Origins of Chinese Theater
Chinese theater dates all the way back to around when
When is 2000 BC
Singing and dancing plays came around this century
When is the 6th century
This period is when Chinese theater hit an all time high
What is the Yuan period
This was when the Mongols invaded china during Ming Huang’s ruling
When is 1280 A.D.
This country gets most of their plays and dramas from China
What is Japan
This emperor introduced Chinese Theater to the public
Who is Emperor Ming Huang
There were only these many doors for actors to come in and out of
What is 2
Another form of drama was created called this or “variety of drama”
What is the zaju
The Mongols types of dramas were carried out until the communist took over china during this
What is World War I
When dressed in all black, actors were seen to the audience as this
What is invisible
This century was when Chinese Theater became more popular
When is the 8th or 9th century
These types of scenes originated from the martial arts system and were mostly seen in operas
What are fight scenes
This was the main form of drama that flourished during the peak of Chinese theater
What is opera
The comunists rewrote these plays to elaborate on this
What is government policy
This allowed for the audience to tell exactly what role you were playing
What is makeup
Chinese Theater was written in classical Chinese so only blank could understand the plays
Who are well-educated people
This play represented the mime like style that early plays consisted of
What is Daimian
Over these many dramas were written and performed, and is known to be some of the earliest long lasting Chinese dramas
What is 171
An early Ming period drama was called this or “The Story of the Lute” by Gao Ming
What is pipa
This also known as “A hundred Entertainments” has a lot of similar artistic styles as the Chinese.
What is Baxi
Doing Chinese theater was thought to bring down blank to earth
What is the heavenly spirit
They would be found on stage right while musicians were found on stage left
Who is the chorus
This was the most famous and prolific actor whose career, centered in Beijing, spanned the second half of the thirteenth century
Who is Guan Hanqing
When the mongols took over, they centered theater around this
What is acrobatics, songs, dances, and stunts
The dancing that the females do in china such as acrobats, jugglers, mime actors, musicians, whole orchestras, and dancing girls also relates to the style of their ancestors from this
What are opera scenes