A Brief Introduction of Chinese Peking OperaCourse
中国京剧文化课程
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1Chinese Peking Opera Culture Course is a special course designed for the purpose of international culture exchanges, which aims to help students form a macroscopic view of Chinese Peking Opera in limited time as much as possible. Starting with the origin of Peking Opera,this course will be divided into four parts in content. By comparing and contrasting with Western Classical Opera and Modern Musical Drama in stage characteristics, the introduction of the origin of Chinese Peking Opera will serve as a good starting point for learning about Chinese opera culture. An introduction of roles in Peking Opera. Students will understand the differences and similarities between Peking Opera and Western Opera through a brief introduction of the four roles “Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou” in Peking Opera via the video shows. An introduction of skill - “sing, speak, act, and fight”. The teaching method is the same as that mentioned above, so that students can understand the close connection between the stage performance and roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou. And there will be a comparison between the Chinese Peking Opera and Western Opera. An introduction of Peking Opera masks.Starting with the relation between characteristics and mask colors, this part will help students have a clear...will have a clear understanding about the function of mask and a primary understanding of how to paint a mask by pictures and video clips. An introduction of the art feature of Peking Opera on stage.This part will summarize the features of the stage art of Chinese Peking Opera.Because this part is comparatively difficult, more carefully chosen videos will be played and contrasts will be made between Peking Opera and Western Opera (classical opera, modern song and dance drama) compare the stage art of Peking Opera with that of Western Opera (classical opera, modern song and dance drama). Students are expected to form a primary understanding of Peking Opera and develop an interest in itthrough studying this course.