Luo Huiwu
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1959 Luo Huiwu joined the Shiyou Nuo troupe, successively studying Nuo dancing under veteran artists including Peng Runzai, Liu Jianong, Li Changxian and Luo Huiyou. He served in turn as Ba Bo, Qi Bo, Liu Bo, Wu Bo, Si Bo, San Bo and Er Bo (the eighth through the second uncle, in ascending order of rank), and from 2003 has held the role of Da Bo (eldest uncle, that is, troupe leader), responsible for the management of the troupe and presiding over its Nuo rituals and dance activities.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in 1939 in Nanfeng, Jiangxi. Luo Huiwu is thoroughly familiar with the ritual procedures of the Nuo troupe and performs every role in all eight items of its repertoire: Kai Shan (Opening the Mountain), Zhi Qian (Paper Money), Lei Gong (The Thunder God), Nuo Gong Nuo Po (Nuo Father and Nuo Mother), Zhong Kui Zui Jiu (Zhong Kui Drunk), Tiao Deng (Dancing on the Bench), Shuang Bo Lang (The Two Elder Brothers) and Guan Gong (Lord Guan). In nearly fifty years of Nuo dancing he has taught five performers of the Shiyou troupe, among them Ye Genming, Nie Maofu and Luo Runyin.
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Nuo Dance (Nanfeng Nuo Dance), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
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