In 1921, in Suzhou, not far from Shanghai, a group of people came together to leave a little fire for the ancient Kunqu opera. In August of that year, the Kunqu Opera Transmission Institute was officially established, and a legend that lasted for a hundred years began. On 18 May 20 years ago, Kunqu opera was inscribed on the first United Nations Representative List of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. On May 18th this year, the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe Famous Artists Theme Evening ended with a series of celebrations for the "Ni Pei YaYun Lan Ting Fangfei" series of celebrations, celebrating the centenary of the establishment of the Kunqu Opera Transmission Institute, the 20th anniversary of the kunqu opera being selected as an intangible cultural heritage, and the sound of water mills in Shencheng.
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On the evening of May 18, the old artists of Kunda Class came up with unique skills. Zhang Mingrong led the students to explain the "Five Poisons Drama" to the audience. "Five Poisons Play" is a Kunqu ugly performance created by the generation of actors who pass on the characters, imitating geckos, centipedes, toads, snakes and spiders to perform five plays. Liu Yilong led his apprentices to perform "The Record of the Evil Sea and Descend the Mountain", which ushered in a burst of applause.
"Teachers always say that they have spent too many years and Kunqu opera experienced too much suffering. They must pass on the best and most beautiful Kunqu opera to us. Zhang Xunpeng recalled that in 1954, at the age of 13, she entered the Kunqu opera class of the Shanghai Opera School and received the true biography of the teachers of the Chuanzi generation, "They not only taught each other in art, but also took care of us in life." Teacher Zhu Chuanming braved the heavy rain to buy toffee candy from Nanjing Road and smuggled it to the classroom. ”
Yue Meiti is the only female primary school student in Kunda Class, and she thanked the teacher of the Chuanzi generation and the teacher Yu Zhenfei for letting herself persist in the inheritance of female primary school students to this day.
Ji Zhenhua just returned to Shanghai from the Kunqu opera movie "Handan Chronicle", "At the age of 79 this year, I actually had the opportunity to play a leading role on the screen, and at that moment I felt like Lu Sheng in the play, like a dream." Lu Sheng's dream was an illusory dream, but I was a real dream come true. ”
The sound of the water mill is passed on. Liang Guyin took her granddaughter Zhu Yunni to perform the "Twelve Reds" in "Good Period", "I have been learning to sing since I was a girl, as long as I sing it, it seems to be back to the girlhood." Now, my granddaughter is also growing up, watching her sing 'Twelve Reds', I feel as if I have returned to many, many years ago. This melody that can never be sung enough and cannot be sung enough is like a girl's dream. ”
After performing "Too White Drunk Writing" the day before, Cai Zhengren brought the masterpiece "The Hall of Eternal Life", and Zhang Jingxian joined hands with Wu Shuang to perform "A Thousand Miles to Send Beijing Niang".
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Pu Cunxin, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, also appeared at the evening party on the 18th. His father, Su Ming, was the director of the first draft of the Kun opera "Sima Xiangru" and had a very pleasant cooperation with Yue Meiti. On the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Cpc, the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe is rehearsing the red classic "Self-Descendants" in an intensive manner, and at the end of the party, Zhang Jingxian, Wu Shuang and Luo Chenxue brought the clip of "Own Descendants", which the audience saw first.
From May 11th to 18th, Shanghai Zhang Jun Kunqu Art Center launched a series of performances in the 100-year "Chuan" Qi At the Majestic Theatre to celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the Kunqu Opera Institute and the 20th anniversary of kunqu opera being selected as an intangible cultural heritage. The series of performances is based on the past, present and future of Kunqu opera, corresponding to the "Kunqu Classic Folding Opera Special", the contemporary Kunqu opera "Spring River Flower Moon Night" and the "Where is the Flute Sound" Kunqu Intangible Cultural Heritage 20th Anniversary Concert.
On the 11th, "Kunqu Classic Folding Drama Special" was performed by Shi Yihong, Li Hongliang, Yuan Guoliang, Zhang Zhengyao, Sun Jing, Sun Haijiao and other famous characters to perform "The Record of The Book of Fish Silk", "The Record of shepherds and wangxiang", "Tieguantu • Thorn Tiger" and "The Book of Surprise And Hongji , Taibai Drunken Writing". Zhang Jun's "Shocking Hongji Taibai Drunken Writing" is the most concerned fold of the fans, and the "Drunken Writing" that has been painstakingly studied and practiced by mentor Cai Zhengren for several months has been performed satisfactorily on the 11th. Zhang Jun just lit the soles of his boots, and there was applause from the audience.
For the contemporary Kunqu opera "Spring River Flower Moon Night", director Li Xiaoping overcame the difficulties of isolation and came from Taiwan to strive for excellence. The audience has chased from the premiere to the current "six brushes", and there are also many fresh faces. "Spring River Flower Moon Night" will open more than 20 tours in Guangzhou, Nanning, Changsha, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing and other countries under the operation of Chongqing Performance Group. The first stop will be held on July 25 at the Shenzhen Guangming Culture and Arts Center.
On May 18th, at the "Where is the Flute Sound" Kunqu Intangible Cultural Heritage 20th Anniversary Concert, Zhang Jun gave a new name to the "Water Mill New Tune" "Where is the Flute Sound". "The flute is the soul of Kunqu music, and we trace in the flute where we come from, and where do our dreams arise?" The new Kunqu music brand "Water Mill New Tune", co-founded by musicians Peng Cheng and Zhang Jun, has been from the recording studio to the campus, from the 10,000-person concert to the return to the Grand Theater, for a full 10 years. It's plugged in digital music wings, cloaked in holographic sound technology feathers, and a freshly baked work "Li Bai" in collaboration with rap label Max Power. Chen Hongda, the young founder of the "Yamazawa Quartet", said: "What Teacher Zhang did was both interesting and meaningful. ”
At the concert, the "Student Opera Art Troupe" of Huili Pudong Private School, composed of 30 children, took the stage to sing the Kunqu Kaimeng song "Long Knife and Big Bow". Zhang Jun said, "Children are hope, is the future, looking at their childish but serious faces, can't help but be moved, isn't this where we come from?" ”
Column Editor-in-Chief: Shi Chenlu Text Editor: Zhang Yi Photo Editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi