"I entrusted my theater life to the most trustworthy person." On September 18, Xu Fen's literature donation ceremony and "Xu Fen Bookstore" unveiling ceremony were held at the Shanghai Theater Academy. The 91-year-old playwright Xu Fen donated 67 boxes of books , documents and 6

"I entrusted my theater life to the most trustworthy person." On September 18, the Xu Fen literature donation ceremony and the "Xu Fen Bookstore" unveiling ceremony were held at the Shanghai Theater Academy. The 91-year-old playwright Xu Fen donated 67 boxes of Books, documents and 6 sets of bookcases were donated to the Shanghai Theater Academy Library. "Let these books bring a different reading experience to the students of Shanghai Opera."

The VIP space of the opera special collection room of Shanghai Opera Library was specially designated as "Xu Fen Bookstore", with a plaque inscribed by Ye Changhai

as a lifelong member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Winner of the Achievement Award, Xu Fen has won many national awards such as the Wenhua Award, the Five One Project Award, the National Outstanding Script Award, and the Cao Yu Drama and Literature Award. Xu Fen's works are known as the "nutrition bowl for drama talents", and 12 actors have won the Drama Plum Blossom Award. Her career as a screenwriter spans more than 60 years, spanning all periods of Chinese opera from revival to prosperity. She has bravely stood at the forefront of "exploratory opera" and is still writing at the age of 91.

Xu Fen In Shanghai Opera "Xu Fen Bookstore"

Xu Fen's life was as ups and downs as her works. She was born in 1933, joined the army in 1949, and went to the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea in 1951. In 1954, she returned to China and was admitted to the Journalism Department of the Chinese Department of Peking University. In 1958, he was assigned to the Cultural Bureau of Sichuan Province. In 1961, he was transferred to the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Theater as a screenwriter. He retired in 1998 and continued to write. She is also the national March 8th red flag bearer, and has served as vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Provincial Drama Association, a member of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and deputy director of the Chengdu Municipal Cultural Bureau.

Xu Fen’s relationship with Shanghai can be traced back to 61 years ago. In 1963, Xu Fenchu ​​worked as a screenwriter and toured Shanghai with the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Theater with the tragedy "Yan Yan" and the comedy "Xiucai Gaiden". "It was the first time in my life that I came to Shanghai, and it was also the first time that my works were performed in Shanghai. What is even more unforgettable is that Shanghai gave me the first bouquet of flowers in my theater life. At that time, Chengdu did not have the habit of giving flowers to audiences, so the two audience members who gave me flowers had to go backstage to find me. I was so excited that I forgot to say thank you. The next day, the Department of Theater Arts invited me to talk to my classmates about my creative experience. I just walked out of the classroom at Peking University and walked into the forum of STA. The imprint left on my young mind will be indelible for life."

In the 1980s, the "National Shakespeare Festival" was held in Shanghai. As the deputy director of the Chengdu Municipal Cultural Bureau, Xu Fen led a 27-person observation group. , stayed backstage at the Majestic Theater for more than a month, “absorbing drama nutrition like a sponge, and invited director Hu Weimin to give lectures there. Chengdu City has also invited Shanghai Opera teachers to Chengdu for lectures or academic exchanges. My Sichuan Opera "Sister Tian and "Zhuang Zhou", "A Dream in Red Mansions", "Slow Waves in the Dead Water", "Frenzy in the Sea of ​​Desire", "Splashing Water in Front of Horses", "The Story of Red Plum", "House of Torrents", "Madame Dong Zhujun" and small theater operas "Zhuo Wenjun" and "Macbeth" My Lady, as well as the Jin operas "Lanke Mountain", "Zhuang Zhou's Wife Trial" and Ping opera "Mulian's Mother" were all performed in Shanghai. "Yan Yan" was transplanted by the Shanghai Yue Theater, and "Still Water Waves" was performed in Shanghai. Shanghai Theater Academy School of Drama and Shanghai Youth Peking and Kun Opera Troupe transplanted the performance. The second creative team of Sichuan Opera "A Dream in Red Mansions" brought together famous Shanghai actors, which made the play have a shocking effect on the audience. It was commissioned by Chengdu in the early years. A group of students from Daipei later became elite figures in the Chengdu theater and even film and television circles. "

In 2023, Xu Fen won the "China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Lifetime Achievement Award." She stayed in Shanghai before going to Hangzhou to receive the award, "to meet the old people she often missed. Friends, made many new friends, and watched the show as always, so much so that on the high-speed train leaving Shanghai, I couldn't help but write, "The old woman suddenly went crazy as a teenager, running to Shanghai and Hangzhou with a stick in hand." "

The establishment of the "Modern Opera Research Center" at Shanghai Opera makes Xu Fen particularly happy, "Since I stepped into the threshold of opera, I began to think and practice the modernization of classical opera.From spontaneous to conscious, it has taken more than sixty years. If my experience or lessons can help colleagues in their research, it will be the greatest happiness in my theater life. "

Guest at the Xu Fen Literature Donation Ceremony and the Unveiling Ceremony of the "Xu Fen Bookstore"

Li Wei, Director of the Library of the Shanghai Theater Academy, recalled, "In October last year, Tian Mansha, a professor at Shanghai Theater Academy and a Sichuan opera performing artist, contacted me and said that Mr. Xu Fen would bring His plays "Zhuang Zhou's Playful Wife" and "Yan Yan" came to Shanghai to perform, and he also brought the newly published "Free Flying Flowers - Xu Fen's Drama Masterpiece" to be presented to our school library. This is how the Shanghai Opera Library and Xu Fen became connected. “Teacher Xu Fen is one of the most important contemporary playwrights in my country and the first female playwright in the history of Sichuan Opera. Her collection of books and manuscripts can be collected by the Shanghai Opera Library.” , will undoubtedly improve the collection level of Shanghai Theater Library. "