术语“仙鹤舞”的详细信息

英译术语:

The Crane Dance

汉语语境:

仙鹤舞，是流传在济宁城区的一种古老的民间舞蹈。它原始形态属道具舞范畴。道具仙鹤，是用竹子扎成的，其长颈、双翅、尾部均用白色绸绢覆盖，再缀上象征羽毛的穗子。演出时由一位女演员，藏于道具鹤中驾驭，称“白鹤仙子”。仙鹤舞，一般由八个“白鹤仙子”和一个领舞的“丹顶鹤”组成，表演象征鹤飞翔、行走、抖羽毛等动作。

英语语境:

The Crane Dance is a kind of ancient folk dance circulating in Jining city proper. Its original form belongs to the category of props dance. Props crane is tied up by bamboo, and its long neck, two wings and tail are all covered by white silk, then tacking with tassel symbolizing feathers. In performance, an actress hides in the props crane and control it, and she is called “crane fairy”. The Crane dance, usually consisting of eight “crane fairies” and a leading dancer for “red-crowned crane”; their performances symbolize crane flying, walk, shaking feathers and other movements.