Well, after a lot of talking around and Saturday's performance and introduction to chinese opera, I finally know what to do!!!
Movement in chinese opera is like a dance. And it works around the 'rule of opposites'. This means that whenever one does an action, it begins in the opposite direction it is supposed to go. Say for example greeting. The actor will perform hand movements while walking backwards and then walk back to the front continuing these movements till he stops to prostrate, performing a bow. I'll search for a video and put it up as soon as I find it. Other than this, the movement for female characters requires more hip and wrist movement while the male characters have more elbow and shoulder movement. Along with this, the posture of the male character is very important especially since we're going to have a deity and a prince.
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