According to the Fujian Peking Opera Theater on December 17, Mr. Li Youbin, a national first-level director and famous Peking Opera performing artist, passed away on December 16 at the age of 86.
The Peking Opera Theater issued an obituary, reviewing Li Youbin's life. His farewell ceremony will be held on the morning of the 12th and 24th.
It is understood that Li Youbin is the son of Peking Opera master Li Shengbin. Li Shengbin is as famous as the Monkey King Li Wanchun and Li Shaochun and is known as the "Three Lis". Li Youbin was born in a Liyuan family. He studied with his father since he was a child and officially debuted on stage at the age of 12. During the liberation period, he A warrior actor, he worked as an actor in the Peking Opera Troupe of Fujian Province after liberation. He starred in "Fighting Zidu", "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", "Eighteen Arhats Fighting the Wukong", etc. He was the "mainstay" of the provincial troupe at that time. In 1965, he starred in "The Great Wall of the South China Sea" Starring in the role of "Ou Yingcai".
In 1971, Li Youbin began to work part-time as a director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed "The Monkey King" and "The Hate of the King". Later, it was also made into a Peking Opera movie, which was well received overseas. In 2020, "Havoc in Heaven" The film version has been released nationwide. Li Youbin is one of the film's artistic directors. He was in good spirits during the interview and reviewed his extraordinary life.
Li Youbin said that his father once shared the stage with Mei Lanfang, and "Fighting the Capital" became popular in the capital. Later, during the Huaihai Campaign, the People's Liberation Army encountered his father's troupe, and his father took 11-year-old Li Youbin to perform with the troupe. , until all of China is liberated.
Li Youbin, who starred in the film at the age of 17, was later unable to act due to the special period. He did not return to the stage until he was 40 years old. In 1979, he starred in and directed "The Monkey King" and became a national hit. He has appeared in more than 600 shows and has also Performing in Zhongnanhai became an experience that Mr. Li Youbin will never forget in his life.
After retiring in 2000, Li Youbin has been working as a teacher in the theater troupe. At the age of 80, he still often "plays with guns and sticks", demonstrating every movement and look for the students. This year, he was selected into the "Fujian Province Famous Veteran Artists Legacy Project" ".
On July 14 this year, Mr. Li Youbin and his students performed "Jie Paiguan" at the Fujian Peking Opera Theater. After the performance, he went on stage to interact with the audience, which became his last public appearance.
In the early morning of December 17, students shared a video of teacher Li Youbin teaching in a theater troupe. In the video, he was practicing with students with a pair of swords. He was agile and easy to move, and his skills were as good as before.
Mr. Li Youbin devoted his whole life to Fujian and Peking Opera. His death is a great loss to the Peking Opera world. I wish him good luck all the way.
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