Zhongxin.com, Taiyuan, July 12th, Question: Non-legacy Jin Opera Taihang Mountain "Some Flowers"
Author Gao Yuqing
"Jinju flowers bloom along the banks of the river, and the Shanshan Art Garden is fragrant."
Jingxing County, Hebei, located in the eastern foothills of Taihang, is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art. It has many folk drama schools and is called "xiwozi". In the middle of the 19th century, Jin Opera was transferred from Shanxi to Jingxing County, which bordered on it. This traditional Chinese drama art was flourishing here, and after decades of fusion, it formed a unique style, and Jingxing Jin Opera was born.
"Jingxing County Jin Opera Troupe is based in Hebei, but it sings the Shanxi Bangzi. This string of Jin opera inheritance has been stretched very tightly." Ji Rongsheng, an older performing artist at the Shanxi Theatre of Shanxi Province, said that in his opinion, art needs each other Learning can advance the development of traditional Chinese opera. Gao Yuqing photo
Recently, the Jin Opera Troupe of Jingxing County, Hebei Province performed at the Meilanfang Theater in Taiyuan. On the same day, they performed two traditional dramas of Jin opera, "Huo Shao Qing Gong Lou" and "Blood Fighting Golden Beach". This is the 40-year interval of the troupe, and once again returned to the "nanny" Taiyuan.
Half an hour before the start of the performance, the reporter saw that the famous Jin opera masters and opera lovers from all over Shanxi had entered the hall in advance and were seated one after another. Most of them watched the "Hometown Drama" performed by "neighbors" east of Taihang Mountain for the first time.
"This is a love for Shanxi opera." Yuan Ping (pseudonym) from Taiyuan is a loyal audience of traditional opera. After watching the repertoire, she said, "Every actor is trying hard to perform. It is very difficult. This is a performance of dedication and a love for Jin Opera."
Yin Haijun, the head of the Jin Opera Troupe of Jingxing County, introduced that the troupe was established in 1952 and has been performing in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other places for more than 500 performances per year. Among them, at least 350 performances in Shanxi. In the 1960s, Jingxing County Jin Opera Troupe had 13 actors such as Bai Dingguo Xian, Niu Guiying and other famous Jin opera masters. Afterwards, he was invited to perform in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
For decades, the troupe has insisted on "walking its own way, acting its own drama, and educating its own people", while continuing to explore the road of innovation while inheriting the Jin opera.
"The two repertoires of this performance are all edited and directed by us." Yin Haijun said that now the audience's aesthetic is changing. We innovate according to the audience's taste and inject new ideas with our own characteristics. It is understood that 80% of the scripts of the troupe are self-made and adapted.
The Jin Opera Troupe of Jingxing County, Hebei Province staged the "Huo Shao Qing Gong Lou" in the Taiyuan Mei Lanfang Theater. Gao Yuqing photo
Compared with the traditional Jin Opera, Jingxing Jinju has both the softness of Shanxi Bangzi and the highness of Hebei Bangzi, as well as the rigidity of Jingxing's accent and the combination of rigidity and softness. ; In the repertoire, unlike Shanxi Jinju, which mainly sings, supplemented by martial arts, but has both culture and martial arts, and is divided equally in autumn. In 2011, Jingxing Jinju was included in the national representative list of intangible cultural heritage.
"I have to watch this show!" Hearing the news that the Jinxi Troupe of Jingxing County came to Shanxi to perform, the older generation performing artist of Shanxi Jin Theater, who has been in friendship with the troupe for decades, 85-year-old Ji Rongsheng, arrived at the theater early. waiting.
"Jingxing County Jin Opera Troupe is based in Hebei, but it sings the Shanxi Bangzi. This string of Jin Opera inheritance has been stretched tightly." Ji Rongsheng said, in his view, art needs to learn from each other to promote the development of traditional Chinese opera.
As the "matchmaker" of the performance, Liang Chunshu, general manager of Shanxi Performing Arts Group Performance Company Line Company, was very excited when talking about Jingxing Jin Opera. "I'm a Jingxing, I grew up watching Jingxing Jinju."
How to carry forward the Jin Opera and do a good job in its cultural undertaking has always been the wish of Liang Chunshu. He told reporters that inviting Jinju troupes from other provinces, including Jingxing County Jinju Troupe, to Taiyuan, Shanxi, will not only allow local audiences to understand how Jinju "flowers" in other places, but also give Shanxi and other provinces artists the opportunity to learn and communicate with each other.
Liang Chunshu believes that in addition to "please come in", "going out" is also one of the important ways to inherit and carry forward the Jin opera. According to his recollection, in 2018, the Shanxi Jin Theater Performing Group performed nine consecutive performances in Jingxing County, and the largest audience performance reached 40,000. "Culture needs to be communicated, like'walking relatives', so as to carry forward and carry forward." Liang Chunshu said. (Finish)