On December 29^th, 2018, the Sichuan Provincial People's Government announced the fifth batch of Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Projects and the first, second, third and fourth batches of Sichuan Province's intangible cultural heritage expansion projects.In the first, second, third and fourth batches of Sichuan Province's intangible cultural heritage expansion project list, the “Quilt play” of Anzhou District was selected as the “traditional drama” category.

The “Quilt play” is famous for its curtain use of "sheet". Performers use a table to put the prop box on the table, prop up the curtain with a pole, and insert the pole into the socket of the prop box to build a stage like "big sedan chair".

During the performance, the performer sit on the wooden box, his legs bent into bows, his laps tied with a pair of big cymbals, his feet on the pedals, one hand knocking on the small cymbals, big cymbals, horses, donkeys and snares, and the other hand operating the puppets.

Performing a "Quilt play", there are several puppets on the stage. The performers change their voices according to the gender and character of the characters. How many characters are there in the play, how many characters to sing.

The "Quilt play" has very high requirements for performers. Not only do they have to make puppets, stage, and other props, but they also have to "make, read, sing, and play". The live performance of the whole play is also available and can only be completed by one person.

Source: https://baijiahao.baidu.com/

Time: 2019.01.12