Peking Opera has been deemed as a "small opera" in Shanxi, a province boasting a great number of theater forms. Since its establishment half a century ago, Shanxi Peking Opera Troupe, though based in Shanxi ...Peking Opera has been deemed as a "small opera" in Shanxi, a province boasting a great number of theater forms. Since its establishment half a century ago, Shanxi Peking Opera Troupe, though based in Shanxi but having a national audience in mind, has staged a number of new plays and nurtured a generation of rising young opera talents. The troupe is particularly famous for its outstanding repertoires of acrobatics and martial arts. The company has also produced some of the most famous Peking opera singers in China such as Li Shengsu and, apart from staging traditional plays, has recently paid more attention to the production of new plays, achieving satisfactory results.展开更多
Invited by the organizing committee of the Saint-Ghislain World Folklore Festival, Shanxi Peking Opera Theater took part in the festival in Saint-Ghislain from May 27 to 30. In order to show to the international audie...Invited by the organizing committee of the Saint-Ghislain World Folklore Festival, Shanxi Peking Opera Theater took part in the festival in Saint-Ghislain from May 27 to 30. In order to show to the international audience the quintessential Chinese traditional art, Shanxi Peking Opera Theater has carefully chosen a repertoire of 5 plays featuring acrobatic fighting in a hope to present Peking Opera’s colorful costumes, bold facial makeups, graceful gestures to the audience. The troupe toured many cities in France and Belgium and played 16 performances, making quite a splash wherever they went. The local cultural circle had lauded the performance of Shanxi Peking Opera Theater as "high achievement in Chinese theaters.展开更多
文摘Peking Opera has been deemed as a "small opera" in Shanxi, a province boasting a great number of theater forms. Since its establishment half a century ago, Shanxi Peking Opera Troupe, though based in Shanxi but having a national audience in mind, has staged a number of new plays and nurtured a generation of rising young opera talents. The troupe is particularly famous for its outstanding repertoires of acrobatics and martial arts. The company has also produced some of the most famous Peking opera singers in China such as Li Shengsu and, apart from staging traditional plays, has recently paid more attention to the production of new plays, achieving satisfactory results.
文摘Invited by the organizing committee of the Saint-Ghislain World Folklore Festival, Shanxi Peking Opera Theater took part in the festival in Saint-Ghislain from May 27 to 30. In order to show to the international audience the quintessential Chinese traditional art, Shanxi Peking Opera Theater has carefully chosen a repertoire of 5 plays featuring acrobatic fighting in a hope to present Peking Opera’s colorful costumes, bold facial makeups, graceful gestures to the audience. The troupe toured many cities in France and Belgium and played 16 performances, making quite a splash wherever they went. The local cultural circle had lauded the performance of Shanxi Peking Opera Theater as "high achievement in Chinese theaters.