“A Terrified Soul” a performance by Anhui Provincial Huijing Theatre (China)

(with Azerbaijanian subtitles)

Huiju Theatre (China)

Huiju opera is one of the oldest forms of theatre in China originated from the extensive and profound Hui-Culture. With the Hui-chi tone established during Wanli's Reign in the Ming dynasty, Huiju Opera enjoys a history of 400 years.

Huiju Opera has played a significant role in the course of the development of Chinese operas, which carried on the past and opened a new way for the future.

In pluralistic cultural communication, the Huiju opera artists have transplanted William Shakespeare’ s Macbeth into Hui opera “Terrified soul” with an open mind, that remind of their predecessors adopted elements from other types of opera. For Huiju opera, it is a new breakthrough and transcending. Maintaining the Huiju opera’s special technique of expression, The Huiju opera “Terrified soul” has interpreted Shakespeare’s famous play using its innovative choreography, seamlessly incorporating operatic expression with dancing vocabulary. Unique tones of Hui Opera are interspersed throughout the performance. The Huiju opera “Terrified soul” exhibited the irreplaceable tradition and uniqueness intensively, showing the innovation idea and pluralistic drama view.