1、Peking Opera Introduction of Peking Opera Roles in Peking Opera Basic Skills facial make up in Beijing opera Known as Chinas 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 ope
2、ras in China.Introduction of Peking Opera 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.Introduction of Peking Opera Fou
3、r 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.Roles in Peking Opera In P
4、eking Opera,there are four roles:the male and female roles,the painted-face role,and the comedic role.These roles have the natural features of age 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
5、 to the Song and Yuan Dynasties.According to the age and social status of the characters.Shengfalls into five sub-groups:Laosheng,Xiaosheng,Wusheng,HongshengandWawasheng(characters of children).Laoshengis also known as Xusheng,meaning bearded,as they are middle-aged or elderly men.They sing in their
6、 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.Jing The Jing(painted-f
7、ace role)means all kinds of painted-faces and acts as the male role that has a particular personality or appearance Chou The Chou(comic face which means clown)always acts as a wise and funny folk chivalrous man,or a man who has low social status.Basic Skills Thebasicskillsincludedancemovements,andsp
8、ecialacrobaticmovementswhilesingingorreciting.Itisveryimportantforalloperaactorsandactressestomasterthesebasicskills.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,characterist
9、ics,and fates of the roles.Usually,red faces have positive meanings,symbolizing brave,faithful,and wise men.Another positive color is purple,which signifies wisdom and bravery.Black faces,for their part,usually have neutral meanings,symbolizing just brave men;however,they can also represent uprightn
10、ess.Blue and green faces also have neutral meanings that symbolize the hero of the bush,with the former also hinting at strength and intrepidity.Meanwhile,yellow and white faces have negative meanings that symbolize ferocious,treacherous,and crafty men.Finally,gold and silver faces symbolize mysteriousness,and stand for monsters or gods.p 经常不断地学习,你就什么都知道。你知道得越多,你就越有力量p Study Constantly,And You Will Know Everything.The More You Know,The More Powerful You Will Be写在最后Thank You在别人的演说中思考，在自己的故事里成长Thinking In Other PeopleS Speeches，Growing Up In Your Own Story讲师：XXXXXX XX年XX月XX日
