Colors
Blue represents staunchness, fierceness and astuteness.
Red indicates devotion, courage bravery, uprightness and loyalty.
Purple stands for uprightness, sophistication and cool-headedness.
A green face tells the audience that the character is impulsive and violent and depicts surly stubbornness, impetuosity and a total lack of self-restraint.
Gold and silver colors are usually used for gods and spirits.
Black symbolizes roughness and fierceness. The black face indicates either a rough and bold character or an impartial and selfless personality.
White suggests sinisterness, treacherousness, suspiciousness and craftiness. Commonly seen on the stage is the white face for the powerful villain. It highlights all that is bad in human nature: cunning, craftiness, and treachery.
Red indicates devotion, courage bravery, uprightness and loyalty.
Purple stands for uprightness, sophistication and cool-headedness.
A green face tells the audience that the character is impulsive and violent and depicts surly stubbornness, impetuosity and a total lack of self-restraint.
Gold and silver colors are usually used for gods and spirits.
Black symbolizes roughness and fierceness. The black face indicates either a rough and bold character or an impartial and selfless personality.
White suggests sinisterness, treacherousness, suspiciousness and craftiness. Commonly seen on the stage is the white face for the powerful villain. It highlights all that is bad in human nature: cunning, craftiness, and treachery.
Halloween
For Halloween, our Mandarin Class made Beiing Opera Mask to be in the spirit! We printed out masks and colored them and laminated them and added rubber bands so we could wear the mask. Along the way we learned about the colors and what they represent and what they mean. We had a great time and you can too by making your very own.
Steps
1. Print out a black and white mask.
2. Color the mask.
3. Laminate the mask.
4. Cut out the mask.
5. Hole-Punch the sides on the mask.
6. Add Rubber Bands
7. Wear Mask and Enjoy!!!
Steps
1. Print out a black and white mask.
2. Color the mask.
3. Laminate the mask.
4. Cut out the mask.
5. Hole-Punch the sides on the mask.
6. Add Rubber Bands
7. Wear Mask and Enjoy!!!