ChineseOpera中国戏曲简介

Yellow Color
Yellow signifies fierceness, ambition and coolheadedness. Shown is Tuxing Sun with a yellow symbolic face, a dwarf general with special powers in the opera "Three Mountain Pass."
Varieties
Northern
Southern
Beijing opera (京剧) Yuju opera (豫剧)
Errenzhuan/Bangzixi/ Benbeng opera (二人转)
(Northeast China) Hebei bangzi (河北梆子)
(Hebei) Jiju (吉剧) (Jilin) Lüju (吕剧) (Shandong) Pingju (评剧) (Hebei) Puju (蒲剧) (Shanxi)
Red Color
Red indicates devotion, courage bravery, uprightness and loyalty. A typical "red full face" is Guan Yu, general of the period of the Three Kingdoms (220-280), famed for his faithfulness to his Emperor, Liu Bei.
Qinqiang/Qin dynasty opera (秦腔) (Shaanxi)
Zaju (雜劇) Jinju (晋剧) (Shanxi)
CantonΒιβλιοθήκη Baiduse opera (Guangdong)
Gaojia opera (Quanzhou) Huaguxi (Hubei/Hunan)
Huju (Shanghai) Kunqu
• There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, of which the Beijing opera (Jingju) is one of the most notable.
Farewell My Concubine, one piece of classical Peking opera. The woman, Consort Yu, deeply loved the King Xiang Yu (middle of the stage), and when he failed in a war, she committed suicide for him.
Chinese Opera
CONTENTS
1. Brief Introduction 2. Chinese Opera Masks 3. Chinese Opera Roles 4. Chinese Opera Appreciation
Introduction
• Chinese opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China.
• It is a composite performance art that is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more than a thousand years, reaching its mature form in the 13th century during the Song Dynasty.
• Early forms of Chinese drama are simple, but over time they incorporated various art forms, such as music, song and dance, martial arts, acrobatics, as well as literary art forms to become Chinese opera.
Liyuan opera Teochew opera Min opera (Fuzhou) Nanxi (Wenzhou) Ouju (Wenzhou) Shaoxing opera/Yueju
(Zhejiang) Taiwanese opera
Wuju (Jinhua)
The Meaning of Colors in Beijing Opera Masks
Black Color
Black symbolizes roughness and fierceness. The black face indicates either a rough and bold character or an impartial and selfless personality. Typical of the former are General Zhang Fei with a black cross butterfly face (of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms) and Li Kui (of Water Margin), and of the latter is Bao Gong (alias Bao Zheng), the semi-legendary fearless and impartial judge of the Song Dynasty.
Purple Color
Purple stands for uprightness, sophistication and coolheadedness). The reddish purple face likewise shows a just and noble character, for instance, Hou Yi with a purple three-tile face was a grain officer versed in black magic in the opera " Green Dragon Pass.