Research On The Ancient Stage Of Southern Jiangsu

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the opera culture in southern Jiangsu flourished,and a large number of theaters were built in both towns and villages.These stages are not only diverse in type and flexible in structure,but also unique in shape and exquisite in decoration,with extremely high architectural art standards and profound cultural connotations.This research takes the ancient stage in southern Jiangsu as the research object,takes the opera culture and other humanistic characteristics in southern Jiangsu as the perspective,uses ancient architectural research methods,and on the basis of literature collection and field investigation,analyzes the natural and humanistic background and site selection of the ancient stage.In-depth research has been carried out on type,space and structure,shape and decoration,in order to provide reference for the study of traditional architecture and opera in southern Jiangsu.The first chapter is the forerunner of the study.It puts forward the background of the decline of opera culture in southern Jiangsu and the difficulty of protecting ancient buildings.According to the current research status at home and abroad,it is believed that the current local historical records of ancient theaters,traditional architecture in southern Jiangsu,and sociology of southern Jiangsu operas are relatively rich,but there is no regional research on ancient theater buildings.Summarize the research framework of this study from the macroscopic background to the mesoscopic form and then to the microcosmic decoration.The second chapter is the historical background of the ancient opera stage.It briefly discusses the background of the superior natural environment,rich and stable people,and elegant aesthetics of the gentry in the traditional society in southern Jiangsu.It sorts out the continuous innovation and integration of opera in southern Jiangsu.It has an important influence on the formation and development of ancient theaters;It also sorts out the evolution process of traditional performance places in southern Jiangsu,and believes that temple performances and hall performances have already appeared before Song Dynasty.During the Song,Jin and Yuan dynasties,Goulan drama and Zhaiyuan drama emerged.And in the Ming and Qing dynasties,all kinds of theaters were greatly innovated and developed,and became finalized.During the period of the Republic of China,theaters gradually replaced theaters,and ancient theaters declined as a whole.The third chapter is the basic situation of the ancient theaters.It analyzes the remains,site selection and types of the ancient theaters.It is believed that the preservation status of the existing 30 ancient theaters has polarized characteristics;the site selection is mostly affected by the natural environment,population density,folk Influenced by beliefs,river banks,town centers,and rural temples are often used as sites;influenced by the idea of gods,ghosts,and humans sharing the same joy,the types can be mainly divided into rewarding gods,ancestors,and entertainment.The fourth chapter is the study of the space and structure of the ancient stage.The fourth chapter is the study of the space and structure of the ancient stage,which studies the spatial relationship,function,layout,streamline,and structure of the ancient stage and the performance venue.It is believed that courtyards,courtyards,patios,and indoor stage spaces are different in scale,openness,and sightlines,forming different viewing experiences;the front of the stage is the performance space,the backstage is the waiting area preparation space,and the space under the stage is generally used for traffic.The architectural layout can be divided into three types: fully extended,semi-extended and non-extended.There are two types of front-end streamlines: side-by-side doors and parallel-opening doors,and the back-stage streamlines have the characteristics of secondary intercommunication and end access.The architectural structure is mainly composed of Xieshan Pavilion and buildings.The fifth chapter is the shape and decoration of the ancient stage.It studies the appearance,component decoration,decoration rules and decoration connotation of the ancient stage.The Rewarding God Stage has a solemn and gorgeous style,the ancestral hall stage has a simple and solemn style,and the house garden stage has a refined and elegant style.The stage base has the characteristics of changing with the scene,the main body has the characteristics of contrast and unity,and the roof has the characteristics of imitating the shape of birds.The decoration of ancient stage components is very rich,with the two laws of repeated combination and isomorphism without decoration,and also has three kinds of cultural connotations,namely,narrative,symbolic meaning and gentry culture.