I decided to research Chinese theater for my presentation.  I chose this, because I have always been interested in, and performed in, the performing arts of America.  I thought Chinese theater would be very enjoyable to learn about, because there culture is so different.  After researching about Chinese theater for a while, I decided to focus on Peking opera, or what is now called Bejing opera, because it looked so different from the theater we have here in America. 

            When I presented my research I chose several different categories to break it into. The categories I chose were; a short history of Peking opera, background information on Peking opera, such as what goes on and off stage and what are the main instruments in the orchestra, costumes, the different types of characters, the performance itself, the contrast of Peking opera with American theater, and what the different colors on the masks that the characters wear mean.

            For my interactive piece I had pictures of four different masks that I drew, and had each person paint their own, using the colors they felt showed their personality.  Everyone seemed to enjoy this activity, because they got to use their imagination with the colors, and how they designed their mask.