![]() They have no painted make-up and, with the exception of the conventional young man (xiao sheng ¤p¥Í), they wear beards. ![]() The sheng are always male characters who represent scholars, statesmen, warriors and so forth. Training of opera performers begins at a very early age and is not only physically demanding, but often quite brutal, as is powerfully depicted in Chen Kaige's film, Farewell My Concubine. Each role has its own vocabulary of gesture, walking, and vocal technique. In Beijing opera, the actor's roles are divided under four main headings, sheng, dan, jing, and zhou, or male, female, painted face, and comic. Chinese Opera Types of Roles in Beijing Operaĭepartment of Theatre and Dance, Hamilton College
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