If you want to watch a music performance that combines song, dar formance that striking design, just forgeb about the latest popwideo take a look at a of musical performance: chinese opera last month was on a trip- in shanghai. i was staying with my chinese friend mai-li. she insisted that we go to
the chinese opera and i have to admit truly original style the experience was amazing from beginning to end opera has a long history in-china. in ancient times actors performed the operas on the streets on 10 temporary istages with only hanging lanterns for lighting. it's funny to think that such
grand art started out like that we arrived at the theatre just before the fights went down as the curtain rose, the actors came on stage in their 15 beautiful costumes the fiery reds and ribbons of gold and silver were like a kaleidoscope of colour! the costumes go all the way back to the street
show days, when the actors used to ear bright colours to stand out in the dark. the singing was quite strange-very sharp and high-pitched. just like the costumes, the singing style was really ancient. the street performers used to sing that way so that their voices could carry over the crowds who
gathered to watch. the opera we saw was 'lady white snake', a classic chinese folk tale. a white snake changes into a beautiful girl, and then falls in love with a human. but the actors didn't only tell the story through song: the dancing and acrobatics were fantastic, too. the actors used not only
their faces but also their whole bodies to act out the story and show their emotions these actors train very hard at opera schools for years from about the age of 7 or 8. there weren't a lot of stage props or scenery because the actors use a lot of symbols to help tell the story. an actor galloping
with a whip, for example, means they are riding a horse. doing somersaults from a table or a pile of chairs means they are running down mountain the actors' make-up was incredible. each colour has a special meaning and reveals something about their character; red character, blue means cruelty and
gold and silver means means loyalty and bravery, black shows a warrior or a wild mystery. at the finale, it was breathtaking to see them all on stage together in their bright costumes and make- up. i didn't think that opera was for me, but i can't believe how much i enjoyed it. you must see a
chinese opera one day
Dear Ben,
Thank you for your letter. It was nice to hear from you!
In your letter you ask me about my school trip to Moscow. Well, I'm writing this letter from Moscow. We are staying at a hotel. We came here yesterday and have already seen a lot of interesting places. It's evening now and my classmates are watching TV. We wanted to go for a walk but it is raining now. Tomorrow is the last day of our trip and we are going to the Tretyakov Gallery.
I need to finish now, but soon I'll write more.
Best wishes,
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