A song called "Lahun Tune" has been sung for more than two hundred years. As a national intangible cultural heritage, Liuqin Opera has taken root, blossomed, and radiated new vitality in Linyi. Nowadays, the script creation of Liuqin Opera is more in line with the audience's aest

A song called "Lahun Tune" has been sung for more than two hundred years.

As a national intangible cultural heritage, Liuqin Opera has taken root in Linyi, blossomed, and radiated new vitality. Nowadays, the script creation of Liuqin Opera is more in line with the audience's aesthetics, young actors have begun to play the leading role, and the stage performance forms have become more diverse...

Putting paper-cutting skills on the stage

That night, the Linyi Liuqin Opera Inheritance and Protection Center presented the audience with plays such as "Three Heroes in One School", "Picking Cotton", and "White Lotus and Red Fish". Among them, "Cotton Picking" has won the 2022 National Local Drama Highlights, and "White Lotus and Red Fish" will meet the general audience for the first time.

"White Lotus and Red Fish" tells the story of the current wave of entrepreneurial entrepreneurship among college students. The protagonists Lin Zilian and Yu Xiaofei chose to return to their hometown, Yimeng Mountain, to start their own businesses, and founded the "White Lotus and Red Fish" paper-cutting studio. After various tests, a pair of The couple devoted themselves to the cause of "intangible inheritance and development" without hesitation.

It is understood that the play was rehearsed for more than a month, which happened to be the hottest time. In order to perform well, actors have to repeat an action or a line dozens of times to find the feeling and positioning over and over again. Every time they rehearse, even in an air-conditioned room, their clothes are soaked with sweat, and the sheen on their faces and necks is clearly visible.

But compared to boring exercises, the biggest challenge in the rehearsal of a new play is how to bring the paper-cutting movements that are accustomed to life into stage performances, elevate them to beauty, and bring visual enjoyment to the audience.

The paper-cutting artist Lin Zilian in the play is played by Guo Qi, a young actor born in the 1990s from the Linyi Liuqin Opera Inheritance and Protection Center. After receiving the script, she not only collected a large amount of information, watched the video repeatedly and pondered the details of the movements, but also thought about how to apply paper-cutting into singing, and how to use beautiful movements and beautiful language to present it to the audience.

"During the paper-cutting process, I found that they held the scissors in their right hand and the paper in their left hand. The right hand did not move, and the paper in the left hand moved with the scissors." Guo Qi said that they and their colleagues visited different paper-cutting teachers many times. studio, humbly learn and ask for advice, and then they incorporate these subtle changes into the performance, stimulating the audience's enthusiasm for Liuqin Opera.

"Lahun Tune" has a modern soul

Liuqin Opera originated in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years. It originated in Linyi and Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, and later spread to Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan and other provinces. Because its singing has soul-drawing and soul-stirring charm, it has always been called "soul-drawing tune" among the people.

The gentle and long emphasis deeply attracted Guo Qi. "When I was a child, there was a play called "Going to My Mother's House." From this play, I really fell in love with Liuqin Opera." Guo Qi said that she started studying opera when she was eight years old. She has never been lazy in practicing martial arts since she was a child. She even dreamed about it. He is also singing Liuqin opera. Today, Guo Qi has become a professional Liuqin Opera actor.

During the performance of Xiaoxi Opera, Guo Qi and other actors used their superb acting skills and infectious performances to bring the audience into vivid story situations and truly feel the unique charm of Liuqin Opera. "I didn't expect Liuqin Opera to be so good now, and the actors all sang so well." Some young people at the scene couldn't help but sigh: Why has Liuqin Opera become "city"?

"Liuqin opera is divided into three forms: traditional opera, new historical drama and modern opera." Sun Qizhong, chairman of Linyi Dramatists Association, said that traditional opera retains the original tone of Liuqin opera and is passed down by generations of old artists. should be preserved, "On the premise of retaining the artistic essence, we have also made some reforms to the original traditional opera, adding plots, enriching the voice, satisfying aesthetics, and adapting to the needs of audiences of different ages.”

More than 300 performances throughout the year

Recently, the Linyi Liuqin Opera Inheritance and Protection Center is intensively rehearsing the Liuqin Opera "The Number One Scholar", a national intangible cultural heritage funding support project. The play will soon be staged in the four provinces of Shandong, Shandong, Henan and Anhui. The stage brings a wonderful audio-visual feast to the audience.

"Da Qingyi must be stable and have enough aura." "In order to ensure the quality of the performance, the Linyi Liuqin Opera Inheritance and Protection Center specially invited Bai Xuefeng, the outstanding director of the Henan Opera Troupe Youth Troupe, to provide guidance. Bai Xuefeng, with his profound artistic attainments and rich directing experience, has provided guidance for the revival of "The Number One Scholar"

Under Bai Xuefeng’s careful guidance, all the performers and staff of Linyi Liuqin Opera Inheritance and Protection Center have improved their skills, and the overall artistic level of the play has been significantly improved, laying the foundation for the upcoming tour.

In order to meet the cultural needs of local theater fans, the traditional Liuqin opera "Zhuangyuan Dageng" will be held at the Mengshan Yishui Grand Theater on the evening of September 8 for the first time. Opera fans and friends witnessed the opening of this cultural feast, making more people like this ancient opera culture. "Sun Qizhong said.

It is understood that Liuqin opera has the characteristics of "niche", "xiaodan" and "clown". Most of the performances are people and things that happen around them. It is very down-to-earth and the audience is very willing to watch it. Sun Qizhong introduced that they There are about 300 performances at the grassroots level every year.

During the performance of the small drama, there were many young faces in the audience, and many children looked at the actors on the stage with curious eyes. , improve interest and aesthetics in opera. "Some parents said that their children can learn the hard-working spirit of actors, which is also a kind of exercise and learning.

(Popular News·Qilu One Point, Jiang Man’s intern Kang Jukai)

(Source: Popular News·Qilu One Point)

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