On The Imagery Expression Of The Dance Drama "Zhu Xi·Xiangli"

The meaning of artistic creation is the theme,and creation without thought is creation without soul.The expression of meaning in the form of images is a kind of artistic transformation,called imagery.In this way,the expression of imagery has become an implicit and interesting feature of Chinese art aesthetics.The dance drama "Zhu Xi · Xiangli" was created with the technique of imagery,putting Zhu Xi’s "character image" into the external environment of the "township",building the relationship between Zhu Xi and human and things,and connecting the great thoughts of the characters through the implied meaning of the external environment,so as to complete the characterization of Zhu Xi in the dance drama.The thesis takes the performance of dance drama as the research object:The first part is to expresse Zhu Xi’s “countryside”people’s livelihood thoughts.Through the people’s daily behavior of “drinking tea” to imply that drinking tea is like meditation,Zen is in every taste of tea,tea ceremony is the people-oriented theory of The "rite of the common people" imagery.The second part shows that Zhu Xi’s "running water" is a matter of rationality.Through the beauty of the "lotus" in the land of lotus,it implies the nobleness of human nature "in the mud but not stained".The high-grade lotus field must be nourished by "running water".The third part shows the ritual rules of Zhu Xi’s "rituals and justice",implying the principle of "Harmony" in the form of specific action romances.The fourth part shows the ethics and morality of Zhu Xi’s "family precepts".The Confucian "farming and reading heirloom" shows the moral principles and virtues of the common people,implying the fundamental principles of family inheritance from generation to generation.Summarizing the creative experience of the dance drama "Zhu Xi · xiangli" on the imagery expression,the conclusions are as follows:I.The imagery expression of the dance is based on Zhu Xi’s thought as the main idea of the dance drama.II.Zhu Xi and the civilian life in the village construct the image expression of his people-oriented theory backgrounds.III.Zhu Xi’s works have already constructed an excellent combination of people and scenery.IV.The humanistic inheritance of "tea ceremony" has become the source of life for dance drama characters’ thematic imagery.The dramatization of famous characters has always been a puzzle in dance drama creation.The application of the Imagist creation techniques in Chinese aesthetics can easily control the creative ideas and play between the abstract ideas of great men and the creation of specific artistic characters.