What are the five "technical methods" to express characters in China traditional operas?

The five technical methods of expressing characters in traditional Chinese opera are called "five methods", which refer to hands, eyes, body, hair and steps;

"Hand" refers to gestures, which change with the age and identity of the character. Like a cloud hand, through the coordinated movements of hands and arms, it forms a dancing posture to express the spiritual tolerance of different characters.

"Eyes" means eyes. Through the change of eyes, it reflects the joy, anger, sadness and joy of the role and interprets the spiritual world of dance. There is a short pause after a special main character and a dance action appear or leave, which is called appearance. At this time, the eyes are more focused on the mental state of the characters.

"Body" refers to the figure. It is the body movements of various dances performed by actors on the stage. Including gestures, getting on and off the horse, stroking the beard and sleeves, showing up, watching the door, etc.

"hair"; "Fa" is a typo of "Fa", which refers to the technique of "throwing hair" in China traditional opera performance, and it is a performance method that organically combines the previous four techniques. Actors show the excitement of their characters by waving their hair or hair. This kind of throwing work generally includes throwing, lifting, belt, flashing, disc, spinning, punching and other uses. ?

"Step" refers to footwork. Laughter footwork is chic; Hua Dan's footwork is light; Painted faces and bold footwork. There are all kinds of footwork, such as a cloud step, which moves like a breeze blowing clouds; There are steps to show hasty progress; Kneeling with excitement, still wanting to move forward after falling; There are drunken steps that show drunkenness, etc.

China opera is mainly composed of folk songs and dances, rap and burlesque. It originated from primitive song and dance and is a comprehensive stage art form with a long history. From the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song and Jin Dynasties, a relatively complete opera art was formed, consisting of literature, music, dance, fine arts, martial arts, acrobatics and performing arts, with about 360 kinds.

It is characterized by the collection of various art forms in a standard, which embodies their respective personalities in the same nature. China's drama, Greek tragedy and comedy, and Indian Sanskrit drama are called the three ancient drama cultures in the world. After a long period of development and evolution, China Opera Hundred Flowers Garden with five major operas as the core has gradually formed.

There are many kinds of plays in China. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 360 kinds of operas and tens of thousands of traditional plays in China. Other famous operas include: Kunqu Opera, Diaojiao Opera, Cantonese Opera, Huai Opera, Sichuan Opera, Qin Opera, Jin Opera, Han Opera, Hebei Bangzi, Henan Yuediao, Henan Diaojiao Opera, xiang opera, Huangmei Opera and Hunan Ancient Painting Opera.