Ai Shiju

03-1009Peking OperaTraditional OperaShanghaiBatch 3 (2009)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

He is a National First-Class Performer. At the age of twelve he entered the Shi-character class of the Fuliancheng training school to study the art, being taught by Ye Shengzhang, and he also became a disciple of Ma Fulu. He specialised in both civil and martial clown roles, receiving personal instruction in civil roles from Xiao Changhua and his son Xiao Shengxuan, and training in martial roles from Ye Shengzhang. His body movement is neat and crisp, his recitation clear in articulation, his acting witty and humorous; in civil plays he is refined and generous, and in martial plays his skills are outstanding. His clown performance style is elegant and generous, mellow and enduring, jesting without slickness and humorous without vulgarity, and he was a celebrated clown of Peking Opera in the south. His representative works, such as Qun Ying Hui (The Gathering of Heroes) and Shi Qian Tou Ji (Shi Qian Steals the Chicken), are deeply loved by audiences. In his later years he devoted himself to teaching and had pupils everywhere.

Honors & Recognition

Male, Han ethnicity, born in October 1917, died in June 2012, a native of Beijing. He is a representative bearer of Peking Opera, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He received the Supporting Role Award at the Third Shanghai Theatre Festival.

References & Archival Sources

Ai Shiju · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Peking Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-28
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanghai
Born: 1917.10
Batch: Batch 3 (2009)

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