Li Changsheng
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in March 1963 in Laiwu City, Shandong Province. In 1977 he joined the Laiwu Bangzi Troupe, specializing in xiaosheng (young male) and laosheng (older male) roles, and took the renowned veteran Laiwu Bangzi artist Wei Yusheng as his teacher. In his singing he has preserved the traditional artistic characteristics of Laiwu Bangzi. His acting is disciplined and commanding and his repertoire broad; able to portray characters of widely different temperaments, he has established a distinctive presence on the Laiwu Bangzi stage.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Laiwu Bangzi, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 2000 he became director of the Laiwu Bangzi Troupe, responsible for its repertoire development while also shouldering the task of training reserve talent. During rehearsals he demonstrates and coaches, training the young performers of the troupe. The large-scale modern opera The Angler (Diao Yu Ren), which he planned and directed, won the Seventh Excellent Works Project Award of the Publicity Department of the Shandong Provincial Committee. In 2010 the operatic sketch Hot-Water Bottle and Back Scratcher (Nuan Shui Dai Yang Yang Nao), which he planned and directed, won the Fifteenth Qunxing Award.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Laiwubangzi Ⅳ-119
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