论粤剧龙母戏的创作

龙母文化是西江流域的水神信仰,承传着民众对龙母信仰母慈子孝、感恩回报的伦理道德观.以龙母题材创作的粤剧龙母戏,代表作有湛江粤剧团的《悦城龙母》、肇庆粤剧团的《龙母传奇》和梧州粤剧团的《西江龙母》,表现了自然山水和道德情操美的高度统一,表达了人民群众的思想感情和心理愿望.作为一种地域性的历史和社会记忆,龙母戏传承了龙母传说的基本信息,为粤剧创作提供了主题、情节和人物重写的可能;同时,受到创作的时代氛围、文化语境的制约,体现了剧作的时代特色与审美追求,形成了粤剧龙母戏创作的独特价值.

Writing of Dragon-Mother Drama of Cantonese Opera

Dragon-mother culture is the faith of Water God in the basin of Xijiang River, which inherits peo- ple＇ s ethical ideology of gentle dragon-mother and filial child, thanksgiving and retribution. The magnum opuses of Cantonese drama entitled dragon-mother include ＂Dragon-mother in Yue Cheng＇, ＂The Legend of Dragon- mother＂ and ＂Dragon-mother of Xijiang River＂, which express the masses＇ thoughts, feelings, mentalities and wishes. As a kind of regional historical and social memoir, dragon-mother drama provides Cantonese opera writ- ing with the possibility of theme, story and figure rewriting. In the meanwhile, such writing is restricted by the era atmosphere and culture context, which reflects different aesthetic pursuits and era characteristics, so as to form the unique value of dragon-mother drama creation.