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An introduction to Chinese opera
First, there may be a handsome, sturdy young man in warrior garb somersaulting across stage and displaying his martial skills. Next, may follow a young woman veiled by strings of pearls and dressed in silk brocade singing in a gentle, feminine voice and performing a dance.
Opera Skills: Beard Skills
Beard skills are body techniques too. The actor can manipulate his beard in many ways - including pushing, pulling, holding up, spreading, tearing, throwing, shaking, circling, and blowing - to express a variety of feelings. Some of these actions are done at the same time.
Gaoqiang Opera
Gaoqiang, or "high pitched music", refers to a number of singing styles that can all be traced back to a southeastern percussive style called yiyang. High-pitched opera is believed to get its name from the very high, forceful falsetto in which it is sung, or possibly because of its popularity in Gaoyang district.
Pingju Opera
Pingju opera was formed in the first year of Emperor Xuantong Qing Dynasty (1909) in Tangshan. So it was also named Tangshan Laozi.

Shaoxing Opera performed to enrich farmers' cultural life in E China

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Golden Millet Dream

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The Maudgalyayana Drama -- Chinese Religious Theater

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Rhinoceros in Love: Masterpiece of Experimental Drama

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Guo Moruo and the Play Qu Yuan

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Lao She's Teahouse

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Broadway Expecting The Peony Pavilion

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The revival of Kunqu opera starts with one man

On a Kunqu opera stage, Ke Jun is dressed in a traditional costume with a hat..
Tan Xinpei

Tan Xinpei 谭鑫培 (1847-1917) was a native of Wuchang in Hubei Province. He..
Master of Kunqu: Yu Zhenfei

Kunqu first appeared in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), some 600 years ago,..
Health secrets of Peking Opera masters

Born in 1934, Mei can still trounce a 20-something in wrist wrestling and..
Mei Lanfang

Mei Lanfang (1884 to 1961) is a world famous maestro of Peking Opera in China...