中国舞蹈实践的理论透视——舞蹈理论型评论家吕艺生访谈录(上)

A Theoretical Examination of the Practice of Chinese Dance An Interview with Dance Theorist and Critic Lyu Yisheng(1)

2019年,吕艺生老师迎来了从事舞蹈事业的第70个年头。作为中国舞蹈界德高望重的一位前辈,他拥有很多艺术和学术头衔,但在诸多学生看来,他在生活上仍是一位"可爱的白发少年"。无论当演员、编导,还是成为管理者、学者,终身学习、独立思考是吕艺生一生的追求。作为一位对新中国舞蹈事业的发展具有奠基作用和开拓性贡献的舞蹈教育家、理论家,一位有着独立思考意识、善于思辨、会讲故事的艺术家,同时也是一位舞蹈理论型评论家,他是如何成为舞蹈理论集大成者的?他的舞蹈思想和理论体系又是如何形成的?本文带着这些问题对吕艺生舞蹈学学术生涯展开专访,并将访谈内容分为上下两篇,分别涉及吕艺生舞蹈学学术生涯的两个侧面:一是吕艺生对中国舞蹈实践的理论透视,二是吕艺生对"中国学派"舞蹈理论体系的思考。

By 2019,Lyu Yisheng had been engaged in dance for 70 years.As a highly regarded predeccessor of the Chinese dance community,he has earned many art and academic titles,but many students still see him as a"lovely grey-haired teenager."Whether as an actor,a choreographer,a manager,or a scholar,Lyu Yisheng is firmly committed to independent thinking and lifelong learning.As a pioneering dance educator and theorist,Lyu Yisheng has made great contributions to the development of dance in New China.He is an artist well known for his critical thinking and excellent storytelling skills.At the same time,he is an accomplished dance theorist and critic.How should he ever made it?How has he developed his system of dance theory?Around these questions regarding his dance career,the author had an interview with Lyu Yisheng.This interview was divided into two parts involving two aspects of Lyu Yisheng’s academic career in dance:the first,his theoretical perspective of Chinese dance;and the second,his views on the dance theory system labeled as"Chinese School."