粤剧在古巴的传播及文化认同感的形成

The Spread of Cantonese Opera in Cuba and the Formation of Cultural Identity

晚清以来,大批来自广东的华人到古巴谋生,也带去了粤剧等乡土艺术。粤剧作为祖籍广东的华人的乡音,对他们纾解思乡之苦、增强文化认同感、维系同胞情谊起到了重要作用。随着华人在身体、经济和文化等多个层面逐渐融入当地社会,粤剧也在古巴的非华人群体中传播,获得更为广泛的跨血缘跨地域认同,成为中华文化在异乡交流与融合的文化表征之一。哈瓦那粤剧团中的华人、古巴人及中古混血演员,在长达一个多世纪的粤剧传承中,以对粤剧一生的热爱,提供了中华文化海外传播和文化认同感形成的一个精彩案例。

Since the late Qing Dynasty,a large number of Chinese from Guangdong have come to Cuba to make a living,and have also brought local arts such as Cantonese opera.Cantonese opera,as the local dialect of Chinese ancestors from Guangdong,plays an important role in alleviating their homesickness,enhancing cultural identity,and maintaining brotherhood.As Chinese people gradually integrate into local society in various aspects such as physical,economic,and cultural aspects,Cantonese opera has also spread among non Chinese groups in Cuba,gaining broader cross blood and cross regional identity,becoming one of the cultural representations of Chinese culture’s exchange and integration in foreign lands.The Chinese,Cuban,and mixed race actors in the Havana Cantonese Opera Troupe have provided a wonderful example of the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture and the formation of cultural identity through their lifelong love for Cantonese opera,which has been passed down for over a century.