Theatrical manifestations like puppet plays, Shadow plays and the Qarakoz, with the exception of the art of story-telling, were probably brought to the Arab world from the Far East. While storytelling was probably the...Theatrical manifestations like puppet plays, Shadow plays and the Qarakoz, with the exception of the art of story-telling, were probably brought to the Arab world from the Far East. While storytelling was probably the primal theatrical form in that part of the world, shadow theatre and the qarakoz were a developed popular theatrical stage. The only difference between the qarakoz and the shadow theatre is that the former depends on presenting the puppets live on stage, while the latter displays the shadow of puppets on a lighted white screen. The puppet art and the shadow play performers spread throughout the Arab world, especially in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. The performances traditionally took place in plazas, public gardens and public cafes. This paper attempts to explore the history of this art and the role it played in spreading such an entertainment in the public life of the concerned societies, as well as portraying its importance as a tool for social and political criticism.展开更多
This paper is aimed to figure out the dilemma of sustainable development of Beijing shadow play.Through a brand-new perspective of the Winter Olympic Games,this paper not only demonstrates the opportunities and challe...This paper is aimed to figure out the dilemma of sustainable development of Beijing shadow play.Through a brand-new perspective of the Winter Olympic Games,this paper not only demonstrates the opportunities and challenges faced by Beijing shadow play in the current era,but also expounds the inheritance and innovation of it to show the value of change and sustainable development.It could be found that these methods are capable of breaking the limitations of time and space,so that this extraordinary art form can go worldwide and be found and loved by more people.It is concluded that more efforts should be put into the field of Beijing shadow play and that Beijing shadow play can be revived by virtue of inheritance and innovation.展开更多
Chinese traditional shadow play has been selected into the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.Yet,reflecting abundant national cultural values,such traditional art form is degenerating and fading out from pe...Chinese traditional shadow play has been selected into the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.Yet,reflecting abundant national cultural values,such traditional art form is degenerating and fading out from people’s sight.As the earliest statistical analysis software,Statistical Package for the Social Science(SPSS)is comprehensive in analyzing and managing statistical data.This study explores the application of SPSS in minimizing the workload of researchers while raising the validity of data in supporting the analysis of the survey data which reflected the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional shadow play in schools.展开更多
To promote the development of the intangible cultural heritage of the world, shadow play, many studies have focused on shadow puppet modeling and interaction. Most of the shadow puppet figures are still imaginary,spre...To promote the development of the intangible cultural heritage of the world, shadow play, many studies have focused on shadow puppet modeling and interaction. Most of the shadow puppet figures are still imaginary,spread by ancients, or carved and painted by shadow puppet artists, without consideration of real dimensions or the appearance of human bodies. This study proposes an algorithm to transform 3D human models to 2D puppet figures for shadow puppets, including automatic location of feature points, automatic segmentation of 3D models, automatic extraction of 2D contours, automatic clothes matching, and animation. Experiment proves that more realistic and attractive figures and animations of the shadow puppet can be generated in real time with this algorithm.展开更多
文摘Theatrical manifestations like puppet plays, Shadow plays and the Qarakoz, with the exception of the art of story-telling, were probably brought to the Arab world from the Far East. While storytelling was probably the primal theatrical form in that part of the world, shadow theatre and the qarakoz were a developed popular theatrical stage. The only difference between the qarakoz and the shadow theatre is that the former depends on presenting the puppets live on stage, while the latter displays the shadow of puppets on a lighted white screen. The puppet art and the shadow play performers spread throughout the Arab world, especially in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. The performances traditionally took place in plazas, public gardens and public cafes. This paper attempts to explore the history of this art and the role it played in spreading such an entertainment in the public life of the concerned societies, as well as portraying its importance as a tool for social and political criticism.
文摘This paper is aimed to figure out the dilemma of sustainable development of Beijing shadow play.Through a brand-new perspective of the Winter Olympic Games,this paper not only demonstrates the opportunities and challenges faced by Beijing shadow play in the current era,but also expounds the inheritance and innovation of it to show the value of change and sustainable development.It could be found that these methods are capable of breaking the limitations of time and space,so that this extraordinary art form can go worldwide and be found and loved by more people.It is concluded that more efforts should be put into the field of Beijing shadow play and that Beijing shadow play can be revived by virtue of inheritance and innovation.
文摘Chinese traditional shadow play has been selected into the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.Yet,reflecting abundant national cultural values,such traditional art form is degenerating and fading out from people’s sight.As the earliest statistical analysis software,Statistical Package for the Social Science(SPSS)is comprehensive in analyzing and managing statistical data.This study explores the application of SPSS in minimizing the workload of researchers while raising the validity of data in supporting the analysis of the survey data which reflected the inheritance and development of Chinese traditional shadow play in schools.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61103100,61303137,and 51205059)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(Nos.Y13F020143 and LY13F030002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.2014QNA5009)
文摘To promote the development of the intangible cultural heritage of the world, shadow play, many studies have focused on shadow puppet modeling and interaction. Most of the shadow puppet figures are still imaginary,spread by ancients, or carved and painted by shadow puppet artists, without consideration of real dimensions or the appearance of human bodies. This study proposes an algorithm to transform 3D human models to 2D puppet figures for shadow puppets, including automatic location of feature points, automatic segmentation of 3D models, automatic extraction of 2D contours, automatic clothes matching, and animation. Experiment proves that more realistic and attractive figures and animations of the shadow puppet can be generated in real time with this algorithm.
