifted Red Veil

大型现代吕剧《没掀开的红盖头》是江苏省演艺集团东海吕剧团新创的一部大型现代吕剧。该剧拥有扣人心弦的剧情结构、巧妙设置的悬念与伏笔、独具东海地域风情的唱白美学,以及多义性的解读空间等艺术特色。在主流叙事层面,这出戏展现了主人公杨大鸾从"大孝大爱"上升至"民族大义"的精神递进;以颇具私有化的戏剧内核,由"大"及"小",由"爱"及"恨",史诗性地呈现出旧时代女性,在面对道德纲常、家庭伦理、爱情欲望、民族大义的同时,无时无刻不在"牺牲"的复杂命运和跌宕情怀。文章即围绕这一核心议题,从该剧的主题要义、艺术构造、价值阐释等方面切入,深入剖析这一艺术角色本身所带来的戏剧魅力。

The Unlifted Red Veil is a large-scale modern Lu opera newly created by the Donghai Lu Opera Troupe of Jiangsu Performing Arts Group.The play is featured with the gripping plot structure,the ingeniously designed suspense and foreshadowing,the unique singing and soliloquy characteristic of the East China Sea regional customs,and the ambiguity of interpretation.At the mainstream narrative level,the play shows the protagonist Yang Daluan’s spiritual progression from"filial piety and great love"to"national righteousness".At the same time,the play is also a personal one.From the big aspect to the small,mixing feelings of love and hate,it presents,in the old age,a woman’s complex fate of constant"sacrifice"when facing things like moral principles,family ethics,love and desire,and the national righteousness.This essay is going to,by centering on the core topic,explore the dramatic charm of the female role from the perspective of the thematic concerns,the artistic structure,and the practical value of the play.