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Peking Opera

Peking Opera. James & Eddie 7B. Ancient History. The Peking opera is the highest artistic thing that shows Chinese culture and tradition . It has a about 220 year long history. I t’s also historic

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Peking Opera

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  1. Peking Opera James & Eddie 7B

  2. Ancient History • The Peking opera is the highest artistic thing that shows Chinese culture and tradition. • It has a about 220 year long history. • It’s also historic • 4 Great Anhui troupe came to Beijing in 1790 and that’s when they started the Peking Opera • 1828 = Hubei troupe came and performed with Anhui troupe • All people, even poor people, enjoyed the Peking Opera melodies • Opera is one of the main entertainments of China during the cultural revolution.

  3. Modern History of Opera Masks • Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which 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.

  4. Who wears what? • There are four roles in Beijing opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, and ChouSheng represents male actor In sheng, Wawashen are the actor for kids doesn’t wear no facial painting. • Also in Sheng, Hongshen, their face is painted red. • Dan are female roles and they don’t wear masks Jing who are most often male face ace-painted roles representing warriors, heroes, statesmen, adventurers, and demons. • Chou are clowns and they don’t wear masks

  5. Colors represent what? • Red used on masks indicates a positive character, prosperity, loyalty, courage, heroism, and bravery. • Purple is sometimes used as a substitute for red. Purple can represent justice and sophistication. • Black means that the character is neutral. It indicates impartiality and integrity. • Blue faces are also an indication of neutrality. Blue can show stubbornness, astuteness and fierceness. • Green shows that the character is violent, impulsive and lacks restraint. • Yellow tells the audience that the character is cruel, evil, hypocritical, ambitious or sly. • White faces indicate that the character is evil and hypocritical. • Gold and silver show the audience that the character is a god or a demon. It symbolize mystery.

  6. How to make the Mask? • Material: • Printable white card stock • Crayons or paint • Scissors • Cutter • Hole punch • Rubber bands

  7. How to make a mask? • Print-out any mask templates on white cardstock • Draw design to create a character for your mask • Color or pain your mask • Cut out the mask including the eyeholes • Punch holes on each side of the mask • Attach a rubber band on each hole

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