Zhang Huoding, who has been calling for thousands of times, has still not performed, but for opera fans, perhaps feeling the stage style of today's hottest Peking Opera actor from his disciples is the only option at present. On May 7th and 8th, Li Linxiao, a disciple of Zhang Huoding, will hold a special performance at the Chang'an Grand Theatre, and three weeks before the performance, Li Linxiao, who is already a young actor at the Beijing Opera House, returns to the teacher's side and returns to the furnace one move at a time on the carpet of the China Academy of Performing Arts.
Because of the epidemic, the school did not return to school this semester, and the campus was unusually quiet. In the rehearsal hall, one wearing a sports suit, one in a costume, no band, the two masters and apprentices play their own rhythm, looking silent, but not sparing any imperfect details. Although this "Suolin Bag" is a compulsory course for Cheng Pai actors, it is also the most performed Cheng Pai family drama, but because of this, even if any detail is not in place, it can be captured by the audience. As a result, Zhang Huoding was also almost demanding of his disciples, and the strength of the water sleeves, the speed of his steps, the eyes, and even the height of his body when talking to the child were repeatedly corrected, and Zhang Huoding often mentioned a word "natural". Li Linxiao said, "I understand what the teacher means by this 'nature', not the kind of loose nature in the usual sense. Every detail of this play was done by the teacher, and the teacher wanted me to polish these symbolic things to a less heavy trace. ”
For Li Linxiao, whether it is the traditional classic "Suolin Capsule" or Zhang Huoding's new classic "The Legend of the White Snake" created by Cheng Pai, the test is the hard core strength of the actors, even if it is not the first time to hold a special scene, but in her view, "every performance is precious, and it is the most careful polishing at this stage." ”
As a student of the "Zhang Huoding Peking Opera Chengpai Art Heritage Center", Li Linxiao personally felt what Zhang Huoding promised at the beginning of the class, "Never graduate". "Every time there is an important performance, I will come back to the teacher to polish and improve, and other teachers and sisters are also like this." The teacher told us that the mind and art must take the most correct path, and she is our artistic mentor and even more our life mentor. ”
Following Zhang Huoding over the years, Li Linxiao said that he had undergone tremendous changes, "I went from a person with a lot of ideas to now having no ideas in my head except drama, and when I got up, I was in the practice room, except for eating and sleeping. In the past few years, learning drama with teachers is a process of spiritual healing, a baptism of art and personality, and 'seeing the wise and thinking together' is a very common phenomenon in our workshop. In a practice room on the sixth floor of the Beijing Opera House, Li Linxiao has been "cats" in it for many years, and almost every day is the one who is the last to go, "I have followed the teacher's artistic and life direction step by step for several years." ”
I can feel that Li Linxiao, who is peaceful and stable in his daily life, is somewhat nervous when facing his teacher Zhang Huoding, "I am full of blood as soon as I see the teacher, and I am the kind of excitement that cannot be controlled." Every word of the teacher is precious, and I am always afraid that I will miss it. I am very concerned about what my teacher said about me. In order to let the disciples understand their facial expressions when performing, in addition to speaking and demonstrating, Zhang Huoding will also take photos and videos on the spot, so that the disciples can always know their performance status.
It is reported that Song Xiaochuan, a tacit partner who has cooperated with Zhang Huoding for 26 years, will also bring his juniors to perform with Li Linxiao in "Swimming lake" in "The Legend of the White Snake" and other folds, and Ye Shaolan, the current leader of the Ye Sect, is still serving as an art director.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Guo Jia
Photo / Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Xiaoxi
Editor/Ying Qiao