Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Huang Zhouhui Correspondent Lin Kaihong Photo/Xue Caihuan Lin Kaihong On July 9th and 10th, the Cantonese opera "Sanshui Daughter: Red Turban" was wonderfully performed at the Esplanade in Singapore, recreating the "Red Turban" An ep

Text/Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter Huang Zhouhui Correspondent Lin Kaihong

Picture/Xue Caihuan Lin Kaihong

Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Heng Swee Keat, Cultural Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore Qin Wen, all directors of the Singapore Academy of Drama such as Lin Fanghua and Lin Huanzhang, Director of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Center Xiao Jianghua, and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism Long Jiayou, Guangdong Provincial Culture and Guests including Yan Yongshu from the Museum and Social Heritage Department of the Tourism Department attended the performance.

Zeng Xiaomin, leader of the new generation of Cantonese opera, director of the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre, first-class actor, winner of the Wenhua Performance Award, and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, together with Cen Haiyan, Zhu Hongxing, Tang Siguo, Xian Jiantang, Zhai Chunyan and other famous figures from the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre. The rookie presented to the audience the difficult past of the red turbans who were ill-fated, strong and forbearing and caring about their home and country.

Their outstanding performances moved the audience time and time again, and there was endless applause. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat repeatedly praised "good job!"

Traveling through time and space, interpreting the spirit of the red scarf

Based on the three scenes of Chinatown (Singapore's Chinatown) The story of the struggle of the overseas Chinese represented by the red turban, together with the development of Chinatown, forms an important part of Singapore's 200-year history.

In the early 1930s, a group of women from Sanshui, Foshan traveled across the ocean to Singapore and worked as construction workers to support their families. With their weak bodies and carrying their hands and shoulders, they built tall buildings in the Lion City.

Wearing a red headscarf on their heads, they have achieved their own value through hard work and won the respect of the people of the Lion City. Their independent, self-respecting personality and rich life are regarded as the "red scarf spirit" for overseas Chinese to integrate into the overseas world.

Cantonese Opera "The Daughter of Sanshui·Red Turban" is a key play created and produced by the Guangdong Cantonese Theater in recent years under the guidance of the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. It is directed by Zhang Manjun, a first-class director and winner of the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award. , could a first-class director be a screenwriter? This is China's first stage production of the labor history of Chinese women groups.

The heroine "Bring It On", played by Zeng Xiaomin, shows a little woman's process of overcoming cowardice and sticking to herself step by step in the face of adversity, human choices, and war intrusions.

is just like her name "Taihao", which brings together the virtues contained in "good" and the collective temperament of Lingnan women. It symbolizes the truth, goodness and beauty of all Sanshui daughters, inherits the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, and also It presents thoughts on the value of Lingnan culture nourishing women’s lives. Accompanied by Zeng Xiaomin's affectionate and melodious singing and delicate interpretation, the "Red Turban Spirit" traveled through a century of time and space and directly touched the hearts of the audience.

"Sanshui, Guangdong, is the hometown of the red turbans. Some of them fell off their leaves and returned to their hometown. Some of them stayed in Singapore and regarded Singapore as their second hometown. Today, we use this drama to pay tribute to our lovely and respectable people. "Red Turban" pays tribute to the long-lasting friendship between China and Singapore."

Zeng Xiaomin said, "Compared with the performance in China, we felt the enthusiasm and expectations of the Singaporean audience. This makes our performance more passionate. We hope that through this performance, Singaporean audiences will not only see a beautiful Cantonese opera, but also feel Chinese culture and Chinese spirit. "

" Cantonese opera is the largest type of traditional Chinese opera in Guangdong. An important part of culture. Through performances in Singapore, Cantonese opera allows more Singaporeans to understand and understand Chinese culture, and promotes the spread and exchange of cultures between China and Singapore," said Long Jiayou, deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. , "The Cantonese opera "Sanshui Daughter: Red Turban" tells a Chinese story, showing the human spirit of perseverance, fearlessness, overcoming and transcending suffering. This Singapore tour is a comprehensive showcase of Lingnan culture and Chinese spirit Show, opened a very beautiful stage window."

Cantonese opera goes overseas and builds bridges of friendship

The performance of Cantonese opera "Sanshui Daughter: Red Turban" in the Lion City has spread Cantonese opera culture overseas and has received many praises.

"This time the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater brought the Cantonese opera "Three Waters" "Water Girl·Red Turban" is a theme that is very familiar to Singaporeans. The high-level performance presented us with an audio-visual feast, which left a deep impression on us. The actors' performances are very precise and perfectly combine the characters' fate, personality and era scenes. "Cai Shupeng, president of the Singapore Academy of Opera, said, "We hope to build a bridge of friendship between China and New Zealand through opera and make the artistic exchanges between China and New Zealand everlasting. "

" We are very grateful to this group of extraordinary women in Sanshui, who built Singapore with their youth and sweat, shoulder to shoulder and hand in hand. We are also grateful to the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater for presenting this story on the stage. In addition to maintaining the traditional elements of Cantonese opera, this play also combines popular elements in music and group dance, which is refreshing! "JP Wu Guixin praised.

Mr. Li, a visiting scholar at Nanyang Technological University, believes: "It is a very meaningful and valuable thing for Cantonese opera to go overseas and onto the international stage to spread our excellent traditional culture. "

Ms. Lin, who works in the education industry in Singapore, said: "I was particularly touched by the scenes of the red headscarves supporting each other and facing difficulties together. They created a life of their own in a foreign country with their own efforts and unity. This spirit is worth learning and inheriting. "

Singaporean Mr. Wang said: "The Cantonese opera "Sanshui Daughter: Red Turban" allows more Singaporeans like me to understand China's Cantonese opera culture and enhances our understanding and love for Chinese culture. I hope there will be more exchange activities like this in the future. "

It is reported that the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater will also present another Cantonese opera masterpiece "The Legend of White Snake·Love" at the local Esplanade Center on July 11th and 12th.