【非洲· 尼日利亚】伊耶勒面具舞 Ijele masquerade（2009）

  在尼日利亚东南部阿南布拉州（Anambra）的许多社区，庆典、葬礼仪式和旱季的其他殊特场合上，人们都表演伊耶勒面具舞，祈祷多产和丰收。面具大约四米高，这样大的面具服装需要100个人花费6个月的时间准备，还需要盖成一间房子，专门用来在演出之前存放这件面具。伊耶勒，即这种独特的面具，分为上下两部分，中间由一条巨蟒隔开，在竹子结构上覆以鲜艳多彩的织物，织物上饰有人物和日常生活的画面。戴上高耸的面具的舞蹈表演是一系列其他假面舞的高潮，舞蹈者由六名“警卫”保护，带着一面镜子，镜子具有收捕并惩罚做恶者的神力。搬运面具的人经投票选出，他们自动隔离三个月，隔离期间只吃一些特殊的饮食，以获得佩带面具的力量。面具舞在社会中的重要性包括：精神上，它标志着节庆的欢乐与庄严的时刻；政治上，它是再次表示对首领或国王的忠诚的机会；文化上，它是伴随一种专门的音乐（Akunechenyi）的歌唱与舞蹈，是一种深受男、女青年欢迎的娱乐形式。

  In many communities in Anambra, southeastern Nigeria, in celebrations, funeral ceremonies and other special occasions in the dry season, people perform performances of Iyer masks, praying for prolific and good harvests. The mask is about four meters high. Such a large mask costume takes 100 people to prepare for six months. It also needs to be built into a house dedicated to storing the mask before the performance. Iyer, the unique mask, is divided into upper and lower parts, separated by a giant python. The bamboo structure is covered with bright and colorful fabrics, and the fabric is decorated with pictures of people and daily life. The dance performance wearing a towering mask is the culmination of a series of other masked dances. The dancers are protected by six “guards” with a mirror that captures and punishes the power of the evildoer. The person who carried the mask was voted out and they were automatically isolated for three months. During the isolation period, they only ate some special diet to gain the power to wear a mask. The importance of mask dance in society includes: spiritually, it marks the joy and solemn moment of the festival; politically, it is an opportunity to once again express loyalty to the leader or king; culturally, it is accompanied by a special The singing and dancing of music (Akunechenyi) is a form of entertainment popular with men and women.