日本古典艺能与海外艺能的共性及日本的独特性

Japanese Classical Performing Arts' Commonness with Foreign Classical Performing Arts and Japan's Uniqueness

日本古典艺能多种多样,大致可以分为两种:一种是受到海外特别是东亚影响发展起来的艺能,一种是在受到海外影响的同时独具日本特色的艺能。本文将以日本代表性古典艺能为例,分析其与海外的共性和独特性的表现方式,由此掌握日本古典艺能的全貌和本质。

I.Classical Performing Arts:Commonness and Uniqueness 1.Gods and human beings share performing arts The idea“performing arts”mentioned in this paper was first proposed by the folklorist Shinobu Orikuchi.He believed that performing arts are essential in both religious rituals offered to gods and drama performances to entertain human beings.Drama originated from religious ceremonies.The traditional performing arts of Japan are not equal to drama;they are intermediate products that integrate faith and entertainment.In contrast,dramatic is a form of people-entertaining performance,a form of performance after the exit of gods.