In the 1960s and 1970s, the "revolutionary model play" resounded throughout the country, and each model play gathered the top artists in China at that time and worked hard to create it, whether it was a leading role or a supporting role, many actors became the stars of the public because of their performance of the model play.
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Mao Huifang, born in 1947, was admitted to the Shanghai Dance School in 1960. In 1964, the school rehearsed the national ballet "The White-Haired Girl", and she was selected to play Xi'er. After the 1965 ballet "White Haired Girl", the 18-year-old Mao Huifang became famous in one fell swoop, and in 1972, the ballet "White Haired Girl" was made into a movie, and Mao Huifang played the first half of Xi'er.
Mao Huifang was young
In 1979, Mao Huifang married Shen Weidian, who was studying at Fudan University, and the two had a son. In August 1984, she went to the United States with her husband to pursue a doctorate at the University of Detroit,Vincent, where she was recruited to teach in the ballet department and was later promoted to head of the ballet art department.
In the ballet "White Haired Girl", Mao Huifang played the first half of Xi'er
Shi Zhongqin, born in 1945, graduated from the Shanghai Dance School in 1966 and later worked as an actor in the Shanghai Ballet. In 1964, when the school rehearsed "White Haired Girl", because of the birth problem, she could only jump the masses. Later, the actors who jumped Xi'er were not in good health, and it was not ideal to re-select two, and in 1969, Shi Zhongqin replaced Jumping Xi'er.
Stone carillon as a student
In the 1972 ballet film "The White-Haired Girl", Shi Zhongqin played the second half of Xi'er. Shi Zhongqin successively danced ballet masterpieces such as "Swan Lake" and "Thunderstorm" on the stage, married in his 30s, and ended his acting career after the age of 40. After retiring in 1997, he worked as a teacher at a private ballet school.
In the ballet "White Haired Girl", Shi Zhongqin played the second half of Xi'er
Ling Guiming, born in 1943 in a peasant family in Shanghai, was admitted to the Shanghai Dance School in 1960 to study ballet, and in 1964, he starred in the school's rehearsal of the ballet "White Haired Girl".
Ling Guiming
In 1970 and 1971, the modern ballet "The White-Haired Girl" was made into a movie twice. Xi'er is played by four actors, but Dachun's actor is Ling Guiming in both versions.
In the ballet "White Haired Girl", Ling Guiming played Dachun
Ling Guiming was the deputy director of shanghai ballet troupe, and since 1984, he has been transferred to Shanghai Dance School, successively serving as vice president and principal. Since 2003, he has been the chairman of the 4th and 5th Shanghai Dancers Association.
Mao Huifang, Shi Zhongqin and Ling Guiming attended the event
Zhou Hetong, born in 1918, formerly known as Zhou Tong, was admitted to the Chinese Opera College at the age of 11, and was assigned to the Hezi class, the stage name Zhou Hetong, Gong Jingxing. After eight years of study, he stayed in the school to teach, and after the dissolution of the drama school, he began to sing opera in class. He once performed in Qingdao with Yan Shaopeng, and later joined the Ma Lianliang Opera Troupe, in 1953 he was under hao Shouchen as a teacher, and in 1955 he was merged with the troupe into the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe.
Zhou and Tong
In 1963, he played Hu Chuankui, commander of the Kuomintang Loyal National Salvation Army, in the modern Peking Opera "Sha Jiabang", which was made into a movie in 1971. In October 1984, he played Xu Pengfei in the modern Peking Opera "Red Rock", which celebrated the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. More than two months later, on December 18, 1984, Zhou Hetong died at the age of 66.
Zhou Hetong played Hu Chuankui in the Peking opera "Sha Jiabang"
Ma Changli, born in 1930, formerly known as Ma Chongli, entered the Peking Opera Branch Rongchun Society founded by Shang Xiaoyun at an early age, and the stage name was Ma Changli. After liberation, he entered the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe, studied under Tan Fuying, and was adopted as a righteous son by Ma Lianliang in 1954. In 1964, she played Chen Shimei in the Peking Opera movie "Qin Xianglian".
Horse long ceremony
In 1963, he played Diao Deyi, chief of staff of the Kuomintang Loyal National Salvation Army, in the modern Peking Opera "Sha Jiabang", which was made into a movie in 1971. Moving to Hong Kong in 1992, he travels frequently between Hong Kong and the mainland, enthusiastically guiding young actors to inherit traditional plays. He died on November 22, 2016 at the age of 86.
Ma Changli played Diao Deyi in the Peking opera Sha Jiabang
Sun Zhengyang, born in Shanghai in 1931, was originally named Sun Xiaoyang. At the age of 9, he entered the Shanghai Drama School to study Peking Opera, focusing on ugly lines, ranking orthography, and his stage name was Sun Zhengyang. In 1949, he entered the Shanghai Peking Opera House. In the pear garden line, it has the reputation of "Jiangnan famous ugly". In 1964, he played the villain bandit in the modern Peking Opera drama "Wise Tiger Mountain", "Liaison Deputy" Luan Ping, and in 1970, he made a model drama film.
Sun Zhengyang
Played bandit 08 in the modern Peking Opera "Rock Bay", which was made into a movie in 1975. In 1999, he won the "Shanghai Baosteel Elegant Artistic Actor Award" and the "Excellent Performance Award" of the 8th China Peking Opera Arts Festival for the role of the eldest son Wuji in "Zhenguan Event". In 2008, he was selected as the representative inheritor of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Sun Zhengyang played Luan Ping in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain"
He Yonghua, born in 1922 in Wen'an, Hebei Province, formerly known as He Wenbin, studied opera at the age of 11 and entered the Peking Opera class of Tianjin Jinji Ancient Society at the age of 15. Worship the famous shang and jade with flower faces. In 1953, he entered the East China Experimental Peking Opera Troupe, and later merged into the Shanghai Peking Opera House.
He Yonghua
In 1958, he played the first mountain sculpture of the Weihu Mountain bandits in the modern Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain". Since then, other actors in the play have changed frequently, but He Yonghua has never been replaced. In 1964, he was praised by Chairman Mao at the Peking Opera Modern Opera Observation and Performance Conference. After the performance in the Great Hall of the People in 1967, the villain actors were in the back row corner, and Chairman Mao specially went to shake hands with He Yonghua. He died on 12 September 2006 at the age of 84.
He Yonghua played a mountain eagle in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain"
Shen Jinbo, born in 1926 in a five-generation pear garden family, learned art with his father at the age of 7, and was admitted to the Chinese Opera School at the age of 10, where he studied under Gao Qingkui. After liberation, he formed the Peking Opera Troupe in Tianjin and went to the Korean battlefield to perform for the volunteer army. Later, the troupe was merged into the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe. In 1956, he starred in the Peking Opera film "Song Shijie" starring Zhou Xinfang.
Shen Jinbo
In 1965, he entered the crew of the modern Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain" and starred as Shao Jianbo, chief of staff of a regiment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It was made into a film in 1970. After ten years of turmoil, he was transferred to the Shanghai Opera School to teach, serving as the director of teaching until his retirement. He died on July 14, 1990, at the age of 64.
Shen Jinbo played Shao Jianbo in the Peking Opera "Wise Tiger Mountain"
Li Guang, born in Beijing in 1941, was born to Li Zongyi, a high-ranking student of Peking Opera. In 1952, he entered the Chinese Opera School, and was a veteran and a martial artist. After graduating in 1961, he was assigned to the Experimental Peking Opera Troupe of the Chinese Opera School. In 1965, he was transferred to the Peking Opera House of China.
Li Guang
In the modern Peking Opera "Plains Operation", he starred in Zhao Yonggang, a platoon leader of the Eighth Route Army. It was made into a film in 1974. In 1986, he won the 3rd Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award. In 1992, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Li Guang starred in the Peking opera "Sakamoto Ryoma" and performed in Japan. His wife Shen Jianjin, his second brother Li Xin, and his fourth brother Li Yan are all Peking Opera actors.
Li Guang played Zhao Yonggang in the Peking Opera "Plains Battle"
Li Lifang, born in 1932, studied art with her sister Li Huifang as a teenager, studied opera in Shanghai at the age of 12, and performed on stage at the age of 14. In 1952, he joined the General Political Peking Opera Troupe, accompanied the troupe to North Korea to perform for the volunteer army, returned to China to enter the China Peking Opera House, went to the west in 1958 to form the Ningxia Peking Opera Troupe, and in 1964, at the National Modern Opera Observation Conference, starred in "Du Juan Shan" as Ke Xiang and achieved success.
Li Lifang
In 1965, when she was preparing to make the film "Rhododendron Mountain", Li Lifang was ordered to enter the Shanghai Peking Opera House and starred as Fang Haizhen, secretary of the party branch of the loading and unloading brigade, in the modern Peking Opera "Harbor". The Peking opera "Harbor" made two versions of the model drama film in 1972 and 1973, both starring Li Lifang. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, and on April 29, 2002, Li Lifang died at the age of 70.
Li Lifang played Fang Haizhen in the Peking Opera "Harbor"
Fang Rongxiang, born in 1925, entered the Rongchun social science class founded by Shang Xiaoyun at the age of 8 to learn art, and debuted on stage at the age of 12. At the age of 16, he took Qiu Shengrong as his teacher. In 1951, he participated in the Peking Opera Troupe of the Chinese Volunteer Army to perform in the DPRK for 7 years. After returning to China in 1958, he served as the deputy head of the Peking Opera Troupe in Shandong Province.
Fang Rongxiang in his youth
In 1957, based on the deeds of Yang Yucai, a hero of the Volunteer Army, he participated in the creation and rehearsal of the modern Peking Opera "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment", playing the leader of a certain unit of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. In 1972, it was made into a model drama film. Fang Rongxiang received more than 20 disciples such as Kang Wansheng, Deng Muwei, Meng Guanglu, etc. In 1986, he filmed the film "Fang Rongxiang Stage Art", and died on April 22, 1989 at the age of 63.
Fang Rongxiang
Yuan Shihai, born in 1916, learned art at the age of 8, entered fulian chengke class for eight years in 1927, and after leaving the department in 1934, he successively took the class of monks Xiaoyun, Li Shengzao, Li Shifang, and Ma Lianliang, and in 1940, he took Hao Shouchen as his teacher. In 1950, the private class was merged into the National Experimental Peking Opera Troupe, and in 1955 it was renamed the China Peking Opera House. In 1957, he played Cao Cao in the Peking Opera film "Heroes of the Crowd" and "Borrowing the East Wind".
Yuan Shihai
In 1962, he played Lu Zhishen in the Peking Opera movie "Wild Boar Forest". In the pear garden industry, it has the reputation of "living Cao Cao". In 1963, he participated in the rehearsal of the modern Peking Opera "Red Lantern", playing hatoyama, the captain of the Japanese Kou Gendarmerie. It was made into a film in 1971. The last time he appeared on stage was on December 7, 2002, when he performed "Red Lantern" 1 to 6 times in Shenyang. Four days later, on December 11, 2002, Yuan Shihai died at the age of 86.
In his later years, Yuan Shihai
Although these model actors have performed many works of art in their lives, what is impressive is the artistic image created in the model play. Those model drama works in those years, with the passage of time, have lasted for a long time and have become the fine works of the New China Art Gallery.
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