Just like drama, Quyi also pays much attention to the maneuver of "Hand, Eyes, Body and Step in performance. Hand, Eyes, Body and Step here refer to a performer's expressions and movements that accompany his singing and reciting in the ...
Cantonese opera singing means Guangdong melodies. The music is delicate, sweet, tender and soft. It is an important member of the family of Chinese quyi Sung in the GuangZhou, or Cantonese, dialect, it is popular in Guangdong Province, the ...
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Leting Drum song is a form of Quyi arts that is prevalent in North China's Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin. It was originated from the folk tune Qingpingge popular in Leting County of Hebei Province in the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). After ...
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Suzhou pingtan is a general term denoting Suzhou pinghua and tanci. It also enjoys great popularity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces as well as in Shanghai. This art has a long history. Pinghua developed from the storytelling art of ...
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In the early days, this form of aria was called changxiaoqu (small tunes). It also had other names according to whether the performer uses a yueqin, a four-stringed plucked instrument with a full-moon-shaped sound box, or a pipa as ...
Tags: changxiaoqu, instrument, sound box, qingyin, itinerant singers
Song-and-dance Duet, or "Song-and-dance Squad", is a genre of opera prevailing in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northern regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei Province. The repertoires are usually sung by one clown and one positive ...
Tags: Song-and-dance Duet, Song-and-dance Squad, three categories
Otherwise known as "Jinling lantern fair", Qinhuai lantern fair is a folk cultural activity with a distinctive flavor and popular in Nanjing area. It is usually held between the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival every year. The ...
Jingdong Drum Song is a form of singing and recital in Jingdong dialect with drum accompaniment. It is comprised of singing by one performer who stands and beats the drum as well as accompaniment of Sanxian (3-string Chinese guitar played ...
Lolo Tone is a genre of opera prevailing in Lingqiu County and the neighboring area in Shanxi Province. Evolved from Yiyang Tone, Lolo Tone has its prime time in Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty and fell into decay in the late Qing ...
Huji Shuhui (a social gathering of organization of storytellers at Huji Town), which arose from and took its roots in Huji Town in Huimin County of Shandong Province, is a kind of grand meeting of quyi (the folk talking and singing art). ...
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