Information about Tibetan Opera

The performance is generally divided into three parts. The first part is the "pier", which is mainly the opening performance of singing and dancing to worship the gods; The second part is Bear, which mainly shows the legend of the play. The third part is called "Tashi", which means blessing and welcoming good luck. According to legend, there are 13 traditional Tibetan operas, including Princess Wencheng, King Nuosang, Langsa Wenbang, Zhuowasam, Sujinima, Baima Wenba, Dunyue Dunzhu and Zhimeigengdeng, as well as Riqiongwa and Prince Yuncheng. There is only one costume in Tibetan opera from beginning to end. Actors don't wear makeup, but mainly wear masks to perform. Tibetan opera can be divided into white mask opera and blue mask opera. In the process of spreading, Blue Mask Opera has formed four schools: Juemulong Tibetan Opera, Jiongba Tibetan Opera, Xiangba Tibetan Opera and Jianger Tibetan Opera.

mask

The mask of a good man is white, symbolizing purity. The king's mask is red, symbolizing majesty. The princess's mask is green, symbolizing meekness. The mask of the living Buddha is yellow, which means good luck. The witch's mask is half black and half white, which symbolizes her two-faced character. The monster's mask is blue, and its fangs indicate depression and terror. The mask of the villagers' old people is sewn with white cloth or yellow cloth, and a hole is dug in the eyes and lips to show simplicity and generosity.

region

Gannan Tibetan opera is called "Nanmute" in Tibetan, which means "biography". It is also called "Labrang Tibetan Opera" because it was performed in Labrang Temple for the first time. Gannan Tibetan Opera was born in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and evolved from Tibetan folk dances, folk songs and monk songs. Tibetan opera became popular in Gannan and spread to Ganzi and Aba areas in Sichuan and Huangnan Prefecture in Qinghai.