As part of the Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival, come down and see the Face Change Artist on the 23rd September from 11.00am - 2.00pm.
Face Changing act is based on traditional Chinese magic originating in the Sichuan Province. Initially associated with Chinese Opera, performers in brightly coloured masks transform their faces in quick succession with each wave of a fan, turn of the head, twist of the arm or flourish of the hands.
Mystery surrounds the art of Chinese Face Changing with the secret of Bian Lian passed down from generation to generation of artists. It is rarely performed outside of China with the consummate skills of this secret art shared with limited performers. Sydney based Charlie is one of the few who have been permitted to learn this dramatic art and he guards the secret well.
In keeping with the fine tradition of this ancient art, the Face change artist changes his face with different masks to depicting special characters of the performance. The colour of his face changes to express a range of emotions. As each face changes you will be surprised by how quickly it happened in the blink of an eye. Beware the red of anger if that is the face colour that catches your eye!
