英文摘要 |
Ever since 1800s, the emphasis of Kunqu gradually shifted from its script to its performance. The canonical way of performance was thus settled, as described in glorious detail in Shenyin Jiangu Lu, for example. As a result, contemporary scholars regard books like Shenyin Jiangu Lu as the sole standard that should be strictly followed even for Kunqu performance nowadays. In this paper, however, we wish to illustrate a different point of view. While the canonical performance described above was the basis of Kunqu, the influence of Peking Opera, the major Chinese performance art for the past two hundred years, on Kunqu should never be ignored. In particular, the actors have, either explicitly or implicitly, synthesized various elements from Peking Opera into Kunqu performance. We emphasize that this should not be regarded as some impurity in the development of Kunqu; rather, it is a common feature of the history and transmission of theater. This paper is based on various interviews and speeches from Kunqu actors, in contrast to the usual scholarly viewpoints. |