Research On The Sha-Ge Opera Of Ping Yao

Pingyao Sha-Ge Opera is a kind of paper art,popular in Pingyao County,Shanxi Province.It integrates sculpture,painting,paper cutting,sculpture,opera and other arts into one.It is a rare form of folk art expression in China.It has the social function of funeral sacrifice,show play,pay god and entertain people to pray for good fortune.During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty,the Sha-Ge Opera was preserved as cultural relics and collected in Pingyao Qingxu Temple.In 2011,the Sha-Ge Opera was listed in the third batch of representative items of national intangible cultural heritage as intangible cultural heritage.As a material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage,the Sha-Ge Opera is not only the witnesses of the development of local opera and commercial economy,but also the expression of local folk culture and folk art.It has important historical value,cultural value and artistic value.This paper studies the generation,inheritance and development of Pingyao Sha-Ge Opera,and probes into the relationship between objects,people and society in different historical and cultural contexts.First of all,the origin and development of the plant are studied to reveal its survival and development rules in the regional environment.Secondly,according to the changes of the places where the performers are placed,the paper analyzes the dissolution and reconstruction of its social functions,so as to explain how this folk art gradually disappeared in the social changes and was reconstructed in the current context of intangible cultural heritage.Combination of the Explicit and Invisible Existence of Folk Art,from Objects to People.Objects: The overall structure and theme selection of the Sha-Ge opera were studied,and the inheritance and evolution rules of its production technology were explored;People:Focusing on the living conditions of the paper artists behind the craft,including the inheritors,and trying to explore the interactive relationship between the objects,the creators and the society.Finally,the author reflects on the problems in the practice of protecting the intangible cultural heritage of Sha-Ge Opera of Pingyao,and tries to put forward relevant solutions.