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"Sichuan opera is the essence of Bashu culture, and its scripts are highly literary and the language is humorous. At 7 p.m. on April 23, Xiao Demei, the representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage Sichuan Opera, a national first-class actor and winner of the Plum Blossom Award, was a guest at Sichuan University's "China Tianfu Cultural Tour" series of research and practice activities, bringing a theme lecture of "Carrying the Tao with Drama and Perfection - Inheritor Xiao Demei's 2024 100 Sichuan Opera Lectures on Campus" to show the beauty of Sichuan Opera art.
Xiao Demei
On the same day, on the occasion of the 29th World Book Day, Xiao Demei focused on the literary charm of Sichuan opera scripts at the beginning of the lecture. He sang the lyrics of "Wang Kui", the actor of "Love Detective", "More quiet, sad at night." The moon is as bright as a flooded building, revealing a bleak wind", exclaiming: "Our Sichuan opera playwright uses the word 'immersion' to skillfully depict the guilt in the heart of the male protagonist, so that literature and drama are perfectly integrated. ”
Then, Xiao Demei further analyzed the lyrics of classic plays such as "Picking Red Plums", "Dead Water Breeze" and "Straw Shoes County Order" in the way of both singing and speaking. He delicately and nuancedly analyzed the deep meaning behind each line of singing, showing the profound literary heritage of Sichuan Opera scripts, so that everyone has a deeper understanding of the art form of Sichuan Opera.
Lyrics display
When talking about the five singing tones of Sichuan opera, Xiao Demei took the lyrics in the Kunhua classic "Little Pink" as an example to affectionately describe the unique interpretation of beauty in Sichuan opera lines: "Handsome, like a fairy in the Moon Palace stepping down into the sky." Through his delicate interpretation, he made the audience feel as if they saw the beautiful image of a fairy and felt the wonderful artistic conception contained in the lines of Sichuan Opera.
High-cavity display
When mentioning the high tone of Sichuan Opera, Xiao Demei not only showed his profound vocal skills, but also invited his student, young Sichuan Opera actor Huang Lixuan, to sing the fragments of "Red Plum Praise" and "Dream of Clothes" on the spot. Huang Lixuan's singing was high-pitched and passionate, and the audience intuitively felt the unique charm of Sichuan Opera and the emotional depth contained in the lyrics.
Face-changing display
"Sichuan opera is appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar, and everyone can also understand this through the text. Saying that, Xiao Demei used the light tune of Sichuan Opera to sing the classic lyrics of "Pi Jin" in "Rolling Lamp" "Fat Tube": "The girl who marries out of the house goes back to her mother's house, her family's life is not easy to do, she has to carry water, she wants to burn tea, she doesn't feel asleep when she plays the drum, and she wants people to spin cotton ...... when the drum beats the second one" The lyrics are full of fireworks of life, so that everyone can feel the delicate depiction and vivid expression of ordinary life in Sichuan Opera.
Fingering display
"One minute on stage, ten years off stage. In the lecture, Xiao Demei also emphasized the core position of Sichuan Opera's "Four Skills and Five Methods", and urged young actors to be down-to-earth, practice diligently, and lay a solid foundation for basic skills. In the on-site interactive session, 12 students also learned the classic movements of Sichuan Opera Danjiao, Xiaosheng and "Punching Cakes". Finally, with the wonderful Sichuan Opera face-changing performance of the young Sichuan Opera actor Liu Hai, the lecture came to an end with warm applause.
Next, Xiao Demei will continue to go into primary and secondary schools to convey the charm of Sichuan opera art.
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