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This report records and reviews my graduation production The Good Person of Sichuan. I use a variety of perspectives to analyze and interpret the roles of Shen Te and Xiao Da, her invented cousin. The whole report is divided into four chapters. The first chapter discusses the meaning of Shen Te 's character in view of the background of the production, as well as the style of Brecht's epic theater. The second chapter looks at the portrayal of Shen Te / Xiao Da in the so-called epic model, and explores the strengths and weaknesses of myself as a dancer-actor. The third chapter matches my acting skills with the breathing method of dancing and the "five laws", and examines how they have helped to enrich the layers of my performance. The last chapter reviews and discusses the performance process: how dance and drama are similar and different, how their similarities or differences can reinforce each other, as well as what kind of preparation needs to be done by a dancer-actor like myself before a production is presented.
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