[Recommendation] Gezi Opera

I guess everyone has an elderly person at home! I think he (she) you like to see doesn't like it! It doesn't matter, the ones I recommend below are the favorites for the elderly! (br) Gezi Opera is the only opera that originated and was formed in Taiwan. Therefore, it has a unique style, including three major characteristics: freedom, inclusiveness and popularity. In terms of freedom, the form of Gezixi has not yet been fixed, and is not as strict as that of Nanguan, Beiguan and Peking opera. Although the use of Gezixi singing tunes is partially standardized, the singing method is not limited and often changes due to different singers, time and place. Gezixi also has no fixed script, and the opera is usually narrated by the opera teacher, allowing the actors to improvise and perform. (br) In terms of inclusiveness, during the development process of Gezi Opera, it has continuously absorbed the essence of various opera types such as Tea Picking Opera, Peking Opera, Nanguan Opera, Beiguan Opera, and New Opera. Gezi Opera continues to integrate the characteristics of various types of opera. At the same time, it also makes extensive use of modern technology to improve stage technology and equipment. These changes enable Gezi Opera to include more content and make its form more lively and diverse. (br) In terms of popularity, Gezi Opera is Taiwan's only native opera type and has a strong local flavor. The performances presented on the Gezi Opera stage are familiar to the people, natural and friendly, easy to understand and love by the audience, and are quite popular. (br) Gezixi has developed from local Gezai to the present day, and has evolved into a variety of performance types, each of which has its own characteristics. Generally speaking, the theater types of Gezixi include floor-sweeping Gezixi, outdoor Gezixi, in-stage Gezixi, radio Gezixi, Gezixi movie and TV Gezixi. The performing art of Gezi Opera belongs to the operatic style, and the most important elements of traditional opera are body posture and singing. The so-called "singing with sound, and dancing without movement" is the artistic feature of traditional opera; in other words, "singing and dancing together to tell a story" is the performance method of traditional opera. The biggest feature of Gezixi performing arts is its singing and music. The opera codes, roles, costumes, props and stage furnishings of traditional operas. Click to view pictures. Gezixi actors are roughly the same. Therefore, the sound part is the main difference between various traditional operas. The plot of Gezixi is mainly told through ballads and singing. The vocal method uses the "original voice" and the lyrics are in the vernacular Hokkien, which is friendly, natural and easy to understand. Most of Taiwan's other traditional operas use "false voice" bel canto singing. The opera language is divided into Mandarin (Beiguan opera), Quanzhou dialect (Nanguan opera) or Yunbai (Beijing opera). Although it is more artistic, it is difficult for the general audience to understand. The dialogues in Gezi Opera are also written in the Minnan vernacular, and the contents are all popular sentences, with few ornate words. In addition, Taiwanese folk slang and proverbs, as well as the rhyming "Si Nian Bai" at the end of sentences, often appear in Gezi opera. Therefore, Gezi opera can also show the beauty of Taiwanese proverbs. (br) Body expression is another key point of appreciation for Gezi Opera. As the saying goes, "Everything with sound is singing, and everything without movement is dancing." Movements in daily life must be transformed into opera performances, and must be beautified and symbolized, and then expressed in another art form. Folks refer to body movements as "footsteps and hand movements". (br) The performance of Gezi Opera is limited by the limitations of the stage space. The actors must present the plot of the play within the limited space and pay attention to the beauty of the opera. Therefore, body expression is even more important. For example, rolling bead curtains is usually performed by Hua Dan. Since the curtains were made of bamboo in the past, they must be rolled. The symbolic movement is "squat down with your left foot, lower your hands, and roll your thumb, index finger, and middle finger together." Afterwards, you must use your hands to make knots at both ends of the curtain. In addition, when a character appears for the first time in a play, he usually has to dress up or "jump on the stage" first, so that the audience can clearly see the actor's appearance, and then self-report his name and life experience, so that the audience understands the role and background of the actor in the play, and then outlines the plot in a clear and concise manner, and then performs. The most original body movements of Gezi Opera actually come from the Chegu Opera. For example, the main leg's fan flower, the eye arrow (to send eyes), the ugly leg's capon walk (half-crouching) and the actor's "stepping on the four corners" to move in the same position are all the same as the Chegu Opera.Later, Gezi Opera absorbed the movements of Beiguan Opera, Nanguan Opera and Peking Opera to form a complete stage movement.