Master Class: Expressive Techniques of Traditional Chinese Performance

COMPANY NAME

Play House Laboratories

COMPANY TYPE

Community

COMPENSATION

Unpaid

DESCRIPTION

April 6 from 6-8:30pm at Play House - Join internationally-renowned chuanju (“Sichuan opera”) artist Cui Guangli for a master class in the expressive techniques of traditional Chinese performance. Learn how the codification of “the four skills” of xiqu (“Chinese opera”) - singing, movement, recitation, and fighting - are configured and reconfigured to present a range of characters, situations, and circumstances, and how these performance strategies might be leveraged for physically-driven work in other performance styles. No performance experience necessary. Free, donations welcome! Supported by funds from the Michigan Community Center Grant through the Michigan Community Service Commission. Cui Guangli (Chengdu, China) is a two-time Plum Blossom Prize winner (the highest award for live performance in the People’s Republic of China) and the former Vice President of the Sichuan Provincial Chuanju (“Sichuan opera”) Company (Chengdu, China). A mentor to countless young chuanju performers, Ms. Cui currently performs, promotes, and researches traditional Chinese performance through the Cui Guangli Chuanju Workshop.

CLASS DATE

Apr 06, 2025

HOW TO APPLY

Atttend In Person

IN-PERSON ADDRESS

12657 Moran St, Detroit MI 48212