A Comparative Study Of The Styles Of Shadow Play In Qianjiang

Shadow play is popular in China’s traditional folk opera,is a sound,light,shape,shadow(painting and sculpture)in one of the comprehensive performing arts.Shadow play art is the living fossil of the traditional culture and art of the nation and folk,and it is also one of the popular folk operas.As one of the origins of the Jianghan Plain shadow play genre "menshen Pu" shadow play,this thesis focuses on the study of "Tangge" and "Guo Ge" shadow play in Qianjiang,Hubei Province,this paper studies the origin and development of shadow play in Qianjiang from three aspects: man-made shape,decorative pattern and color matching.Comparative Study of the similarities and differences between the two.Through field investigation,it is found that the "Tang Ge" and the "Guo ge" in Qianjiang have the same origin,but in the changing history,they have developed in a completely different vein,and Tang Ge still follows the family-style inheritance of "pass inside but not outside",the successor of "Guo Ge" has already spread to the outside family name.In the process of spreading,"Tang Ge" and "Guo ge" are different due to different production techniques,different production tools and different performances,shadow in the structure,shape,color performance have different characteristics.In particular,Tongue’s shadow puppets are taller,more mythological and more exaggerated,and Guo’s are smaller,and more realistic.In terms of color,the Tongue shadow show is more colorful due to the working procedures and tools,while Guo GE is relatively gray.In terms of color selection,Tongue shadow show strictly follows the "three-color principle" and will never have a fourth color,however,Guo Ge’s shadow play has undergone continuous development,and some of the shadow play has been painted in 4 or more ways.Finally,through the use of literature research,case analysis,fieldwork,comparative analysis,personal interview and other methods,combined with relevant literature and first-hand interview materials,this paper sorts out the origin of the shadow play of "Tang Ge" and "Guo Ge",which are the main genres of shadow play in Qianjiang,and analyzes the reasons for the differences in styles,it is innovative to turn the long tradition of Qianjiang Shadow show into detailed theoretical analysis materials and to supplement a large amount of first-hand literature.At the same time,this study can also improve the Qianjiang Shadow play research and related areas of research.In order to inherit and develop the craft of "Tang Ge" and "Guo Ge" in Qianjiang,and carry forward the Basic Research Work of Jianghan Plain shadow play culture and art,it has certain theoretical significance and practical value.