The Investigation And Study Of Yicheng Yangko Dance Drama

Yangko dance drama and opera, is a folk opera popular in NorthChina, mainly distributed in Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi andInner Mongolia etc.. Yangko dance drama names are popular areanamed. Such as the Northeast yangko dance, yangko dance, yangkodance in Qinyuan, Jinzhong, Huozhou yangko dance yangko danceetc.. Yicheng yangko dance is no exception, Yicheng yangko dancedrama, commonly known as the Yicheng yangko dance yangko dance,plate. It is a folk dance derived."Mention Shanxi opera": introductionto Yicheng yangko dance is a popular in Yicheng, Quwo, Fushan,Xiangfen County opera, the opera without music accompan-iment, MaHu, with drum, small cymbals, percussion instruments such as theopera. It has a strong local color. Its natural resonant, humorouslanguage, very suffer people love.Yicheng yangko dance drama main aria from folk songs, so thelyrics to seven words, ten words. White and libretto use Yichengofficial dialect, maintain its special flavor character language.Although the music and singing relatively monotonous, but businesscomplete, many actors, program specification, repertoire, bizarre,was very popular with the masses, so many villages are built withamateur yangko dance troupe. Yangko dance drama the most flourishing, the county has nearly50villages were built yangko dancetroupe.Before and after the new Chinese established in other operas,impact, Yicheng yangko dance drama gradually in the stop state intwentieth Century fifty years later, in addition to the original old artistdied, old people living art years has been high, young people are notwilling to learn this ancient art, there are more and more people nowcan sing yangko dance play less, Yicheng yangko dance drama indanger of extinction. In recent years, in addition to Yicheng County,south of the village of amateur art propaganda team played a fewtimes yangko dance off, other parts are seldom performed yangkodance drama. Also a lot of information about the Yicheng yangkodance drama is the old population Chuan Xin Arts grant, few writtenrecords, resulting in many productions have been lost. AlthoughYicheng yangko dance drama recently was awarded the fourth Shanxiprovincial intangible cultural heritage items, but the survival status ofYicheng yangko dance drama is facing great challenges.Based on the review of literature based on field investigation,Yicheng yangko dance drama history origin and development,repertoire research, performing groups and actors, artisticcharacteristics, yangko dance drama status and protection measures,make a comprehensive study on the folk art.