This unique book is ideal for collectors of exceptional photography and for anyone who loves opera, music, and theater. A Hongshengs voice is vigorous and high-pitched. The Chinese opera mostly come from the folk legends at that time and it consists of several cultural elements including music, painting arts, dance, martial. Gudnason's aim is to recreate the excitement, emotion, sound, color, and movement of the actors backstage from an insider's view.Supplementing the photographs is an insightful text by actress Gong Li as she comments on these powerful photographs and their significance as well as provides information about Chinese opera companies. Guan Gong is one of the important roles in the Chinese classical novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her images range from gorgeously costumed and heavily made-up leading players to children dressing for supporting roles. Her images were taken over a ten-year period during which she frequented opera productions, capturing actors in all stages of preparation for roles or fully dressed for a performance. Jessica Tan Gudnason's stunning portraits look more like painted sculptures than photographs. Among the several hundred regional companies in China today, the best known are the Peking, the Cantonese, and Shanghai's Yue Operas, which are featured in this photographic book. For centuries opera companies have mesmerized audiences with their elaborately costumed and made-up characters and the pageantry of their productions.
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