[Inspiration and Mood Board] People: Colourful Faces

Traditional Chinese opera (Chinese: 戲曲; pinyin: xìqǔ; Jyutping: hei3 kuk1), or Xiqu, is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is a composite performance art that is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more than a thousand years, reaching its mature form in the 13th century during the Song Dynasty. Early forms of Chinese theater are simple, but over time they incorporated various art forms, such as music, song and dance, martial arts, acrobatics, as well as literary art forms to become traditional Chinese opera.

There are numerous regional branches of traditional Chinese opera, including the Beijing opera, Shaoxing opera, Cantonese opera, kunqu, lüju and etc

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“A Sense of Spirit in a Picture is Essential” – Jane Dwight on Chinese Painting

The Autumn Mountains Jane Dwight Chinese Watercolour, 2015

The Girl with the White Boa Jane Dwight Chinese Watercolour, 2015

Waxed Golden script on tissue Jane Dwight 2016

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