"Loud voices, no trace of time,
Even if fate has its ups and downs, and several ups and downs,
With this leisurely water mill cavity as a companion,
It is like a beautiful flower, like a flow of water.
This year, Ji Zhenhua, the youngest of kunda's class, the first generation of Kunqu opera inheritors trained by New China, has also entered the ranks of the "post-80s".
In his old age, old classmates got together, or for drama.
For the sake of "neon clothes and rhymes", the old classmates gathered together again
@Kai Wang
# Neon and rhyme #
April 8,
"Neon Clothes and Rhymes" Kunqu Opera Special Session
Will be performed on the Shanghai Tiantou Yifu Stage.
Known as the "giant panda"
National treasure Kunqu opera performance artist
Ji Zhenhua, Zhang Mingrong, Yue Meiti,
Liang Guyin, Cai Zhengren
(in alphabetical order of last name)
Will be unveiled in unison,
Hand in hand to present a wonderful show of folding plays.
Because "only this one",
Therefore, as soon as the performance is opened, the ticket is empty.
In this regard, Liang Guyin and Yue Meiti joked: "Probably know that we act one and one less." Then he sighed: "I sincerely thank the fans and audiences who love and pursue Kunqu opera, and we are honored and happy for Kunqu opera to have such a 'treatment' on stage at the age of 80." ”
Cai Zhengren, who has always been Happy, said humorously: "Our 'super old age' can be regarded as a stage record, and I don't know if there are any people behind it, but there is certainly no ancient person before, and the teachers of the generation of characters are not so old and still on stage." ”
80 years old challenge 16 years old
When Liang Guyin announced that she was going to play "Si Fan", not only were the fans surprised, but even Cai Zhengren, who was sitting on the stage, leaned over Ji Zhenhua in the middle and gave her a thumbs up: "Nong actually picked this play, with courage!" ”
Everyone who sings Kunqu opera and understands Kunqu opera knows that men are afraid of "Night Running" and women are afraid of "Sifan".
Liang Guyin performs "Si Fan"
As the highlight of Danjiao's picking, the fold of "Si Fan", the "little nun" must sing and dance on the stage for 40 minutes, and the requirements for singing and workmanship are extremely high, not only to delicately portray how the young girl of the second eighth year endures Si Fan's bitterness and huaichun's throbbing, but also to integrate the absolute skills such as counting luohan into the performance without leaving any intention.
At the beginning, Liang Guyin became popular with this drama.
Liang Guyin told the story of his youth on the show
The experience of rehearsing "Sifan Down the Mountain" with partner Liu Yilong
When talking about her relationship with "Si Fan", she once revealed that when she was a child, her family was poor and had the experience of being sent to a nunnery for foster care, so her depiction of the little nun was particularly vivid.
Since 1991, Liang Guyin has not sung "Sifan" in its entirety with makeup, and even in 2019, she only sang fragments for the painter Chen Peiqiu's birthday.
Therefore, this is a challenge for her, but for the audience, it is definitely a rare and valuable opportunity to feast their eyes.
It is rare to see Liang Guyin re-perform "SiFan" this time
Choosing "Si Fan", Liang Guyin also had helplessness: "I originally wanted to play "Borrow Tea", but unfortunately, my old partner had patients to take care of at home. ”
Of course, some people suggested that she sing "Finding Dreams", which is also handy, but Liang Guyin, who has a pursuit, is not willing to sing the play of "too familiar".
She said: "The performance is "Looking for Dreams", I am afraid that the audience will be annoyed, so I will come to "Sifan". Starting tomorrow, I will also follow Gu well and practice every day. ”
Thick-soled boots cut off 10cm
Worried about this performance, in addition to Liang Guyin, there is also Yue Meiti.
She specially chose a fold of "Jade Hairpin Ji • Asking the Disease".
Yue Meiti performed "Jade Hairpin Ji Asking The Disease" for a fold
"This play is also something I like very much, with a very good singing voice, the four characters on the stage are funny, everyone has a performance, the characteristics are distinctive, it is a witty little comedy. Although there is no "picking up paintings" and "calling paintings" the audience is high, it is particularly chewy. Considering that my legs and feet are not good, Pan Bizheng in the role of illness, dragging a little step, can not only cover up some, but also in line with the situation in the character's illness. ”
Yue Meiti, who chose "Jade Hairpin Ji And Ask the Disease", went through some thought
On the day of the performance, Yue Meiti rushed to the Kuntuan to rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find thick-soled boots.
The elegant and elegant "female primary student" on the stage in previous years had to pedal 15 cm high thick-soled boots on the stage, in order to show her ethereal posture, she would also add 5 cm of inner height to the boots, but now it is not easy to control the extra "20 cm" under this foot.
In order to perform the elegant "style"
Yue Mei Ti would wear thick-soled boots
Because of the knee and ankle injuries, Yue Meiti has not been on stage for nearly three years, and occasionally appears in casual oratorio, to put on high boots again, she is a little afraid: "I let them help me find boots with a lower bottom and can be stepped on, tried for half a day, 10 cm (cm) that pair is just right." ”
That day, Yue Meiti came home with her boots and began to practice, eating and pacing, "I haven't worn high boots for two or three years, I always have to walk around the house and find feelings." ”
Don't confuse and don't touch "drunk writing"
"Shocking Hongji Taibai Drunken Writing" is Cai Zhengren's favorite folding play, and it is also the most difficult folding play he has realized.
He once set a rule for Zhang Jun, Li An and other beloved disciples -- not to be confused, not to touch the "drunken writing", because it is impossible to understand at all. And he himself took a detour for this.
Cai Zhengren's interpretation of "Too White Drunk Writing" also bypassed a detour
In 1958, Cai Zhengren, who was less than 18 years old, was asked to perform "Too White Drunk Writing".
This is a play with extremely difficult performance, Yu Zhenfei learned at the age of 20, and did not dare to act in his 40s, Cai Zhengren could only ask for advice.
Cai Zhengren and his mentor Yu Zhenfei
Unexpectedly, Yu Zhenfei agreed, he said: "I suggest that you learn from Teacher Shen Chuanzhi first, because I also learned from him, you learned from him, I will process it for you again." ”
In this way, Cai Zhengren learned "Too White Drunk Writing", and after performing in the Cultural Square, he could not help but feel proud in his heart, thinking that the play that the teacher won at the age of 40 was completed by him 20 years ahead of schedule.
Cai Zhengren recounted his debut in "Too White Drunk Writing"
Go to Yu Zhenfei for advice
The teacher gave him three words at the time, "Okay."
However, more than 20 years later, when Cai Zhengren wanted to pick up the folding play of "Too White Drunk Writing" again, he suddenly found that it seemed as if he had never really read and learned this play.
At that performance, he felt on the stage that he was "embarrassed" in capital letters, and his hands and feet felt like there was nowhere to put them.
Cai Zhengren said that he was very uncomfortable after that performance
Frustrated, he wrote to his mentor Yu Zhenfei, and said bluntly: "Why do people in middle age, but I will not act in "Too White drunk writing"? ”
Unexpectedly, Elder Yu replied, "I have been waiting for you for more than 20 years." ”
Yu Zhenfei's reply to Cai Zhengren read
"Three years of first study, go all over the world; three more years of study, it is difficult to walk"
This time, the choice of "Too White Drunk Writing" is not only for the lonely thought in my heart, but also to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of my mentor Yu Zhenfei.
Kunda students follow Yu Zhenfei (middle) to learn drama
Cai Zhengren said: "Today, a group of Kunqu people in our 80s can still join hands on stage to sing our favorite Kunqu opera, and there can be so many fans and audiences under the stage, which is both our luck and Kunqu's luck." I also hope that we can set an example for future generations, and I hope that when they are 80 years old, they can also take the stage like we do, and still have applause in the audience. ”
The performance will be performed on the Stage of Sky Toad Yifu
@Guo Xinyang
It is reported that this performance not only has the support of old artists, but also the strength of the Mesozoic actors Shen Yunli, Zhao Lei, Chen Li and outstanding young actors to participate.
Gu Haohao, vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature and chairman of the Shanghai Drama Association, personally took the battle. She sighed: "When I was 20 years old, I was 'opening the gong' for the performances of old artists, and now that 30 years have passed, I can still 'open the gong' for them again, and I really feel very happy." ”
New Performing Arts Studio
Author: Zhu Yuan
EDIT: Small open
Photo: Wang Kai and Guo Xinyang, stills provided by the organizers, part of which is taken from the performance video
Xinmin Evening News Cultural Department