Beijing Opera

Ms.Zhang

Peking Opera

Beijing OperaBeijing opera or Peking opera combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Beijing opera is not a monolithic

form, but rather a coalescence of many older forms.

Do you think the original Chinese opera is Beijing Opera? Did Beijing Opera originate in Beijing?

生sheng

旦 dan

净 jing

丑chou

Beijing Opera has four different types of performers

老生Lao Sheng

the part of an old gentleman in Beijing operas

小生Xiao Sheng

The part of young generation in Beijing Opera

旦 Dan the female character type in Beijing opera

旦 danDan’s roles were originally divided into five subtypes.

Old women were played by laodan, martial women were wudan, young female warriors were daomadan, virtuous and elite women were qingyi, and vivacious and unmarried women were huadan.

Dans should focus on the expression of eyes as well as theslow movement, the mime. Through the expression and movement, a real traditional Chinese woman would appear on the stage.

DoReMiFaSoLaTiDo

Let’s sing together

净 Jing

the “painted face”, a character type in Beijing opera

丑 Chou

A clown in Beijing opera