Kunqu Qingyi
Qingyi in Kunqu opera was a kind of role. In Kunqu opera performances, Qing Yi usually played the role of a solemn and demure female character. Her performance style was reserved, tactful, and delicate. For example, Du Liniang in " The Peony Pavilion " was a typical character played by Qing Yi. Lian Wenqing, the Qingyi of the Plum Sect, had demonstrated the characteristics of the Qingyi performance of Kunqu opera when she was learning "The Peony Pavilion." The Qingyi of Kunqu opera did not "pass the door" when singing. She needed to adjust her breath reasonably and sing while doing the posture. This tested the strength of the actors. Moreover, when the Qingyi actors of different troupes performed Kunqu operas such as The Peony Pavilion, they would show their different styles and characteristics. At the same time, Kunqu Qingyi's appearance was also very unique to China Oriental aesthetics, which could show a unique artistic charm. The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Kunqu opera Qingyi Huandan
In the Kunqu industry, Dan Xing included different types such as Qingyi (Zhengdan) and Huandan. Qing Yi usually played dignified, serious, and upright characters. Most of them were virtuous wives and mothers or chaste women in the old society. Their ages ranged from young to middle-aged. Qing Yi's performance was mainly based on singing. Her movements were relatively small and her movements were relatively steady. Hua Dan was different from Qing Yi. Hua Dan's characters had their own characteristics in terms of personality and image. They were usually more lively and lively in their performances. There were many types of characters, including some young, lively, and playful female characters. The novel "The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Actors of Kunqu opera Qingyi Huandan
According to the current reference materials, it was mentioned that Han Yijia would play Du Liniang in the Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion"(related to the role of the female role, which belonged to the category of female role and had a certain connection with Qingyi). She was taught by Wang Fengmei. However, it was impossible to provide a comprehensive list of the actors and actresses of Kunqu opera. The novel "The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Kunqu Classics
The classic Kunqu opera was Liang Chenyu's "The Story of Washing Gauze." It was the first Kunqu opera. There were 45 plays in the whole play. It used the love between Fan Li and Xi Shi as the main line to describe the history of Wu and Yue. It combined love and politics, and expressed the rise and fall of the country through the separation of children. There was also Wang Shizhen's (or his disciple's) Song of the Phoenix, which was a work with the significance of the era. "The Peony Pavilion" was also a classic Kunqu opera play. It was performed in France and the venue was full. After the performance, there were seven curtain calls. "15 Strings" was also quite famous. It had the praise of "a play saves a play." In addition, Tiger Bag Bomb: Drunken Hit Mountain Gate, Peony Pavilion: Garden Dream, Leifeng Pagoda: Broken Bridge, Hujia Village, The Story of the Evil Sea: Double Descends, Nine Lotus Lantern: Fire Judgment, Kite Mistake, The West Chamber, The Jade Hairpin, The Palace of Eternal Life, and The Strange Double Meeting are also classic plays of Kunqu opera. The novel "The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Kunqu Clown
Kunqu Clown, commonly known as Xiao Huamian, was a family with comedic humor in Kunqu opera. The voice was clear and loud, and the performance was mainly humorous. They usually played simple and honest people with a sense of justice and low social status, such as fortune-tellers, diviners, young monks, errand boys, bartender, etc. Their movements and expressions were unique. For example, their eyebrows would fluctuate with the rise of their heads. In their performances, they relied on the daily necessities at the bottom of society to show the ugly world in their lives through humorous, brisk and popular methods. Kunqu clowns were mostly supporting characters in the play, serving as a foil to the main characters. Their performance elements were exaggerated, their language was funny, their noses were white, and they were humorous. They were fearless when they talked. They could present many faces in the human world. For example, the young monk in "Descending the Mountain" wanted to leave Buddhism to find love, and his actions imitated the toad, which was the embodiment of the famous "Five Poison Play" of Kunqu Clown; Wu Dalang in "The Righteous Swordsman" imitated the spider. The performance of Kunqu Clown allowed the audience to see the lives of ordinary people, see the characteristics of human nature such as timidity, greed, pretentiousness, etc. It made the audience feel gratified when they saw the similarities with their own hearts, and then better understand themselves and the world. Watching " The Clown 2: Double Fantasy " wasn't enough. Everyone is welcome to click to read the novel!
List of Kunqu Inheritors
The following are some of the Kunqu opera inheritors: - Li Qin, a young actress born in the 1990s, was secretly trained by the state for six years in 2008 to become the inheritor of Kunqu opera. - Cong Zhaohuan, male, was born in Lushunkou, Dalian City, Liaoning Province on December 8th, 1931. He was a national first-class director, a national first-class actor, and a representative inheritor of Kunqu, a national intangible cultural heritage project. He had rich experience in Kunqu opera performance, directing, theoretical research, and many other aspects. In 1999, he was awarded the "Jiezhuo Art Award" by the American Tongqing Culture and Art Center. - Cai Zhengren was the representative inheritor of Kunqu, a national intangible cultural heritage project. He had played all kinds of characters in Kunqu opera in his 60-year stage career. He had been taught by Yu Zhenfei, Shen Chuanzhi, and Zhou Chuanying, three famous Kunqu opera students, and trained new Kunqu opera artists through a studio established in Nanjing. The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Fifth Generation of Kunqu
Kong Jihan, the fifth generation inheritor of Kunqu, is the grandson of Wang Xiaodan, the third generation inheritor of the Gan family's Kunqu. Huang Ya, male, female, born in 1992, was taught by Wang Zhiquan, the Empress of Wudan. Bi Yuting, a girl born in the 1990s in Nanchong, began to learn Kunqu at the age of 10, under the guidance of Liang Guyin, a national first-class actor, the winner of the third Plum Blossom Prize and the national treasure artist of "Kun Tai Ban". Zhao Yushu, the non-hereditary inheritor of Kunqu Gongchi Music of the 1990s generation; In the TV series "Agent of Time," Zhou Xiaobai (played by Jiang Mengjie) was also a fifth-generation descendant of Kunqu. These fifth-generation descendants of Kunqu played their respective roles in the inheritance, promotion, and performance of Kunqu. The novel "The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Young Kunqu performers
Kunqu opera has many outstanding young actors. For example, Yu Xuejiao of the Northern Kunqu Theater, who was a female lead and a male lead, graduated from the China Academy of Traditional Arts and studied under many famous teachers. In 2013, she became Shen Shihua's teacher. Her representative works included "The Story of the Evil Sea·Si Fan" and "Peony Pavilion·Dream Seeking". She also visited many countries for cultural exchange performances. Chen Chao of Kunshan Modern Kunqu Theater performed the original Kunqu opera "Gu Yanwu" selection. Lin Yujia of Kunshan Modern Kunqu Theater performed the Kunqu classic "Peony Pavilion" selection. There was also Cheng Jiayu from Suzhou City Su Troupe. At the age of 12, she was admitted to Suzhou City Art School to study Kunqu opera. At the age of 18, she joined Suzhou City Su Troupe. She was taught by the famous Kunqu opera and Su opera performing artist Wang Fang. In addition, in some performances, the "little actors" of Shipai Central Primary School, Qiandeng Qinfeng Children's Troupe, Little Kun Class, as well as the young actors of Shanghai Kunqu Theater and Kunshan Modern Kunqu Theater also actively participated in the performance and inheritance of Kunqu. The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Kunqu famous actors
Zhu Lianfen, formerly known as Yanxi, also known as Shuizhi and Fushou, was born on January 17,1837 and died in 1884 at the age of 47. She was one of the Thirteen Unique Artists of Tongguang. Her ancestral home was Yuanhe, Jiangsu Province. Her representative works included Si Fan, Qin Picking, Dream Seeking, Sending Fan, Xiangliang Ci Liang, Jinshan Temple, Three Fears, Pan Qiu, Double Worship Moon, Shuangsha River, Greedy Joy News, Hongni Pass, Little Cattle Herding, Picking Curtain Cutting Clothes, etc. There was also Mr. Han Shichang, whose reputation in the art world was comparable to that of Mr. Mei Lanfang, the head of the "Four Famous Dans". He was the former director of the Northern Kunqu Theater. Shen Shihua was also a famous Kunqu opera performer. He had performed well in plays such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "Dream in the Garden." The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
List of Kunqu Actresses
Here are some Kunqu actresses: - Li Qin was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. At the age of 11, she entered an opera training class to learn Kunqu opera. She was extremely talented and won the Golden Flower Award in the National Children's Drama Competition in less than a year. - He Qing started learning Kunqu opera at the age of 13. - Zhang Ran was born in Shandong Province. She studied art at the age of 10. She first studied Beijing opera, Hua Dan, and then transferred to Kunqu opera. She performed brilliantly in plays such as "Peony Pavilion" and won the 25th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award. - Shan Wen was the disciple of Zhang Jiqing, a famous Kunqu opera master. She had been performing "The Peony Pavilion" for 20 years and had won the 29th China Drama Plum Blossom Award. - Jiang Mengjie played the famous Kunqu opera actor Zhou Xiaobai in " Time Agent." - In the drama version of Time Agent, Kong Lin became a Kunqu opera artist. The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Kunqu Golden Mark
The Golden Mark was a legendary script written by Su Fuzhi in the early Ming Dynasty. It was based on the Warring States Strategy and Records of the Historian, and it told the story of Su Qin during the Warring States Period. When Su Qin failed to seek an official position, he was despised and laughed at by his family. After he became prime minister, his family flattered him. The script exposed the cold state of the feudal society. There were 42 episodes in the whole play. The arrangement of the scenes was good at comparison. The contrast between bitter and happy was strong. In the development of the plot, it deliberately imitated the structure of "The Pipa" and did not lose the original legendary quality. Among them,"Throw into the Well,""Stabbing Bones" and other single works are reserved plays of Kunqu opera, and high-pitched tunes are often performed in Jinben. The novel " The Legend of Dian Kingdom in Clouds as Deep as the Sea " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!