Autor: Hengli Peng , Hanwen Li

Abstract:

As a particular type of ancient Chinese theater, talented theater of official house was mainly found in the Taihang Mountain area, in North Henan Province, which was formed in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The appearance of it is related to the local natural environment, folk culture and agricultural productivity. Through field investigation, it is found that there are eight existing theaters in the Taihang Mountain area of North Henan Province; among which three ones are newly discovered that have not been documented by the academic circle before, as well as several traditional Chinese opera steles and wall inscriptions. This is the first time the academic circle discloses relevant data and information. These provide physical evidence the performance of the village opera in the Taihang Mountain area of the Qing Dynasty, in China. Especially the inscriptions on the steles and the stage wall can reflect some features of the local opera performance since the Qing Dynasty, such as the type,

ISSN: 1980-539X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-3173.2023.v46esp.p153

Texto Completo: https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/transformacao/article/view/13537/11300

Palavras-Chave: Official house. Ancient theater. Ancient opera. Folk belief