An Analysis of Visual Symbols in the Newly-adapted Beijing Opera the Golden Cangue

• Main Authors: Liu, Yichun, 劉怡君
• Other Authors: 劉晉立
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bnsaqd

碩士 === 國立臺灣藝術大學 === 戲劇學系 === 101 === The study adopts Roland Barthes’ theory of semiotics to analyze the visual symbols in the newly-adapted Beijing Opera the Golden Cangue. the Golden Cangue is based on Eileen Chang's short novel of the same name, which narrated the tragedy of the fallen aristocracy in the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. This play was adapted by An Chi Wang and Hsueh Chun Chao in an attempt to present a different kind of performance than traditional Beijing Opera by using a composite modern theatre design method. Bathes’ semiotics is based on the theories of Saussure who was a Switzerland philologist. He adopted terms such as “system”, “syntagma”, “denotation”, “connotation”, and “signification” to explain the meaning of symbols. The visual symbols of the Golden Cangue are integrated with the plot and action elements, based on the sets of scenes and properties in the script. By adopting a semiotic approach to the analysis of the play and deconstructing the symbolism of visual elements in the play, this study provides another mode of interpretation.