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What are some of the plays

Drama, opera, dance drama, musical theater, puppetry, shadow play, etc.. Drama, a general term for the art of stage performance that uses speech, movement, dance, music, and puppetry to achieve a narrative purpose. The literary concept of theater refers to the script, or play, created for theatrical performance.

Drama refers to a form of theater that focuses on dialogue and came to China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In contrast to traditional stage plays and operas, the main narrative device in drama is unaccompanied dialogue or monologue by actors on stage, but a small amount of music and singing may be used. Drama is a comprehensive art, with playwriting, directing, acting, choreography, lighting, and criticism all essential.

Opera is a dramatic work that uses vocal and instrumental music to express the plot, and it is a comprehensive art genre that combines music with poetry, dramatic performance, dance, stage art and costumes.

The structure of an opera usually includes an overture, interlude, chorus, reprise and solo. The solos of the main characters in the opera are divided into arias and declamations, as well as small arias, arias, cavatina, romances and serenades.

Dance drama is a kind of stage play, is a stage art with dance as the main means of expression. Dance drama consists of several elements, the most important of which are characters, events, and conflicts. As a performance form combining dance, theater and music, dance drama has a long history in China.