Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, London SE14 6NW
This 10-week short course offers an accessible and engaging way to explore Peking Opera through movement, physical expression, character work and performance. Rather than focusing primarily on theory, students will learn through doing, using the body to discover how Peking Opera communicates character, emotion, action and story on stage.
Across the course, participants will explore basic Peking Opera posture, stage walking, gestures, eye expression, stage poses, character movement, folding fan work, mime and stylised action. Students will also be introduced to the four major role types — Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou — and experience how different characters can be created through changes in movement, posture and physical expression.
