Qi Weifeng and Zhang Dan are both students of the Silk String Cadet Class
Qi Weifeng of Shijiazhuang Silk String Troupe.
Hebei News Network, October 1 (reporter Zhang Xianglin) last night, as the second performance of the national zizi sound cavity excellent repertoire exhibition, the silk string "Empty Printing Box" was brilliantly staged in the Shijiazhuang Silk String Theater. A group of silk string rookies in the background are particularly eye-catching, they are the first batch of students in the 2006 government-funded silk string professional student class. 10 years have passed, and this group of little hairy children has become the pillar of the troupe.
In June 2006, Shijiazhuang silk strings were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and subsequently, the Shijiazhuang Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government launched a series of important measures to revitalize the art of silk strings. The silk string professional student class was jointly opened by the Shijiazhuang Art School and the Municipal Silk String Troupe with government investment that year, and a total of 43 students majoring in silk string performance were enrolled. After 10 years, these trainees have grown into talents. Today, the reporter brings you the story of the "big man".
Obsessed with silk strings meet nobles
Qi Weifeng, 26 years old this year, is the oldest in the class, when he first entered the silk string professional student class in 2006, he was the tallest, and the other students did not exceed his shoulders, and his classmates called him "big". In the past ten years, the young trainees have surpassed him in height, but everyone still affectionately calls him "big". Qi Weifeng, a worker and an old student, has now become the "little protagonist" in the regiment.
At that time, Qi Weifeng was 16 years old when he entered the silk string professional student class, was in the second year of junior high school, compared to other small students, he was more mature and independent, he came to study because he loved silk strings. No one in Qi Weifeng's family studied opera, but he liked opera, especially silk strings, since he was a child. When he was in junior high school, a man he called "nobleman" appeared, that is, his history teacher. The teacher was a silk string fan, and if Qi Weifeng asked for advice, the teacher taught him without reservation, and also gave him a large number of silk string tapes and books full of jokes.
Qi Weifeng was rewarded with a living allowance of only 100 yuan per month, but he spent 60 yuan to buy a Walkman. Qi Weifeng secretly watched the drama in class during the day, lay in bed at night and listened to the silk string tape, sometimes hearing the early morning when he listened. He was obsessed with silk strings. When the Silk String Cadet Class was enrolled, Qi Weifeng signed up for the first time, and he was successfully admitted. "I am very grateful to my history teacher, who is my nobleman, who took me on the path of learning silk strings." Qi Weifeng said.
The demeanor of the predecessors is encouraging
In September 2006, the silk string student class was officially opened, and only one month after the start of the class, Qi Weifeng, who loved silk strings, had the idea of dropping out of school. Because I have to practice basic skills such as splitting forks and lower waist every day, the practice is very intense. Qi Weifeng, 16, was in pain when he practiced and it was very difficult to climb into bed every night. Qi Weifeng's self-esteem was very strong, he did not want his former teachers, classmates and villagers to see the joke, and gritted his teeth and persevered. "Before watching the actors walk a few steps on the stage is very simple, I did not expect to practice so many basic skills offstage, it is really a minute on stage and offstage for ten years."
Most of the teachers are from the Shijiazhuang Silk String Troupe, including many respected old artists. The teachers walked into the classroom early and left very late, teaching the singing and moving by hand. "At that time, the rehearsal space was limited, and teacher Yang Runze, who was more than 60 years old, showed us kneeling steps, just kneeling on the floor, we looked very distressed, but he didn't care. There are too many such things, and with such a group of teachers, what reason do we have not to study well? Qi Weifeng said that the role model of the teachers motivated the students to practice hard.
Four years passed in the blink of an eye. In 2010, the students were about to graduate, and the troupe teacher arranged a stringed version of "The Lady of Yangmen" as a graduation performance, and the last judge they faced was the audience. The teachers themselves corrected the singing voice and movements little by little, and the students also practiced hard, and this play drew a successful end to their four years of study. "The show was a success and the audience was quite happy with the performance of our group of young actors. From the troupe teacher, I saw what love and persistence are, and established the direction of life. Qi Weifeng said.
Passing on the strings is faith
After graduation, more than 20 students in the class stayed in the Shijiazhuang Silk String Troupe to work and began their acting careers. Qi Weifeng, a worker and an old student, became a small protagonist in the troupe, and he played the male lead in classic plays such as "Bai Luo Shirt" and "Three Jinshi", and performed in various places. In addition to the performance, Qi Weifeng continued to learn from the old actors in the troupe, and lived a busy and fulfilling life. Among the veteran actors who taught him is 79-year-old An Luchang, who is the representative inheritor of the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage (Shijiazhuang Silk String Project). "Teacher An is still doing his best when he is so old, and he tells me that the drama often arrives earlier than me." What moved Qi Weifeng even more was that An Luchang passed on to him the hat wings he had used all his life, and Qi Weifeng regarded it as a treasure.
He understood Teacher An's intentions, and also saw the good intentions of the old artists to pass on the silk strings. Qi Weifeng has his own understanding of the inheritance and development of silk strings, he knows that young actors are still shallow in skill, and they must also learn from old artists in a down-to-earth manner, and then seek development and innovation after a certain accumulation.
"My friends and I will earnestly learn from our predecessors, do our best to shape each role, and continue to develop the Shijiazhuang silk string inheritance." Qi Weifeng said firmly.