FINALLY!!!!!!!!! the script...
Monday, July 20, 2009, 8:08 AM
We went to meet the lady at the teahouse today to check on the things in the script.We asked her a few questions and decided that it would be good if i posted them up.
1) Are there any conventions in Chinese opera that we should keep in our script?
- Chinese Opera is all about the dialogue and the singing as well as the movement. All these are the main components in Chinese Opera.
2) Is Opera more movement or script based?
-Both are equally important and both are used to convey the story line as well as things about each character.
3) Do plays usually have a climax? Where are they usually?
- They do have climaxes, they can be everywhere. But it really depends on the lenght of the Opera being performed.
4) Would adding modern elements and stuff like that be disrespectful to Opera?
- Only people in China are really bothered with keeping the art form pure. Now a days because of the youth and their mentality,Opera has had to take a very modern sdtand inorder to attract the audience. So i think it is alright to modernize it to fit into the requirements to please the audience.
5) We have a fairy Godfather in the play, do you think it would be better if we have a base character from Chinese Opera history to use for the Godfather?
- You can create your own character, he can be funny, serious, whatever you want the Godfather to be. It really depends oin your interpretation of the character.
6) Is there a clear exposition in Opera?
- There used to be very clear expositions whereby the characters came up on stage and told the audience of theuir name, family, occupation, etc. But now a days there seems to be no need to do this as the audience has become 'smarter'. Todays audeince will be able to derive the characteristics o the audience from their actions and dialogue throught the script.
From this question and answer round that we had with her, Isaac edited the script and we now have a finalized (nearly) Script that i can base sound and set on!! YAY!!!!
So GREAT JOB GUYS!!!! kepp up the gOOD.,.. no GREEEEAAAAATTT WORK!!
LOVe ya all..
-Priscilla Jamir
Director: All
Playwrights: Isaac
Secretary: Rachel
Costume: Wenzhen
Set: Priscilla
Lights/Sound: Priscilla
Movement coach: Saad
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