Chuan Ju Performance Notice

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Just for your information, opera goers out there listen up!

Yesterday I went to attend a talk by this Chuan Ju troupe director and he announced that he is going to bring his troupe over in June to perform. The show will be 'Madam White Snake'. Woohoo!! I have long heard that Chuan Ju's 'Madam White Snake' is very very good and I am so fortunate to be able to see it live now. I can't wait, Dude!

Chuan Ju is famous at using special effects to enhance their peformance. The various techniques they use including face changing, hiding knife, spitting fire etc. These are techniques which helps to develop the characters in the show and not for acrobatic performances.

I watched a Chuan Ju named, Bian Lian, on DVD before and it was really a very touching show.

Some pictures of Chuan Ju, Dang Ma.

Some stunts

Here is a photo of a face changing master.

Comments

A.C. said…
Chuan Ju's "Madam White Snake" is very different from other opera. First of all, Xiao Qing is a male in their version, but transformed himself into a female maid to serve her after he failed to win over Bai Suzhen in a combat. Secondly, the show ends at "Flooding of Jin Shan Temple", and all subsequent scenes like "Meeting at the Broken Bridge" are not included. But they have additional scenes in which other operas don't have, like the prologue, whereby an Arhat was banished to earth after he tried pleading with the Supreme Buddha when the white snake had escaped from the mountain, and the scene whereby Bai Suzhen revealed her true form to punish a monk/ priest when he tried to tell Xu Xian about Bai Suzhen's real identity. On the whole, their version is very interesting to watch!
1:34 PM
Miko said…
sounds good! The Arhat banished to earth part was shown in the GZX version too.

Can't wait to see it!
2:16 PM
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