China News Service, Fuzhou, August 5th (Reporter Liu Kegeng) It was the night of Qixi Festival, and Mei Yu got married.
On the evening of the 4th, the 2020 National Arts Fund's 2020 Artistic Talent Cultivation Funding Project Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Pairing" Youth Performing Talents Cultivation Final Performance was held at the Fujian Fujian Opera Art Center in Fuzhou.
15 outstanding actors of Fujian Opera, Xinmiao, performed on stage and were favored by the audience.
After the performance, a group photo was taken of the instructors, creators, and actors who participated in the final performance of the Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" for the training of young performing talents.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
As a classic repertoire of the Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theatre, the Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" was first performed in 1918 from the premiere of the Fujian Opera master Zheng Yizuo, known as the "North Meinan Play" and "Fujian Mei Lanfang". For more than 100 years; he also became famous by playing the protagonist Su Zhenyu in the play. This play has also achieved many famous Fujian opera masters such as Li Mingyu, Guo Xizhu, Lin Ying, Zhou Hong, Chen Hongxiang, Chen Qiong, and has passed down seven generations of actors. So far, there have been more than 1,000 performances, and it is the "house-watching show" of the theater.
The Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" is a wonderful performance for the training of young performing talents.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
In 2021, the Fujian opera "Plum and Jade Matching" was selected into the "Video, Audio and Video" project of Chinese operas by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" better preserves the traditional science and introduction of Fujian Opera. , fresh and lively, so that the play has always maintained a strong vitality, which is of great significance to protecting and inheriting the culture of the play.
According to reports, the average age of young Fujian opera actors selected for this talent training project is only 21 years old. Although these young Fujian opera rookies are young, some of them have already emerged in national and provincial competitions.
During the one-month intensive learning and training, whether it is script reading, sitting and singing, role-based rehearsal, or continuous rehearsal, the teachers of the project teacher team are conscientious and careful guidance, and the young actors study hard, constantly speculate, practice, and improve. Only then has the final presentation on the stage.
Before the performance, Zhou Hong (left), director of Fujian Provincial Experimental Min Theater, gave guidance to the young actors participating in the performance.
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Wen Yan, a young actor who played the sister-in-law Shen Hongfang in the play, said that she benefited a lot from this training. She thanked the teacher for her careful teaching, which allowed her to understand the hearts of the characters from a deeper level, and understood that acting should be done with heart, really listening. Really feel it.
Young actor Yan Huixin plays Su Zhenyu in the play.
She said that the opportunity to participate in this one-month intensive training is very rare.
"The teacher's teaching with one look and one movement has made me improve in terms of body, singing, and performance details. I am very grateful to the teachers for their good intentions."
The Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" is a wonderful performance for the training of young performing talents.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
Lin Ying, the teacher representative of the project, the director of the rehearsal of the repertoire, and the national intangible inheritor, said in an interview that "Mei Yupei" is one of her masterpieces, and Shen Hongfang in the play is also her favorite opera character. As this training class Teaching teachers is an honor and a heavy responsibility.
"It is our duty to pass on the classic repertoires of Fujian Opera from generation to generation. At the same time, we will discover good seedlings through the inheritance of classic repertoires, and form a virtuous circle of spreading operas."
Zhou Hong, director of the Fujian Provincial Experimental Fujian Theatre and chief planner of the project, told reporters that with the strong support of the National Art Fund and the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the theatre has followed the training of young talents in "Relegation to Officials" and "Double Butterfly Fan". , selected for the third time in the talent training project of the National Art Fund, and nearly 60 young actors of Fujian Opera have benefited from the three projects.
The Fujian Opera "Plum and Jade Matching" youth performance talent training program was held.
Photo by reporter Liu Kegeng
"This way of inheriting and cultivating young artistic talents through excellent classic plays allows more and more opera actors to get professional and systematic learning again after graduating from colleges and entering the workplace. , Retaining high-quality products, cultivating outstanding young actors and seedlings, the effect is remarkable." Zhou Hong said.
Fujian Opera, also known as "Fuzhou Opera", originated in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. It is the only type of opera that is sung and recited in Fuzhou dialect. , Australia and Southeast Asian countries where overseas Chinese live.
After hundreds of years of transformation, Fujian Opera has formed an artistic style that draws on others' strengths and integrates well, and is included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection lists.
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