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Post by Munchy on Apr 2, 2007 22:36:00 GMT 10
 Taiwanese (folk) opera (Chinese: 歌仔戲; pinyin: Gēzǐxì; POJ: koa-á-hì; lit. "song-drama") is the only form of Han traditional drama known to have originated in Taiwan, specifically the Yilan region. The language used is a stylized combination of both literary and colloquial registers of Taiwanese. Its earliest form adopted elements of folk songs from Zhangzhou. The story elements are traditionally based on folk tales of the Minnan region. Taiwanese opera was later exported to the Min Nan-speaking areas. In the early 1980s Taiwanese opera was brought to the television audience, with Iûⁿ Lē-hoa (楊麗花) as its popular face. The artistic elements remained largely traditional, however. Taiwanese opera, like other forms of Chinese opera and theater around the world, often traditionally uses cross-dressed performers (反串; fǎnchùan; hóan-chhòan), specifically women portraying men's roles in the case of Taiwanese opera. Modern and experimental forms show some propensity for syncretism. Western instruments such as the saxophone and guitar have been used in some performances. Loose Western adaptations have included Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General [1]. Perhaps due to the influence of the Taiwanese localization movement, stories set in Taiwan, as well as aboriginal characters and stories, have been developed in recent years. Taiwanese forms of the Hakka tea-picking opera show some influence. Fans of the opera attribute its continuing relevance to a willingness of performers to adapt to modern times in terms of style and artistic diversity. once i attempted singing some taiwanese opera and i lost my voice for a day =o= |
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Post by shindigbuster on Apr 3, 2007 16:25:47 GMT 10
haha it bores me
and the voices sounds like cats on a blackboard..
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Post by mushipower on Apr 3, 2007 17:09:25 GMT 10
Sometimes I like watching the humorous ones, like I remember watching some in Indo and really liking it... so funny ! ! xD
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Post by tiramisuu on Apr 3, 2007 17:50:00 GMT 10
gaaah..
these things freak me out...>___<
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Post by hotPATato3z on Apr 5, 2007 0:28:13 GMT 10
i see they go for the 'pasty face' michael jackson look... xP
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Post by tiramisuu on Apr 6, 2007 13:54:37 GMT 10
lol..michael jackson..
my mum likes watching chinky opera..><
they give me nightmares..
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Post by julezieeeee on Apr 9, 2007 14:22:48 GMT 10
i hate them...the songs are soooo bad as well.
are the chicks actualli chicks or are they guys pretending to be chicks??
they wear so much make-up as well..they look like ghosts
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Post by .: AlphA :. on Apr 27, 2007 21:40:15 GMT 10
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Post by mushipower on Apr 28, 2007 10:17:02 GMT 10
fudge I wish I could understand what they were saying there...
lol where did they film that?
It looked like a grocery store....
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Post by ~:+:TaIcHoU:+:~ on Apr 28, 2007 14:45:10 GMT 10
rofl...i had to endure a 2hour performance with my rents in china listening to these operas...T______T...and why is that chicks dress up as guys and vice versa...
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Post by Munchy on Apr 29, 2007 9:37:50 GMT 10
ahahaahah wher did thy get their costumes!! i want 1 !! rofl |
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Post by mushipower on Apr 29, 2007 9:51:38 GMT 10
Mmm I want one too =D
My 3rd idea for year 12 muckup is a Wuxia warrior but...that's too hard to find costume for ^^
It would be my first but... well yeah..
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Post by .: AlphA :. on Apr 29, 2007 17:06:05 GMT 10
they filmed it in their art college dorm, no idea were they got the costumes though
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