Chinese opera is characterized by virtuality, program and synthesis.
Virtuality
Virtuality is the basic technique of reflecting life in opera. It refers to the performance of actors and actresses, using a deformed way to compare the real environment or objects, in order to express life.
Programming
Programming is a form of expression in which opera reflects life. It refers to the standardized and choreographed performance of life movements and is repeated. Programs come directly or indirectly from life, but it is in accordance with certain norms of life after refining, generalizing, beautifying and formed.
Comprehensive
Chinese opera is a highly comprehensive national art. This synthesis is not only manifested in its integration of various artistic disciplines (such as dance, acrobatics, etc.) and the emergence of new ideas, but is also reflected in its exquisite and rich performing arts.
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Sheng
Shengxing is one of the main types of opera performance lines. It plays male characters. The name "Sheng" first appeared in the southern opera of Song and Yuan dynasties, referring to the male protagonist in the drama. All generations of opera have this line of work, and in recent times, according to the different ages and identities of the characters played by the various types of opera plays, and divided into the old man, the young man, Wu Sheng and other branches of the performance of their own characteristics. Lao Sheng is a branch of the Sheng line. It is also known as Sheng (bearded) because of its beard.
Dan
Dan one of the main types of opera performance line, the female role of the general term. As early as in the Song miscellaneous theater, there has been a role of "Dan". After the formation of the Song and Yuan southern opera and northern opera still follow the name of Dan, the use of slightly different. During the mature period of Kunshan opera, four branches were formed, namely, Zhengdan, Xiaodan, Sticky Dan and Lao Dan. Afterwards, the various types of dramas have multiplied into many branches.
Recently, according to the different age, character and status of the characters played,
The opera dan is roughly divided into Zhengdan (Qingyi), Hua Dan, Wu Dan, Lao Dan, Caidan, etc., and each of them has its own characteristics in performance.
Pure
Pure one of the main types of opera performance line, commonly known as flower face. With facial makeup using a variety of colors and patterns outlining the face as a prominent symbol, playing the character, temperament, appearance of the male role has a special point. They may be rough and bold, or fierce and straightforward, or sinister and vicious, or reckless and honest.
The singing voice is loud and broad, and the action is wide open, staccato and distinctive, which is a unique style of character modeling on the opera stage. It is said that this line of work evolved from the Song opera vice net. After the rise of the "Flower Department", the range of characters played by the net has been expanding. Pure line according to the character, identity of the different roles, divided into a number of specialized lines, the performance has its own characteristics.
Chou
Chou is one of the main types of opera performers, a comedic role. Due to the facial make-up with white powder in the nose bridge between the eye sockets sketched small pieces of face, also known as small flower face. Song and Yuan South Opera to date, the various types of opera have this footwear line. Playing a wide variety of characters, some of the good-hearted, funny humor; some of the treacherous and wicked, stingy and despicable.
Modern opera, ugly performance art has made great progress, different kinds of theater have their own style characteristics. In general, the clown's performance does not emphasize singing but focuses on clear, crisp and fluent recitation. Comparatively speaking, the performance program of the clown is not as strict as that of other trades, but it has its own style and norms, such as bending the knee, crouching the crotch, standing on tiptoe, and shrugging the shoulders, etc., which are the basic movements of the clown.
Based on the identity, character and technical characteristics of the characters they play, they can be roughly divided into two branches, the cultural clowns and the martial arts clowns, each with its own characteristics in performance.
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