Introduction to folk dance two ghosts wrestling
Two ghosts wrestling, also known as Erwa wrestling, two happy wrestling, is a person backpack with two ghosts wrestling props and perform traditional folk dance. I would like to introduce you to the folk dance two ghosts wrestling, I hope it can help you!
Two ghosts wrestling performance form similar to puppets, when the performance, the performer backpack two ghosts wrestling props. Two ghost wrestling props have two ghost head, look at each other, there are two pairs of shoulders fake hand, there are two fake legs, props "body" covered with masking costumes. Performers in the performance, each hand holds a fake leg as a "one ghost" leg, the performer's legs as a "two ghost" leg, through the performer's legs, back, arm of . Activity and comprehensive use of theater, acrobatics, martial arts, push, kick, flip, roll, spin and other movements of the performance, to the audience to the two ghosts fighting and wrestling comedy effects.
The two ghosts wrestling has been passed down to date, is to the family ancestry and teacher transmission of these two forms. The first generation of the founder is Sun Bingwen, he was born in 1900 in Xiayi County, the old city of East Gate, a poor farmer's home. 13 to 18 years old, practicing martial arts, practiced a good martial arts. In 1920, Sun Bingwen was discharged from the army and returned home. Sun Bingwen outside to learn and master a high level of folk dance skills, especially in the army, although frequent battles, military training, but the art of folk dance Sun Bingwen still find time to learn, practicing skills. At that time, the master of Chinese Peking Opera, Mei Lanfang, came to Guangzhou to give a sympathy performance for the troops, which stirred up the whole army and the local people. As a companion, the army specially arranged for Sun Bingwen to perform two ghosts wrestling. Mei Lanfang also praised, "Well played. I have never seen such a good folk program!"
In February 1984, the two ghosts wrestling third-generation heir Meng Xianchao and others on behalf of the Shangqiu region to Zhengzhou to participate in the "Fifth Henan Provincial National Folk Music and Dance Festival", the main performances of the two ghosts wrestling and other programs, and won the Henan Provincial Department of Culture issued by the Outstanding Performer Award. Once in the Provincial People's Congress Hall performance two ghost wrestling, the audience was pleasantly surprised, applause.
Before the founding of New China, the rural meeting is generally by the "head of the meeting" is responsible for organizing various forms of performance activities, in the performance time, generally in the 15th of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Qingming Festival, the lunar October 1 ancient temple. In the performance place, mainly in the square, theater, street and so on.
Two ghosts wrestling performance style is unique, funny, mysterious, thrilling, in the whole of the East Henan region, now only Xiayi County has a performance team, this dance can be performed on the table, stools is unique, and it is rich in content and features in the Chinese folk dance is rare. However, due to various reasons, this folk dance is facing loss. The author in the interview, its fifth-generation heir Liu Yi due to economic reasons to go out to work. It is said that Liu Yi's performance level and difficulty coefficient have been greatly reduced.
In order to protect and pass on this precious folk dance, the Xiayi County government has formulated a five-year plan, which will further census the old folk dance artists, and further map out the process of transmission of the two ghosts wrestling. At the same time, in the next five years, the Xiayi County cultural department will promote the integration of the two ghost wrestling and other folk dances, in order to achieve the purpose of the prosperity of folk dance.
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