Recently, the "Great Beauty and Qin Cavity" opera art lecture sponsored by the Beijing-Kunming Office of the CPPCC National Committee was held at the Museum of Literature and History of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The lecture was delivered by Li Mei, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Beijing-Kunming Room, and president of the Shaanxi Academy of Opera.
Source: Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Opera
Qin Cavity, also known as "Zi Zi Cavity", is one of the oldest plays of the Han Chinese and is one of the national intangible cultural heritage. As the only co-winner of the second degree "Plum Blossom Award", the second degree "Wenhua Award" and the second degree "Magnolia Drama Award" in northwest China, at the lecture site, Li Mei systematically sorted out the origin, development, status quo, characteristics, singing cavity and performance of the Qin Cavity through the form of speech and use, and interpreted the excerpts of the Qin Cavity "Continuing the Red Plum Edge" at the scene.
In order to visualize the various art forms of "Great Beauty qin cavity", the lecture site also invited young teachers, students and actors from the Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Opera Arts and the Shaanxi Provincial Vocational College of Arts to perform the representative performance paragraphs of the three dramas of Shaanxi local opera Qin Cavity, Meihu and Bowl Cavity, including: Qin Cavity "Playing Wood to Persuade Brothers", Meihu "Liang Qiuyan" Excerpt, Bowl Cavity "Yang Guifei" Excerpt, Qin Cavity "Chopping Single Child" Excerpt, Qin Cavity "Top Lamp" Excerpt, Qin Cavity "Heroes of the Crowd" Excerpt, It fully demonstrates the diversity of local opera in Shaanxi.
Excerpt from Qin Cavity's "Heroes of the Crowd" Performance: Zhang Yaodong Photographed by Yang Yanan
Since the founding of New China, the creation of Qin Cavity has entered a mature period, and its creation has kept pace with the times, paying more attention to the richness of subject matter and the diversity of forms. Among them, the scenic spot Meihu drama "Liang Qiuyan" has won the beautiful talk of the masses "watching Liang Qiuyan for three days without eating, not watching Liang Qiuyan's vain transformation in the world", and the side shows the excellent mass foundation of Qin.
As an iconic figure of the Qin Cavity drama genre, while constantly studying the performance, Li Mei integrated the development of the Qin Cavity into the process of the times, and constantly created Qin Cavity works with the characteristics of the times. Speaking of the integration and development of works and the times, Li Mei said: "As practitioners, we should firmly seize the opportunities of the times, use our own profound thinking and practical actions, issue unique businesses, praise for the times, and sing for the party and the people. ”
This lecture is the second lecture of the "Xiqu Art Lecture Series" in the Beijing-Kunming Room in 2021 (the 14th in total). Through lectures and performances, the participants jointly felt the "beauty of Qin Cavity". Through the development of the Qin Cavity, it is more reflected that Chinese culture has continuously absorbed various regional cultures and ethnic cultures in the development of the times, forming a rich and diverse Chinese culture. Forge ahead into a new era, keep the integrity and innovation and start again. As an opera worker, cultural inheritor and artistic performer, Li Mei said that in the future, she will bring qin cavity to more audiences, so that more people can know and fall in love with qin cavity.
Source: Guangming Network