“茅古斯”的土家语称为“古司拨铺”(即“祖先的故事”),属土家族流传至今的古老表演艺术之。每年岁首在土家族摆手舞中作穿插表演,也在一定场合单独表演。“茅古斯”以近似戏曲写意、虚拟、假定等技术手法,表演土家祖先渔猎、农耕、生活等内容,既有舞蹈的雏形,又具有戏剧的表演性,两者杂糅交织,形成浑然一体的祭祀性舞蹈。 “Mao Gusi ” of Tujia called “ancient Division Dial ” (that is “ancestral story ”), is a Tujia ancient genre of the show so far. The first year of each year in Tujia waved for interludes, but also in a separate occasion performances. “Mao Gusi ” to approximate the opera freehand, virtual, assumptions and other techniques, performance Tujia ancestors hunting, farming, life and other content, both the dance of the prototype, but also the performance of the drama, both mixed interwoven to form a seamless One of the sacrificial dance.