Chinanews.com, Wuxi, March 22 (Reporter Sun Quan) The "Pearl Tower" has been popular in drama circles for more than 60 years, and its artistic value has lasted for more than 60 years.
The reporter learned from the Wuxi Xi Theater on the 22nd that in order to show the unique charm of tin opera art, the theater will go to Tsinghua University to perform the outstanding traditional tin opera "Pearl Tower" on March 27 and sing the tin rhyme in the ivory tower.
The pewter drama "Pearl Tower" entered Tsinghua University and specially produced a cartoon poster.
Photo courtesy of Wuxi Xi Theater
Xiju Opera is a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage, and enjoys the reputation of "Taihu Lake One Plum" and Wuxi Cultural Card.
As the "watcher's play" of Wuxi Xi Theater, Xi Opera "Pearl Tower" is regarded as a typical representative of Wuxi local culture.
The performance of the tin opera "Pearl Tower" at Tsinghua University will also showcase the profound heritage and cultural soft power of Wuxi, a famous historical and cultural city in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Pearl Tower" is a large-scale, highly market-efficient play, condensing the painstaking efforts and wisdom of generations of tin opera artists, and is a precious artistic wealth.
It is understood that after its premiere in 1956, "Pearl Tower" was hailed as a successful model of "theatre reform."
The success of "Pearl Tower" has played a very important role in the maturity and spread of "Binbin" and "Mei School", and has become the most influential art of the tin opera genre so far.
In this performance, the new generation of inheritors of tin opera will present the classics in an original way, while also being close to the aesthetic spirit of contemporary opera and the aesthetic needs of the audience.
Xiao Wang Binbin, the second-generation successor of the tin opera "Binbin Tune", and the third-generation descendant Wang Binbin and his son played "Fang Qing" on the same stage. Specially invited the famous tin opera master of Jiangsu tin opera troupe and disciple of Ni Tongfang Dong Yunhua and Wuxi tin opera tin opera "Mei Pai The new generation heir Cai Yu plays "Chen Cui'e" on the same stage, Dong Xuhong, a disciple of "Living Aunt" Wang Yunzhi, plays Fang Duohua, and Pan Hua, a veteran of the pewter drama "Yi Sect", plays Chen Peide.
In order to better promote the art of tin opera and innovate marketing methods, Tianfang Animation Studio, a subsidiary of Wuxi Radio and Television, specially designed and produced original cartoon characters for the "Pearl Tower" and authorized them to be used by the tin theater, linking tin opera elements with trend culture in the form of cartoons It is the first time to design the cartoon characters of Fang Qing, Chen Cui'e, Fang Duohua, Chen Peide and Caiping based on the main characters in "Pearl Tower", which are printed on daily necessities such as mugs, canvas bags, folding fans, etc. Carry out product display beforehand, and use cultural and creative products to narrow the distance between Xiju opera and young people.
In recent years, many intangible cultural heritage projects in Wuxi have tried to enter the school and enter the field of vision of students, hoping to attract more young people's attention through this inheritance.
Cai Yu introduced that this performance at Tsinghua University will further highlight the artistic value of "Pearl Tower", further expand the influence and radiation of the genres of tin opera and famous operas, famous academies, and famous artists, and explore the integration and collision of local operas and higher education institutions. Way.
"In the play, a Pearl Tower is worth half of Xiangyang City. Leaving the play, we say that this play is a typical representative of Wuxi regional culture." Cai Yu said, "Pearl Tower" is not only a housekeeper's play in Wuxi Xi Theater, It is also the basic teaching material for nurturing tin opera actors.
"Almost every tin theater troupe must perform a repertoire. From the development of tin opera to today's overall situation, the first classic of tin opera is undoubtedly the "Pearl Tower"."
It is reported that the Wuxi Xi Theater’s performance at Tsinghua University was not a "surge".
Passing through the marks of the years, light turns, the water town Wuxi and Tsinghua University have a "very deep relationship." There are many talents such as Qian Weichang, Qian Xun, Qian Bochu, etc. who have nourished here. They walked out of Wuxi and entered the Tsinghua Park. There are extraordinary achievements in their respective fields.
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