Zhang Jingxian

02-0415Kun Qu OperaTraditional OperaShanghaiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Zhang Jingxian graduated from the second Kunqu class of the Shanghai Traditional Opera School. She specializes in guimendan (belle) roles and studied under Zhu Chuanming and other Kunqu masters, acquiring a relatively profound command of traditional Kunqu performance techniques and classic zhezixi (highlight scenes); over decades of stage practice she has created numerous characters of widely differing temperaments.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han, born in 1947 in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Zhang Jingxian's stage appearance is dignified and generous, and her acting is delicate and expressive. Her representative works include Xueshou Ji (Record of the Bloody Hand), Zhanhuakui (The Flower Queen) and Banzhao.

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Kunqu Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a first-class actor; and a two-time winner of the China Drama Plum Blossom Award.

References & Archival Sources

Zhang Jingxian · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Kun Qu Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-1
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanghai
Born: 1947
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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