1. Shocking opening: Let's trace back to the end of Mao Weitao's life and listen to her memories of her life's artistic journey
Time flies, time flies, and Mao Weitao, the peerless Yue Opera celebrity back then, is now in his twilight years. However, when she stepped into the theater and saw the young generation of actors sweating on stage, her heart was still full of passion and emotion.
She can't help but think back to the years when she was young, and her study of the script goes deep into her bones, and she repeatedly scrutinizes the design of stage scenes, and goes all out to pursue the ultimate state of art.
At that time, Mao Weitao was not tall, but her bright and witty eyes always flashed with a determined light, revealing her incomparable dedication to art. During the rehearsal process, she always frowns, engrosses her every move, and if she finds any shortcomings, she immediately corrects them repeatedly until she achieves the perfect presentation.
Tutors often praise her as an excellent student who is diligent and eager to learn, and has a bright future.
Mao Weitao, who has been fond of this ancient art since he was a child, was initially attracted by the poetic and mysterious stage in the theater. She once read the sentence "Mao Weitao is not the granddaughter of the famous Yue Opera performance artist Mao Yisheng" in the introduction of the program list, which also became a classic answer when she was asked about her life experience in the future.
At that time, she could never have imagined that one day she would be able to become an important performing artist in this genre and contribute her own strength to the revitalization and inheritance of Yue Opera.
Looking back, her life journey is like a legendary play, magnificent and exciting, which is worth savoring again and again.
Second, the positive order review: the struggle and glory of youth
Back in 1978, the release of the Yue Opera movie "Red Lady" triggered a nationwide Yue Opera boom. Mao Weitao, who has always had a love for this ancient art, was also deeply impressed by its unique charm.
In 1979, she finally realized her dream and was successfully admitted to the student class of Zhejiang Yue Opera Theater, and since then she has embarked on her own path of Yue Opera learning. Although those days were hard, she never gave up, and the only living expenses she had every day were only a few hundred yuan.
However, even in a poor environment, Mao Weitao's indomitable determination and persistent pursuit of artistic dreams are still indestructible! She devoted herself to the meticulous crafting of every stage move, tirelessly consulted and learned from senior teachers, and tried her best to master the true meaning of art.
Coming from an ordinary family, she never imagined that she would one day be able to devote herself so fully to her studies before stepping into this industry. Therefore, whenever she finishes schoolwork, she always tries her best to share all kinds of chores for the family, even the most basic housework, and does not hesitate to undertake it, just to reduce the burden on the family.
With his diligent and studious spirit, the talented Mao Weitao quickly won the praise and love of many teachers. At the age of 17, she stepped onto the stage for the first time, albeit only in a small and insignificant role.
But in her eyes, this was already the beginning of her dream, and at this moment, she felt as if she was on the most glorious stage, and since then, she has gradually let go of the pressure of life and poured all her energy into the stage career she loves.
Since entering the 80s, the influence of Yue Opera films has gradually weakened, but Mao Weitao's love for the stage has always been unwavering. At that time, many of my classmates chose to leave and move on to more pragmatic fields.
However, she has always adhered to her original intention and is determined to become an outstanding Yue Opera actor.
This dedication and devotion to art has lived up to her enthusiasm and hard work. In 1985, Mao Weitao, who was only 22 years old, shined at the second national opera stage performance and won the highest honor of the first prize.
Since then, she has won many awards in many provincial and municipal competitions, and has become one of the high-profile and anticipated young actors at that time.
Time flies, and the little boy in the past has entered a middle-aged life, but his love and dedication to Yue Opera have never declined. Whenever he learned that Mao Weitao was rehearsing on campus, he would not hesitate to travel thousands of miles to the theater to discuss the details of the script with this young and beautiful female mentor.
As time passed, a feeling of seeing each other and hating each other gradually developed between the two, giving birth to a fiery emotion that will not swerve until death.
In that passionate year of 1996, they started a closely connected and inseparable career as artists with the acclaimed performance held in Guangzhou. In order to be able to fully support her beloved, Xiaoxiao resolutely gave up her position as a teacher for decades and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the development and growth of Yue Opera.
"When I first decided on a relationship, Xiaoxiao once confessed to me that he had entered old age and was afraid that he would not be able to stay with me for a long time, and hoped that I could find a younger partner to spend the rest of my life with.
Recalling that time, the older lady had a happy smile on her face as she recounted the words that still baffled her to this day.
However, Xiaoxiao's enthusiasm and dedication to Yue Opera also deeply touched Mao Weitao. Since then, she has made this ancient art her life's work.
With her husband's unwavering support and far-reaching influence, she gradually formed her own unique and novel way of understanding and interpreting Yue Opera scripts, and passed on these valuable experiences one by one.
After entering 2006, Mao Weitao, whose career has entered the middle-aged stage, began to try a new challenge - to transform into a director. Her excerpt "Xiangyun Foli Xu Ying" quickly became popular as soon as it was released, quickly won a warm response from audiences across the country, and became one of the high-profile artists on the stage.
In the following years, she successively served as the chief director of many large-scale Yue operas, and personally cultivated a group of talented young actors. At the same time, with her unique insight into the repertoire and groundbreaking reform ideas, she made a name for herself in the field of directing and quickly won widespread acclaim.
Since 2010, Mao Weitao has been at the helm of the Zhejiang Yue Opera Theater, and her greatest contribution is the successful integration of modern stage elements such as direction, choreography and props into traditional Yue Opera.
On this stage, she led the team to carefully create one masterpiece after another, and made an indelible contribution to promoting the ancient art of Yue Opera to modernization.
The seasoned theatre lover once praised her talent as a director, and whenever she admired her masterpiece, she was always amazed by her precise mastery of every line and every detail of her movements!
Looking back on the memories of 2019, Mao Weitao, a famous Fujian opera artist, unreservedly shared her deep understanding of quyi in an interview with the recording studio. She emphasized that the essence of Yue Opera art lies in creating poetic and imaginative visual effects through clever lines and action design in a limited stage space, and at the same time, it is necessary to dig deep into the unique emotional world of the characters and vividly show them.
In addition to his outstanding creative ability, Mao Weitao's careful cultivation of the younger generation of actors has also attracted much attention. She has emphasized in many media interviews, "No matter what role you play, the first task is to deeply understand and accurately grasp the character's personality, and resonate with the character, only in this way can the character be shaped to life."