They use the skills of speech, song, dance and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive, rather than realistic. With their elaborate and colorful costumes, performers are the only focal points on Peking opera's characteristically sparse stage. Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. Peking opera features four main role types, sheng (gentlemen), dan (women), jing (rough men), and chou (clowns). It has also spread to other regions such as the United States and Japan. The art form is also preserved in Taiwan, where it is also known as Guójù ( Chinese: 國劇 lit. Major performance troupes are based in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. The form was extremely popular in the Qing court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. It arose in Beijing in the mid- Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. Peking opera, or Beijing opera ( Chinese: 京劇 pinyin: Jīngjù), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.
This is a fantastic movie for older students."Peking Opera" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters It is a great movie to understand how hard the apprenticeship went through to become main performers in Beijing Opera. There is also an excellent movie “霸王别姬 ” directed by Yige Chen. The dan 旦 refers to any female role in Peking opera. The sheng 生 is the main male role in Peking opera. There are 4 major roles: 生sheng (male role), 旦dan (female role), 净jing (painted faces), and 丑chou (male clowns). The roles in Peking opera are differentiated into fixed character types. Performers’ acrobatic skills are mostly displayed in the form of martial arts. It combines singing, acting, acrobatics and face painting. It is quite different from western operas because it requires the performers to master the following key skills: singing, recitation, acting and acrobatics. Bejing Opera (京剧 Jīngjù) is one of the most beautiful forms of art in China.
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