Zhu Fengchen
Lineage & School of Heritage
She began her training at the age of twelve, initially studying under Bi Deyu, known by the stage name Green Peony (Lu Mudan).
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, Han ethnicity, born in July 1968 in Yuncheng County, Shandong Province. She holds the rank of National First-Class Performer. In 1980 she was admitted to the Yuncheng County Opera School. In 1981 she joined the Shandong Bangzi Troupe as a leading performer. In 2008 she took the Shandong Bangzi performing artist Liu Guisong as her teacher, studying the vocal art and performance technique of the Liu school, and her artistic level was further raised. She is accomplished in both sheng (male) and dan (female) roles, specializing in qingyi (chaste female), huadan (vivacious female) and daomadan (martial female) roles. She has a solid grounding in the basic skills and a broad repertoire. Her stage appearance is handsome, her voice pure and her range wide; her singing is bright and soaring, rich in rise and fall. Her acting is refined yet plain, and she is equally accomplished in singing, recitation, movement and martial acrobatics.
Honors & Recognition
She is a representative bearer of Shandong Bangzi, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. She has devoted herself to cultivating reserve talent, training more than twenty students over the years. In 2010 she was named one of the Ten Leading Performers of Shandong Bangzi in Shandong Province.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Shandong Bangzi Ⅳ-118
- Shandong Bangzi Ⅳ-118
- Shandong Bangzi Ⅳ-118
Profile
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