Beijing Opera Face Painting Demonstration

ShivaNova sand Sinman Dance Company aims to promote and develop Chinese dance and culture in the UK through performances and activity workshops. Chinese opera face painting.

Beijing Opera Mask is a pattern of facial make up for opera actors and actresses, enabling the audience to get a glimpse of the inner world of the each role. Different colours represent different roles in the play.

For example: Red indicates devotion, courage, bravery, uprightness and loyalty. Black symbolizes roughness and fierceness. Yellow signifies fierceness, ambition and cool-headedness. In this workshop we will demonstrate a few main role masks on participants.