Yesterday, from the Bad News of the Jiangsu Performing Arts Group, Jiqing, a famous Kunqu performing artist in China and winner of the first Plum Blossom Award, passed away in Nanjing. The reporter contacted Shan Wen and Kong Aiping, two students of Zhang Jiqing, late last night, and while expressing deep condolences, they also more deeply understood the greatness of Zhang Jiqing's artistic achievements and the purity of his personality from their memories.
The stage is where she shines
"Teacher Zhang is a particularly simple person in life, you can't imagine such a simple old lady, on the stage will be so glorious." Shan Wen, a young actor at Jiangsu Kun Theatre, said. Shan Wen was born in the Jingkun family, and entered the Jiangsu Provincial Opera School in 1999, working mainly in Boumen Dan and Zheng Dan. "Teacher Zhang has grown up watching me grow up. At the first Hongmei Cup competition, Teacher Zhang was also a judge, and he thought I was not bad, and later in 2007, when the first batch of Kunqu opera inheritance disciples were accepted, Teacher Zhang took me under his door. In Shan Wen's view, Zhang Jiqing on the stage and off the stage is very different, "Her stage, her portrayal of the role can make you forget but in private she is such a simple person." ”
This point Kong Aiping also deeply understands, Kong Aiping's main worker Boudomen Dan, is now the leader of the third generation of actors in Jiangsu Kun Theatre, after entering the troupe at the age of 18, he was guided by Teacher Zhang Jiqing, and has maintained close teacher-student contact with Teacher Zhang Jiqing since then, "Teacher Zhang is particularly simple in life, so simple that you will not know that she is a master-level figure. But as soon as you get on the stage and into the role, the brilliance is really impressive. Kong Aiping recalled that Zhang Jiqing has lived in the Jiangnan region for a long time, and her body also has the delicacy unique to southerners, "Her usual dress is not gorgeous at all, but it is particularly clean and meticulous, and all her brilliance is left to the stage." ”
In the eyes of the audience, Zhang Jiqing is a highly skilled NankunDanjiao, the crown pearl of the opera industry, and the Kunqu opera art performance, in the eyes of the two students, Zhang Jiqing's rigor and seriousness are the most memorable qualities.
Rigorous and serious, this is the belief of adhering to a lifetime
When talking about accepting the guidance of Teacher Zhang Jiqing for the first time, Shan Wen and Kong Aiping both said, "Teacher Zhang is extremely serious in teaching. Kong Aiping recalled that when she first joined the group to see Teacher Zhang, she was very nervous, "At that time, when the children saw the teacher, they were a little afraid. The teaching of the troupe is different from that of the university, and there is no fixed number of years of study, but it is closer to the traditional master-apprentice model, "I learn from you, that is a lifetime of learning." Kong Aiping said.
Zhang Jiqing and Kong Aiping
Shan Wen also said that Zhang Jiqing is the learning object of all boudoir actors, but also the idol in his heart, it is a special honor to be able to follow Zhang Jiqing to learn, "Teacher Zhang is very strict in teaching, she does not often praise, but will constantly point out your shortcomings." For such a strict education, Shan Wen is as willing as a rapper, "For me, What Teacher Zhang taught me is not only opera performance, but more importantly, the truth of being a person, that is, to sing seriously, your skills must be taken, which is the most important." ”
Zhang Jiqing and Shan Wen
The audience was intoxicated by Du Liniang, who was in front of the stage, but the backstage that was not known to the audience was the most unforgettable memory for Kong Aiping. "Teacher Zhang's backstage room is very quiet, as soon as she enters the backstage, she enters the working state, and she has to pour all her energy into the stage performance, and at this time, there can be no foreign affairs to distract her." Before the performance, Zhang Jiqing has always refused to be interviewed by all media, Kong Aiping recalled, "We have a saying called the former love into the play, in the past the older generation of everyone before the performance was also like this, into the backstage began to prepare into the state, do not want to let people disturb, do not care whether there is publicity, her dressing room is not posted, closed doors before the performance." The performance on the stage is the best publicity, you can get the skills on the stage, you can get the recognition of the audience, that is better than all, the so-called drama is bigger than the sky. ”
At that time, Kong Aiping was still a fledgling Kunqu opera actor, Zhang Jiqing was already a well-known Kunqu opera master at home and abroad, she starred in some supporting roles in the repertoire at that time, and Was in the same background as Teacher Zhang Jiqing, "Teacher Zhang will not sit down after wearing the costume, and she will not eat or drink again after wearing makeup." Our junior teacher Zhang in the background also asked us this, and we will all do the same. This is a kind of art of opera actors, and you have to be worthy of everyone who pays for this play. Kong Aiping told reporters that the costumes of opera actors are kept and ironed by special people, and if they sit and lie down casually after wearing them, the clothes will be wrinkled. Makeup is the same, eating and drinking water may cause defacement to the costume, lipstick will no longer be complete, "you have to be worthy of your audience, worthy of so many staff." 」 I have followed Teacher Zhang for so many years, she has always insisted on this, and her backstage I really will never forget. ”
Doing art is also to be a person, the excellence of skills is on the one hand, for people is on the other hand, Kong Aiping summed up Zhang Jiqing's personality as "being a low-key person, doing things seriously", and this way of dealing with the world has also had a profound impact on Kong Aiping under the influence of years and years, "From Teacher Zhang, what I learned most profoundly is to keep the heart, to keep the loneliness, to keep the loneliness. "Glitz but smoke clouds over the eyes, vanity fair clothes and sideburns are better than the momentary brilliance on the stage, for the art of people, it is not easy to keep the heart, "What is everyone, this is it." ”
The Si people are gone, and the good news will last forever
"Teacher Zhang Jiqing is a treasure in our Kunqu circle, and we express our deep condolences for her passing." Shi Xiaming, president of the Kun Theater in Jiangsu Province, said that according to the wishes of his family, Teacher Zhang Jiqing treated everything from simplicity. Last night Kong Aiping returned from condolences, and her mood was still very sad, "As a junior, I really only have admiration for Teacher Zhang Jiqing, only admiration, she is a treasure in our opera industry and a pearl of Kunqu art." ”
Zhang Jiqing's "Peony Pavilion" once amazed the world, on the stage her smile, step by step are just right, never show off their own skills, but only to shape the character service, "I mourned at five o'clock, my heart is still very uncomfortable, I still remember the past things." How much does an artist have to put in and how much effort she has to make to get such recognition from the audience, it is really not easy. Teacher Zhang has already gone, and I can only say that I hope she can go all the way. Speaking of this, Kong Aiping has also choked up. Although Teacher Zhang Jiqing has left, the brilliant art and attitude of doing things she has left behind will continue to live endlessly.
Yangzi Evening News | Purple Cow News reporter Shen Zhao