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A Night at the (Beijing) Opera...
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Uploaded: 02/04/07 5:08 AM GMT
A Night at the (Beijing) Opera...
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This image was taken at the Liyuan Hotel Theatre in Beijing. Beijing (or Peking) opera originated about 200 years ago, and is considered more prestigious than other Chinese regional opera. The shrill voices and bright costumes were employed to overcome open air acoustics and dim lighting used in the past. Roles were also designated based on face colour, e.g. the white-faced character in the background is a villain, while the green-faced character in the front is stubborn, and lacks self restraint.
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.twinkel
02/04/07 12:13 AM GMT
very interesting picture, these people are always working with such beautiful colors on there faces, very good:))
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laughter is the best medicine.
Wonderful shot and thank you for the explanation. These explanations go so far in explaining the photo and giving one a peek into another culture or experience. Thank you.
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Think occasionally of the suffering of which you save yourself the sight.
Yes indeed thank you for the explanation and history of performance of Chinese theatre. This shows the colour wonderfully well and reminds me a little of Thailand! Thanks for giving us a glimpse of a very different theatre.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile
the moment a single man contemplates it,
bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
And the red faced character the hero and grey faced character the fool??? Just a wild guess. Very exotic and interesting indeed. Love those costumes and faces.
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