I haven’t seen a New Year’s Eve concert in a long time, but I noticed this stage because one of my favourite bloggers posted a video of the tour. He recorded the rehearsals for the New Year’s Eve party and did some brief interviews. This video aroused my interest, so when I was writing an essay, the idea of this stage came into my mind.
(Blogger’s vlog)
Beijing Opera is one of the most famous Chinese operas, and most people (myself included) have the impression of Chinese drama as Beijing Opera. My research on Chinese drama is only superficial because, in my opinion, their styles and costumes are all the same, and their lyrics are also archaic and difficult to understand. Compared with popular music styles around the world, Chinese opera is a piece of niche music.
Beijing Opera is one of the most famous Chinese operas, and most people (myself included) have the impression of Chinese drama as Beijing Opera. My research on Chinese drama is only superficial because, in my opinion, their styles and costumes are all the same, and their lyrics are also archaic and difficult to understand. Compared with popular music styles around the world, Chinese opera is a piece of niche music.
(JINGHONG)
But when I saw Jinghong, I had a completely different feeling. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt like I wanted to cry the first time I heard it. It combines a lot of different kinds of drama and gives me a new experience. I found that I had a big misunderstanding about Chinese drama. The costumes of Chinese drama are different, and Chinese drama is not all difficult to understand. Put them on the same stage, and it will be obvious to find the differences and differences between different species.
The chief director of Jinghong is the fourth-generation heir of the Qiu School of Peking Opera. It is the particularity of his identity that brings me a different feeling of Chinese opera. On the stage, I saw the other side of each opera, such as Sichuan opera, changing faces, and the acrobatics and kung fu that they have practised for decades.
Finally, I saw some interviews with actors, which made me more determined to write essays about Chinese opera. One of the Sichuan Opera actors said that many people don’t want to learn Chinese opera because they don’t want to shave their heads. This sounds a little strange, but it makes sense when you think about it. Everyone’s pursuit is different, but the opera performers who dedicate themselves to the art are undoubtedly worthy of respec