The artistic characteristics of Yangge opera, where is Yangge folk art

Yangge is a dance custom in the northern region of China.

It can be divided into different types such as Yangge Dongdan Trap in Northern Shaanxi, Yangge in Northeast China, Yangge in Hebei, Yangge in Jiaozhou, Shandong and Yangge in Guzi. It is one of the first folk arts to be included in the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

Yangge is a very popular and representative Han folk dance that is widely circulated in China (mainly in the northern Dinanian area), and different regions have different titles and styles. In the folk, there are two kinds of Yangge: those performed on stilts are called "Yangge on stilts", and those performed without stilts are called "Yangge".

In modern times, the so-called "Yangge" mostly refers to "Yangge".

Folk art of the northern region.

Yangge is a Han dance, which originates from the labor life of planting rice and cultivating land, and it is related to the ode sung to worship the god of agriculture and pray for a good harvest. Yangge is popular in Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shanhao and other Han areas in northern China, and is a popular folk dance in rural areas of China. Mainly performed in the square on major lunar festivals, it is a comprehensive art form integrating song, dance and drama.

The colors of the clothes worn by people when twisting Yangge are contrasting, red, blue, yellow and green, colorful. Holding the fluttering red silk, the Zen people with socks sang and danced in the accompaniment of gongs and drums, so as to express the mood of happy talk and express their longing for a better life.

Yangge is mainly a folk art in northern China, and is a traditional folk dance popular in Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Northeast and other places. There are mainly four major genres: Shaanxi Yangge, Shandong Yangge, Hebei Yangge, and Northeast Yangge.

1. Northern Shaanxi. Northern Shaanxi Yangge is a kind of local traditional dance that spreads in the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi Province with a wide range of people and representatives, also known as"It's booming"、"Yangge"、"Stir up a social fire"、"Song of the Sun"Wait.

It is mainly distributed in Yulin, Yan'an, Suide, Mizhi and other places in Shaanxi, with a long history, rich content and diverse forms. Among them, Suide and Mizhi Yangge are the most representative.

In November 2019, the "List of Protection Units for Representative Projects of National Intangible Cultural Heritage" was announced, and the Suide County Cultural Center was qualified as a protection unit for the Yangge project in northern Shaanxi.

2. Jiaodong. Jiaodong Yangge refers to Yangge that is popular in the area of Jiaodong Peninsula. The masses in this area also call Yangge "juggling" or "juggling".

Jiaodong Yangge is widely spread, such as Haiyang, Wendeng, Jimo, Penglai, Yeqian Chunba County, Weihai and other places Yangge belong to one type.

And all of them are based on the minor key of "Running Sichuan", forming a relatively stereotyped folk song and dance form of three sentences and one gong and drum.

The famous Yangyang operas include "Liberation", "Three Feuds", "Senzhen Zhang Debao's Return to the Team" and so on.

3. Northeast. Yangge is a very popular and representative Han folk dance that is widely spread in China (mainly in the northern region), and different regions have different titles and styles.

The Northeast Yangge has a witty form and a unique style, and the vast black land gives it a simple and bold spirituality and style, which integrates pungency, humor, quietness and stability, and vividly exerts the character characteristics of the people of Northeast China who are warm and simple, rigid and soft.

Steady waves, stalks, stalks, stepping on the board, twisting on the waist, is the biggest feature of the Northeast Yangge. At the same time, the variety of "flowers in the hand", the rhythm of the drum beat with bright and elastic rhythm, and the rhythm of beauty, such as the rhythm of the Northeast Yangge, are all the characteristics of the Northeast Yangge.

4. Jidong. Yangge is a folk dance in Hebei Province. It is roughly divided into roles such as Niu (girl), ugly, son, Lao Hui, etc., except for Lao Hui (a spicy middle-aged woman) holding a mallet, the others all hold a folding fan to dance, and the performance skills are comprehensive, and there are unique features in shaping the characters.

Among them, the ugly performance is the most prominent, it is the image of Hui Hu who is honest and amiable, witty and optimistic, coupled with the close cooperation of suona, often blowing anthropomorphic vocals to set off the performance, which makes the audience laugh.

Yangge is the folk art of northern China, mainly spread in Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places, will be performed in major festivals or large-scale activities, mostly in major festivals or large-scale activities performance, and because of the different customs and cultures in the process of circulation, Yangge forms are diverse, but most of them are performed in the main form of Yangge team, and there are a large number of people.

Yangge is mainly popular in the north of our country, is a kind of traditional folk dance popular in Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other rural areas, generally performed in some major festivals or large-scale activities, is a comprehensive art form integrating song, dance and drama, dance is close to life, full of national atmosphere.

Because of the regional customs, history and culture, environment, etc., so there are certain differences in Yangge in various places, mainly there are Yangge in northern Shaanxi, Yangge in northern Shanxi, Yangge in Northeast China, Yangge in the south, Yangge in Hebei, Yangge in drums, etc., but most of the Yangge are performed in the main form of Yangge team, and the number of dance teams is less than a dozen people, and more than 100 people.

Twisting Yangge originated from the singing activities carried out by farmers when planting seedlings, originated from agricultural production activities, at the time of spring ploughing every year, many women and children of the peasant family went to the field to plant seedlings together, one person beat the drum, the drum sounded, it was "a group of songs competed, the day is endless", so it is also called "Yangge".

Twisted Yangge is now mainly popular in northern China, which can be divided into different types such as Northern Shaanxi Yangge, Northeast Xingpei Yangge, Hebei Yangge, Shandong Jiaozhou Yangge and Guzi Yangge.