皂角树抬阁

申报地区：洛龙区 2011年12月 第3批

皂角树抬阁，至今有60余年历史。解放前由村里爱好者自发制作，后经刘进发等人整理制作，现由朱红欣等人重新加以改进、提高。

抬歌，相传由“村人高抬儿童歌舞以送孔子”而发展成年节娱乐之技。因为抬歌和孔子的关系而流传千年不衰。到明清时期，抬歌已经成为丰收喜庆、庙会年节不可缺少的娱乐形式，清末民国最为鼎盛。清以后时期，抬歌的形式由一层向多层发展，形成亭台楼阁之态，因此，抬歌又叫抬阁。

抬阁属民间舞蹈谱系，是集舞蹈、音乐、戏剧、绘画为一体的综合艺术形式。抬歌以民间故事为主题，一架歌一个故事，单歌外观优美，形似花车。小演员在道具上表演，配合锣鼓和笙、箫、笛伴奏。抬歌是多人抬，集杂技、彩扎、灯光、音乐为一体，体现了高、险、难、美的特点，多表演民间传统节目，具有浓郁的乡土气息和地方特色。

Taige was developed to the festival entertainment of the coming-of-age ceremony from carrying and sending children to the Confucius. It has been spread for thousands of years because of the relationship between Taige and the Confucius. At the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912), Taige had become an indispensable form of entertainment for the harvest celebration, the festival and temple fair. And it had reached its peak at the late Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. After the Qing Dynasty, the form of Taige developed from one layer to multiple layers, forming a state of pavilions. Therefore, Taige is also called Taige (lifting pavilions). Honey Locust Taige has a history of more than 60 years. As a folk dance, Taige is a comprehensive art form integrating dance, music, drama and painting. The theme of Taige is about folk stories. Each song has a story. Every song has a beautiful appearance, which looks like a float. The little actors perform on props, matching the rhythm of Gongs and Drums, Sheng (a Chinese mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes), Xiao(a Chinese vertical bamboo flute)and Flute. Taige is a combination of acrobatics, color binding, lighting and music. It embodies the characteristics of height, danger, difficulty and beauty. It shows folk traditional programs and local characteristics.