永(yong)修丫(ya)(ya)(ya)丫(ya)(ya)(ya)戲發源于江西省四大名鎮之(zhi)一的(de)吳城鎮,距今(jin)有360多年歷(li)史的(de)丫(ya)(ya)(ya)丫(ya)(ya)(ya)戲是在(zai)江西采茶戲與外來戲種融合基礎(chu)上形成的(de)永(yong)修地(di)方(fang)戲。該戲以打擊(ji)伴奏為主,唱腔(qiang)、念白(bai)均為地(di)方(fang)方(fang)言(yan),以其唱腔(qiang)悠(you)揚悅耳(er)、表演生(sheng)動活潑(po)而深受當地(di)農民群眾喜愛(ai)。
近年來,永(yong)修(xiu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)成(cheng)立了(le)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)非物質文(wen)化遺產領導小組(zu),組(zu)織工(gong)作人(ren)(ren)員尋訪老(lao)藝(yi)人(ren)(ren),廣泛收(shou)集丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)的(de)歷(li)史資料、詞、曲、譜,并把丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)傳(chuan)承人(ren)(ren)吸(xi)收(shou)到鄉(xiang)鎮文(wen)化站(zhan)工(gong)作, 鼓勵丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)民間藝(yi)人(ren)(ren)帶徒授藝(yi)。縣(xian)(xian)(xian)文(wen)化部門還利用節假日、農(nong)閑時期(qi)舉辦農(nong)民丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)文(wen)化藝(yi)術(shu)節,既(ji)繁榮(rong)了(le)農(nong)村(cun)文(wen)化,又擴大了(le)丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)的(de)影響力。如(ru)今,20多個農(nong)民業余劇(ju)團成(cheng)為永(yong)修(xiu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)農(nong)村(cun)文(wen)化建(jian)設(she)的(de)一支重要(yao)生(sheng)(sheng)力軍。去年該縣(xian)(xian)(xian)編排了(le)《七層(ceng)樓》、《黃婆(po)井的(de)傳(chuan)說》等劇(ju)目,榮(rong)獲(huo)省第二屆民間藝(yi)術(shu)農(nong)民小戲(xi)二等獎,使瀕臨(lin)失(shi)傳(chuan)的(de)民間傳(chuan)統劇(ju)種丫(ya)丫(ya)戲(xi)又重煥生(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)。
脫(tuo)胎于明末贛北板凳戲(xi)(xi),距今有(you)370多年歷史(shi),因其女角全部由男童女扮,頭扎(zha)兩個丫(ya)(ya)丫(ya)(ya)發鬃(zong),漸漸自成一派(pai),人(ren)稱永修“丫(ya)(ya)丫(ya)(ya)戲(xi)(xi)”。2014年8月,經文(wen)(wen)化部審(shen)定批準,永修“丫(ya)(ya)丫(ya)(ya)戲(xi)(xi)”成功列入第四批國(guo)家級非(fei)物質文(wen)(wen)化遺(yi)產代表性項目名(ming)錄,填補了永修在(zai)國(guo)家級非(fei)物質文(wen)(wen)化遺(yi)產名(ming)錄方面(mian)的空白。