An exchange performance event between the Beijing Peking Opera Company and the Shaanxi Opera Research Institute was recently held at the Jixiang Grand Theater. The exchange started with a visit to the Jixiang Grand Theater, an ancient and modern theater. Fu Boyang, chairman of the Jixiang Grand Theater, explained the history of Peking Opera masters such as Mei Lanfang performing in Jixiang.
At the subsequent symposium, Du Jingen, deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, introduced the cultural tourism resources and the development of opera types in Shaanxi Province: Mr. Shang Xiaoyun has a deep connection with Shaanxi. He once served as the first director of the Shaanxi Provincial Peking Opera Company. Mr. Mei Lanfang and Mr. Mei Baojiu have also had many exchanges and cooperation with Shaanxi opera actors. This exchange performance between the two academies is a continuation of the history of exchanges between Peking Opera and Qin Opera.
Ma Wen, a second-level inspector of the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, said that the cultural influence of Shaanxi cannot be underestimated, and the Tang Dynasty Evernight City is a nationally famous cultural and tourism landmark. He also introduced the overall situation of art troupes in Beijing, and hoped that the two sides would deepen their understanding through exchange performances, further promote cooperative performances, creative exchanges, and achieve cross-border integration.
Li Mei, Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Dramatists Association, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the Shaanxi Provincial Opera Research Institute, believes that this exchange with the Beijing Peking Opera Theater will bring new opportunities for the development of Qin Opera art. She hopes to build a communication platform for the Shaanxi Opera Research Institute and the Beijing Peking Opera Company through strategic cooperation, promote in-depth cooperation between the two parties in drama creation, talent training, market promotion, etc., promote mutual learning and mutual assistance, and explore new models of cooperation between opera troupes and troupes. New methods.
According to Qin Yan, director of the Beijing Peking Opera Company, this exchange performance is not only a collision of two major opera types, but also a practical exploration to promote the inheritance and development of opera art and traditional culture in the new era. She said that Beijing and Shaanxi Province are important places and witnesses of Chinese civilization. The two sides will work hard to expand artistic horizons, improve artistic standards, promote cross-regional and cross-genre artistic exchanges, and use practical actions to create a lively integration of culture and tourism. Cases to promote high-quality coordinated development of cultural undertakings in Beijing and Shaanxi. In the
exchange performance, the Shaanxi Opera Research Institute performed the Qin opera "The Monkey King Fights the Arhat", and the Beijing Peking Opera Theater presented the Peking Opera "Stealing the Immortal Grass". Finally, Li Junmei, a first-level actor from the Shaanxi Opera Research Institute and winner of the 25th Chinese Drama "Plum Blossom Award", and Tan Xiaoyu, an outstanding young veteran actor from the Beijing Peking Opera Theater, took the stage together to perform "Da Deng Dian", which was played by Beijing and Qin Dynasties. The vocal characteristics and artistic features of the two opera types are integrated.
It is reported that this exchange performance is the beginning of artistic exchanges between the two academies. The two parties will sign a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement" at the upcoming "2024 Beijing Cultural Forum" to cooperate to create more cultural and tourism integration cases and promote Peking Opera and Qin Opera in the new era. The inheritance of the times.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Guo Jia
editor/Gong Lifang
