(2) Virtualization
Expression expresses and spreads the thoughts and feelings of dance images through the medium of human body formal beauty. On the one hand, it is material, on the other hand, it is virtual, only exists at this moment, and it is fleeting. In a sense, it is finally completed in the process of audience acceptance. In the virtual environment, through the actor's clear expression performance, the inner feelings of various dance images such as joy, anger, sadness, joy, love and hate are brought out. For example, in the dance "A Feather", due to the deterioration of the environment, after the male and female birds died one after another, the birds locked their eyes and glared, accurately expressing their inner sadness, anger and struggle. But in real life, you can't see the expression of such a bird, because it is first processed, refined and beautified by art, and then formed by artistic imagination and creation Therefore, the facial expression in dance performance is the emotional expression of a dance image in a specific virtual scene at that time, so I think the expression in dance has the characteristics of virtualization.
(3) Typing
In dance performance, according to the theme expressed by different dance works, the expression techniques have typological characteristics and can be divided into two types:
One is the emotional expression that reflects the dance image, such as joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear, surprise and helplessness. For example, the facial expressions in the women's group dance "Paper-cut Girl" directly express happiness and celebration. Another example is the two female soldiers marching in the desert in the dance "Peer". In the hot and harsh living environment, both sides want to leave the remaining water to each other, especially when there are female soldiers coming down. The expression between them especially embodies the inner feelings of the dance image, such as worry, sadness, helplessness and strength.
The second is to help shape the image of the dance or the expression of the role, such as the dance "Qin Wang Dian Bing" and the dance "House of Flying Daggers". Their performance in dance combines dance movements and dance themes, vividly portraying the images of ancient soldiers in China. Another example is the lion image in the dance "Wake Up the Lion", which is vividly portrayed through the expression of the actors. In short, expressions in dance performances have their specific functions, and their functions can only meet specific needs. So what I want to say here is that the expressions in dance performances have typological characteristics.
Third, the role of expression in dance performance
(A) help to express dance emotions
Dance is the most basic aesthetic feature of dance. It conveys mutual profound emotional content and expresses the ideological character and emotional activities of specific characters through the graceful movements of unrestrained stretching and combining rigidity with softness. As the preface to the Book of Songs says:? Emotion moves in the middle, forms in words, and words are insufficient, so I sigh, so I sing, sing and dance, and I don't know what to do. . It can be seen that dance action has its unique advantages in expressing feelings and expressing thoughts and feelings.
In fact, expression is a part of dance movements, and it is a means of information transmission to realize expression and infect others. With the most sensitive characteristics, it expresses the inner world of the dance image with various complex changes such as happiness, sadness, pain, fear, anger, disappointment, anxiety, worry, doubt and dissatisfaction. For example, in the duet "Chasing Fish", when the small fish fell into the hands of the fisherman and was forcibly dragged away, although the footwork was simple and ordinary, when he squinted at the fisherman and tried to pout, he looked naive and contrite and immediately pushed his emotions to a climax. It can be said that facial expression in dance is an important part and one of the important channels for dancers to express their inner feelings.
(B) to help shape the image of dance
The shaping of dance image requires dancers to go through a combination process from the outside to the inside, from the inside to the outside, from the inside to the outside, to enter the inner world of the characters, to experience the psychological activities of specific characters and to grasp their personality characteristics, so as to give the internal basis for body movements (skills). To create a successful dance image, it is not enough to know music and have skillful dance skills. I think it is necessary to go deep into the heart of the dance image. Must? Emotional? then what Dancing in it? . Dancing? Love? , not simply added to the appearance of the action that has come out, but with feelings, develop the action and then produce feelings. The feelings referred to here are finally reflected in the dancer's expression, which is the most direct and intuitive. For example, China's classical dance drama "Soul of Qin Servant" itself depicts a mighty and vigorous ancient warrior. In the dance, the dancer's eyes are slightly round, her eyes are firm and resolute, and her mouth is slightly trembling. Coupled with masculine and powerful dance movements, the image of an ancient mighty warrior is presented to the audience at these points. The combination of facial expressions and dance movements in dance performance is helpful to shape the dance image. It is an indispensable part to help shape the image of dance, but it is not independent. Only by combining dance movements can we create a vivid dance image completely. Therefore, it is an indispensable part to create a full artistic image with emotion and emotion, and facial expression is an indispensable part.
(C) to help render the atmosphere of the dance performance
Dance performance atmosphere mainly refers to the creation and rendering of some emotions in dance performance, and creating dance performance atmosphere is an important creative task in dance performance art. Facial expressions in dance performance play an important role in dance performance atmosphere and are the ultimate focus of expression and performance atmosphere rendering in dance. As one of the important ways to express the inner feelings of dance images, expressions in dance performances are the most direct communication with the audience, which can strengthen the audience's feelings about dance works and their own inner feelings, thus enhancing the atmosphere of dance performances. For example, in the dance JIAOZHOU Yangko "Book Spring", the performers' enthusiasm for the coming of spring is expressed through smiling eyes and visits. The expression of emotion needs the actor's deep affection, and the actor should use his imagination to help him express his emotion, make the characters more vivid with rich facial expressions, and make the atmosphere of dance performance reach the highest point. It can be seen that facial expression in dance performance is one of the main means to render the atmosphere of dance performance, which is indispensable.
Fourth, the performance problem in dance performance.
While teaching dance, many schools rehearse a large number of dance works and participate in cultural performances inside and outside the school. Some dance works are well arranged and the students' movements are neat, but it always makes people feel that the students are not devoted enough in the performance process and the dance expression is not in place. I think it is necessary to discuss this aspect. Students only pay attention to the imitation of external forms and actions, but ignore the experience of internal emotions. Students only pay attention to the changes of movements and composition in performance, which will inevitably lead to nervous expression, insufficient investment, performance for performance, and lack of artistic appeal. It can be seen that dance expressive force is indeed a problem worthy of attention, a breakthrough to improve the artistic expressive force of dance performance, and a subject that needs to be discussed in dance teaching strategies.
Dance expression is reflected by all the movements of the dance and the whole inner dynamics. It expresses its inner feelings through facial expressions, changes in the radian of arms, twisting of limbs, movements of feet and the rise and fall of breath. It plays an important role in revealing the inner psychological activities of characters and expressing various emotional changes. The performance of dance is not only reflected by a dynamic part, but also by one-handed movements. Without the cooperation of other parts of the body, it is difficult to correctly express rich inner feelings. Similarly, if part of it is not suitable, it will also lead to the distortion and relaxation of the external form and destroy the dynamic beauty of dance. Therefore, what we call dance expression is the coordination of the whole heart and soul, which accurately reflects the specific charm of beauty through external emotional dynamics and technical movements. This power of expression is full of artistic charm. When every dance movement is full of expressions, the expressive force of the whole dance can be realized. To achieve the above requirements, we need to pay full attention to the usual training, properly adjust the rehearsal methods, fully enter the role in the performance, and form a systematic and continuous expression experience and performance. Fifth, expression skills need cultural background.