Peking Opera Four Methods and Five Skills The four basic skills of Peking Opera performance

Four skills: singing, chanting, doing and fighting.

Five methods: hand, eye, body steps.

Singing, chanting, and playing are the four artistic means of Peking Opera performance, and they are also the four basic skills of Peking Opera performance. Singing refers to singing skills. To do is to do work, that is, to perform.

Nian refers to the first sex of the white, the skill of fighting and falling, and the combination of doing and fighting constitutes one of the two major elements of the Peking Opera performing arts.

Singing is one of the main artistic means of opera, the first step in learning singing skills is to shout and hang the voice, expand the vocal range, volume, exercise the endurance and timbre of the singing voice, respectively the four tones of yin and yang, sharp round and voiceless, five tones and four calls, and practice the skills of articulation, rhyme, spout, and moistening the cavity; But what is more important in singing is to be good at using vocal skills to express the character, feelings and mental state of the characters.

Reading and singing complement and cooperate with each other, and they are also an important artistic means to express the thoughts and feelings of the characters. The recitation of opera can be roughly divided into two categories, namely rhyme and prose, both of which are artistically refined languages, with a sense of rhythm and quality, sonorous and pleasant, and coordinated with singing.

Gonggong refers to performance skills in general, and generally refers to dance-like body movements, which is one of the main signs that distinguishes Chinese opera from other performing arts. It is not a purely technical performance, but the connotation and appearance of each with its own characteristics, a hand-raised, a foot-throw, not only the inner experience, but also through the appearance to be expressed, internal and external integration, handy, all for the image of the service.

Fighting is another important part of the physical movements of opera, which is the dance of traditional martial arts, and it is also a high artistic refinement of fighting scenes in life. It is generally divided into two categories: handle work and blanket work. It is not only necessary to have a deep foundation, but also to be good at using these extremely difficult skills to accurately show the mental outlook and expression of the characters.

The four basic skills of Peking Opera are singing, reading, and playing. Singing, chanting, and playing are the four artistic means of opera performance, and they are also the four basic skills of opera performance. It is often referred to as the "Four Gongs".

Singing and singing, chanting refers to the first-class recitation, the two complement each other;

The "song", which constitutes one of the two major elements of the opera performing arts, is a combination of dance-based physical movements, martial arts and tumbling techniques, and constitutes "dance", one of the two major elements of the operatic performing arts. The four gongs of the four gongs and five methods are commonly known as the four skills, that is, the kung fu of singing, chanting, and playing the four skills.

The Five Methods of Peking Opera refer to the five techniques of mouth, hands, eyes, body, and steps. The mouth occupies the first place in the five laws, requiring the actors to sing and chant to be skillful and redressing, the hand refers to the posture and movement of the hand in the opera performance, the eye refers to the change of the eyes, which is used to express people's emotions, the body is the body, in the five laws, the step is the law of the actor on the stage, generally refers to the step.

What are the Five Laws of Peking Opera.

The mouth occupies the first place in the five methods, which means that when the actors perform, they must not only sing beautifully, but more importantly, when they read it crisply, they should also pay attention to beauty when they make lip shapes; The hand generally refers to the posture and movement of the hand in the opera performance, such as the cloud hand, which is a commonly used programmed action, through the hands and arms to form the corresponding action, showing the spirit and temperament of the task, and different trades and personalities have different ways of expression in the cloud hand.

In Peking Opera performances, the actors use their eyes to express the changes in emotions and feelings such as joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, stupidity, and stupidity, which is more infectious; The body refers to the body method, which plays the role of connecting the previous and the next in the five laws, and its main expression methods are up, down, forward, retreating, side, and reverse.

Step refers to a rule of Peking Opera actors on the stage to move their feet, step, usually refers to the step, it is a kind of artistic step, and other Fang Xiaozao method, according to the character's gender, age, identity, etc., the footwork is different, the common ones are cloud step, kneeling step, drunk step, etc.

The four skills of Peking Opera refer to singing, reading, doing, and playing, which are the core and basic skills of performance skills in Peking Opera.

1. Peking Opera is one of the traditional Chinese arts, which is a comprehensive performing art with high expressiveness and artistic value with singing, reading, doing, and playing as its basic characteristics. The four skills are the core and basic skills in Peking Opera performances, which refer to singing, reading, doing, and playing.

2. Singing is a Peking Opera actor who requires pure sound quality, accurate intonation, and complete rhythm when performing. Reading refers to the fact that Peking Opera actors require clear and emotional recitation when performing. Doing refers to the fact that Peking Opera performers are required to dance gracefully and behave appropriately when performing.

Fighting refers to the fact that Peking Opera actors require accurate and clean movements when performing martial arts.

3. The four skills are the basic skills of Peking Opera performance, and they are the key skills that actors must master. Peking Opera performers need to go through long-term practice and continuous improvement in order to truly master the four skills and show the superb level of Peking Opera art.

The development and transformation of the four gongs of Peking Opera:

1. The development of the four skills in Peking Opera performances is closely related to the social background. In the process of China's modernization, Peking Opera has also been constantly accepting the integration of new ideas, new concepts and new arts. As a result, there have also been some changes in the performance form and technique of the four gongs.

For example, the singing voice has become more lyrical, the recitation is more emotional, and the work movements are more gorgeous.

2. With the development of technology, the four skills in Peking Opera performances have also been better displayed. For example, modern stage technology and lighting effects have been applied to Peking Opera performances, making the four skills more vivid and more in line with the aesthetic needs of modern people. Such changes and innovations have made the performance of Peking Opera more exciting and artistically charming.

3. The transformation of the four skills in Peking Opera performances also includes the integration of cultural elements. With the development of cultural exchange and diversification, Peking Opera performances not only absorbed the Chinese culture of Hu Tong, but also integrated the cultural elements of other countries and regions. For example, some Peking Opera works have added Western elements and Latin dances, etc., which increase the diversity and interest of the performances.