Kunqu Opera, formerly known as "Kunqu Opera" (referred to as "Kunqu Opera" for short), is an ancient opera tune and genre in China, and now it is also called "Kunqu Opera". Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest traditional operas of the Han nationality, and it is also a treasure in the traditional culture and art of the Han nationality in China, especially in the art of opera. It is called "Orchid in a Hundred Flowers Garden".
Kunqu Opera originated in Kunshan, Suzhou, China in the14th century, and was later improved by Wei Liangfu and others and spread to the whole country. Since the middle of Ming Dynasty, it has dominated China's drama for nearly 300 years.
Kunqu Opera was listed as "representative works of human oral and intangible heritage" by UNESCO in 20001year (it was listed in the List of Representative Works of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008). In 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. 20 18 12, the general office of the Ministry of Education announced that Peking University was the outstanding traditional culture heritage base of Kunqu opera in China.
Features:
The biggest feature of Kunqu Opera performance is its strong lyricism, delicate movements and ingenious and harmonious combination of song and dance. Kunqu opera is a comprehensive art in which singing, dancing, media, white opera and other performance means cooperate with each other. In the long-term performance history, the performance characteristics of singing and dancing have been formed, especially in the performance image of each role.
Its dance forms can be roughly divided into two types: one is the freehand dance with auxiliary posture and gesture development when speaking; One is lyric dance with lyrics, which is not only a superb dance action, but also an effective means to express the characters' hearts and lyrics.