Unit6 Chinese heritage

1. Unit6 Chinese heritage • Reading ——Beijing Opera 授课教师：代桂琴

2. Guess • Unique music • Originated in China • Wear costumes • National opera • Mei Lanfang • Question: Which kind of opera is it?

3. Beijing Opera

5. the Roles of Beijing Opera Question: How many roles are there in Beijing Opera? What are they?

6. Sheng leading male role portray scholars,officials, warriors,etc. the old, the young and the kungfu experts.

7. Dan female role often played by male actors the youngthe middle-aged and the old men

8. portray heroes, statesmen and bad men Jing represent character’s personality painted-faced roles

9. Chou sometimes negative, sometimes positive clown role a small square-shaped white color on noses

10. Exercise “true or false” 1. There are four types of roles: the sheng, dan, jing and chou in Beijing Opera. 2.Jing are the leading male actors who portray scholars, officials,warriors. 3. The painted face represents a character’s personality. 4.Chou are negative all the time. (T) (F) (T) (F)

11. Thank you

12. To survive in an increasingly open market, troupes like the Shanghai Jingju Company needed to bring traditional Beijing opera to new audiences. • To do this, they have offered an increasing number of free performances in public places.