Traditional Theater
Traditional theater
One of the hokkien traditional entertainment is the traditional theater that knows as 歌仔戏(ko ah hi) The term 歌仔戏(ko ah hi )is used to refer to operas in which the full range of artistic performance is on display, with human actors portraying a wide range of roles and characters, and with complex plots that reflect social realities. Traditional da xi operas were heavily oriented towards the use of song lyrics in the presentation of a story; they integrated music and dance to create an art form that had both literary and artistic value. The component parts that make up da xi include the music, lyrics, dance, narrative, storytelling, acrobatics, costumes and the stage itself. This traditional opera is origins from China Fujian and Guangdong Provinces.
-The Roles in Traditional Opera-
In traditional Chinese opera, the roles that actors play have a highly symbolic character; skilled interpretation by the actors is needed to really bring each role across to the audience. The roles symbolize the types of person appearing in the opera, and their special characteristics. To play a particular role, actors need a particular form of artistic skill, and the possession of this skill determines the actor’s status within the troupe. In classic Chinese opera, the roles played fall into six broad categories: male character (sheng), female character (dan), painted-face character (jing), servant (mo), clown (chou), and miscellaneous (za). However, over time the servant role has merged with the male character role, and the miscellaneous role has gradually disappeared * 生The Male Leads(Sheng) The technical term used in traditional opera to describe the male character is 生旦sheng dan . The sheng is usually the male lead. Depending on the age, personality and physical appearance of the individual character in a particular play, the sheng may be classed as an 老生older man (lao sheng), 小生young man (xiao sheng), or武生 warrior (wu sheng). * Lao
One of the hokkien traditional entertainment is the traditional theater that knows as 歌仔戏(ko ah hi) The term 歌仔戏(ko ah hi )is used to refer to operas in which the full range of artistic performance is on display, with human actors portraying a wide range of roles and characters, and with complex plots that reflect social realities. Traditional da xi operas were heavily oriented towards the use of song lyrics in the presentation of a story; they integrated music and dance to create an art form that had both literary and artistic value. The component parts that make up da xi include the music, lyrics, dance, narrative, storytelling, acrobatics, costumes and the stage itself. This traditional opera is origins from China Fujian and Guangdong Provinces.
-The Roles in Traditional Opera-
In traditional Chinese opera, the roles that actors play have a highly symbolic character; skilled interpretation by the actors is needed to really bring each role across to the audience. The roles symbolize the types of person appearing in the opera, and their special characteristics. To play a particular role, actors need a particular form of artistic skill, and the possession of this skill determines the actor’s status within the troupe. In classic Chinese opera, the roles played fall into six broad categories: male character (sheng), female character (dan), painted-face character (jing), servant (mo), clown (chou), and miscellaneous (za). However, over time the servant role has merged with the male character role, and the miscellaneous role has gradually disappeared * 生The Male Leads(Sheng) The technical term used in traditional opera to describe the male character is 生旦sheng dan . The sheng is usually the male lead. Depending on the age, personality and physical appearance of the individual character in a particular play, the sheng may be classed as an 老生older man (lao sheng), 小生young man (xiao sheng), or武生 warrior (wu sheng). * Lao