Face changing of Sichuan Opera

913 views · Published 14 February 2014 · 1:53 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2014 · Entertainment

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Artist Zhao Naiyi performed face changing show in Columbia University, New York, on February 8. 

Face changing is an art of traditional performance originated from Sichuan, southwest of China. This special technique in the performance of Sichuan Opera is remarkable in that the performer changes his masks in a blink of second. to show different emotions and feelings of the character in the play.

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