Chixiuyun
Lineage & School of Heritage
She studied under Zhang Liangpu, a third-generation performer of southern Anhui Huagu Opera, and was a member of the first generation of southern Anhui Huagu Opera performers in New China.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han nationality, born in September 1937, a native of Guangde County, Anhui Province. A national second-class actor. In 1954 she joined the Guangde County Yifeng Huagu Opera Troupe and specialized in dan roles. Over a stage career of nearly fifty years she created a series of brilliant artistic characterizations and formed a distinctive style of vocal art. Her voice was bright and clear, her diction distinct and her melodic phrasing smooth and rounded; her acting was finely detailed, crisp and neat, and rich in rhythm. Representative works include Xiao Ni Gu Xia Shan (The Little Nun Descends the Mountain) and San Da Bai Gu Jing (Three Battles with the White Bone Demon).
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Huagu Opera, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She performed in Beijing and on tours through Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Hunan and Hubei, and won a first prize for acting at the opera festival of the Anhui Provincial Art Festival. After retiring she continued to teach and coach southern Anhui Huagu Opera, serving as adjudicator and director, and trained many disciples.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
- Huagu Opera Ⅳ-112
Profile
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