What is the main content of Tibetan opera?

"Tibetan Opera" mainly introduces the formation of Tibetan Opera and its unique artistic form, and feels the unique charm of Tibetan Opera and its arbitrary and eclectic artistic enjoyment.

In the murals of Sanye Temple, there are also a variety of performance pictures such as Azhuo Encouragement Team, Heqin Song and Dance Team, religious honor guard and white mask drama in the warm scene similar to the inauguration ceremony of Sanye Temple. The original Tibetan opera was closely related to the folk yak dance. In the mural of Princess Wencheng entering Tibet in Jokhang Temple, there is a scene in which a herdsman wearing a white goatskin mask dances with two yaks in the center of the picture, reflecting that Lhasa welcomes the princess with a hundred dances.

With the relative social stability and political and economic development, Tibet's culture, literature and art have made great progress. The development of Tibetan opera has gone through three periods: Jeb period in the Tang Dynasty, Dalai period of the 5th and peaceful liberation of Tibet.

Cultural characteristics

Most Tibetan operas in the square are not performed on the stage, but on the square. Tibetan Opera Troupe will go to a village or town, a residential area or a tent area. Generally, a play is only performed once, but a play may last for several days. Because it is a square drama, it is required to sing in a particularly loud and broad way. In the middle of the performance and singing, there are a lot of folk dances and special Tibetan opera dances formed in the performance practice.

Tibetan costumes in Blue Mask Opera have the characteristics of fat waist, long sleeves, big chest and bare arms. They are colorful and dense, pay attention to the combination of patterns and structures, and like to use animal skins, gold and silver, jewelry, ivory and precious stones as decorations. At the same time, the belt is the main part of jewelry, and various styles of waist ornaments inlaid with jewelry are tied around the waist and hung on the hips to form various tail ornaments.