IB Theatre

What is it?  Beijing Opera is a combination of stylized action, singing, dialogue, mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to portray a story or represent different characters and their feeling of happiness, anger, sadness, surprise, and fear. The characters range from being loyal or disloyal, beautiful or unattractive, good or bad. Their portrayal is always vividly displayed in bright costumes that show the styles of ancient China. It is regarded as the quintessence of China.  Means of artistic presentation:  Beijing Opera demonstrates dramatic performances and figures solely by combining 4 artistic methods: Singing, Dialogue, Dancing and Martial arts. Singing is used to intensify the appeal of the art form through distinct tones. Dialogue is the accessory of singing which is full of musical and rhythmic sensation. Dancing is the epitome of body movements requiring professional performing skills. Martial arts is the synthesis and transformation of traditional Chinese combat