印度音乐舞蹈在中国的传播和影响

1949年中华人民共和国成立至21世纪初,印度与中国这两大文明古国开始复兴和崛起,文化交流开始变得频繁。中国人民十分喜爱独具特色的印度音乐和舞蹈。著名音乐大师拉维·香卡、苏布拉玛尼亚姆和舞蹈大师莉拉·桑姆生在中国精彩的艺术表演都深深铭记在人们的心中。为了更好地了解和学习印度音乐与舞蹈,多年来有不少中国学生和学者前往印度留学和从事研究。他们回国后在中国的音乐和舞蹈院校分别开设了印度音乐与舞蹈课程,并向全国各地推展,目前,中国人对印度音乐与舞蹈的兴趣日趋浓厚。印度的音乐文化对中国产生了积极的影响。

Indian Music and Dance: Their Dissemination and Influence in China

This article,focusing on the period from 1949,the founding year of the People＇s Republic of China,to 2009,tries to retrace China-India cultural exchanges in the field of music and dance.This author has recorded all the significant events in the area,including the impressive visits to and performance in China by such masters as Ravi Shankar,Leela Samson and L.Suabramaniam.Since early 1980s,quite a few Chinese students and scholars have learned and pursued studies of Indian music and dance in India.Upon returning to the motherland,they have devoted themselves to the teaching of the unique art genres at various music or dance schools.This author holds that Indian music and dance culture has exerted positive influence on the Chinese people.