Nanxi
E760653
Nanxi was an early form of Chinese drama from the Song dynasty that combined music, dialogue, and dance, and is considered a foundational precursor to later Chinese operatic traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese opera genre
ⓘ
theatrical form ⓘ traditional Chinese performing art ⓘ |
| artForm |
drama
ⓘ
music theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | partially preserved in written scripts ⓘ |
| genre | xiqu ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combination of music, dialogue, and dance
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multi-act structure ⓘ role-type system for performers ⓘ use of vernacular elements ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
earliest fully developed form of Chinese opera
ⓘ
precursor to later Chinese opera forms ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kunqu
NERFINISHED
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Peking opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan zaju NERFINISHED ⓘ later Chinese operatic traditions ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion |
Southern Song China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wenzhou region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
commercial theatres
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temple festivals ⓘ urban entertainment ⓘ |
| performanceType |
musical drama
ⓘ
operatic drama ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese dance history
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Chinese literary drama ⓘ Chinese music history ⓘ Song dynasty popular culture ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
historical stories
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moral didactic themes ⓘ romantic tales ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ming dynasty chuanqi drama
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Yuan zaju drama ⓘ |
| theatricalConvention |
alternation of spoken and sung passages
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use of stage properties and minimal scenery ⓘ use of stock characters ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
dance
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instrumental music ⓘ singing ⓘ spoken dialogue ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.