The history of Peking Opera for more than two hundred years cannot avoid a surname - Tan. Many people say that "one history of the Tan family, half of the history of Peking Opera" is not an exaggeration. The first generation of masters, Tan Zhidao, brought the performing arts of Hantong Laodan from Hubei to Beijing, and once co-performed "Cinnabar Mole" with Cheng Changgeng, the originator of Peking Opera, which was called "Double Absolute"; Later, Tan Xinpei, the "King of the Lingjie", created the influence of tan school art that can still be described as "no life and no sect Tan", personally cultivated three Peking opera masters Yang Xiaolou, Yu Shuyan and Mei Lanfang, and starred in China's first film "Dingjun Mountain", which set a precedent for Chinese film art; Tan Fuying, a descendant of the four generations, ranked among the "Four Great Su Sheng", founded the New Tan Sect on the basis of the old Tan Sect that had reached the peak and brought the Tan family to a new peak; Mr. Tan Yuanshou inherited his family studies, and the role of Guo Jianguang in the modern Peking Opera "Sha JiaBang" is almost a household name, and he starred in the Tan family classic "Dingjun Mountain" at the age of 85... Each generation has a middle pillar of The Tammen, which has achieved the myth of Peking Opera, and today, the person who bears the glory of Tanmen and Peking Opera and perpetuates this myth is named Tan Zhengyan.
As the seven generations of the "first family of Chinese Peking Opera", Tan Zhengyan has an innate divine aura, but also has the helplessness, repression and bondage that are not humane. "Three more into dreams, four more self-conscious." Twenty years of diligent study and hard work, only to fight for the day, the words are round, with love to bring voice, two hundred years of Peking Opera family does not forget the original heart. The recitation of this self-described experience is his truest portrayal.
The glory and mission of natural responsibility make Tan Zhengyan have an inseparable emotion for Peking Opera, although advocating the original taste of Peking Opera, but the young mind and vision let him think more about where Peking Opera should go in the future. In his eyes, the decline of Peking Opera is a reality, but it is by no means the future, so over the years he has been trying to inherit and innovate, giving Peking Opera, an ancient art, a new fashion atmosphere and vitality, so that Peking Opera, a century-old art, has attracted the attention of more young people. Until the encounter with the "debut", there was a wonderful chemical reaction between them that one plus one is greater than two, and Tan Zhengyan is like encountering the boya of the sub-stage, and every innovation attempt is fully committed.
"I've been groping for a while, trying to find a way to promote Peking Opera more innovatively, and Ma Yingying, who debuted in culture, is also like this, with this idea, I have seen some of her previous works, and I can meet with my ideas, so I chose to join the debut."
In the original Peking Opera stage drama "Debut", which has just premiered, Tan Zhengyan plays Wusheng Guan Gong, as the most unique role in Peking Opera, Guan Gong has an extraordinary divine color, so there are many rules and taboos for playing Guan Gong, in addition to the strict requirements for the artistic achievements of actors, there are more considerations of identity status. Among the young generation of Peking Opera actors today, there are very few people who can support this role except Tan Zhengyan. Throughout the process of participating in the creation, Tan Zhengyan proceeded from the professional perspective of Peking Opera art and sculpted "Guan Open Stage" in the slightest, from guan gong's action charm to the layout of the stage, for which of course there was no dispute.
"I think a good play will have collisions, there will be different opinions, and we will have some disputes because of the creation, but it is all for the sake of getting better and better." Tan Zhengyan's reverence for Peking Opera and his love for the inheritance of art are vividly displayed in his stubbornness, and it is precisely because of this stubbornness and the spirit of a vegetable with the four beams and eight pillars that he has always emphasized, and all the actors twisted into a rope, that the ceremonial opening of "Guan Open Stage" has been highly completed, and the whole drama of "Debut" has been fully completed.
Talking about the work of "Debut", which has devoted a lot of effort, Tan Zhengyan was deeply touched: "This drama is quite touching, because it truly reflects some of the problems encountered by Peking Opera now. "Whether it is the living conditions of Peking Opera people or the objective problems that currently exist in Peking Opera itself, they must be faced in the process of inheriting and carrying forward Peking Opera." In Tan Zhengyan's view, the innovation and promotion of Peking Opera is not just as simple as simply compiling a few new plays, if you want to revitalize Peking Opera, you must face Peking Opera with new thinking and perspective, and recognize the reality that restricts the development of Peking Opera, otherwise no matter how many famous characters and big pomp and circumstance, it is only superficial splendor, and there is no way to enter the hearts of the audience. The reinterpretation of Peking Opera from a modern perspective reflects more social conditions and arouses the emotional resonance of young audiences, which is exactly what Tan Zhengyan and Debut Culture are doing together.
"We've been groping, we've tried Peking Opera and Bel Canto before, Peking Opera and Electronic Music, including Peking Opera and Fashion, and so on, and I think it's all okay." Just like the play "Debut", we have set our sights on more young people outside the fans, hoping to try some new means to let them passively come into contact with Peking Opera or traditional arts. Only when exposed can it be said whether he likes it or not. In the future, this promotion model will not be limited to the Opera platform, we will expand the influence of Peking Opera through more fashionable ways and means, and we will find ways to expand the market of Peking Opera. ”
Born in the mythical Pear Garden family, Tan Zhengyan insists on inheriting the art of Peking Opera in its original flavor, and at the same time contributes his strength to the national essence with his own thoughts and actions. At present, he has signed a contract to debut in culture, and will use more attempts of "fashion Peking Opera" to continue to write the next myth that belongs to himself, to Tanmen, and to Peking Opera art!