禽鸟的形象与题材在芭蕾舞剧中备受青睐,其重要原因在于它们自身的美学特质。在大自然中, 不少禽鸟性喜徐缓飞行,而这在崇尚优雅和美丽的芭蕾世界,则恰好是表现仙女、鬼魂、精灵需要借助的翩跹动态与性格特征。相比之下,以四脚挪动为基本特点的走兽,要比展翅翱翔的禽鸟显得粗鄙许多。更何况,展翅翱翔的禽鸟常常寄托了人类摆脱凡尘、向往天堂的夙愿,而这一点则又与芭蕾这种高调艺术的审美观念不谋而合。 The bird’s image and theme are popular in the ballet, the important reason is that their own aesthetic characteristics. In nature, many birds like Xu slow flight, and this advocating grace and beauty of the ballet world, it is precisely fairies, ghosts, elves need to rely on the dynamic and personality characteristics. By contrast, beasts that move on their four feet are much rougher than birds that soar. What’s more, wingsplying birds are often placed on the wish of mankind to get rid of the mortal world and aspire to heaven, and this coincides with the aesthetic concept of high-profile ballet.