Why do actors kneel on the opera stage facing the audience?

In China's traditional opera performances, there are very strict requirements for the movements of opera actors, but people who don't often pay attention to opera will be puzzled and confused about the significance of an opera actor doing a movement. Opera stage actors kneel down and face the audience in opera performances because it is better to express facial feelings, tell the characters' inner monologue, and give the audience an excellent viewing experience.

Opera performance has always been the treasure of our traditional culture, the older generation of people are very fond of watching the opera, our younger generation seems to be not so interested in opera, and few people pay attention to the connotation of opera. Nowadays, very few people understand opera, so when you watch the opera, you will always be puzzled why the actors on the stage of the opera kneeling down to face the audience?

I. Facial expression

Traditional opera is not like today's movies and TV dramas, the feelings of the characters and can not be divided into shots to show that the opera actors face the audience only a camera, to do unlimited performances in this limited space, it is necessary to pinpoint every detail. Facial expression is also the key to the performance of opera, vivid image of the facial expression can be very good characterization, expression of the inner feelings of the characters, opera performers facing the audience can let the audience see the expression of the face, so as to understand the content of the opera.

Two, the character of the inner monologue

In the opera performance, most of the opera actors kneel facing the audience always have to say something, these words are he said to the audience rather than to another actor, so it shows that he is the character of the inner monologue. Facing the audience is to be able to make the audience understand that it is a monologue and not a dialog, which is a default point for everyone in the opera.

Third, the viewing experience

If an opera actor kneels with his back to the audience in an opera performance, the audience can not see the opera actor's expression, and it is difficult to understand the content of what the opera is saying, which affects the viewing experience. Facing the audience kneeling, the audience can be based on what they see and understand the situation, the viewing experience is much better.

Opera performance as the treasure of our traditional culture, for our younger generation is very difficult to understand, opera stage actors kneeling face to face with the audience is to enhance the audience's viewing experience, but also to better shape the characters in the opera.