The performance characteristics of Gan Opera are large movements, thick lines, strict stature, lively scenes, simplicity, and full of life interest, while the music characteristics are dry singing, free accent, less changes in melody, and simple rhythm.
Introduction: Gan opera is a multi-vocal traditional opera that sings Gaoqiang, Luantan, Kunqiang and other tunes. The dialect used is Gan dialect. Its origin and predecessor is Yiyang tune, which is one of the four famous ancient tunes. The two major schools of Yiyang Opera, Raohe Troupe and Xinhe Troupe, merged in 1950 and subsequently entered Nanchang, the provincial capital. In 1953, Jiangxi Gan Opera Troupe was formally established, and Yiyang Opera was renamed Gan Opera.
The characteristics of high-pitched music in Gan Opera include four aspects: 1. Dry singing. Gongs and drums accompaniment, and human voices help. 2. Freedom of tone. There is a rhythm but not limited by the rhythm. Sing casually and express your voice freely. 3. The melody changes less and the rhythm is simple. Its old tune has no adagio. The rhythm of the flowing water board is as fast as that of a river, with many words and few sounds, all flowing out in one go. 4. "Roll White" and "Roll Sing". "Gunbai" is a rhyme that is sandwiched in the singing tune of Qupai. It seems like thinking but not thinking, and like singing but not singing. It is a unique form of expressing characters and setting off the environment. "Rolling and singing" refers to five or seven-character poems or popular idioms, which are like the rhythm and speed of a running water board
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Features of Gan Opera performances: Old-time performances, each performance is divided into There are four sections, the "Front Search" one is a martial arts play, the "Serious Play" one or two chapters, and the "Back Search" one is a joke play. His high-pitched performances are characterized by big movements, thick lines, rigorous stature, and lively scenes. He is famous for his good performance in historical dramas. In "Meeting Friends by the River", veteran artist Li Fudong plays Wei Chigong, and his performance is bold and heroic. When Yu Chigong was fishing and caught a crab, he used his hands to pretend to pull off the crab's pincers, threw it to the river, and said: "Man will look at the crab with a cold eye to see how long you can run rampant." At this time, he continued to do He performed several relatively large dance movements and through drastic changes in facial expressions, concentratedly expressing Yu Chigong's inner hatred for Li Daozong, and those movements such as boarding the boat, unmooring, holding the rod, loading bait, throwing wire, lifting the rod, etc. , both have the flavor of life and are full of emotions; another example is the farewell scene at Heqiao in "The Story of Pearl". In the weeping music of Fengmaer's "suite", accompanied by the dance of Gao Wenju and Wang Jinzhen, the expression of A loving couple parting ways like glue, emphasizing the combination of singing and dancing. The song starts and dances, and the dance is in the song, and they are closely intertwined.
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Extension: the color of the face
Red face: represents loyalty and bloody.
Blue face: Strong, brave and scheming.
Black face: expresses a serious character and is unsmiling. White face: expresses cunning and suspiciousness, has a derogatory meaning and represents viciousness.
Golden face: symbolizes majesty and solemnity, manifesting as a character such as gods. Silver face: represents cunning, suspiciousness, majesty and solemnity, manifesting as ghosts or gods.
Purple face: represents solemnity, solemnity and a sense of justice.