About the ethnic minority theater is as follows:
The ethnic minority theater did start with one or two people sitting and singing "storytelling", and then gradually developed into a form of theater performed by many people. In folklore, we often see ethnic minority drama is mainly narrative, using music to recount long stories. These forms of drama are colorful, with distinctive national characteristics and local colors, and vividly display the history, culture, customs and spirit of each ethnic group.
History of Minority Drama in China:
The history of minority drama in China can be traced back to the ancient times, but the real rise and development is in the modern times. Specifically, the history of minority theater can be divided into three stages.
The first stage is the budding stage of ethnic minority drama, which is mainly manifested in some ritual and religious performances with witchcraft colors. These performances were usually hosted by sorcerers and priests, and were expressed in the form of songs, dances, raps, etc., and the contents were mostly related to myths, legends, ancestor worship, and so on.
The second stage was the formation of ethnic minority theater, which saw the emergence of performances with simple storylines and characterizations. These performances were usually held on occasions such as traditional folk festivals, celebrations, weddings, etc., and were mainly narratives, expressing local historical events, heroes and legends, love stories, etc.
The third stage is the development stage of ethnic minority theater, which is manifested in the emergence and mutual influence of many forms of theater. In this stage, many ethnic minorities absorbed the dramatic elements of other ethnic groups and regions and created dramatic forms with unique styles. For example, Tibetan opera, Zhuang opera, Miao opera, Dong opera and so on, these forms of drama in the means of expression, music style, stage art and other aspects have distinctive national characteristics and local colors.
Chinese Minority Dramas:
1, Tibetan Opera: Tibetan Opera is a kind of Tibetan Opera, which is popular in Tibet and is sung in Tibetan. It is usually performed in the square, wearing masks and make-up two acting methods.
2, white drama: white drama formerly known as "blow blow cavity", is a white opera, popular in western Yunnan Province, Yunlong, Eryuan, Heqing, Dali and other counties in the white residential areas. Bai opera has strict roles and programmed actions, the language is generally half Chinese and half Bai, there are more than 50 kinds of singing, singing lyrics are mostly used in Bai folk songs "Shanhua body".
3, Nuo opera: Nuo opera is an ancient opera, mainly popular in rural and remote mountainous areas of China. It is initially a ritual performance activities, and gradually developed into a form of theater with a storyline and role.