What are the characteristics of Kun Opera?

(1) The greatest characteristics of Kun Opera performance are strong lyricism, delicate movements, and the combination of singing and dancing figures in a skillful and harmonious way.

(2) Kun Opera has absorbed and inherited the tradition of ancient folk dance and court dance, and through long-term stage performance practice, it has accumulated rich experience in combining rap and dance, and has adapted to the needs of narrative and scenic performances to create a number of dance performances emphasizing description, which, together with the "play", become a strong storytelling performance. The dance performances are emphasized on descriptions, and the "drama" is a strong storytelling opera.

(3) The recitation of Kun Opera is also very characteristic. Since Kun Opera was developed from Wuzhong, its voice is characterized by the soft language of Wu Nong.

2. Introduction

Kunqu, also known as Kun Opera, Kun Chuang, and Kunshan Chuang, is the oldest type of Chinese opera and a treasure of traditional Chinese culture and art. Kunqu originated in the 14th century at the Taicang South Pier in Suzhou, China, and was later improved by Wei Liangfu and others to reach the whole country, and has been the sole leader of the Chinese theater scene for nearly 300 years since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Kunqu combines singing, reading, acting, dancing and martial arts, and is known for its elegant lyrics, melodious voice and delicate performances, and is regarded as "the ancestor of all operas". Kunqu uses drums and boards to control the rhythm of singing, and flutes and three strings as the main accompanying instruments, and its singing and reciting are in the "Zhongzhou rhyme". In 2001, Kunqu was recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.