THAR 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Double Entendre, Peking Opera, Marvel Tales
11 Jan 2017
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Qing dynasty: performance we call opera began to settle in and become very popular. Vernacular: majority of opera done in in the common language. Music as necessity: all theater can be considered opera. Huaja: non-musical theater just recently entered chinese theater, adopting western practices. Horn butting: two wrestlers enter an arena with helmets with horns on them and rammed the opponent and throw them to the ground, dates back to 2500 bc, when the yellow emperor tried to defeat his opponents. Shaman spirit communication: communicate with the spirits of the afterlife through music and dance. Bianwen: solo performance, with buddhist performance, mix of spoken dialogue and song, story telling performance. The pear orchard: training facility for performers (acrobats, theater, etc. ) Study for years to learn how to perform these roles, they study for one type of rolse. Lausheng: elderly men, high ranking administrators, princes, emperors, men to be respected.
