Four artistic means of China's opera performance

The four artistic means of drama performance are singing, reading, doing and acting.

1. Singing refers to singing, which is one of the core elements in the performing arts of traditional operas in China. Through the use of vocal music skills, the character's personality, feelings and mental state are expressed. The first step in learning singing skills is to shout and hang your voice, expand the range and volume, exercise the endurance and timbre of your voice, and practice the skills of articulation, rhyme, spouting and moistening your cavity respectively.

2. Reading aloud refers to musical chanting, which complements and cooperates with singing, and is also an important artistic means to express the thoughts and feelings of characters. Reading white requires practicing basic skills from childhood, which is one of the compulsory courses.

3. Doing refers to the body movements of dancing, which is one of the main signs that China traditional opera is different from other performing arts. Actors express their characters' personalities and emotions through various postures, gestures, footwork and eyes. , to create a plump character image.

4. Beating refers to the skills and tumbling of martial arts, which is an important part of China traditional opera body movements and traditional martial arts dance. Martial arts and somersault skills require actors to have solid basic skills and good physical fitness, and at the same time, they need to combine the plot to express the emotions and personality of the characters.

Artistic feature

China Opera is a highly comprehensive folk art of Han nationality. This comprehensiveness is not only reflected in its mastery and originality of various artistic categories (such as dance and acrobatics), but also in its exquisite and profound performing arts. Various artistic factors are closely combined with the performing arts, and all the functions of opera are realized through the performance of actors.

Among them, the organic composition of singing, reading, doing and beating on the actors is the most concentrated and prominent embodiment of the comprehensiveness of China traditional operas. Singing refers to singing, paying attention to "clear pronunciation and mellow voice"; Reading aloud, that is, speaking in vain, is a strict recitation skill, so-called "singing in four pairs in oral part"

Doing refers to doing work, which is the character and expression; Beating refers to the martial arts action in performance, which is a combination of dance martial arts skills based on China traditional martial arts.

These four expressions are sometimes interrelated and sometimes cross each other. Their composition depends on the needs of the plot, but they are all unified into a comprehensive whole, which embodies the beauty of harmony and is full of musical spirit (sense of rhythm). China traditional opera is a form of drama with formal beauty, which is centered on comprehensive performances of singing, reading, doing and playing.