Methods of Performance in Kun Opera: the Components of Actor’s Body” and Its Manipulation in Creating a Role
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Li, Ming-Wei
Abstract
From the perspective of performer-centered theatre, this thesis focuses on how the performers of Kun-Ju (also known as Kun Opera) exert every part of their body. The whole discourse develops on the aesthetics of Kun Opera, gradually delving the three aspects of performers’ constructing their ability in physical expression: the manipulation principle of physical dynamics structure, the body-manipulation mechanism of integrating vocal, posture-and-dance, and the performers’ physical-mental interaction whiling playing. From the angle of how the body acts and moves, this thesis attempts to rediscover the performing elements of traditional Kun-Ju art, dealing with how Kun-Ju performers exert their body to achieve the highly integral stage performance of vocal, posture-and-dance, and role. In this way, the traditional art will not only be fully comprehended but be connected with the contemporary standpoint as well. Moreover, the methodology that analyzes Kun-Ju performance according to its own essence and practice will be extracted in the hope of further developing “nutrients” for contemporary performing art.
Subjects
Kun-Ju
body
actor
structure
core
methods of performance
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