Jiang Xiaosong
Lineage & School of Heritage
Jiang Xiaosong began his artistic career in the early years of the People's Republic of China. He studied Gaoqiang under Jiang Huannan and worked assiduously to inherit and develop the sheng (male) role tradition, becoming an important bearer of Yuexi Gaoqiang.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1935 in Yuexi, Anhui. Jiang Xiaosong's performance is plain and unadorned, his stage presence steady, his movements precise and his bearing dignified. His characterizations are sharply individualized, while his singing is lingering in flavour and strongly affecting, earning him the deep affection of audiences. His representative works include Flowers on Brocade: Returning to the Palace (Jin Shang Hua - Hui Gong).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Gaoqiang (Yuexi Gaoqiang), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
Profile
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