Festival and Theater Arts: China and Japan

In which province can you witness the festival as shown in the first picture? And what festival is this?

Answer explanation

Cebu City, Sinulog Festival

These props can always be seen on stage in Peking Opera.

• Bed and pillows

• Chairs and tables

• Drums and cymbals

• Wood blocks and sticks

With highly stylized song, mime, and dance, this performance is only performed by male actors.

• Dragon Dancing

• Kabuki

• Peking opera

• Sinulog Dance

Traditional Chinese dance that is usually seen during the Chinese New Year Celebration. This dance is based on a mythical creature believed by the Chinese people.

• Dragon dance

• Lion dance

• Snake dance

• Gangnam dance

Kodo conveys two meanings, “heartbeat” and ______________.

• children of Fuji

• children of the drum

• children of Kung Fu

• children of the sun

The visual elements of Peking Opera include song, speech, dance and ________.

• acting

• combat

• debate

• war dance

The Dragon Dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. The dragon symbolizes power, strength and __________.

• good luck

• health

• love

• hope

“Ki” in Kabuki theater means ________.

• art

• dance

• love

• spirit

The male roles in kabuki performances.

• Aragato

• Aragoto

• Arigato

• Arigoto

The Taiko drum festival is celebrated in____________.

• America

• China

• Indonesia

• Japan