Tag Archives: Quyi

Pingshu

Pingshu (Popular Tales) is a Quyi art form of oral storytelling and it includes its namesake which is popular in northern China and Pinghua in eastern China’s Yangzhou. It developed into an independent art form in the early years of the Qing Dynasty (late 17th century). Though Pingshu is performed orally, artists in the early [...]

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Body Language in Quyi

Just like drama,Quyi also pays much attention to the maneuver of "Hand, Eyes, Body and Step in performance. Hand, Eyes, Body and Step here refer to a performer’s expressions and movements that accompany his singing and reciting in the performance. Hand refers to gestures the performer uses to present story plots. Gestures can indicate distance, [...]

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