戏剧分为话剧、歌剧、舞剧和戏曲。在开始时,戏剧和歌舞是不分开的,后来,东西方戏剧形成不同的发展道路。欧洲戏剧的歌舞成分逐渐减少,产生了以歌唱为主的歌剧和以对话为主的话剧。而东方戏剧仍保留着大量的歌舞因素和民族戏曲成分。中国的戏剧品种繁多、千姿百态,至今仍保留着 Drama is divided into plays, operas, dance dramas and operas. In the beginning, drama and song and dance were not separated. Later, Eastern and Western dramas formed different development paths. The composition of the songs and dances of European dramas has gradually decreased, resulting in singing-based operas and dialogue-based dramas. The Eastern drama still retains a large number of songs and dances and ethnic operas. The variety and variety of Chinese theater are still preserved.