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Bian Lian (traditional Chinese: 變臉; simplified Chinese: 变脸; pinyin: Biàn Liǎn; lit. 'Face-Changing') is an ancient Chinese dramatic art that is part of the more general Sichuan opera. Performers wear brightly colored costumes and move to quick, dramatic music.
An early form of Chinese drama is the Canjun Opera (參軍戲, or Adjutant Play) which originated from the Later Zhao Dynasty (319–351 AD). [10] [11] [12] In its early form, it was a simple comic drama involving only two performers, where a corrupt officer, Canjun or the adjutant, was ridiculed by a jester named Grey Hawk (蒼鶻). [10]
Beijing opera costumes, 2012. Beijing opera was created in 1790 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty; however, the origins of its costumes can be traced back to the 14th century. [3] The costumes were set in the Qing dynasty but its style mainly followed the Ming dynasty's hanfu-style clothing.
[2] [3] Guzhuang is typically used as stage clothes in Chinese opera [1]: 189 and in Chinese television drama, such as in period drama which are normally set in imperial China prior to 1911, [4]: 189 and in the Wuxia and Xianxia genre. [5] [6] [2] While the style of guzhuang is based on ancient Chinese clothing, guzhuang show historical ...
The wudan (Chinese: 武旦; pinyin: wǔdàn; lit. 'martial female') is a female role type in Chinese opera and a subtype of the dan. Wudan characters are warrior maidens in combat, and wudan actors (almost always actresses) must be trained in martial arts with theatrical versions of traditional weapons, as well as in acrobatics and gymnastics.
The style and structure of each entrance speech is inherited from earlier Yuan dynasty, Ming dynasty, folk, and regional forms of Chinese opera. Another conventionalized stage speech is the exit speech, which may take the form of a poem followed by a single spoken line.
Traditional Chinese theatre, generally in the form of Chinese opera, is musical in nature. Chinese theatre can trace its origin back a few millennia to ancient China, but the Chinese opera started to develop in the 12th century. Western forms like the spoken drama, western-style opera, and ballet did not arrive in China until the 20th century. [1]
Sichuan opera (Chinese: 川劇; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan 1 ju 4; pinyin: Chuānjù) is a type of Chinese opera originating in China's Sichuan province around 1700. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Today's Sichuan opera is a relatively recent synthesis of five historic melodic styles.