Xuereba

Tibet
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Reba is an independent dance art created and developed by Milariba and Reqiongba, the second generation patriarchs of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, in 1040 AD on the basis of the original folk Reba. It has a history of more than 1,800 years. "Snow" Reba is a performance form of bell and drum dance and folk song and dance. The dance is bold and rough, with superb skills and rich content. Over the past few hundred years, "Snow" Reba has been continuously improved with the joint efforts of the actors, and the dance styles and programs have become increasingly rich. "Snow" Reba contains the connotation of the traditional culture of the Tibetan people, embodies the outstanding creative talent of song and dance art, reflects the open and integrated side of Tibetan culture, and is unique in Reba dance. The main props and decorations of "Snow" Reba include: bells, drums, mesh skirt tassels, masks and Tibetan boots, ox tails, raw silk clothes and trousers, etc. The costumes and props are complicated. The actors are all men. The waist of the men's clothing must be tied with a flower rope made of black and white cow hair, and each flower rope has a colorful hair tassel tied at the bottom. When dancing, one actor will beat a big drum on a chair, while other actors will hold bells or drums, singing while dancing, cooperating with each other tacitly. There are 33 traditional programs of "Snow" Reba, and the dancing methods and postures of each program are different. They have the melody of local herdsmen's dance and borrow the dance posture of Qamdo Reba drum and bell dance, interpreting legendary historical dramas such as "Qujie Luosang" and "Mila Reba" in a mixed form of rap. Its action characteristics include somersault with a knife, holding a 70cm long Tibetan knife tightly with both hands, with the tip of the knife facing the performer's abdomen, and then turning forward and turning around the stage. During training, Tibetan incense should be used instead of Tibetan knives. Tibetan incense cannot be lit at the beginning of training. When practicing to a certain level, the incense is lit until the incense does not go out and does not touch the performer's body when turning over, which is considered to achieve the desired purpose. At present, "Snow" Reba in Sog County has been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage at the autonomous region level, and its representative inheritors are Solang and Solang Wangjie, herdsmen from 2 villages in Yala Town, Sog County. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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