“五花爨弄”的传播及形态变迁考略

A Study on the Spread and Transformation of Wuhua Cuannong

“五花爨弄”是戏曲史、艺术史研究中不可回避的专业术语。本文在文献梳理和严密考证的基础上,对其来源、形态、发展变迁做了系统考察和深入论证。作为来源于西南爨人的幻戏,也作为中原戏曲中的重要术语形式,“五花爨弄”展现出早期幻戏形态和后期戏剧形态等不同历史阶段的多样性,是不同历史阶段和不同区域类型发展进程的产物。它为考证戏曲史提供了一个重要的标本,也为中原戏曲对西南爨戏的接纳和受容提供了重要理论依据。就整个进程而言“,五花爨弄”映射出中华民族多元一体的艺术格局。

Wuhua Cuannong is an unavoidable term in the study of the history of Chinese opera and art.Through literature review and research,this paper makes a systematic investigation and in-depth study into its origin,form,development and transformation.As a magic play originated from the Cuan people in southwestern China,and an important term in the operas of Central Plains,Wuhua Cuannong shows a diversity of forms in different historical stages,such as magic play in the early stages and drama in the late stages.It is the product of the development of different historical stages and different regional types.It provides an important specimen for the research of the history of traditional Chinese opera,and also provides an important theoretical basis for the acceptance of Cuan opera of the southwestern China in the Central Plains.As far as the whole process is concerned,Wuhua Cuannong reflects the artistic pattern of the diversified and integrated Chinese nation.