Study On The Classical Opera Clown In The Transition Of Social And Cultural Context

Clown culture in Chinese opera is a special beings. Their unique skills with impressive Ironically, critical spirit and the language of funny entertainment not only to meet the needs of the audience, but also to appease the soul of grief. Through the accumulation of history, art tempered shine on stage in Chinese opera unique cultural light. They make fun of force to avoid vulgar shallow, mixed with the laugh in the allegorical, revealing the spirit of the great comedy. It is the most entertaining character line of business, but consciously take on the unhealthy tendencies and populist, punish evil and virtue, and to persuade the burden of enlightenment, there is no independent but dependent on others to survive in the entertainment reveals hubris not laugh trainer, the arrogance of courage. So SiMa qian praise his "Heaven of justice is this not looms large! On micro word in can also resolves a dispute."This article first clown combed the historical process. Harlequin is an important classical Chinese opera business, where its evolution and maturation process of basically the same drama. Therefore, when the reference discussed clown origin history of opera, were favorably opera, Don to join the army opera, comic opera Song, Yuan, and several other major opera stages of the formation of an inspection in order to outline the broad contours of the Clown. Harlequin has a long history, opera performances called "Meng dressed", that is due to excellent Munger costuming persuaded King Zhuang of Chu Chi was named after the story. In the Western Zhou Dynasty's Comedians, dwarf generally regarded as the originator of the Clown.Tang joined the army play in the Cang falcon Comedians who inherited the tradition of eloquent satire to mockery of officials for the pleasure. Cang falcon Deck Comedians, dwarf eloquent satire tradition of the first of its kind under the open clowns, clown formation is an important part of the process. Cang Song and Yuan Dynasty in the falcon by the end of the stage functions, the Deputy at the end, the Czech teased to bear, and the first time the "ugly" the call. Although the classification of this period is relatively clown chaos, but has been largely shaped, especially in emerging burlesque Song Dynasty, ironic laugh exclusively for the purpose of shaping a lot of characters to be retained.Opera frequent in future generations. With the rise of the Ming and Qing drama, prosperity, clowns grow up and form a relatively stable performance style: crisp white lyrics read, the contents of humorous language, learned the show was amazing.Classical opera clown entertainment needs to meet the people to ease the bad feelings at the same time there dissuasion, Education functions of punishment. "Clown" of the name caused a lot of people misunderstand that the clown must be played and evil, doing evil person. Xu Shen in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" in the interpretation of ugliness as "abhorrent too. From ghosts, unitary voice." In fact, in classical opera stage, although active clown named "ugly", but this does not mean ugly evil. Both regard the form of Confucianism or Taoism and the nature of beauty and ugliness to distinguish good and evil. Clown of the "ugly" is an art ugly clown image itself will contain a negative evaluation.After a series of artistic means of conversion, the clowns have aesthetic value, can lead to aesthetic pleasure. Clown's dressing up, action, character and object of its own funny satire can cause laughter. Based on the clown of the shape and spirit, motor, language analysis, comprehensive explanation of the clown's aesthetic value. Pursue comedy clown including profound effect rational implication, beyond the simple vulgar banter. Comic spirit is a free spirit, optimistic temperament, personality full of self-confidence and courage and wisdom, contempt, challenging the authority of the attitude of the clown in the gag in the ironic criticism is a typical representative of the spirit of this comedy.After entering the contemporary, opera clown life very difficult by the unprecedented cold, in the emerging entertainment defeated before, people seem to have forgotten its existence. Economic downturn caused by a lack of talent, lack of innovation actors, the main sense of the performance makes the clown is no longer attractive, forming a vicious circle. Comedy sketch in the clowns from the language, movement and other aspects of learning the opera clown. It is short and flexible, less restrictive, and the combination of modern media close, close to real life, has a classical opera buffoon does not have the advantage.Classical opera clown entertainment needs at the same time meet people, show a strong personality. A smile and tears, ugly clown in the spirit of beauty is a multi-cultural environment worthy of our research, mining, heritage, promote cultural treasures, has important theoretical and practical significance. Clown by nature and culture with the spirit of entertainment should never be forgotten, rediscovered clown's aesthetic value and spiritual meaning, to carry forward its fine arts with the spirit of renewed glory long way to go to clown.