Beijing Opera Mask Design

This week, our students learnt about the history and cultural heritage of Beijing Opera masks, exploring how the colours and designs represent different characters and personalities in traditional Chinese theatre. They gained an understanding of its cultural significance and symbolism. Afterward, the students enjoyed applying their knowledge by designing and creating their own unique Beijing Opera masks, showcasing both creativity and cultural appreciation.

We completed our activity where we had to design our own Beijing Opera Mask. Each colour represents different characteristics. There are a few colours. For example, red represents prosperity and intelligence and is a positive colour. Black is a neutral colour and represents honesty. Blue is a negative colour and represents stubbornness. I like this activity as we got to open up our creativity and also it was fun trying on our masks.

Fazl 7E

I’m trying to make a character who’s fierce and intelligent. This activity is really fun as it makes us be creative and artistic. I really love this activity and I hope others find it this way too.

Lucy 7C

During Chinese we made Beijing Opera masks. It was a great activity. I used the colours purple (Which means sophistication) and red (which means bravery and intelligence). I created the male main character which is smart, just and brave.

Angel 7C

Today, in Chinese we designed our own Beijing Opera masks using colourful and wavey colours. Everyone had fun and the other designs were really cool.

Ryan 8B

During Chinese, we learned about Beijing Opera. To help us understand this topic better we made Beijing Opera masks. The masks were quite different from masks from other countries. It was cool that each colour used on the mask had a meaning. Overall, it was a fun way to learn about Chinese culture.

Ishaal 8D

I like the opera masks because it is so meaningful to the Chinese culture. Since I love the Chinese culture, this makes my heart feel with joy to see this beautiful masks and colours on it.

Marie 8D