What is the business of Peking Opera Face?

The big painted face in Beijing opera is a business in Beijing opera and belongs to the business of Tsing Yi.

1. Overview of Peking Opera

Peking Opera is an important performance form in China traditional opera art, which originated in Beijing and has a history of more than 200 years. Beijing Opera refers to the categories of actors who play different roles in Beijing Opera. Each business has its own specific performance skills and clothing characteristics to distinguish between role identity and temperament characteristics.

2. Brief introduction of Tsing Yi business

Tsing Yi is a basic business in Beijing Opera and one of the most common businesses. Tsing Yi mainly plays young, upright and kind-hearted male roles, usually leading roles or important supporting roles. This business mainly uses cyan in clothing, hence the name "Tsing Yi".

3. The characteristics of big face business

Dahualian is a form of performance in Tsing Yi Tour, which mainly plays passionate roles such as warrior, brave, strong, hero and general. The big painted face is characterized by colorful patterns painted on the mask, hence the name "big painted face". The role image of such businesses is usually plump, tall and powerful, with vigorous movements, showing strong momentum and heroic spirit.

4. The performance skills of "Painted Face"

The performance skills of Dahualian are embodied in voice, singing and movement. They use powerful voices to express the strength and ferocity of the characters; Singing is usually based on Allegro, full of passion and strength; In terms of movements, the big painted face usually shows difficult kung fu movements and beautiful dance movements to highlight the heroic spirit of the role.

5. Clothing characteristics of big painted face

The costume design of the big painted face is also very unique. Usually wearing rich and gorgeous costumes, mainly in bright colors such as red, yellow and gold, showing the power of the role. The patterns on the mask are mostly tiger, dragon, eagle and other patterns, symbolizing courage and strength. The costumes and masks of large-scale painted faces have great visual impact and can quickly attract the attention of the audience.

The evolution and characteristics of Peking Opera;

The Development and Evolution of Peking Opera

Peking Opera didn't have a clear division of labor at first, and it didn't gradually form a relatively fixed business system until the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century.

With the passage of time, Peking Opera gradually divided into more subdivided businesses, forming a diversified and complete business system today.

2. What are the characteristics of the painted face?

The characters with big faces are usually loyal and brave heroes, and are usually the main driving force in the plot of the drama.

Figures with big faces are full of masculinity. They waved weapons, jumped and rolled, and brought visual shock to the audience.

Dahualian pays attention to the coordination of the body and the flexibility of the limbs during the performance, so that the audience can feel the heroism and strength of the role.