皮影戏

In order to adapt the expression of screen shadow in the Shadow Play, it employs the combined device of abstract and realism to exaggeratedly generalize the complanation, art, cartoon and drama with the figures as well as the scenes and sceneries.

它为了适应皮影戏的幕影表现形式，采取了抽象与写实相结合的手法，对人物及场面景物进行了大胆的平面化、艺术化、卡通化、戏曲化的综合处理。

Shadow Play is a dramatic form which artistic effects are achieved by that the spectators watch the light shadow which is performed by plane puppet through a white screen; usually the plane puppet as well as the scene, properties and sceneries in the shadow play are leather products which are made by hand, by knife and colored drawing by folk artists, thus it is called shadow puppet.

皮影戏是让观众通过白色布幕，观看一种平面偶人表演的灯影来达到艺术效果的戏剧形式；而皮影戏中的平面偶人以及场面道具景物，通常是民间艺人用手工，刀雕彩绘而成的皮制品，故称之为皮影。

Shadow Play is a dramatic form which its artistic effects are achieved by the spectators watching the light shadow that's performed by a paper-thin flat surface puppet through a white screen; usually the puppet as well as the backdrops, stage properties and sceneries in the shadow play are leather products which are made by hand, by knife and colored drawing by folk artists, thus it is called shadow puppet play.

皮影戏是让观众通过白色布幕，观看一种平面偶人表演的灯影来达到艺术效果的戏剧形式；而皮影戏中的平面偶人以及场面道具景物，通常是民间艺人用手工，刀雕彩绘而成的皮制品，故称之为皮影。

Many of the sets and characters are from ancient Chinese history and folk literature.

皮影戏中的布景和角色，很多都是取自古代历史和民间文学。

Qinghai shadow show, also known as leather-silhouette show or galanty show, is a sub-branch of Shaan'xi west branch shadow show, which was introduced into Qinghai at the reign of Ming Emperor Chongzhen.

青海影子戏又称灯影戏、皮影戏，分支于陕西西路皮影，约在明崇祯年间传入青海，至今已有三百多年历史。

Popular in the Han, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties they were used to illustrate the ancient art of Peking Opera and Chinese folk tales and provided entertainment for young and old, and rich and poor alike. Traditionally made of parchment and stained or painted bright colours the puppets are illuminated by light, casting a shadow onto a screen of mulberry paper or white cloth.

皮影戏是让观众通过白色布幕，观看一种平面偶人表演的灯影来达到艺术效果的戏剧形式；而皮影戏中的平面偶人以及场面道具景物，通常是民间艺人用手工，刀雕彩绘而成的皮制品，故称之为皮影。

Chinese Shadow, which can also be called "Chinese Shadow Play or Chinese Shadow Puppet play", is one of the most ancient genre of drama in China.

Chinese Shadow 即皮影戏有一种艺术是完整的戏剧，比莎士比亚早1800年；使用影像，比卢米埃尔发明的电影早2100年；是纯粹民间具有摇滚精神的音乐，比猫王早2150年；这种艺术是中国独有的，皮影戏。。。。。。

The show began to spread to Europe in the mid-18th century, when French missionaries in China took it back to France in 1767 and put on performances in Paris and Marseilles, causing quite a stir.

皮影戏是十八世纪中期传到欧洲的，法国传教士在1767年将皮影戏带回法国，在巴黎和马赛举办的表演，引起一阵轰动。

Almost in his eighties, Pan is now the leading figure of HuaZhou Shadow shows, and is also the eldest master who is still able to perform. He is known as the"living fossil" of Shadow puppet.

年近八旬的潘京乐是华州皮影戏目前的领军人物，也是最长的仍有能力演出的表演大师，有皮影戏活化石'之称。

Today we are very fortunate to have one of the groups - Yongxingle Shadow Puppeteers perform for us.

高雄是皮影戏发展的重镇，但是现在全台只剩五家皮影戏团，而且平常只在节庆才能看到表演，今天我们非常荣幸，其中一家永兴乐皮影戏团，将特别为我们开演。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。