(1) Ancient Greek drama came into being in the 6th century BC. It declined after more than 200 years, but later European drama culture was derived from it. Western scholars summed up the characteristics of ancient Greek drama from poetics, that is, the consistency of time, place and performance.
(2) Indian Sanskrit Drama Classical Sanskrit drama originated in the 8th century BC, but no script has been handed down, and it has long been a cultural relic, but no one in Southeast Asia is unaffected by it. From the perspective of subject matter, one is based on epic and legend, which is the main part of Indian classical drama; Second, based on real life, it mainly depicts the urban world and human feelings; In addition, there are some works aimed at religious propaganda.
(3) Chinese opera didn't officially enter the room until 1 1 century. But because of its long-term savings and numerous sources, it has a particularly strong vitality. Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest operas in China. It originated from the singing art system in Kunshan, Suzhou at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, and it is a mixture of song, dance and martial arts. Now it refers to its stage form, Kunqu Opera, which is known as the "mother of hundreds of operas".
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As an inseparable part of human culture, drama is closely related to other cultural factors. Whether it is European drama or national drama in some eastern countries, its origin can be traced back to ancient sacrificial songs and dances.
European drama originated from song and dance performances in ancient Greek sacrificial ceremonies.
At the end of the 6th century BC, when arion performed Ode to Dionysus during the Spring Festival, she improvised a dance and answered the questions raised by Captain Song. Tess Pius joined an actor in Dionysus's song and dance, taking turns to play several roles and talking with Captain Song, which was considered as the original dramatic factor.
Aeschylus, the founder of ancient Greek tragedy, gradually reduced the narrative factors of song and dance and increased the dramatic factors, forming an independent artistic style.
When ancient Greece held sacrifices in winter, people disguised themselves as animals and marched in the carnival, which was called "the song of the carnival team". By the 6th century BC, it had developed into a farce in Greece and was regarded as a primitive comedy.
In 487 BC, Athens officially performed comedy at the sacrificial ceremony. There were only three actors at that time, and the role of chorus was not as important as in the tragedy. In the development of ancient Greek comedy, the role of chorus is becoming less and less.
The origin of oriental national drama is later than that of European drama.
In India, before the first century BC, people welcomed the gathering of gods, and performance was considered as the bud of national drama. By the 2nd century A.D., the appearance of Dance Theory, the first theoretical work of drama, was regarded as a sign of the maturity of drama art. ..
The consanguinity of China opera art can be traced back to ancient songs and dances, wizards and so on. By the Tang Dynasty, ancient songs and dances had developed into small musicals, and Qin Zhou's Chai Ge had also developed into a martial arts play. It is generally believed that China Opera has developed into a complete and independent artistic style, which is marked by Yongjia Zaju in the Song Dynasty in the12nd century, also known as Southern Opera.
In Japan, the ancients used masks to play tricks and pray for a bumper harvest. Some people think that this primitive art is the embryonic form of national drama, and acrobatics, singing and dancing have been added to the music formed around 12 century.
In the middle and late period, Nenglie and KuangYan, which were founded in the middle and late period, had a strong sacrificial nature. Kabuki originated at the end of 16, and by the middle of 17, it has developed into a large-scale classical drama integrating singing, dancing and dialogue.
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