Quyi

Quyi

Quyi (Simplified: 曲艺; Traditional: 曲藝; pinyin: qǔyì) is a Chinese performance art consisted of narrative storytelling using staged monologues and dialogues. It is mostly a spoken performance, and is generally not a full-fledged theatrical play. It should not be confused with Chinese opera.

History

While the storytelling art concept has been around for centuries, the narrative art concept was mostly recognized in the 1920s. Only after 1949 with the founding of the People's Republic of China did the term "quyi" become widely used. Prior to this, it was just classified as "Singing and Telling arts" (说唱艺术 / 說唱藝術, shuōchàng yìshù)Børdahl, Vibeke. [1996] (1996). The Oral Tradition of Yangzhou Storytelling. Routledge publishing. ISBN 0700704361] . This is one of the art category that gained momentum since the New Culture Movement. With the exception of the Cultural Revolution period, a great number of stories written for this art are preserved.

Presentation

The story is usually told by a small number of people. The most standard number is 1 or 2, sometimes extending to 4 or higher. "Quyi" is often accompanied by clappers, drums, or stringed instruments, with the presenter wearing costumes at times. Unlike Chinese operas which has a fixed style for costume, "quyi" costumes vary depending on the era of the story plot. Costumes range from dynastic period "hanfu" to the more modern "qipao" or even suits.

The language used is usually associated with the spoken dialect of the local area. Sometimes it uses rhymed verse, some in prose, and some combine both. A lot of body movements may be used in the portrayal of the characters in the story. Each person may play multiple roles for multiple characters in the story. It is also this local and regional feel for the art that some would classify it as Chinese folk art.

Regions

Outside of mainland China, this entertainment form is also found in Taiwan.

ee also

*Shuochang
*Xiangsheng
*Chinese art

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • quyi — (song arts) Performed narrative arts known as quyi (song arts), or shuochang yishu (telling and singing arts) vie with importance in Chinese oral literature with Xiqu (sung drama/opera) and folksongs. As a professional art dramatizing tales in… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Quyi Chirchiq Tumani — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Quyi Chirchiq Tumani Country and Admin Code UZ.14.1514010 UZ …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Minsu quyi — (Min su ch’ü i) [Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore] Minsu quyi was founded in November 1980, its original goal being to publish essays and field reports introducing Taiwanese folk culture. Wang Ch’iu kuei became editor in chief in… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Immaterielles Kulturerbe Chinas — Die Liste des Immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China (chin. 中國國家級非物質文化遺產 / 中国国家级非物质文化遗产, Zhōngguó guójiājí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn, engl. China Intangible Cultural Heritage) führt alle Elemente des chinesischen Brauchtums auf, die vom… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes Chinas — Die Liste des Immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China (chin. 中國國家級非物質文化遺產 / 中国国家级非物质文化遗产, Zhōngguó guójiājí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn, engl. China Intangible Cultural Heritage) führt alle Elemente des chinesischen Brauchtums auf, die vom… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China — Die Liste des Immateriellen Kulturerbes der Volksrepublik China (chinesisch 中國國家級非物質文化遺產 / 中国国家级非物质文化遗产 Zhōngguó guójiājí fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn, engl. China Intangible Cultural Heritage) führt alle Elemente des chinesischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Empress Zhang (Suzong) — Empress Zhang (張皇后, personal name unknown) (died May 16 762 [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%AD%F0 king=%B5%C2%A9v reign=%C4 %C0%B3 yy=1 ycanzi= mm=4 dd= dcanzi=%A4B%A5f 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ) was an empress of the Chinese… …   Wikipedia

  • Suzhou pingtan — Pingtan, a genre of musical storytelling (see quyi), originated in Suzhou at the end of the Ming dynasty and employs the Suzhou dialect as its linguistic medium. It enjoyed its golden age during the first sixty years of the twentieth century in… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Shuochang — (simplified Chinese: 说唱; traditional Chinese: 說唱; pinyin: shuōchàng; literally speak and sing ) is a form of traditional Chinese storytelling (or, more properly, story singing ), with many regional subgenres; it is also often referred to as… …   Wikipedia

  • Forschungsinstitut für Musik der Akademie der Künste Chinas — Das Forschungsinstitut für Musik der Akademie der Künste Chinas (chinesisch 中國藝術研究院音樂研究所 / 中国艺术研究院音乐研究所 Zhōngguó yìshù yánjiūyuàn Yīnyuè yánjiūsuǒ, engl. Research Institute for Music of the Chinese Academy of Arts) wurde 1954… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”