Chinese-Opera--中国戏曲简介.ppt

Introduction 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. There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, of which the Beijing opera (Jingju) is one of the most notable. Northern 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) Qinqiang/Qin dynasty opera (秦腔) (Shaanxi) Zaju (雜劇) Jinju (晋剧) (Shanxi) The Meaning of Colors in Beijing Opera Masks Chinese Opera Roles Chinese Opera Appreciation Thank you for your attention!Thats all! Visual performance elements Peking-opera performers utilize four main skills. The first two are song and speech. The third is dance-acting. This includes pure dance, pantomime, and all other types of dance. The final skill is combat, which includes both acrobatics and fighting with all manner of weaponry. All of these skills are expected to be performed effortlessly, in keeping with the spirit of the art form. 1.Aesthetic aims and principles of movement 2.Staging and costumes Aural performance elements 1.Vocal production 2.Stage speech 3.Song 4.Music 1.Vocal production Vocal production in Peking opera is conceived of as being composed of four levels of song: songs with music, verse recitation, prose dialogue, and non-verbal vocalizations. The conception of a sliding scale of vocalization creates a sense of smooth continuity between songs and speech. The three basic categories of vocal production technique are the use of breath (yongqi), pronunciation (fayin), and special Peking-opera pronunciation (shangkouzi). 2.Stage speech Peking opera is performed using both Classical Chinese and Modern Standard Chinese with some slang terms added for color. Peking opera features three major types of stage speech (nianbai). Monol