Esthetics Thought On The Nv Xiaosheng Art In Chinese Traditional Opera

Nv xiaosheng (male-scholar role played by female) is a special art phenomenon. In its development of hundreds of years, it has formed an unique esthetic connotation.The masculine and feminine elements was harmonious, neutral beauty, Chinese tradition drama's hypothesis and the poetic sentiment provide its development esthetics foundations. Chinese scholars, which are formed to be gentle and handsome by Confucianism and Taoism culture, are the main prototypes of Xiaosheng. Meanwhile, with the help of make-up, the clothing, the stage property, a female body completely changes into a male man on the stage. In the process of performing, female artists must stride across the sex barrier and the audiences would then experience emotion sympathetic chord caused by the same mental structure with artist.Recent years, Chinese traditional opera faces difficulties in lots of aspects, such as the multiplication of culture and entertainment, the great gap between traditional artistic pattern and esthetic psychology of contemporary audience, disharmony of market economy system and the gov-management system of traditional art groups. Facing all these difficulties, Nv xiaosheng artist uses its unique artistic charm try to blaze a new trail.