Tag: Chinese Opera

鬃人白:“民间艺术最怕做滥”

“北京鬃人”始创于清朝末年,距今已有一百多年的历史,是受皮影戏和京剧影响而产生的,这一独特的绝活结合了京剧文化、物理学和力学的概念。 “Beijing Maned Figure” was originated at the end of Qing Dynasty and now has a history of over 100

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Face Changing (变脸)

Face Changing  (变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and abroad, of which that of  Sichuan Opera  (川剧 chuānjù) is the most famous. It is said that a master of this unique performance can change a maximum masks over 30 at a time in 5 minutes.

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Mei Lanfang: A World Famous Master of Peking Opera 梅兰芳:享誉世界的京剧大师

梅兰芳出身于京剧世家。他8岁学戏,11岁登台。在50多年的舞台生涯中,对京剧旦角的唱腔、念白、舞蹈、音乐、服装、化妆等各方面都有创新和发展,形成了独特的"梅派"艺术风格。梅兰芳和杨小楼、余叔岩并称"三大贤",又与尚小云、程砚秋、荀慧生一起被誉为"四大名旦"。民间对其有"中国文化名片"之称。 Mei Lanfang was born to a family of Peking Opera singers. He began studying Peking Opera at the age

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中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera

中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.

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中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera

中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.

Continue Reading →