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INDEX Accusing the Husband, 145 Accusing the Traitor, 142(5.15), 143 acrobatics, 16–22, 49, 71 back flip, 17 high somersault, 19 actors emphasis on, ix, 1, 69 training, 189 alienation device, 3 All Men Are Brothers, 35 At Odds with a God, 158(5.36) audiences, 1, 16, 192 axes, 120 “back crossed double spears” (pose), 28 “back whisk” (move), 78 “backward battering the tiger” (move), 17 “balancing the oil lamp” (skill), 185–7 Bald Eagle Fairy, 67 bandits, 35, 127, 137, 168 Bao, Judge, 140, 149, 159 Battle of Baqiu, The, 24, 25(2.24), 50(3.15), 84(3.58), 119(4.34), 144(5.17) Battle of Red Cliff, 137 battles, 91, 98, 100 preparation for, 122–9 “beard work” (move), 148, 149, 152 beards, 148–53 characters without, 144 designs, 148 Beheading of a Wicked Husband, The, 139(5.10), 149(5.23), 160(5.38) belts, 167–9 Blocking the Horse, 43, 44–6 (3.07–3.10), 72(3.43), 73, 73(3.44) “board leg pose”, 26 “board waist” (pose), 31 boat poles, 81 boats, 34, 80–3 movement of, 80, 81 Borrowing at New Year, 60(3.27) bows and arrows, 115–17 Brecht, Bertolt, 3 Bringing the Magic Pearl Over the Rainbow Bridge, 86(3.60), 96(4.05–4.06) Burning the Camps, 23(2.21), 108(4.20) Burning of Pei Yuanqing, The, 103(4.15) Butterfly Lovers, The, 155, 162, 162(5.41) Cao Cao (general), 45, 137 Cao Cao and Yang Xiu, 45, 47(3.11) Cao Cao, Guan Yu and Diaochan, 29(2.28) “carpet work” (skill), 17 carrying chairs, 10 Cave of the Spiders, The, 88(3.64), 105(4.17), 106(4.18) chairs, 69–74 Changban Slope, 74, 74(3.46), 94(4.02) Chaozhou opera, 165, 188 Chen Lin (eunuch), 172 Chen Shimei (malicious husband), 159 Chen Yong (martial arts master), 117 Chenxiang (son of fairy), 120 Chinese opera as cultural achievement, ix defined, 2 development of, 3 language of, 191–2 perception of, by Westerners, 16 styles of, ix, 2 suggestion as principle of, 3, 15, 37, 91 women in, 56 Chinese Opera: Images and Stories (by Siu WangNgai with Peter Lovrick), ix, 191 Choosing Qiuxiang, 61(3.29) chuanqi (classical drama), 2 “circling the stage” (mime move), 8 Cleaning Out the Bandit’s Lair, 14(2.11), 15, 49(3.14), 114(4.28), 150, 151(5.25) cloud boards, 89–91 “cloud flip” (move), 18 cloud whisks, 75–80 clouds, see cloud boards clowns, 165, 185–7, 188 Comedy of Eight Errors, A, 4(2.01) Cosmic Belt, The, 26(2.25) command flags, 84–5 Contemporary Legend Theatre Company (Taiwan), 3 conventions, stage, ix, 1, 192 Cosmic Circlet, 121 costumes (see also belts, hats, robes), ix, 140, 159 Crossing Wits, 63(3.32), 77(3.49) Cui Yingying (young maiden), 54 dachushou (fighting style), 94 Delights of the Mortal World, 134(5.04) Dong Sheng and Li Shi, 6, 6(2.02) Dr. Happenstance, 165, 165(5.45) Dragon Phoenix Battle, The, 82(3.55) Drawing Lots for Life and Death, 143, 143(5.16) Drowning the Enemy Troops, 118(4.33), 149, 150(5.24) Drunken Monk, The, 80(3.53) dust whisks, see cloud whisks dwarfs (see also “playing the dwarf”), 34–35 Eight Immortals Cross the Sea, The, 66(3.36), 77(3.50), 78, 98, 99(4.09) Eighteen Crossings, The, 54(3.19), 55(3.20) Eighteen Luohan Pursue the Golden Crane, The, 18, 18–20(2.15–2.17), 35, 36(2.38) “embrace the whisk” (move), 76 emotions, 56, 59 Escape from the Golden Mountain Temple, 17, 17(2.14), 164(5.44) Execution of the Commander, The, 25(2.23) “exploring the sea” (special move), 30, 31, 45 eyes, see “opening the eye of wisdom” face changing, 170(6.01), 171–6 face painting (see also face changing), ix, 1, 2 Fahai (Buddhist abbot), 17, 175, 181, 182 Fan Lihua (warrior maiden), 100 fans, 51–8 magic, 179 Farewell, My Concubine, 112, 112(4.26) fighting, 94, 100, 113 Finding Mother in a Convent, 78(3.51), 79(3.52) Notes: Page references to photographs are given in bold type, viz. 25(2.24). To assist readers identify characters mentioned in the text, a brief description (in parentheses) has been added after the name of the character, for example, Chen Lin (eunuch), Song Jiang (robber chieftain). Similarly, the...

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