chivalrous man, or a man who has low social status .
Chou
• The basic skills include dance movements, and special acrobatic movements while singing or reciting. It is very important for all opera actors and actresses to master these basic skills.
and sex, as well as social status, and are artificially exaggerated by makeup, costume and gestures.
Sheng
• Sheng, a male role, usually a leading one, dates back to the Song and Yuan Dynasties . According to the age and social status of the characters.
Introduction of Peking Opera
• Four famous troupes from Anhui province remained in Beijing after the celebration.
• In 1828,A Hubei troupe came to Beijing and often performed together with the Anhui troupes. The two types of singing mixed together and gradually a new type come into being known as Beijing Opera.
Peking Opera
• Introduction of Peking Opera • Roles in Peking Opera • Basic Skills • facial make – up in Beijing opera
• Known as China's national opera, Peking Opera, which originated in the late 18th century, is a synthesis of music, dance, art and acrobatics. It is the most influential and representative of all operas in China.
• They sing in their natural voices, and their actions are serious ones.
Dan
• The Dan (female role) is divided into Qing yi, Wu dan, and Hua dan, respectively representing: a middle-aged woman who always acts as a Mrs or Miss from a noble family; a woman who can fight; and a young girl who serves as a maid.
• Sheng falls into five sub-groups:
Laosheng, Xiaosheng,Wusheng, Hongsheng and Wawasheng (characters of children).
• Laosheng is also
known as Xusheng, meaning bearded, as they are middleaged or elderly men.
Introduction of Peking era
During the reign of the Qianlong emperor in the Qing dynasty, Qianlong had a interest in the local opera .In1790 ,to celebrate his eightieth birthday,he summoned opera troupes from different places to perform for him in Beijing.
Basic Skills
Types of Facial Make-up in Beijing Opera
• As mentioned earlier, specific types of facial make-up in Beijing Opera are put on the actors' faces to symbolize the personalities, characteristics, and fates of the roles.
Roles in Peking Opera
• In Peking Opera, there are four roles: the male and female roles, the paintedface role, and the comedic role. These roles have the natural features of age
Jing
• The Jing (painted-face role) means all kinds of painted-faces and acts as the male role that has a particular personality or appearance
• The Chou (comic face which means clown) always acts as a wise and funny folk