Hezheng yangko is generally composed of three parts: the first five corners, the middle triangle and the back five corners, and the juggling corners. March and performance are carried out in order, and only miscellaneous corners can be inserted in the middle of the team, so they can play freely and improvise everywhere to entertain the audience. The basic order of Hezheng Yangko is: 1. Meteor: Meteors are at the front of the Yangko team and are used to clear the way and play the field. Generally composed of two to four people, they must have a certain martial arts foundation and be physically strong. A meteor made of iron (copper) during the day and a fireball at night, dressed as a traditional martial artist.
2. Honor guard: ranks second in the team, with banners with the name and slogan of the Yangko team written on two or three sides, supplemented by colorful flags, to enhance the atmosphere of the Yangko team. Accompanied by this is the yangko pillar, later called the presidium, which is the commander-in-chief of the yangko team. Generally, there are more than five people, mostly respected organizers and directors of villages (communities). They wear small red stripes with the words "Presidium" printed on their chests, which are mainly responsible for the organization and liaison of the Yangko team, and give "farewell speeches" and accept gifts when the Yangko team enters the venue.
3. Dry boating: Traditionally, dry boating has different themes, such as one boat, two boats, four boats and eight boats. The performances are mostly based on historical allusions, such as "The Boy Worshipped Guanyin", "Wei Song saw off the Golden Girl", "Married in Soochow", "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Xue Dingshan vs Fan Lihua" and "Seven Fairys".
In the dry boat performance, four bachelors sang ten embroidered tunes, accompanied by special drums and suona. The performance forms are "steady swing", "flying", "whirlpool" and "stranded", and there are fighting scenes such as fighting each other, stopping and hovering. The dry boat performance has a warm atmosphere and a stirring expression, which brings every historical allusion to life and has a strong artistic appeal.
4. Four Bachelors: It consists of four male characters and four female characters disguised as men. The male character wears hat sunglasses, white shirt and black vest, black trousers, glasses case broadsword, right hand fan, left hand akimbo, waist twisting, vigorous dance steps and graceful movements; Dressed up as a female character, she walked on stilts (about 65,438+0.5 feet), wore a wig decorated with hairpin jewelry, braided with black yarn, tied with colored silk at the end, hung on her knees, put on a satin suit with a large row of buttons, wore a skirt, held a fan in one hand and a colored towel in the other, and wore sunglasses. When singing and dancing, her movements are small and elegant.
5. Band: The traditional yangko band is usually composed of sanxian, erhu, banhu, flute, wooden fish, jingle bells, bonzi and other folk music. With the development of the times, it also absorbed western musical instruments such as accordion and trumpet, which greatly improved the accompaniment effect. The task of the band is to accompany the performances of "Four Singles" and "Running Donkeys" during the marching process and after the entrance. The main accompaniment melodies are Liu Qing, Bapu, Four Seasons Songs, Tea Picking and Butterflies, Twelve Months and so on. The composition of the "Middle Triangle", with the largest number of people, is the main body of Yangko, ranking behind the "top five corners", and the "Flower Dance Hall" has the most momentum after marching into the arena. Its composition is as follows:
1, overlord whip: Also known as boy whip, it is played by children and worn by martial arts students, and generally consists of two or four people. The performer holds a one-meter-long bamboo (wood) whip. Rings are installed at both ends of the whip, and the whip body is painted with red, white and black paint. The thickness of the whip should be suitable for the whip rack. During the performance, the shoulders, elbows, legs and feet of the body are hit with both ends of the whip in the process of jumping and turning with the rhythm of the drums. Its movements are vigorous and flexible, and it is an indispensable children's performance project for the Yangko team.
2. Gypsum lamp: It is a kind of wooden paper lantern painted with eight diagrams. There is a wooden handle about 1.5 feet long below it, which is more than one meter long. It is used to put candles on fashion at night. Generally, there are two or four players. The player holds a lamp (wooden handle) in his right hand and a bell (round iron bell with steel balls, which makes a crisp sound when shaken) in his left hand. Traditionally, the lantern bearer dressed as an ancient military commander, dressed in combat clothes and military towels, with long pheasant tail feathers on both sides of his body. His face was red and black, standing in front of the corpse queue. When yangko marched, he led the team, and the changes and performances of the body formation were marked by the bells in his hands.
3. Body: The body consists of medium wave (male horn) and small flower (female horn). Usually it consists of ten to forty people, but sometimes the scale of yangko can be increased or decreased, but it must be an even number. On the body, most of the flowers are standing on stilts (stilts are more than one meter high and made of wood), and their clothes are no different from those of "four bachelors". Men don't walk on stilts, and their clothes are the same as those in Four Orders. March steps are performed first when entering the performance venue, with men leading women, interspersed left and right, and taken care of before and after. It is called "Dancing Flower Field" [the traditional name is "Zaizai Flower Field"]. While dancing, we sang traditional tunes such as Ten Lights and Meng Jiangnv with the accompaniment of the band.
The form of physical performance is divided into marching performance and venue performance. The marching performance is slow and simple. The venue performance is fast-paced and complex, and the whole process is the most exciting when entering and leaving the venue. The performer strode and danced wildly. At this time, the whole venue was full of colorful ribbons and gongs and drums, showing a lively, prosperous and cheerful atmosphere of "social fire". Miscellaneous horns are other roles outside the proper angle, mainly including: witches, demons (clowns), laughing monks, riding eagles, black donkeys, hunters and bears, spring cows, paper horses (bamboo horses), social fire officials (spring officials), vendors and so on.
The forms of acrobatic performances are eclectic, which mainly amuse the audience with funny actions and humorous language, create a festive atmosphere and increase the interest of yangko. Among them, witches and ghosts mainly say auspicious words and pray for blessings, supplemented by singing, and timely publicize the party's principles and policies such as family planning, science and technology promotion, and building a harmonious society.