The Artistic Features of Pingdiao Luozi in Wu 'an

Wu 'an Xia Zi originated from folk tunes, and gradually formed a unique musical style and performing arts through oral inheritance, processing and transformation by artists. According to the Historical Story of Wu 'an in Ming Dynasty, there was a theater in Wu 'an in Ming Dynasty, and Luozi Opera was one of the performing operas. At first, it was called "hard song", that is, sitting and singing hard without musical instruments. Later, it gradually developed into a person standing on a small drum and holding a bamboo board, singing very smoothly. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, dance forms such as "beating the overlord whip" and "Cui Yue Sandalwood" appeared in some places. With the passage of time, the tune of "hard songs" combined with the dance form of "Cui Yue Sandalwood" formed the early art of Luozi in Wu 'an. Since then, vocals, costumes, props, makeup and accompaniment have all developed and improved, forming a unique style. Wu 'an's industries are relatively complete, mainly including Xiao Dan, Tsing Yi, Xiao Sheng, Clown and Laosheng. The division of labor was not very strict before. Xiao Dan and Xiao Sheng spend most of their time fighting each other, and Sanhua can also fight Lao Dan and Cai Dan. Some painted faces can be changed to Xiao Sheng, and Xiao Dan can also play with dolls. Starting from 20 15, the division of labor is stricter than before, but there are still concurrent performances. Stage props are relatively simple, and performances are not good at martial arts and traditional Chinese opera programs. Folk dances such as yangko and stilts and some movements in real life are integrated into the play. Song and dance are both narrative and lyrical, lively and free. Daobai uses Wu 'an dialect, which is strong and harmonious, often witty and full of local flavor. Wu 'an's early accompaniment was relatively simple. The "hard songs" in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties were only gongs and drums, and cymbals were added to the dance in the late Qing Dynasty. During the period of the Republic of China, old artists such as Hu, Liu and Yang developed flutes for playing music, and Wei Hongchang learned from other places and joined erhu and Sheng. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sanxian, Xiaohu and 8008+ were added. Wu' an Luozi singing has the characteristics of oral rap, and Wu' an dialect is closely combined with tunes, retaining a large number of entering words. Maike's crying and singing is very high-pitched and undulating, which is quite similar to the crying of women at local funerals. The water board is like a leisurely daily narrative, kind and natural.