There are more and more young people who like traditional drama. The performance of the new generation of Sichuan Opera at the just-concluded Sixth Sichuan Opera Festival is gratifying. A group of young actors have taken on important roles in different plays. At present, Sichuan

Deng Fangyuan

“I watched the video at noon and went to Yuelai Tea Garden to watch the opera at two o’clock in the afternoon.” “Finally I know why my grandparents like to watch Sichuan opera.” “I was manipulated by Chen Lijun last time, and Deng Fangyuan was manipulated this time...”

Deng Fangyuan, a post-2000 Sichuan Opera actor from the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute, never expected that one of his short videos during rehearsals would attract 900,000 likes and 30,000 comments from netizens. At first, Deng Fangyuan wanted to reply to netizens one by one, but he had never encountered so many comments and could not reply at all.

This short rehearsal video was released on July 19 this year. In the video, Deng Fangyuan, who plays Yao An, is wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, holding a fan, and running around on the stage. Starring opposite Deng Fangyuan is Li Linglin, a young actress from the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute. She plays the role of Sister Zhang Meng, Yao An's first wife in the play.

Rehearsal video screenshot

This is a clip of "Two Souls" in the youth version of the experimental Sichuan opera "Li Hentian · Trial". When Yao An, played by Deng Fangyuan, wanted to kill his wife Zhang Meng, he used his expressions to show the flattery and deception when he deceived his wife. Vicious, ferocious eyes and flattering smile switch freely like changing faces. After killing his wife, Yao An said, "He deserves to die", which is outrageous.

Netizens said: "With the sentence 'My wife, come quickly', the actor's eyes were so scary that the hair on his hair stood up."

"Li Hen Tian · Review" is a small theater Sichuan opera, which focuses on "new wine in old bottles" "Wang Yuren, a young actor born in 1999, serves as the screenwriter, director and starring actor. Deng Fangyuan, Li Linglin, Wang Yaochao, Yang Zongju and Wang Haoran are all born after 1995. Six actors played 15 roles in the play. Through a trial of a heartless man, the play cleverly combines the essence of three traditional plays "Jade Dragonfly", "Burning Incense" and "Two Souls". While inheriting the tradition of Sichuan Opera, it also adds and gives new elements. The artistic techniques and thoughts of the times. The play toured Beijing and Shanghai last year. Some critics said that the three old plays in the play were made into an "illustrated book of scumbags".

Stills of "Li Hentian · Review"

In addition to starring, Deng Fangyuan also served as the deputy director in the play. In his opinion, "Li Hentian · Review" is a "pleasant drama". The plot is easy to understand, the relationship between the characters is simple, what he wants to convey to the audience is not complicated, and the rhythm is compact and will not make people tired. feel. "I think this play will be enjoyable for old theater fans and surprising for new theater fans. Friends who are not theater fans will fall in love with Sichuan Opera after watching it."

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This year, the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute opened again after 12 years. Deng Fangyuan was a member of the Sichuan Opera "Doll Class" 12 years ago, when he was only 12 years old. Deng Fangyuan learned martial arts and practiced singing. In the "Doll Class", Deng Fangyuan developed hard skills and learned Sichuan Opera tricks and stunts such as rolling lanterns and changing faces.

It is very important for opera actors to have a solid grasp of the "four skills and five methods". The four skills refer to the four basic skills of singing, chanting, doing, and fighting; the five methods generally refer to the hands, eyes, body, method, and steps. Speaking of the eyes, Deng Fangyuan said that the eyes of opera actors are developed day after day and have certain skills. For example, when expressing "ruthlessness", you should open your eyes wide, raise the corners of your eyes, raise your eyebrows horizontally, close the corners of your mouth, and look aggressively.

Deng Fangyuan plays Yao An in "Yao An Kills His Wife"

Deng Fangyuan revealed that you can exercise your eyes by watching table tennis, and you can also exercise your eye tracking ability by watching falling leaves, but no matter which exercise method, it must be Pay attention to rest. From an actor's point of view, training the eyes must be done purposefully and with the character's emotions, otherwise it will be useless no matter how wide the eyes are.

In addition to his sharp eyes, in "Yao An Kills His Wife", Deng Fangyuan also showed difficult movements such as "zombie lying", which can assist Deng Fangyuan in showing Yao An's character state. However, he said that it is not recommended for everyone to practice "zombie lying" because it hurts to fall down and can easily injure the body.

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In the short video, Deng Fangyuan showed a fierce "Yao An" and was called a "scumbag" by many netizens. Some netizens are very interested in Deng Fangyuan's real life. In fact, after taking off his costume, Deng Fangyuan is an optimistic and cheerful big boy.

Deng Fangyuan said that netizens learned about him through short videos and it is normal for them to have a sense of immersion in the role. "I have not only played the role of Yao An, but I have also played many roles. There is a saying in opera that thousands of people have thousands of faces. Of course it is impossible." Someone can achieve the true meaning of thousands of people, and I will work hard to get closer in this direction."

Deng Fangyuan plays Li Weide in "Yanyan"

Deng Fangyuan once said on the video platform, "A boy who doesn't act as a martial artist is not a good clown." ", he focused on civil and military students and buffoons, and studied under Huang Shengxuan, Wang Shize, and Xiao Ting.

Deng Fangyuan has a wide range of operas. He is good at performing in repertoires such as "Letting Pei Pei", "Picking Red Plums", "Returning to the Boat", "Wangjiang Pavilion", etc. He once played the white-browed Xu Liang in the traditional martial arts drama "The Robber of the Crown", and he also edited the new traditional drama "The Robber of the Crown". Gui Ying and Wang Kui", he played Wang Kui in the new Sichuan opera "Flowers Float and Water Flowing", he played Wu Chang in the Sichuan opera "Doctor·Sheng" and served as the director's assistant.

Deng Fangyuan plays the prince in the new Sichuan opera "Flowers Float and Water Flowing"

In addition to updating short videos, Deng Fangyuan will also broadcast live on short video platforms from time to time to interact with netizens. Sometimes he would also invite friends from the Chengdu Sichuan Opera Research Institute to live broadcast together to share the happiness brought by Sichuan Opera with netizens.

Deng Fangyuan said that the art of opera is a precious wealth of the Chinese nation. Sichuan Opera has many profound traditional operas. It is necessary to make good use of these treasures left by our ancestors and let more young people see them through the Internet and other carriers. Deng Fangyuan hopes that everyone will pay less attention to him and pay more attention to the treasured Sichuan opera. "Promoting Sichuan Opera is not my job alone. I hope that ten or a hundred Deng Fangyuan will work together to promote the development of Sichuan Opera.”

Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao editor Su Jing