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sw-chinese-opera-banqiang

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Playwriting for banqiang-system Chinese opera (板腔体：京剧、豫剧、越剧、秦腔、评剧、沪剧、淮剧、川剧弹戏), where sung passages are paired seven- or ten-character lines varied by metre (板式) rather than filled into fixed tune patterns. Covers genre (唱工戏／做工戏／武戏), the main line, technical structure and 排场, how 行当 and a named star decide the writing, 程式, lyric craft (唱词：上下句、重点句、垛句、辙口), 宾白 and the sung/spoken seam, duets, what the writer marks on the page (Peking-opera vs Yue-opera style), the interface with actors and musicians, restoring old plays, and three contemporary routes including 现代戏. Sources; 范钧宏、翁偶虹、刘吉典、樊尚林、张庚郭汉城、罗怀臻、陆军, plus full scripts (锁麟囊／沙家浜／白蛇传／朝阳沟／潘金莲). Use when writing or revising 唱词, choosing 板式, writing for a performer or role-type, adapting a traditional play, writing a 现代戏, judging a project's genre, marking 锣鼓, or drawing the boundary before general dramaturgy skills apply. Not for 元杂剧/传奇/昆曲, which are the qupai system; see sw-chinese-opera-qupai.

When to use

• writing or revising 唱词
• choosing 板式
• writing for a performer or role-type
• adapting a traditional play
• writing a 现代戏
• judging a project's genre
• marking 锣鼓
• restoring old plays

When not to use

• 元杂剧
• 传奇
• 昆曲
• qupai system

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