坦桑尼亞舞蹈和舞蹈的數位記錄、解析

非洲過去雖為無文字社會，但截至今日，舞蹈與音樂在傳承文化與知識的過程中、卻扮演著相當重要的角色。本研究目的為了解坦桑尼亞舞蹈之特性，以具代表性的音樂家H. U. Zawose為首成立的「CHIBITE舞蹈團」中8位舞蹈家（男性4位、女性4位）為調查對象、於2008年11月、在立命館大學針對坦桑尼亞（中央非洲東部、共和制國家）舞蹈的六種曲目、利用動作捕捉（Motion Capture）設備、進行舞蹈動作研究的記錄與解析。研究意義在於藉研究無文字社會的舞蹈、來理解其舞蹈的整體性。因此，對於起源於非洲舞蹈的現代舞（霹靂舞）、亦能有更深層的理解。動作解析執行方式為、將標記貼至舞蹈家的雙肩及腰部後、透過肩部與腰部之速度、角度的變化、嘗試解析舞蹈的特性。其結果發現，軀幹動作之角度及速度並不一致；肩及腰部之動作各有不同角度及速度，觀察到此isolation之現象為其特徵，此特徵與奈及利及加納舞蹈的分析結果相同。

關鍵字

坦桑尼亞；動作捕捉；舞蹈動作分析

並列摘要

Africa had been non-literate society down to the modern time. In their society, dance and music had significant function to inherit their culture and knowledge. The dance and music have been important in their society till now. The purpose of this research project is to identify the characteristics of Tanzanian dance. The research is significant in gaining an over view of Tanzanian dances and deeper understanding of dances in Tanzania. For this research, in November 2008, 8 dancers (4 male and 4 female) joined our research. All of dancers were members of the ＂Chibite Music and Dance Group＂. Chibite, organized by great musician H. U. Zawose, is one of the most famous troupes in Tanzania. To analyze the characteristics of their dances, five dances were selected and digitally recorded with a motion-capture system. We focused the speed and angular variations of shoulder and hip movements. Through this analysis, we revealed that their dancing movements have the feature of ＂Isolation.＂ This characteristic is same as the dance in Nigeria and Ghana.