Beijing opera
Transcript of Beijing opera
Beijing Opera
Ms.Zhang
Peking Opera
Beijing OperaBeijing opera or Peking opera combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Beijing opera is not a monolithic
form, but rather a coalescence of many older forms.
Do you think the original Chinese opera is Beijing Opera? Did Beijing Opera originate in Beijing?
生sheng
旦 dan
净 jing
丑chou
Beijing Opera has four different types of performers
老生Lao Sheng
the part of an old gentleman in Beijing operas
小生Xiao Sheng
The part of young generation in Beijing Opera
旦 Dan the female character type in Beijing opera
旦 danDan’s roles were originally divided into five subtypes.
Old women were played by laodan, martial women were wudan, young female warriors were daomadan, virtuous and elite women were qingyi, and vivacious and unmarried women were huadan.
Dans should focus on the expression of eyes as well as theslow movement, the mime. Through the expression and movement, a real traditional Chinese woman would appear on the stage.
DoReMiFaSoLaTiDo
Let’s sing together
净 Jing
the “painted face”, a character type in Beijing opera
丑 Chou
A clown in Beijing opera