
WhenHamlet meets Peking Opera
Orchestra (管弦樂隊(duì))Cstumes and masks (服裝和臉譜)Stage set (舞臺(tái)布景)Perfrmers’ mvements (演員的動(dòng)作)
What are the differences and similarities between the tw perfrmances.
The frm was extremely ppular in the Qing Dynasty and has cme t be regarded as ne f the cultural treasures f China.
Peking Opera usually cmbines music, vcal perfrmance, mime, dance and acrbatics.
Rles in Peking Opera
Orchestras in Peking Opera
It cmbines music, vcal perfrmance, mime (啞劇), dance and acrbatics (雜技); the instruments include jinghu and erhu.Mask is very imprtant; the cstumes are graceful, elegant (優(yōu)雅的) and brilliant in clr and design. They bth tell a character’s sex (性別) and status (身份地位) at first glance. Stages are square platfrms expsed t the audience n three sides with very few prps (道具) n the stage. Dance mvements and acrbatic mvements are basic skills.
Peking Opera:
Everything is sung instead f being spken.It cmbines a number f perfrming arts, such as acting, scenery, cstume, and smetimes dance r ballet.The singers are n the stage. The rchestra is in frnt f the stage but lwer dwn in the pit (凹陷處).
Opera in the West:
1. What type f text is this passage?A.Narratin(記敘文). B.Argumentatin(議論文).C.Expsitin(說明文). D.Prse(散文).
While-reading
wh: ____________________ what: _______________________________
freign high schl student
went and saw The Revenge f Prince Zidan
Activity 1 Fast--reading fr main ideas
Befre the perfrmance(Part 1:_________)
During the perfrmance(Part 2:_________)
After the perfrmance(Part 1:______)
Cmplete the structure f the passage.
4. The authr writes this passage by ______ A. space rder B. time rder C. lgic rder D. cause and effect
2.What’s the authr’s purpse in writing the passage?A . T prve that Peking Opera is a better way t perfrm Hamlet.B . T infrm the readers hw t perfrm Hamlet thrugh Peking Opera.C . T share the unique experience f seeing a Peking Opera versin f Hamlet.D . T make a cmparisn between Eastern and Western cultures.
The perfrmance f The Revenge f Prince Zidan was wnderful.
B. I was cnfident I knew a lt abut Hamlet.
C. I felt the strng emtins f the perfrmance.
D. I went t see The Revenge f Prince Zidan—the Peking Opera versin f Hallet.
E. My favrite part f the shw was the mvements f the characters.
2. Skim the passage and match paragraph 1-2 with its main idea.
1. Why did the authr think he knew a lt abut Hamlet?As a high schl student with _______________ as ne f his _____subjects, he had seen quite a few ____________ f Hamlet and read the_____ many times.
English literature
The Revenge f Prince Zidan
Befre theperfrmance
·He thught ________________________.·He wndered if Peking Opera is easier than a Shakespeare play t understand.
· cstumes and masks :__________ · vices:_______ · stage:________ · mvements:_______________________ _________
·He felt __________________________ __________________________________.
he knew a lt abut Hamlet
_______curius
During theperfrmance
After theperfrmance
Read the passage carefully and cmplete the chart.
Activity 2 Careful--reading fr details
2. Skim the passage and match paragraph 3-4 with its main idea.
1. Hw did the authr and the audience understand Peking Opera?The music, exaggerated mvements and mime helped get the meanings acrss t him and the audience.
2. Why was a backflip his favrite?This was the _____time that I had seen Prince Hamlet d a backflip. It was s ________ and ________ that he wasn’t sure if the characters were ___________ r _________!
dazzling energetic
perfrmers athletes
3. Hw was the perfrmance?The perfrmance was successful and wn cheers frm the audience.
exaggerated, incredible, dazzling
2. Skim the passage and match paragraph 5 with its main idea.
Smene is really excited r nervus abut smething.
Accrding t the cntext, what d the tw phrases mean?
Everything yu wanted it t d r t be is satisfying.
1)n the edge f my seat
2)ticks all the right bxes
Why des the authr say “The Revenge f Prince Zidan ticks all the right bxes”? Because this shw cmbines music, singing, drama, petry and cstume design with explsive effect. In the authr’s pinin, this shw is perfect and meets all his requirements.
the strng emtins f lve, anger, fear and grief in the perfrmance
West and east meetingCultures perfect cmbiningChinese riginInternatinal visin
中西合璧文化交融華夏根基國際視野
Hw d yu understand the theme meaning f the passage?
Fcus n Chinese fine culture carrying frward and create a unique stage fr yung peple f new generatins.Peking pera is extensive and prfund(博大精深), it is well wrth watching, hearing , experiencing and explring!
中國京劇的“形frm”
西方莎劇的“魂spirit”
When HAMLET meets PEKING OPERA, it is a perfect unity f ____ and _____
frm spirit
1 Why des the authr say “The Revenge f Prince Zidan ticks all the right bxes”? Because this shw cmbines music,singing,drama,petry and cstume design with explsive effect. In the authr’s pinin,this shw is perfect and meets all his requirements.
Think & Share
2 Hw culd yu help a friend frm verseas understand Peking Opera? I can intrduce sme knwledge abut Peking Opera such as its rchestra,cstumes and masks,the stage set, perfrmers’ mvements and recmmend sme excellent plays in Peking Opera t them.
Surf the Internet t watch anther Peking Opera r adaptatin frm Opera in the West.
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