"Walking henan, reading China, singing in the rhyme of the sound of Yu - Henan Yu Theater Celebration of a series of activities of henan Yu theater second group special performance" on the evening of May 2, the grand decoration was launched. Under the leadership of Ding Jianying, three generations of old, middle-aged and young actors appeared in the live broadcast room, which was warmly welcomed by the majority of opera fans, and more than one million people watched online.
The Second Troupe of Henan Yu Theater attaches great importance to this performance activity, has the courage to explore according to the characteristics of online live broadcasting, carefully selects excellent programs, organizes a strong performance lineup, has a variety of program types, and has a variety of program content and a hundred flowers. The wonderful selection of classic singing segments of the traditional new screenwriting, the folding play, the skill display, the color dress oratorio, the group leaders and the older generation of artists walked into the live broadcast room for face-to-face interviews, all of which revealed the director team's intention for program arrangement.
In order to meet the different appreciation needs of online audiences, the program pays special attention to highlighting the characteristics of the second group. Classic famous segments of major genres, excellent traditional repertoire origami plays, wonderful clips of Wenhua Awards repertoire, famous artists' cappella, etc. are all presented in the live broadcast. Bai Qing, Gao Hongqi, Zhao Jing, Li Dongjie, Liu Xiaoguang, Li Genwang, Shao Fu, Tian Hongya, Guo Dongling, Yan Mailing, Zhang Bo, Lian Caifen, Shao Wenxia, Zhai Yibing, Wang Xianguang, Zhang Xiuli, Zhao Jun, Li Xiangfeng, Zhang Yage, Zhang Jie, Yu Zhaoyong, Li Shengna, Chen Kunfeng, Zhao Yaping, Wang Xiaoxia, Li Tengfei, Zhou Mengmeng, Cheng Yabei, Pei Baige, Bai Lu, Wu Yanan, and other artists and outstanding young and middle-aged actors appeared one after another, closely following the theme of "Shouzheng Innovation" and displaying their talents; President Li Shujian and regiment leaders Ding Jianying and Zhong Junqiang appeared one after another Song Naxin, Wang Qingfen, Xuan Yuting, Lu Yuqin, Li Wenbin and other old artists walked into the live broadcast room to talk about the past and present of the second troupe, and share the bits and pieces of the second troupe that brought Yu opera to the world.
The second troupe has a glorious history, many genres, famous artists, and classic plays emerge in an endless stream. The performing artists of the older generation, represented by Yan Lipin, Wu Bibo, Tang Xicheng, Li Sizhong, Wang Qingfen, etc., have made great contributions to casting the glory of the troupe, and the excellent traditional plays they created and performed, such as "Qin Xuemei", "Three Weeping Halls", "Xia Chen Zhou", and "Raising the Flower Palanquin", have become classic masterpieces of Yu opera. In recent years, young and middle-aged performing artists such as Li Shujian, Bai Qing, Ding Jianying, Gao Hongqi, Xu Junxia, Wang Kewei, Zhao Jing, Li Dongjie, Liu Xiaoguang, Li Genwang, Shao Fu, Guo Zhicheng, Tian Hongya, and other performing artists, as well as performing artists such as Shi Zhenhu, Zhou Wuzhan, Wang Gongzheng, and Li Changjiang, have continuously innovated on the basis of inheriting traditions, and launched a large number of new screenplays such as "Cheng Baby Saving Orphans", "Qingfeng Pavilion", "Su Wu Muyang", "Tears sprinkled with love", "Cai Wenji", "Jiupin Patrol Riot Style Zhao", "Ma Benzhai", "Yi Bo Yuntian" and so on. It has had a wide impact on the domestic and international stages, and has created a new glory of the Second Troupe of Henan Yu Theater.
Dramas such as "Cheng Baby Saving Orphans" have won the "Wenhua Award" of the China Arts Festival and the "Five One Project Award" of the Central Propaganda Department; "Su Wu Shepherd" is praised as "a good teaching material for patriotism" and has been highly praised by party and state leaders. In February 2013, "Cheng Baby Saves Orphans" was performed on the Broadway stage in the United States, which was welcomed by American audiences and created a precedent for local broadway performances in the country. In October 2016, the play "Cheng" went to the United States again and appeared on the stage of the Dolby Grand Theater in Hollywood, representing the first time in the opera industry on the Hollywood stage. In the past 20 years, the second troupe of Henan Yu Theater has represented China in more than 20 countries and regions such as the United States, France, Italy, Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan, Russia and other countries and regions, which has been widely appreciated by experts in the theater industry and audiences at home and abroad, and has made positive contributions to enhancing the domestic and international influence of Chinese traditional culture.
Going deep into life, taking root in the people, keeping integrity and innovating, and going to the world are the constant pursuits of the second troupe of Henan Yu Theater. At the moment when the epidemic prevention and control is normalized, the leadership team of the second group has the courage to explore, innovate and develop, plug in the wings of the Internet for opera, expand the performance market, carry out online performances, "let the actors have dramas, let the audience have dramas", sing Yu opera, taste Henan, let more people get close to and understand traditional opera and Central Plains culture, and let the masses enjoy the sound of the Central Plains and the beauty of Yu opera without leaving home.
(Courtesy of Henan Yu Theater)
Editor-in-charge: Huang Tao