Chinese theater

C37155 concept

Chinese theater is a traditional performing art form that combines stylized acting, music, dance, acrobatics, elaborate costumes, and symbolic makeup to tell stories drawn from history, folklore, and classical literature.

Observed surface forms (8)

Chinese play ×4
Peking opera school ×3
Chinese opera ×2
Peking opera performance school ×2
Kunqu opera ×1
Peking opera troupe ×1
traditional Taiwanese opera ×1
traditional Taiwanese opera form ×1

Instances (15)

Dehe Garden Theater
China Drama Academy via concept surface "Peking opera school"
Seven Little Fortunes via concept surface "Peking opera troupe"
Han opera via concept surface "Chinese opera"
Mei school via concept surface "Peking opera school"
Cheng school via concept surface "Peking opera school"
Shang school via concept surface "Peking opera performance school"
Xun school via concept surface "Peking opera performance school"
The Peony Pavilion via concept surface "Chinese play"
The Purple Hairpin via concept surface "Chinese play"
The Purple Flute via concept surface "Chinese play"
The Handan Dream via concept surface "Chinese play"
Taiwanese gezaixi via concept surface "traditional Taiwanese opera form"
gezaixi via concept surface "traditional Taiwanese opera"
surface form: Gezaixi
Sichuan opera via concept surface "Chinese opera"