Sichuan opera

Sichuan opera or Chuanju is a type of Chinese opera originating in the Sichuan province in China. Today's Sichuan opera is the developed version, combining the 5 historic melodic styles. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan operas, while other influential participants include Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hubei and Taiwan provinces.

History

Initially there were 5 distinct opera styles. The history of each style varies greatly depending on which style is being mentioned.

At least one of the opera styles began as early as the Three Kingdoms period with some form of ''Canjun opera''. During the Tang dynasty, a band of five came about in Chengdu. In the Song dynasty, the opera developed into Tsa-chu. In the Ming dynasty, the artists performed the skill in . During the reign of and emperor in the Qing dynasty, in the areas, Kunqu, Yiyang, Bangzi and Pihuang melody merged with local languages, folk customs, ditties, yang-kos and Lantern theatre in Sichuan.
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* Huqing voice
* Tanxi
* Dengdiao / Dengxi / Lantern theatre

Costumes

Depending on the style, face paint is also limited compared to other related forms. Jing characters do not appear, and the only painted face characters are those with a small white patch in the middle of the face, which indicates a slightly evil character. The face paint colors are traditionally limited to black, red, white and grey.