"To commemorate the historical merits of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionary pioneers is to study and carry forward their lofty spirit of unswervingly striving to revitalize the Chinese nation, and to inspire and unite all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation at home and abroad to work together to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
"The history of the 110 years since the Xinhai Revolution has enlightened us that to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must have a strong force to lead the Chinese people forward, and this strong force is the Communist Party of China."
——Excerpt from General Secretary Xi Jinping's Speech at the Conference Commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution
In order to implement the first anniversary of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important reply and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the large-scale original Peking Opera of the China Academy of Performing Arts and the 2020 Beijing Culture and Art Fund funded project "Qiu Jin" were recently rearranged and will be staged at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre from October 21 to 22.
The Xinhai female Jie Qiujin, the character Jingxiong, the number of the lake heroine, throughout her life, to overthrow thousands of years of feudal rule and sacrifice, but also became a symbol of the modern Chinese women's revolution. At the intersection of the two "one hundred years" history, in order to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs, carry forward the spirit of patriotism, and more deeply understand the historical choice that only the Communist Party of China can lead the Chinese people to continuously advance, the China Academy of Performing Arts launched a large-scale original Peking opera "Qiu Jin". The play is starred by Ma Shuai, a teacher of the Peking Opera Department of the China Academy of Performing Arts and a first-class actor, and Li Jian, a teacher at the Affiliated Middle School of the China Academy of Performing Arts, and jointly created and promoted by the Peking Opera Department, the Performance Department, the Music Department, the Stage Art Department, the Attached Middle School, the Department of International Cultural Exchange and other departments and departments of the College, and was performed by the Experimental Theater Troupe of the China Academy of Performing Arts, and premiered in Beijing in June 2021.
Starring: Ma Shuai as Qiu Jin
Li Jian as Shan Zheng
"Buy a sword at all costs, and the mink will be able to exchange wine for wine." A heart of blood is diligently cherished, sprinkled with Ju Nenghua Bitao. ”
The original Peking Opera "Qiu Jin" focuses on Qiu Jin, a pioneer of the Xinhai Revolutionary And pioneer of the modern Chinese women's liberation movement, selects several important chapters in his short life in the past thirty-two years, combines the singing art of Peking Opera with the Western symphony, creates an artistic conception where tradition and modernity meet with the stage of "music, poetry and painting", and shows his legendary life, strong and indomitable revolutionary will and heroic spirit that dares to be the first in the world with Qiu Jin's poems full of revolutionary enthusiasm, pays tribute to revolutionary martyrs with original Peking Opera, and reshapes revolutionary classics with national art.
The first round of performances is a beautiful picture
Li Yongzhi, director of "Qiu Jin" and professor of the Department of Performance of the China Academy of Performing Arts, introduced that the repertoire is based on the Peking Opera program performance, adopts the new accompaniment mode, combines the traditional instruments of Peking Opera with symphony, creates a modern atmosphere through modern dance vocabulary, stage design and character modeling, gives the revolutionary theme a contemporary art aesthetic, and responds with practical actions to the important reply spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's "adherence to integrity and innovation".
Ma Shuai, a teacher of the Peking Opera Department of the China Academy of Performing Arts and a first-class actor, mentioned that the creation and rehearsal of "Qiu Jin" is not only a practice and exploration in artistic practice as a Peking Opera actor, but also in the process of collecting style, creation and rehearsal, he is constantly deeply moved by Qiu Jin's righteousness as a woman, and he is also deeply aware of the mission and responsibility of carrying forward the traditional opera culture as an opera worker, and will continue to study in depth on the road of practice and forge the original intention of art. Li Jian, a teacher at the Affiliated Middle School of the China Academy of Performing Arts, said in an interview that "Qiu Jin" has led outstanding students from multiple departments of the college to join the rehearsal, teachers and students on the same stage to create rehearsals, teaching each other, fully reflecting the characteristics of the Chinese Drama Academy in practicing and educating people, creating and educating people, and it is also a vivid patriotic education lesson for themselves and the teachers and students involved in it.
Stills from the first round of performances
Mr. Wu Yinqiu, a Peking Opera performance artist, expressed his excitement after watching the first round of performances. Mr. Wu Yinqiu studied under the famous Peking Opera performance artist Mr. Zhang Junqiu. In 1958, Mr. Zhang Junqiu rehearsed the Peking Opera version of Qiu Jin for the first time based on the famous writer and director Xia Yan's drama work of the same name, "Qiu Jin". Now seeing that the character of Qiu Jin has once again been put on the stage of Peking Opera, Mr. Wu Yinqiu is very happy. He saw Qiu Jin's persistence in this play and lamented that it is precisely because of the perseverance of these revolutionary predecessors that we have a happy life and the great rejuvenation of the country today. At the same time, he strongly affirmed the innovative spirit of the China Academy of Performing Arts, believing that "Qiu Jin" combines traditional opera with modern elements to help opera expand into new audiences.
Many viewers said in the interview that the combination of the language of Peking Opera and modern elements in music, dance, choreography and costumes makes people shine, and can feel the traditional aesthetics of Peking Opera and the novelty of modern drama during the performance, vividly showing the life of the revolutionary martyr Qiu Jin, making people feel full of admiration and touch, on the occasion of the centenary of the Communist Party of China, the significance of this drama is very profound.
The creation of "Qiu Jin" is an attempt by the Chinese Academy of Performing Arts to explore cross-departmental cooperation between teachers and students, promote the construction of the mechanism of practical education and teaching and scientific research integration in art colleges, and is a vivid practice of the important reply spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's "adhere to integrity and innovation" and "explore the true meaning of art in teaching and learning, and strive to be from the original heart of art in serving the people".
Live audience for the first round of performances
"Qiu Jin" has recently begun an intensive rehearsal work, and the second round of performances is about to start, and then dedicate a masterpiece to the national audience.
At 7:00 p.m. on October 21st and 22nd, meet at Mei Lanfang Grand Theater to jointly feel the ambition of the JianHu heroine To support the world and the pride of not being willing to be a woman!
On the 22nd, the performance opened multiple live broadcast channels at the same time
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Beijing Culture and Art Fund is a public welfare fund initiated by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, focusing on three major areas: stage art creation, cultural communication and exchange, and artistic talent training. The fund accepts declarations for the society, the funding process is supervised by the society, and the results of the funding are shared by the society, which maximizes the enthusiasm of the society to participate in cultural construction, builds an open, equal, open and transparent art funding system, and gives full play to the exemplary and leading role of the national cultural center.
Source: China Academy of Performing Arts