Yang Naizhen
Lineage & School of Heritage
She studied under Yu Xiaoyun and Yu Xiaoxia; her stage presence was dignified and refined, and her narration clear and sweet.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in November 1937 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. An expert receiving a special allowance from the State Council. She was especially skilled in singing the Yu tune, shaping its melodies in a subtle and lingering manner with rich overtones. In The Legend of the White Snake and The Jade Dragonfly she successfully created the characters of Bai Suzhen and Madame Jin Zhang. Her performing activities took her across China and abroad: in 1963 she toured Japan with a central arts delegation, and she performed on several occasions in Singapore, Australia, Sweden and other countries.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Suzhou Pingtan (Suzhou storytelling and Suzhou balladry), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2008 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 5th China Quyi Peony Award, presented by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Quyi Artists Association, and she trained a number of national first-class actors.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Suzhou Pingtan Ⅴ-1
- Suzhou Pingtan Ⅴ-1
- Suzhou Pingtan Ⅴ-1
- Suzhou Pingtan Ⅴ-1
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