It’s appealing and interesting, both visually and sonically.” All the (elements) onstage - the speech, the lyrics, the dance, movements, costumes - serve a central musicality. There are more than 300 different forms, and Kun and Shaanxi are two of the very famous ones. Xing Fan, assistant professor in Asian theatre and performance studies at the University of Toronto, says Chinese indigenous theatre, in the traditional sense, is “an umbrella term.
“We have co-operated to perform a bunch of different music styles, including Western opera, bel canto, created by China and Chinese traditional folk music,” Zhang says. The Ottawa Bach Choir, which perform music from every historical period, will be part of what he terms a “Chinese and Western-instrument fusion.” “Our team first decided to make Chinese folk music the theme,” he explains through a translator, “and then to break that down into four areas: cultural connotation, folk fascination, Chinese opera music, and Chinese and Western fusion.”
The sixty-piece China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra and the Ottawa Bach Choir perform along with special guest soloists, including Chinese fusion singer Gong Linna.Ĭreating such a varied show wasn’t an easy task, says music director Zhang GaoXiang. Two revered forms of Peking Opera will be among the offerings at a show that celebrates cultural fusion at the Sony Centre this weekend.Įnchanting China: Masterpieces of Chinese Music (Friday and Saturday) combines a variety of musical sounds, including the Kun and Shaanxi forms of Peking Opera, and features cultural offerings integrating new and old, West and East, sight and sound.
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