表演理论(Performance Theory)是20世纪60年代末70年代初在美国民俗学界产生的一种重要的研究视角和方法,至今仍然在民俗学领域保持着强大的生命力,同时,它还对世界范围内的其他诸多学科——如人类学、语言学、文学批评、宗教研究、音乐、戏剧、话语研究、区域研究、讲演与大众传媒等——的相关研究产生了影响,从而为民俗学赢得了广泛的声誉。理查德·鲍曼(Richard Bauman)是表演理论的主要 Performance Theory, an important research perspective and method in American folklore field from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, still retains strong vitality in the field of folklore. At the same time, And other related disciplines - anthropology, linguistics, literary criticism, religious studies, music, theater, discourse studies, regional studies, lectures and the mass media - have gained an influence and thus gained widespread popularity for folklore Reputation. Richard Bauman is the mainstay of performance theory