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Datong’s Shadow-play Performing arts |
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Datong Shadow is rooted in the fertile soil of the folk culture, fed up with the rich folk art. It is a collection of folk art, music and drama, and also an integrated art of characters, singing and performing. Due to less impact of foreign cultures, Datong Shadow maintains the original ancient style. |
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Datong Shadow has firstly used separating the singing of men and women, and also enhanced the artistic appeal within a slide background of the video screen. |
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The main props are shadow dolls (commonly known as paper dolls), liangzi (the video screen), and lamps (light).
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The main performing musical instruments are the Sihu, the three-stringed lute, the suona, the long trump, the small drum, the big copper gong, the Jiangzi, the stick, and the cup. There are at least five in one team, the warmer, the top hand, the bottom hand, the preparer and the leader, and up to six or seven. |
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The music of Datong shadow is the "plate chamber" in the opera, whose main melody is negative chamber, positive chamber, roller board, and tip board. Its singing style and rhythm have absorbed from Qinghai local folk, opera and folk shows. Its two categories are the flower show and the copies.
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