The several-day "New Phoenix" graduation report performance for the 2018 Peking Opera Performance Major of the Drama School Affiliated to the Shanghai Theater Academy was recently held at the Tianchan Shaw Stage. After presenting opera excerpts such as "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest", "Broken Bridge", "Giving Pearls on the Hongqiao", "Three Halls of Trial", "Zhaojun's Departure from the Wall" and "Xishi" respectively, the students performed the Peking Opera "The Female General of the Yang Family" to Shanghai theater fans. The overall strength of this level of students. This is the first time in 25 years that the drama school has once again presented and rehearsed a major drama for students. In the theater, the applause of new and old audiences is the best affirmation and encouragement for the new generation of "Mu Guiying".
Caption: Students majoring in Peking Opera at the Drama School Affiliated to the Shanghai Theater Academy performed "The Female Generals of the Yang Family". Photographed by Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Kai (the same below)
For this production of "The Female Generals of the Yang Family", all the teachers in front of and behind the scenes prepared with these children For two whole years. Tang Hexiang, the vice-principal of the drama school, told reporters: "Unlike the training of excerpts, rehearsing a drama can not only test students' basic skills in an all-round way, but also cultivate their ability to work together." Zhang Jun, the principal of the drama school, said bluntly: "A hundred practices are not as good as one performance. I also came out of a major. When I was sixteen or seventeen years old, even if I was practicing day after day, I would still feel like I didn’t know where to put my hands and feet for a while when I came to the court. But as long as you experience it once, you will have it again. "Growing up." Compared with the time when he studied opera, children today are relatively more mature and have more opportunities to practice. The school tries its best to create opportunities for them to perform on stage so that they can practice in big dramas.
Until the last moment before taking the stage, the teachers were still instructing the students who were about to take the stage in every detail. The main teacher Yang Miao told Chen Runxiang, who played the role of the old man collecting herbs: "It's about raising your hands, not your fingers. When reciting, you should pay attention to your breath and look out. You have to know what you want to express." In the Shoutang scene, there were many actors, including Tang Hexiang. Repeatedly remind all the ladies - even if they are standing, they should always pay attention to where the performance is going, and their eyes should respond. Seeing that Wang Xihan, who played the role of Princess Che, was leaning forward when she came on stage, she hurriedly stepped onto the stage to demonstrate: "When you appear on the stage, your upper body should be steady and your steps should be accelerated." As the head teacher of the 2018 Peking Opera Performance Professional Class, Mou Yuandi seemed to have a hot wheel on his leg, busy in front of and behind the stage.
Caption: Jin Yuxin is putting on makeup
In "The Female Generals of the Yang Family", Jin Yuxin and Cao Wenwen play Mu Guiying respectively. Born into a well-endowed Liyuan family, Jin Yuxin started performing on stage with her mother, Peking Opera master Xiong Mingxia, when she was only three or four years old. This is her first time to sing in a big drama. Looking back on the first time she watched Mu Guiying on the opera channel when she was four or five years old, she is still deeply impressed: "She is heroic and courageous. She is the model of a heroine that I long for." Because of her mellow and clear voice, she has taken on more roles. Literary and dramatic part. The most challenging scene for her was the scene in the longevity hall. Taijun She held a fiftieth birthday for her grandson Yang Zongbao, who was guarding the border. Mu Guiying was the first to learn about the death of her husband (Yang Zongbao) in the longevity hall. She was suffering from great grief. At the same time, she had to force a smile to prevent Taijun She from seeing the clues. The emotional transition between sadness and joy is a great test of acting skills.
The highlight of Mu Guiying's "taking charge" is Cao Wenwen. She grew up in Kunshan and learned opera at the age of 7. The first thing she sang was Kunqu. She likes Mu Guiying's resourcefulness and strategizing, and she wants to show off her superior martial arts skills on stage, so she spends time in the practice room every day and often "adds weight" to herself after class. Learning opera was an unexpected and beautiful encounter for her. Both her parents are engineers engaged in intelligent technology. She gradually stepped onto the stage in the extracurricular Kunqu opera class at school since she was a child. Her parents had little experience in choosing this path, so they only told her: "I heard that learning opera is very hard, so just don't regret it in the future." Now, nine years later, not only does she have no regrets, but she has fallen deeply in love with Peking Opera. Said: "When I went on stage for the first time, the moment the spotlight hit me, I made up my mind. I want to stay on the stage and sing well."
It is reported that this performance not only brought together all the 2018 Peking Opera Performance major students , many juniors and juniors came to help out."Children sing a big show", the busiest and most gratifying person is the teacher. Tang Hexiang said: "From the main teacher to the teacher responsible for basic skills training, the total number even exceeds the students on the stage. It is not easy to cultivate a role. I hope that every child They can all shine their light on the stage." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)
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