gezaixi

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Gezaixi is a traditional form of Taiwanese opera that combines singing, dialogue, and stylized movement to tell folk and historical stories on stage.

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gezaixi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf performing art ⓘ
traditional Taiwanese opera ⓘ
traditional theatre ⓘ
artForm musical theatre ⓘ
opera ⓘ
audience general public ⓘ
costumeStyle traditional Chinese costume with local Taiwanese features ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Taiwan ⓘ
culturalContext Taiwanese folk culture ⓘ
culturalSignificance important symbol of Taiwanese identity ⓘ
genre Taiwanese opera ⓘ
hasPart dance-like gestures ⓘ
instrumental music ⓘ
singing ⓘ
spoken dialogue ⓘ
stylized movement ⓘ
hasSubgenre indoor theatre-style performances ⓘ
outdoor stage performances ⓘ
language Taiwanese Hokkien ⓘ
mainLocation Taiwan ⓘ
movementStyle codified gestures ⓘ
symbolic stage movement ⓘ
musicalFeature accompaniment by traditional Chinese instruments ⓘ
use of percussion for rhythm and cues ⓘ
narrativeFocus folk stories ⓘ
historical stories ⓘ
originPeriod developed in Taiwan during the late Qing and Japanese colonial periods ⓘ
performanceOccasion cultural events ⓘ
local celebrations ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ
performanceStyle highly stylized ⓘ
melodramatic acting ⓘ
relatedTo Chinese opera ⓘ
Kunqu ⓘ
Peking opera ⓘ
storySource Chinese classics ⓘ
adapted historical novels ⓘ
local Taiwanese legends ⓘ
training apprenticeship with troupes ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ
typicalThemes filial piety ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
moral retribution ⓘ
romance ⓘ
typicalVenue stage performance ⓘ
uses elaborate costumes ⓘ
stylized makeup ⓘ
symbolic props ⓘ

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Taiwanese opera → alsoKnownAs → gezaixi ⓘ