A brief history of Teochew opera, and what are the roles of Teochew opera?

The characteristics of Teochew opera: the performance is delicate and vivid, the workmanship of the body is not only rigorous program specifications, but also rich in freehand, and pays attention to the play of skills.

The Teochew opera industry is complete, the first play of Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou each has its own work, the performance is delicate and vivid, the body workmanship has both strict program specifications, and is rich in freehand, focusing on the play of skills, among which the performing arts of Chouxing and Hua Dan are particularly rich, with a unique style and local color.

There are many characters in Teochew opera. In the Ming Dynasty, it was the seven elements of life, dan, paste, outside, ugly, end, and net. And there are different types of each.

As the saying goes, "four lives, eight dans, and sixteen old brothers" is used to describe the standard of a complete cast. Four students: small students, old students, and flower (ugly) students.

Takeshi; Eight Dan: Wushan Dan, Boudoir Dan, Cailuo Yidan, Wudan, Dao Ma Dan, Lao Dan, Chou Dan (female clown). "Old brother" refers to playing various miscellaneous roles in the play.

The introduction of Teochew opera is as follows:

Teochew opera is an ancient traditional local opera sung in the Chaoshan dialect, which is well-known at home and abroad for its beautiful singing voice and unique performance form, which is integrated into a opera with local characteristics.

Teochew opera is mainly popular in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong, southern Fujian, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, as well as Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, France, Australia and other areas inhabited by overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese.

Teochew Opera, one of the top ten opera genres in China and one of the three major opera genres in Guangdong, is a national intangible cultural heritage, with the reputation of "Wonderful Southern Country", and is well-known at home and abroad for its beautiful singing voice and unique performance form, which is integrated into a opera with local characteristics. Teochew opera is an important carrier of Teochew culture for thousands of years, and it is also an important link to connect the friendship between Teochew people from all over the world.

There are many roles in Teochew opera, and in the Ming Dynasty, there were seven elements: Sheng, Dan, Paste, Outside, Ugly, End, and Jing. And there are different types of each. As the saying goes, "four lives, eight dans, and sixteen old brothers" is used to describe the standard of a complete cast.

Four lives: small students, old students, peanuts, martial arts; Eight Dan: Black Shirt Dan, Boudoir Dan, Cai Luo Yi Dan, Shirt Skirt Dan, Wu Dan, Dao Ma Dan, Lao Dan, Ugly Dan. "Old brother" refers to the person who plays various miscellaneous characters in the play.

Later, Teochew opera developed to a complete line, the first play of Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou each had their own work, the performance was delicate and vivid, and the body workmanship had both strict procedural norms and rich freehand, focusing on the play of skills, among which the performing arts of Chouxing and Hua Dan were particularly rich, with a unique style and local color.

From the perspective of performance, among the characters of Teochew opera, life, dan, and ugliness are the most local characteristics. Shengdan opera "Window Sweeping Meeting" is known as a typical representative of Chinese opera that uses song and dance to perform stories.

The clowns of Teochew opera are divided into 10 categories, among which the fan skill of the ugly shirt is well-known in the north and south and is known as the world. In the old clown opera "Chai Fang Hui", the harlequin's ladder skill is unique to Teochew opera and enjoys a high reputation in the opera industry.

In the past, Teochew opera has always implemented the Tong Ling system, and Xiaosheng, Tsing Yi, and Hua Dan are all played by child artists, and when these artists grow up, their voices change, that is, they are eliminated, and this system has seriously hindered the development of Teochew opera art. Later generations abolished the Tong Ling system, and made changes in all aspects, cultivating a large number of outstanding actors, making the ancient art of Teochew Opera glow with new brilliance.

The history and origin of Teochew Opera?

Teochew opera is a branch of the Song and Yuan Dynasty Southern Opera, which gradually evolved from the Southern Opera of the Song and Yuan dynasties, and is an ancient opera with a history of more than 4 4 0 years, mainly absorbing the specialties of Yiyang grinding socks, Kunqu Opera, Bangzi, Pi Huang, etc., combined with local traditional folk arts, such as the sedan chair Chaoyu, Chaozhou **, Chaozhou songbook, Chaozhou embroidery, etc., and finally formed its own unique art form and style.