Abstract: Chinese traditional opera has great difference with western drama. In the Western realistic drama, the basic law of drama creating is dramatic conflict where such features lie. And it is dramatic conflict that makes audience nervousness, expecting and worrying about the fate of the characters in the play. But according to the theory of traditional Chinese operas, such features are the express of the fervor of characters. Only when authors portray the real feelings can the actors and actress display them and can the audience be affected. It is on the basis of the feelings that authors, actors and audience achieve great unity. This paper focuses on the difference in Chinese opera and western drama in many aspects, trying to make a comparison of them.
Key words: western drama; Chinese opera; culture difference;
从戏剧文化看中西方文化差异
摘要: 中国传统戏剧和西方写实戏剧由于体系之不同,因此,两者的戏剧性因素也随之不同。西方写实戏剧以冲突为戏剧创作的基本规律,在观众紧张、期待、为剧中人物命运而担忧的强烈情绪中产生其戏剧性。我国传统的戏剧理论则认为戏剧的戏剧性是人物激情的抒发,作家只有写出了真情,演员才能演出真情,观众才能为情所动。作家、演员、观众三者正是从“情”的基础上,在剧场内获得了高度的统一。本文从西方戏剧和中国戏剧的差异出发，力图做一个戏剧性的对比。
关键词：西方戏剧；中国戏剧；文化差异；
