The headdress originates from the term “Toukui” comprising of a crown, helmet, hat or a scarf(Ayer J, 1974). They are work of art and the history behind it is just as fascinating. They have vibrant colours and intricacy of the crafting. Furthermore, they use accessories to express their status. Peking Opera also has the aid of foreign objects to express the characters’ emotions. Composing the second key element in Peking Opera, dance. Fighting refers to the acrobatic fighting and the skills of knock and falls in the Peking Opera performances. Dancing refers to the figure and action which theatricalize the dance. Constituting one of the key element in Peking Opera, song. The reading in Peking Opera refers to a musical speaking, both are inseparably interconnected. High accuracy of pronunciation and enunciation is required in Singing. What’s in peking opera (technique of expression) Singing, reading, dancing and fighting is the four artistic techniques of Peking Opera performance, and it is also the four basic skill of Peking Opera. However, the weakness are the impracticality of the headdresses because they are constricting and heavy for modern usage, that there are expensive and inaccessible and the limited information available online or in the library regarding the methods of how the headdresses are made. The strengths of my chosen object are it’s symbolism, historic values, influences of art and design in general and contributions to the design of modern headwear. Skills including embroidery, beading, designing and working with a specific colour palette are well represented in the Chinese Opera Headdress. “True reform could only come with the creation of Chinese operas about non-traditional, preferably contemporary topics” because if operas could be transformed, then China’s literature and art would also be so. All art forms in China were tightly controlled and manipulated to reform Chinese culture. During the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong used culture as a powerful weapon for maintaining political power and for transforming society. In such a way the genre has received national recognition due to the most fully embodiment of the specifics of ancient theater. It is important to add that strengthening of the political and cultural influence of Beijing contributed to the spread of Beijing opera across the country.
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